How often do you hit the rev limiter?

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Originally Posted by jb92563

Having the Rev limiter on shifting up prevents bad over revs but its the downshifts that can drive your revs above the limiter and theres nothing the limiter can do about it. Those are the range 2 revs and are going to effect the engines longevity, and are considered abuse for those buying a pre-owned Boxster.

I wonder, I guess if you were to downshift and force the engine into a Range 2 overrev , if the computer could engage the clutch or apply braking to the wheels to get the revs quickly down, but either of those could cause a crash especially if you were on the track driving at the limit, and I guess engine damage is better than a crash.

There was a video on here I think with someone on the track that was at redline in 4th and then accidentally shifted to 3rd instead of 5th causing an overrev to 10,000 RPM. The voiceover said "Noooooo". I sure hope I never do that...