Speed and shift gears

The faster you drive, the more fuel you use. Higher fuel costs cost you more money and put a greater burden on the environment.
The way you reach a certain speed can also affect fuel consumption. If you accelerate hard in each gear and rev the engine high before shifting up, you’ll use significantly more fuel than if you shift up at the right time. It’s best to shift up between 2000 and 2500 rpm for a gasoline engine. For a diesel engine, this range is between 1,500 and 2,000 rpm.
The lower the rpm when shifting up, the less fuel the engine uses.

A straightforward rule to remember:

• At low rpm, fuel consumption is low.
• At high rpm, fuel consumption is high.
• When driving in a high gear, fuel consumption is low.
• When driving in a low gear, fuel consumption is high.

Because you’re required to use fuel as efficiently as possible at the CBR, you should shift gears at the lowest possible RPM.

You should also be careful when shifting down to a lower gear. For example, if you downshift at too high an RPM, you’re using the engine to brake the car, which uses more fuel and creates unnecessary noise.

Try to maintain the lowest possible speed limit. Suppose you’re driving on a motorway with a speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour, and it’s likely to maintain a lower speed without hindering other drivers. In that case, this is obviously better for fuel economy.

If you have to stop at a red light, for example, don’t repeatedly shift down to a lower gear; let the car coast to a stop.