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davyboy · 03-19-2011, 06:40 PM

Okay I know it's been ages since I've been on here last, but now that I've got le small efficient car again, and there is no longer 5 feet of snow around, its time to make er more efficient...

Now a question, since my car is a 5speed manual, I'll post some numbers, at 2000rpm in each gear and the speed I'm traveling...

1st - 20kmph
2nd - 32kmph
3rd - 43kmph
4th - 62kmph
5th - 84kmph

These are rough numbers, but fairly accurate, now in first gear, I push the gas harder than a feather touch and with the gravel and everything on the road it spins the tires, so my question is as follows...

Is it more or less fuel efficient to start in second gear (skip first) and when is the best rpm range to shift (if I shift and the rpm are near or below 1000 it bogs and I can't imagine it is good for fuel economy etc)...

03-19-2011, 06:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
davyboy EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 19 Daily Driver - '00 Ford Focus ZTS 90 day: 27.5 mpg (US) Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Shifting and Fuel Economy... Okay I know it's been ages since I've been on here last, but now that I've got le small efficient car again, and there is no longer 5 feet of snow around, its time to make er more efficient... Now a question, since my car is a 5speed manual, I'll post some numbers, at 2000rpm in each gear and the speed I'm traveling... 1st - 20kmph 2nd - 32kmph 3rd - 43kmph 4th - 62kmph 5th - 84kmph These are rough numbers, but fairly accurate, now in first gear, I push the gas harder than a feather touch and with the gravel and everything on the road it spins the tires, so my question is as follows... Is it more or less fuel efficient to start in second gear (skip first) and when is the best rpm range to shift (if I shift and the rpm are near or below 1000 it bogs and I can't imagine it is good for fuel economy etc)...