[munter]

3:1 is a higher ratio than 2:1...this give you:

• faster acceleration
  
  
• lower top speed
  
  
• more brakes
  

conversely 2:1 is a lower ratio than 3:1...this gives you the opposite:

• slower acceleration
  
  
• higher top speed
  
  
• less brakes
  

Interesting how different people see the higher and lower gear thing.
When I drove a manual transmission car top gear was the lower numerically...
3:1 is a lower ratio than the taller 2:1 ratio ......in my play book.