Quote Originally Posted by userfriendly View Post
what does short gearing mean? does it mean that you have to shift at higher rpms? Meaning instead of shifting at around 200rpm you need to shift at 2500 to 3000 rpm, para di sakal yung transmisiion, ganoon ba? if so then it should result in higher FC, right?


Short gearing means for the same gear and speed the engine RPM is higher. You don't necessarily have to shift at higher RPM... but you may have to if fully loaded with 7 passengers...

The short gearing means that when travelling at highway speeds, say ~100kph, the engine RPM will have to be higher, thus consumes more gas. But since you'll be using it for city only it's probably just fine...

BTW judging from the pictures the Avanza interiors seem to be really cheap-looking, much worse than the Vios' which is already below-average...