In a message dated 95-06-13 13:41:27 EDT, you write:
>The article states that Alpines without overdrive had a
>3.89:1 differential and 4.22:1 with overdrive, with the following
>exception:
>
>North American models from B94102641 through B395010312 all had
>4.22:1
>differentials.
>
>Not that I don't have confidence in the article but .... Is this
>true? Any
>ideas on why this was done?
Possible guesses:
1) Rootes figured the soon-to-be-introduced 5-main bearing 1725cc was up to
the extra RPM's.
2) Rootes wanted to match the competition's acceleration (eg. MGB)
regardless of the fact that Americans by then were frequently driving on
brand-new 70+ mph freeways.
3) Rootes had 10,000+ leftover 4.22 differentials lying around that they
weren't planning to put in any of the sedans: PRESTO ! Give 'em to the Yanks!
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