Oh, definitely. The Vanette had terrible gearing. But it also had a complete dog of an engine. 2.0, made power exactly nowhere. Whereas the carbureted 1.8 in the Mazda E2000, even with the bigger extended length body, could haul you comfortably up to 180 km/h or thereabouts, and could pull from a stop in fifth gear.
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Errh... not that I suggest doing that, though...
