Question Regarding 1st Gear

[interfooler]

Hi all, I just got myself an 03 V35 6 speed manual coupe. The car is fantastic but I just want to know what's the speed that you get up to in 1st gear at around 2500 rpm? The reason I'm asking is because I feel there is not much pull in 1st gear in normal driving i.e shifting at around 2000-2500 rpm and not redlining. It's like as soon as you got the car rolling in 1st then it's time to grab 2nd, else you won't go anywhere quicker than say 30kph. I'm thinking maybe this is just me.. but just thought I'd get some input from you boys.

Cheers

[xscape237]

I dont really understand the question.

Is this your first manual car?

[interfooler]

ok to be it simple for you, what is the speed in your speedometer when you are in 1st gear doing 2500 rpm?

No this is my third manual car.

[mosoto]

@ 2000-2500rpm you're shifting to 2nd too early, that's the rpm you should be taking off at. Take it up to 4000 in first and change. You'll notice then when the pull kicks in.

Edited June 24, 2010 by mosoto

[xscape237]

ok to be it simple for you, what is the speed in your speedometer when you are in 1st gear doing 2500 rpm?

No this is my third manual car.

about 25km/ph i think.

2500 is almost idle

[interfooler]

I just feel that the take off from stand still is quite slow. It's like you either rev until about 3500-4000 rpm before changing to 2nd or you change to 2nd early and accelerate from there. In other words, I feel that the 1st gear is having a very high gear ratio.

I timed a 0-100 sprint last night and I got about 6 seconds ish.. which is what the factory spec says so the car is working normally.

Sorry if I don't quite know how to explain this.

[mosoto]

1st is for simply getting off the line, 2nd does the torque work. This morning I wound it up to 5000rpm and I was doing 40kph in 1st.

[GeNOS]

yes they have quite a short 1st gear compared to most cars i have driven.

[t5iv]

1st is for simply getting off the line, 2nd does the torque work. This morning I wound it up to 5000rpm and I was doing 40kph in 1st.

I heart the 8 speed. When I get bored. 70kmph at 5000rpm in 1st =D

[interfooler]

1st is for simply getting off the line, 2nd does the torque work. This morning I wound it up to 5000rpm and I was doing 40kph in 1st.

That sounds about right.

yeh just haven't got used to the v35 manual yet.

[Cra-Z-Boy]

That sounds about right.

yeh just haven't got used to the v35 manual yet.

all 6 speeds have a short first gear.

I have an alfa 6 speed and its the same as my V35 6 speed

the shift is short but not too short.

[Walf]

took me a while to get used to the 1st gear in the V35 too, it is pretty short.