Scotty62

What RPM do you maintain when during normal driving. I am at 2000 most of the time. If it is lower, I do not have good acceleration. At higher RPM, I feel I am using to much gas.

StanNH

I'll usually cruise in 6th gear so, depending on the speed, the car can be anywhere from 1200 to 2000 rpm. There's no point to routinely driving at 2000 rpm.

If you need to accelerate, simply downshift.

tfkrato

I usually drive in the 1200-1500 RMP range. If I'm in a situation where I want better response I downshift and drive about 2000 RPM. I figure, when I don't need the response why burn the gas.

(PS - it's more fun to run at high RPM with very quick acceleration response )

Hoonose

I drive mostly all stop and go, and find little difference in gas mileage around my small town shifting up early, in the 30 -45 mph range. But if I ever have a longer cruise at those speeds I generally shift up and run around 1200 rpm.

VET4LES

I drive in the range that feels best for the situation.

Gannet

The car feels happiest if kept at 1800 or above. But gas mileage is noticeably improved if kept around 1200. So it depends on how I feel about saving gas that day. )

dvilin

On the highway I cruise around 1800, in city driving it is all over the map depending on how my right foot feels.

Windward08

I didn't buy a Corvette for the gas mileage. Although it does excellent on long trips.

I find that the car starts to come alive at or above 3,000 RPM. And a little above that is when the NPP open up.

JoesC5

I normally shift to the next gear at 2,000 rpm. Don't like to let the rpm drop below 1,200 or I will downshift.

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johnodrake

2nd at 20, 3rd at 30, 4th at 40.....

aero400

The rpm you "should" run at will be totally dependant on speed and load. In general, run at the lowest rpm you can without lugging. Then when you need power, simply downshift.

The other day a C6 was running along near me, had a loud exhaust, cruising gently, no load, but at like 3,500 rpm or higher. It was very obnoxious and unnecessary. All I could think was, "that guy can't drive". I almost wanted to pull up next to him and say, "hey buddy, you forgot to upshift!".

The only time I'll keep the revs up in the 2k+ area is if I'm running a very hilly windy road where otherwise a lot of bouncing between gears would need to happen, in that situation it's easier (and less wear on the clutch, etc) to just keep it in the "lower" gear and not bother upshifting.

Chuck A

around 3000 for me

BUSMAN C6

I love keeping the revs high and tight
Couldve got an A6 to cruise

Mike's Sweet 19

I let traffic dictate the RPM's needed but for city driving I am around 1500 in 5th and 1100 in 6th.
My cardinal rulle is not to labor the engine no matter what type of driving.
My 2005 owners manual put a value of 900 RPM's as the low value when shifting is needed.

Mike

Mike's LS3

For gas mileage cruising on the freeway cruise between 1500 and 2000 rpm. In normal city driving, I shift between 2000 - 3500 rpm. For spirited driving, I shift between 2500 - 6500 rpm or " I drive it like I stole it".

dpigguy

1200 - 1500 depending on conditions, etc. as for the NPP - M2W allows me to open that up even at low RPM's so I don't miss all the fun

Chuck A

thats insane:yesn od:

JVM225

Wayne O

Shift gears when it feels appropriate for the situation. It should feel instinctive. There are no set RPMs, set speeds or self-inflicted shift points you aim for with typical street driving. I drive in what I consider to be a 'normal' manner shifting up through the gears and downshifting through all the gears. I never skip-shift. I couldn't imagine lugging around town in 5th or 6th gear doing 40 mph. For me, 5th and 6th gears are reserved for freeway driving (or at least for sustained high speeds).

We all have different driving styles and I know what feels normal to one may not to another. I don't race around pushing high RPM's with every shift and I don't advocate driving the car like a 'fuddy-duddy' either...there's a happy (normal) medium somewhere in the middle.