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> you’ll notice modern manual cars keep the revs up even when you let off the throttle It's called "engine brake" and the fuel consumption is 0 in spite of the
by randunel 4y ago
> you’ll notice modern manual cars keep the revs up even when you let off the throttle
It's called "engine brake" and the fuel consumption is 0 in spite of the revs.
As far as mileage goes, my experience in modern cars is still the opposite, manuals still use less fuel.
- alexchantavy 4y agoI think they are referring to rev hang that occurs in newer manual transmissions where the ECU is tuned to not drop revs quickly for emissions reasons. This makes for an annoying 1st-to-2nd gear shift because the driver must wait a long time between shifts before engaging the clutch in order to shift smoothly. Mostly only newer MTs do this - some worse than others.
- leoedin 4y agoThat's fascinating. I had a manual hire car this summer and I kept getting the 1st - 2nd shift wrong and juddering - I was wondering why I suddenly couldn't shift well (I've exclusively driven manuals for years, so it wasn't as straightforward as being out of practice). I wonder if that was why.
- taxyz 4y agoyes i was referring to rev hang and you're spot on. for anyone else seeing this that is interested, here is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm6SSeLivqE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm6SSeLivqE