How Do You Shift Gears With The Double Clutch Technique?
Double clutching is a medium-difficulty driving technique that will improve the smoothness of your driving. The premise for double clutching is simple, but the execution of the driving technique can be rather difficult to learn. Once the double clutch technique is mastered, you can minimize the wear on your motor and clutch, and make your driving a lot smoother, especially at highway speeds. Take a spin around in your manual transmission-equipped car, and make note of your downshifts. If you are not double clutching already, does the car lurch forward when you downshift? Does the tachometer do some crazy lurching of its own? This is not good for your clutch disk, pressure plate or motor. Understand the premise behind the double clutching technique. Making a downshift directly, i.e. depressing the clutch pedal, shifting to a lower gear, and then letting go of the clutch for that “Whomp!” feeling, is very tough on your clutch, causing it to wear out much faster. Double clutching requires
