How Do You Save Gas When Driving A Car With A Manual Transmission?
• Learn how to drive a car with a manual transmission. • Now that you know how to drive the car, begin driving as you normally would. • Shifting to a higher gear allows the car to achieve a higher top speed. However, that doesn’t mean that you “have” to drive faster. Try it- when doing around 35 mph, in third gear, shift up to fourth as you normally would, but don’t press the accelerator down far enough to speed up. • Note that while you are still traveling the same speed as you were before, your engine is now rotating at about 1,200-1,500 RPMs (this varies from car to car) less than before you shifted. • Because your car’s engine is running at a lower rate, it uses less gasoline! Drive a little faster uphill, and your car can stay in higher gears, longer. Not too fast, though.
