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Originally Posted by Heero
Questions: When should I downshift if driving up hill?
I do alot of highway driving and it consists of many hills. If I'm taking the hills at roughly 80-100kms an hour, do I need to shift out of 5th (3000rpm)? Or can I stay at 3000? What is too "low"?
Thanks
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You should be able to do hills at that speed in 6th without much trouble...it should be loading the engine about 50% or something at most (calculated this a long time ago for some rather steep % grade) which is totally fine, and this saves you a little bit of gas too. If it feels gutless and that bothers you, 5th should really be adequate too.