What does upshifting and downshifting in a car mean if I want to accelerate? 1.27K viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question100.55K December 20, 2020 0 Comments What does upshifting and downshifting in a car mean if I want to accelerate? In: Engineering 4 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted December 20, 2020 0 Comments You only down shift to slow down and put it in a lower gear with more torque. When you accelerate you start in the lower gears and shift to the higher gears as you increase speed. Less torque but higher top in speed in the higher gears. You are viewing 1 out of 4 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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