Gear Ratios Sedan vs Hatch

[Fred]

Purchased a 2010 2.0 L Sedan and a 2.5 L Hatch. The sedan has an automatic transmission and the hatch is a 6 speed manual. Big difference in RPM's with the Hatch running at approximately 3K RPM at 70-75 mph. Noticed sedan running quite a bit lower rpm's at the same speed. Appears mazda has put some really low gears into the hatch. Could not find any specifics in the manual.

 

[Dubcnea]

i have a 6 speed sedan and it runs the same as your hatch. it's not sedan/hatch specific for the gears...i'm sure the transmission has a lot to do with it on how they geared them. but i don't know the specs either.

 

[Fred]

My sedan is 2 liter so maybe the difference is related to engine size vs model type.

 

[dmention7]

Uhh, the difference would be due to the fact that your sedan is an auto and the hatch is a manual.

 

[Fred]

Sounds good to me.