In a manual car, why does going switching down gears make it easier/possible to to uphills?

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In a manual car, why does going switching down gears make it easier/possible to to uphills?

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Someone will nail this but an automatic car does the same thing just slower….and regulated/programmed

Switching down gears is similar to riding a ‘mountain’ bike up a hill. More chain on a smaller cog allows the wheel to rotate with less resistance.

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