Thanks for posting that, whirledpeas. That seems to contradict what the two reviewers were saying about "tall gearing".
Mirage 1.2L gearing is just a little shorter in 5th, though the Mirage also wears 165/65R14's (haven't compared the circumference to the Fiesta...).
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FWIW at 80mph I'm at 3.5K rpm in 5th with a 185-60-15
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Mirage is at around 3700 RPM at 80 mph.
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5-speed manual (F5MDB)
1st - 3.545
2nd - 1.913
3rd - 1.310
4th - 0.973
5th - 0.804
Reverse - 3.214
Final drive - 4.055
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Gear ratios: 2014 Mirage transmissions, 5-spd manual & CVT (speed vs. RPM chart) - MirageForum.com)