| In the 94 and 95 models, they do start in 1st gear, and the difference is minimal unless you are looking to gun it. mine shifts out of 1st at about 15 or 20 soo the engine is in 2nd gear and about 2000 rpm, same as in a 2nd gear start. if you are gunning it, the old 300's start in first as well and so the performance is similar.
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