I picked up my first ever Diesel car yesterday. Had a nice comfortable journey driving back from Blackburn to Essex in work traffic. I’ve only ever owned petrol motors. I’m used to revving the guts out of them when driving fast ie 0-60 in 1st and 2nd or 0-90 in gears 1, 2 and 3. What I have noticed is I know nothing of how to drive a diesel. My car is a A6 2.0 TDI 170 bhp 6 speed manual.
It doesn’t have a lot of power under 2.5k rpm or past 3.7k. What rpm to you hold till when having a bit of fun and what rpm or gear do you like to be in when driving around town. Is it 4th gear for 30mph or could it be 5th gear?
It doesn’t have a lot of power under 2.5k rpm or past 3.7k. What rpm to you hold till when having a bit of fun and what rpm or gear do you like to be in when driving around town. Is it 4th gear for 30mph or could it be 5th gear?