What does upshifting and downshifting in a car mean if I want to accelerate?

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What does upshifting and downshifting in a car mean if I want to accelerate?

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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.

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