Posted by Pankaj Prasad
It doesn't mean that it would be mostly preferred for city use. The added advantage with it would be that engine response at lower speed too would be comfortable - more comfortable than compared to others.
That's true. It (higher torque available @ lower rpm) is just a benefit that could be experienced i guess more in cities. It would definitely come in handy on the highways when one would be typically doing 80/90kmph @ around 1800-2000rpm in the 5th gear. In such cases for overtaking we could probably downshift to 4th (or maybe 5th itself could be sufficient, just increase rpm a little!!) and speed up with lesser stress on the accelarator. Similarly we can benefit in city, probably with the 3rd gear itself.
I think that with fewer gear shifts, marginal improvement in mileage could be experienced.
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