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Manual transmission, is it holding onto the past or following one's own desires?

  • The beauty of manual transmission is not understood by everyone
    • Even though the number of manual transmission models available for sale in China is decreasing
    • Taking the common 5-speed + reverse as an example
  • The beauty of manual transmission
    • The sense of control at your fingertips
    • The fusion of man and machine
    • The exhilarating feeling of instant acceleration
    • The superiority of downshifting for overtaking
    • The sense of security in downshifting for deceleration
  • People who usually complain about the inconvenience of manual transmission may be
    • Lacking the sense of mechanics and control desire
    • Lacking the desire for overtaking
    • Afraid to step on the accelerator and complain that the car doesn't respond
    • Not knowing how to downshift and rev-match
    • Having experienced jerky movements when driving manual transmission before
    • Too busy to free up their right hand
    • Looking down on those who are unfamiliar with manual transmission
  • The soul of manual transmission
    • The engine speed needs to match the gear, not the vehicle speed
    • You need to feel it or listen to it with your ears, not look at the vehicle speed
    • Try to maintain a relatively high engine speed, such as not lower than 2000 rpm
    • Look at the redline on the tachometer, that's the fuel cutoff range
    • During normal driving, try to keep the engine speed in the middle range of the entire range
    • Anyone who complains that the car doesn't respond quickly or lacks power is due to low engine speed
  • Quick start
    • First lightly step on the accelerator to reach 1000 rpm
    • At the same time, step on the clutch and shift into first gear
    • Quickly release the clutch to the biting point and pause for about a second before quickly releasing it completely
    • Then quickly press down on the accelerator almost to the floor and enjoy the roar
    • Because of the electronic throttle delay, there's no need to wait for the engine speed to reach the redline
    • Release the accelerator, quickly step on the clutch to shift into second gear, and quickly release the clutch
    • At the same time, maintain the pressed accelerator
    • The same principle applies to shifting to higher gears
    • Additional: Launch control
      • First step on the accelerator to above 3000 rpm
      • At the same time, step on the clutch and quickly release it
      • Enjoy the high-revving tire-burning launch rate
  • Rev-matching downshift
    • The scenario is when you want to overtake or decelerate quickly
    • The principle is to downshift to increase the engine speed for acceleration or engine braking
    • The key is to rev-match before releasing the clutch to increase the engine speed
    • Pay attention to quickly release the clutch after rev-matching, and don't skimp on rev-matching
    • Several optional rev-matching downshift operations
        1. Step on the clutch, shift into neutral, release the clutch, step on the accelerator, step on the clutch, shift into a lower gear, quickly release the clutch, step on the accelerator
        1. Step on the clutch and accelerator, shift into neutral, shift into a lower gear, quickly release the clutch, step on the accelerator
        1. Step on the accelerator and then release it, step on the clutch, shift into neutral, shift into a lower gear, quickly release the clutch, step on the accelerator
        1. Heel-toe braking, step on the clutch, shift into neutral, shift into a lower gear, heel-toe on the accelerator
        1. Step on the accelerator without releasing it, step on the clutch, shift into neutral, shift into a lower gear, quickly release the clutch, step on the accelerator
  • photo by Ryan on Unsplash
  • photo by Shahzin Shajid on Unsplash
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