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Originally Posted by radek7633
Okay, ignorant question if you gents may entertain.
Downshifting to stop? to me it seems like it is just easier to pop into neutral and use the brakes... what are the advantages and disadvantages of downshifting to stop?
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the only time my car is in neutral is when the car is stopped for the light or starting the car or crawling in traffic and dont want engine braking, etc.
i usually only downshift to 3rd gear in the Z (down to about 1.5K rpm) to a stop because there's more torque from engine braking in 2nd and sometimes requires more braking to stop the car. if it's a a downhill i will use 2nd.
bascially i like my car in gear at all times while moving so that i have constant control of the car. if im in neutral it will take me a split second before i can get the car moving again. that i dont like.
as a side effect which i dont really care for, you will waste more fuel in neutral to idle the engine than fuel-cut while the engine is spinnin in gear.