Do you have more braking force in neutral than in gear?
It is false that you have more braking force in gear than in neutral. Modern cars have very strong brakes and are limited by the friction on tires (which is why we have ABS).
Do you feel the brakes when the car is in neutral?
You can definitely feel when the fuel comes back in, since you’ll stop losing speed. It is false that you have more braking force in gear than in neutral. Modern cars have very strong brakes and are limited by the friction on tires (which is why we have ABS).
Is the brakes to slow gears to go a bad habit?
The brakes to slow gears to go mantra is pointless. By all means change down and use the engine to slow but consider if you are doing it smoothly and the effect of lack of brake lights on any following traffic. Keep throttle mashed to the last second then hard on the brakes, heel and toeing down through the gears whilst staying on the brakes…
What’s the purpose of neutral gear in an automatic?
The main purpose of neutral on an automatic is for towing or pushing the car. Obviously you can’t push it with the transmission in park, and if you tow it with the transmission in gear or in park and the drive wheels are in contact with the ground, you’ll ruin your transmission or your tires or both.
It is false that you have more braking force in gear than in neutral. Modern cars have very strong brakes and are limited by the friction on tires (which is why we have ABS).
You can definitely feel when the fuel comes back in, since you’ll stop losing speed. It is false that you have more braking force in gear than in neutral. Modern cars have very strong brakes and are limited by the friction on tires (which is why we have ABS).
The brakes to slow gears to go mantra is pointless. By all means change down and use the engine to slow but consider if you are doing it smoothly and the effect of lack of brake lights on any following traffic. Keep throttle mashed to the last second then hard on the brakes, heel and toeing down through the gears whilst staying on the brakes…
Can you go fast with your engine in neutral?
Well, no. If you rev your engine in neutral, then drop the gear lever into D while the engine is revved high, you aren’t going to go fast — you’re going to violently and catastrophically break important stuff, and at best limp away from the line and coast to a stop, beaten and embarrassed.