As the title says, I know that different shifts mean different gear sizes bein used, but I don’t understand why it makes you unable to start moving the car. I have been able to start a couple of cars on the 2nd shift as an experiment and I understand that I could damage the car and I do it just once for testing purposes but I don’t understand why I cannot do so on other shifts. To clarify, I mean start as in start moving the car and not just turning the car on. Thanks
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Manual cars cannot start in higher gears primarily due to the relationship between torque and speed in the drivetrain.
* **Torque:** This is the rotational force that gets your car moving from a standstill. Lower gears provide higher torque, which is necessary to overcome inertia and get the car rolling.
* **Speed:** Higher gears are designed for maintaining speed once the car is already in motion. They sacrifice torque for the ability to reach and sustain higher speeds.
Trying to start in a higher gear is like trying to move a heavy object with a weak force. The engine simply doesn’t generate enough torque in higher gears to get the car moving from a stop. If you attempt to do so, you’ll likely stall the engine or put excessive strain on the clutch.
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