Need advice for driving around town

[particlewave]

Keeping the RPMs up is for power. During normal driving, that would just waste fuel.

In town driving, 25-32, 2nd gear.
33-43ish, 3rd.
45, 4th.
Generally, anything below 2000 will bog, so I avoid that and try to keep it between 2500-4000 in town.

This is with a 5sp manual 986, so your results may vary.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by particlewave

Keeping the RPMs up is for power. During normal driving, that would just waste fuel.

In town driving, 25-32, 2nd gear.
33-43ish, 3rd.
45, 4th.
Generally, anything below 2000 will bog, so I avoid that and try to keep it between 2500-4000 in town.

This is with a 5sp manual 986, so your results may vary.

+1
You naturally also need to take into account to what extent you're driving under load (a slightly broader concept than just accelerating vs not accelerating). I don't worry about letting my RPMs drop close to 2000 if I'm just gently cruising on level or slightly downhill conditions. If I'm trying to pick up speed at all, or starting into an upward slope I'll downshift.