08-18-2013, 02:49 PM
Black wrote:
You are not going to find many Americans who understand the benefit of downshifting. It's almost universally considered abuse of the vehicle here.
There are many benefits from a driveability standpoint, but it also has costs from a fuel consumption and wear standpoint. You just have to fully understand the tradeoffs. For most daily drivers it's not worth it. But hey if it makes you happy it's your car.