Why Downshifting To Slow Down Is Actually Genius – Engine Braking!

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If you've ever driven a manual, you've experienced engine braking: the car actively slowing down when you lift off the throttle. But what's actually happening? With gasoline engines, when you lift off, the throttle valve nearly closes. Now, as the pistons hit their intake stroke,…

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