Appreciate any info on correlating engine rpm with mph for my 2003 Accent. What I am interesting in is a good safe "high" rpm for climbing hills before shifting into the next gear (manual transmission). Perhaps someone with a tach could respond.
BTW, my great little car gets 43 mpg on flat roads at a steady 65 mph. Love it.
To clarify, what I am looking for is mph figures that reflect safe rpm as I do not have a tach.
Anything short of the red zone is safe. But once you near there, it may be more beneficial to shift into the higher gear. For the most part, choose whatever moves you up the hill best.
What are the mph figures for each gear for the red zone for a manual transmission. I do not have a tach.
TIA
You don't need a tach. Red line rpm's are high! Unmistakably high. You'll hear the car racing at a noticeably high rpm which you would never drive at. Don't go that high and you'll be fine. There is no fixed shift point for normal driving. You shift where the car will comfortably handle the next gear and before it is screaming. It's a common sense thing. You really don't need a tach and you don't need to be worrying about where to precisely shift. Just drive the car sensibly. Enjoy it.
dont u have a tachometer? long as your not in the red... i dont have a tach, i have to go by engine sound, i been up to 140 kph in
The engine computer will cut fuel if you begin to overrev the engine. It's a failsafe built in to the programming.
I think the only way to actually overrev the engine is to shift into too low a gear for engine braking.
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