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If you're maintaining a minimum speed in order to not block traffic, you would have to downshift to climb the hill which would kill your efficiency. But you ra
by aianus 11y ago
If you're maintaining a minimum speed in order to not block traffic, you would have to downshift to climb the hill which would kill your efficiency.
But you raise good points, maybe I jumped the gun on 'physically impossible'.
- TylerE 11y agoNot at all, in many vehicles. 6th gear in my car is quite long (Turns 1950RPM at 75MPH) and I have no problem maintaining speed on highway grades. Even if you do downshift that doesn't necessarily mean you're being less efficient either. Being a bit higher up the rev range may actually put you in a better spot on the efficiency curve for a given power output. http://ecomodder.com/wiki/index.php/Brake_Specific_Fuel_Consumption_(BSFC)_Maps http://ecomodder.com/wiki/index.php/Brake_Specific_Fuel_Cons...