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Originally Posted by macar
I disagree here. When do you go full throttle on public roads? I would say as much as a driver with a 125i willing to go up in revs and accelerate hard.
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I go full throttle at 1150rpm almost every time I accelerate. That is about a few hundred times a day. Then I shift up at 1800rpm.
Instead of leaving your car in a lower gear, upping the revs, you will learn to shift early and open up throttle more. That's what every tutor will instruct you on any "efficient driving" course.
Like for instance the one of BMW I got a couple of months ago. When you understand frictional losses and rotational inertions, you'll understand why low rpms are key for efficiency.