Some of the key principles of Eco-Driving are: • Maintain engine speeds between 1200 — 3000 rotations per minute (RPM); • Change to higher gears between 2000 — 2500 RPM, and drive in top
gears at lower speeds — the so - called «50 in 4th gear» driving style; • Try to anticipate more to avoid strong accelerations, decelerations, overtaking or aggressive driving; • Driving at speed limits and avoiding high speeds; • Add 10 % to standard tyre pressure; • Avoid using the air condition, or set at temperatures above 21Â °C; • Use your bike for short trips — starting your car when it is «cold» uses 300 % more fuel.»
It upshifts as quickly as possible, to the detriment of off - the - line acceleration, and searches for
gears at lower speeds.
You'll often find yourself shifting
gears at lower speeds to get the engine into its narrow power band.
Around town, the PowerShift is clunky and hesitant between shifts, and often hunts for the right
gear at low speeds.
The engine is so brilliantly engineered that it never knocks or feels uneasy even when you are in high
gears at low speeds.
Nissan says it should also operate more quietly, which will be a welcome improvement — the GT - R has always sounded like it's eating ring
gears at low speeds.
It pulls cleanly in higher
gears at low speed without any hiccups.
In those high
gears at low speeds some rather unnatural noises would emit from the bowels of the car, reminiscent of a tire problem.
The six - speed automatic transmission searches for the correct
gear at lower speeds.
The Bad The six - speed automatic transmission searches for the correct
gear at lower speeds.
Even in higher
gears at low speeds, just a tap of the throttle is enough to get you going.
Not exact matches
Basically what I mean is that you are in
low speed at high
gear shift down and this should not happen.
My bike (a KTM Duke 200) has poor acceleration
at low engine
speed (from 2000 to 4000 rpm) in every
gear, but after 4000 rpm is the acceleration is normal.
Let's do a
low -
speed, crawler -
gear climb over the elephant in the room;
at launch, the JL will be offered only with the tried - and - true 3.6 - liter Pentastar V - 6.
It also always sets off in first
gear, whereas Benz's tuning uses second
gear to smooth out
low -
speed starts
at the expense of responsiveness.
Same thing with downshifting - you are going to have to add gas more aggresively when downshifting since
lower gears need to spin
at a faster RPM to match the clutch
speed.
At low speeds, the loudest noise is the shuffle of transmission
gears excited by the engine's undamped torsional vibrations.
The car starts jerking (as if it were on a hill with
low speed / incorrect
gear) on the 2nd
gear at 2500RPM.
Extra
gears allow the engine to power the vehicle
at a
lower engine
speeds for the higher vehicle
speeds.
I have an»07 kow vulcan only 6k miles and recently rebuilt carb., now it is losing compression and is killing me to
speed up even in
low gear, could the clutch plates be shot even
at this
low mileage?
Its eight -
speed automatic transmission delays a bit kicking down, but the drivetrain's abundant power across the rev range masks the lag, and a Sport mode holds
lower gears longer, lessening the need for a downshift
at all.
And those downshifts are surprisingly unnecessary: it's a long
gear (70 mph is approximately 2000 rpm) but the 3.8's ample
low - end torque means it'll climb significant grades
at highway
speeds.
With the engine sapped of power by elevations as high as the Eisenhower Tunnel's 11,158 ft, the
lower gears of its six -
speed automatic put in service to keep the CUV moving forward
at a respectable pace.
There's plenty of muscle
at low speeds, but the delivery goes a little flat in the mid-range — it feels as if the car's potential is being deliberately reined in so as not to tread on the toes of the Golf — although this reluctance could also be explained by the tall intermediate
gears.
The five -
speed automatic can be abrupt with downshifts, especially
at low speeds, but the transmission is always responsive to right - pedal inputs and reliably chooses the right
gear.
The overdrive
gear allows the engine to operate
at lower rpm while maintaining the given vehicle
speed, thus requiring less fuel because the engine is doing less work.
Disable ESC, engage
low - range, and the G - Class is more than happy to crawl up and down most anything you throw
at it, especially if you manually keep the seven -
speed automatic in
lower gears.
Though the literal power band covers most of the operating RPM range, particularly in first
gear (as there is no
lower gear to shift down to, and no «flat spot» in which the engine does not produce any power), the effective band changes in each
gear, becoming the range limited
at the upper end by either the limiter, or a point roughly located between peak power and the redline where power drops off, and
at the
lower end the engine's idling
speed.
It's also apparent in the way that in sports mode, where the car hangs onto
lower gears for longer, you have to be
at quite some
speed before the transmission even bothers selecting 8th
gear.
7th and 8th
gear have a long ratio, which helps to keep engine revs
low even
at high road
speeds — for efficient and comfortable driving over long distances.
I've been driving stick - shift cars since the 1970s, and when I drove this TDI, I stalled it more than once, both pulling away from a stop in first
gear and
at low speed in second
gear.
Low Range usually has
at least a 2 - 1
gear - reduction ratio, making slow -
speed maneuvers and / or pulling tree stumps out of the ground much easier.
Note: there is no real need to downshift into first
gear, as
at speeds that
low you can generally just reach a complete stop and put the vehicle into neutral once you hit the bottom of second
gear.
The GT750 Super was relatively powerless
at low engine revolutions, only coming to life
at 3,400 revs with the changing of
gear at around 5,000 revs for the best effect, not always easy with just three
speeds to play with.
The manual transmission featured a synchronized 6th
gear, called «SL», or «Super-
Low», which was used for high torque
at very
low speeds.
The
gear ratios of the six -
speed transmission allow the engine to work more efficiently
at lower speeds, providing the foundation for a spirited driving experience.
Once it's up to
speed, it does a fine job of finding and keeping the right
gear, but
at low speeds and from stops, the trans can make the car seem a little floppy and sad, which it definitely isn't.
Also, if it had a seventh
gear, those
lower revs would allow it to be quite a bit quieter, making it more tolerable
at speed.
At low speeds in town it requires fewer revs to pull taller
gears.
With its wide spread of
gear ratios, the 8 -
speed automatic helps make the S90 feel quite perky
at low speed.
The «Rocks» setting on the Terrain Response dial radically remaps the Sport's throttle and
gearing algorithms - you can rev the V - 8 up to nearly two grand in 1st
gear, and still keep vehicle
speed at near - idle levels in
low - range.
The higher top
gear not only reduces fuel consumption but the
lower engine revs improve comfort and reduce noise when cruising
at a sustained
speed.
The wider spread of ratios allows the engine to run
at lower speeds, often in the «tallest»
gear, 8th.
Driving impressions largely mirror our findings when we tried this powertrain setup in the 200C, with decent
low - end grunt and smooth shifts but a lot of hunting between those nine
gears at highway
speeds.
However, there is a big gap between first and second
gears and this, on top of first being quite long (and making it a chore to crawl
at low speed over uneven ground).
There is a little bit of noise
at low gears, but the 6
speed makes it pretty quiet afterwards.
At lower speeds the transmission couldn't decide which
gear it wanted to be in.
-- A solid body structure as stiff as any in the global midsize sedan market, allowing for precise tuning and dynamic vehicle control — A premium steering
gear that ensures smooth, precise responsiveness and on - center feel — Proven and continuously refined MacPherson strut front and mutli - link rear suspensions — Large, ventilated front disc and solid rear disc brakes, clamped on by dual - piston front and single - piston rear aluminum calipers, which are expected to deliver best - in - class stopping distance — An isolated engine cradle for tuned, refined feedback, without noise or vibration — Fuel - saving electric power rack - and - pinion variable - effort power steering, resulting in effortless
low -
speed maneuvers and a higher degree of steering feel
at higher
speeds — Chassis control technologies include four - channel anti-lock brakes, full - function traction control, four - corner electronic stability control, electronic brake force distribution, brake assist system, corner brake control, hydraulic brake fade assist and drag torque control.
Rear Vision Camera, or Rear View Camera, is a General Motors active safety technology that provides the driver with a view what's behind the vehicle on a display when in the Reverse
gear to help avoid crashing into nearby objects while backing up
at low speeds.
With a two -
speed system, the higher
gear allows the e-motor to operate
at a
lower and more efficient RPM
at high driving
speeds, using the same principles as a conventional gearbox with a combustion engine.