A type of race car used to compete in the F.I.A. Formula One World Driving Championship. The cars are single seat, open wheel (no body paneling covers the tires), open cockpit (nothing covers the driver’s head) race cars powered by 3-liter, 700+-horsepower engines. Formula One cars are the highest technology automobiles on earth. The series in which Formula One cars ... Read More »
Final Drive Ratio
The gear ratio in a vehicle’s differential. The ratio expresses the number of turns required by the pinion (which is attached to the output shaft of the transmission) to turn the drive axle one revolution, i.e. 2.73:1 means the pinion must turn 2.73 times to turn the drive axle once. A higher number means a lower (or shorter) gear. Short ... Read More »
