Yahoo Autos Here's Exactly When You Should Upshift for the Fastest Acceleration
Shifting gears is easy to learn, but hard to master. Timing that perfect upshift can take a lot of practice, but when you do it right, the satisfaction is like nothing else. Turns out, there's a formula behind when you should change gears if you're looking for the best acceleration from your car, and Engineering Explained is here to show it to us.
As our man Jason in front of the camera explains, to get the maximum performance from your cars, RPMs and gearing are everything. The end goal is to have as much torque hitting the pavement as possible, so having your car in the right gear during an acceleration run is key to extracting the most performance.
Every car is different, though, thanks to varying torque curves and gear ratios. What would be the perfect shift strategy for a turbocharged Fiesta ST could be completely wrong for something like a naturally-aspirated, high-revving Honda S2000.
Watch as Engineering Explained talks us through all of the math that goes into achieving that perfectly timed upshift, and shows us how you too can calculate the best shift strategy for your car.
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