What speed i shift gears depends on how I am driving. If i'm putting around town not really trying to accelerate i shift around 2-2500rpms....if i'm trying to go fast, I've found about 6k to be where begin my shift.
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Every gear at 6300
Again, that's to maximize grins, not mpg. If you want economy, shift early.
If you've mastered starting from a stop, then shifting is the easy part, and the Fiesta has the hill start assist so you don't even need to worry about rolling back on hills. The nice thing about a manual transmission is just that, you can manually shift whenever you choose. The lower RPM shifts is better gas mileage, higher RPM shifts with the pedal to the floor gives you some nice power. But you can't really go too wrong with shifting. As long as you don't shift so soon that you bog it down or if you keep it in gear too long with the pedal to the floor you'll just hit the rev limiter. I'm sure there's a point where you no longer feel like you're making any power in the RPM range, and you need to shift before you hit that point if you're accelerating fast. You just have to feel it out. I rarely look at my tach when driving.
I've been driving manual for a couple years so I know when I want to or need to shift just by sound and feel. When I started driving manual my biggest thing was starting from a stop. Shifting really never was a concern to me. Two weeks into driving a manual I took a road trip almost 2800 miles round trip. I wasn't perfect, but I didn't have any major problems. I still screw up from time to time, but it just starts coming natural to you, especially if you drive the car daily. When I test drove the Fiesta ST I really didn't feel like I had any issues other than not being used to a turbo car so I down shifted to accelerate when I could have pulled just fine in the gear I was in. Just take the car around town for a drive in an area where you might have to do a lot of shifting. No destination is needed. Just feel it out. You'll get the hang of it.
I've been driving manual for a couple years so I know when I want to or need to shift just by sound and feel. When I started driving manual my biggest thing was starting from a stop. Shifting really never was a concern to me. Two weeks into driving a manual I took a road trip almost 2800 miles round trip. I wasn't perfect, but I didn't have any major problems. I still screw up from time to time, but it just starts coming natural to you, especially if you drive the car daily. When I test drove the Fiesta ST I really didn't feel like I had any issues other than not being used to a turbo car so I down shifted to accelerate when I could have pulled just fine in the gear I was in.
Just take the car around town for a drive in an area where you might have to do a lot of shifting. No destination is needed. Just feel it out. You'll get the hang of it.
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