04-01-2014, 04:29 AM
Many thanks for Your quick reply, Arakash! 
I know very well that obsolete cars get a massive drop in sales figures (I found out the hard way
), but my car is a brand new design. Engine, chassis and gearbox development started in late 1912, the car itself was released in early 1914, so neither the components nor the car itself are obsolete in any way.
As for the gearboxes I never bothered with single gear designs. During the last years all my gearboxes had 3 gears for smaller engines/cars, 4 gears for the sedans and I even designed a 5 gear gearbox for a 100 hp sports car. Still, for my designs the overall rating isn't affected in any way by the number of gears.
Another question I forgot to ask: What exactly is the purpose of the newly introduced research teams?
Will they decrease development times for components/cars or will they make new technologies such as turbocharger or automatic gearboxes become available earlier, depending on how much money you invest into them?
I know very well that obsolete cars get a massive drop in sales figures (I found out the hard way
), but my car is a brand new design. Engine, chassis and gearbox development started in late 1912, the car itself was released in early 1914, so neither the components nor the car itself are obsolete in any way.As for the gearboxes I never bothered with single gear designs. During the last years all my gearboxes had 3 gears for smaller engines/cars, 4 gears for the sedans and I even designed a 5 gear gearbox for a 100 hp sports car. Still, for my designs the overall rating isn't affected in any way by the number of gears.
Another question I forgot to ask: What exactly is the purpose of the newly introduced research teams?
Will they decrease development times for components/cars or will they make new technologies such as turbocharger or automatic gearboxes become available earlier, depending on how much money you invest into them?