do you shift down to 1st gear?

[raywong]

just wonder... how often do you shift down from 2n gear to 1st gear? I find it necessary for a car with little low end torque.

[motortrend]

Never, did it once and it's not really necessary, plus it's probably even harder than going from 1-2

[Porschefile]

Originally Posted by raywong

just wonder... how often do you shift down from 2n gear to 1st gear? I find it necessary for a car with little low end torque.

That's crazy. The car can pull 2nd gear from really low speeds just fine. Unless you're autocrossing and trying to power out of a 10 mph corner or something shifting down to first is useless IMO.

[Prince_of_Persia]

Pretty much never.

[onnex]

can't say I've ever done it. Like the others, only going down to 2nd has worked out fine for me.

[THE TECH]

Never heard of doing that in any car.

[ksflatlander]

Never, unless a dead stop and sometimes not even then.

[KawBoy]

All the time.

[mdosu]

never. If I'm coming to a slow down and then have to roll to start again, I go straight into 2nd gear. I have gone into 1st while moving, but it's basically so slow the car is considered stopped

[Krozi]

Almost never...only when I'm feeling more racecar driver than usual. Just clutch kick 2nd

[Sandye90m3]

I barely do it in the DCT LOL

[KawBoy]

DCT will go to 1st gear anyways, regardless of S or D mode.

[raywong]

Forgot to mention I have the 6-sp manual. The engine stumbles if I hit the throttle too hard in 2nd at low speed.

[DorethaRockl]

I have gone into 1st while moving

[tibra1]

Yeah,,if Im approaching a stop sign ..you will know when the gear box will accept a downshift into first gear..you just "feel" it.. if you are going slow enuff...I dont recommend forcing first gear under any circumstances

[serranot]

Originally Posted by ksflatlander

Never, unless a dead stop and sometimes not even then.

+1.

[Darth One]

if I'm driving aggressively, then yes if I'm entering a very tight corner. has better power delivery coming out of corners than 2nd (I know, I'm stating the obvious). the car is holding something like 4-5k rpm through the turn though.

[Singletrack]

Only when moving quite slowly and approaching a situation where I need max acceleration or torque.

[ruff1017]

All the time with rev matching. At a red light or stop sign.
Starting 2nd gear from a low speed can cause clutch and engine wear.

[Projectile]

When I had a DCT, I would do it all of the time.

It's obviously the hardest downshift to rev match smoothly. I read somewhere that Walter Rohrl does it all the time, impressing auto journalists.

[Hurricane]

Originally Posted by THE TECH

Never heard of doing that in any car.

+1. Unless you are at a complete stop, I do not know why you would shift into first gear.

[Stealth ///M]

Originally Posted by ruff1017

All the time with rev matching. At a red light or stop sign.
Starting 2nd gear from a low speed can cause clutch and engine wear.

I drove with someone who did this at almost every stop sign and red light. It made my teeth cringe. I can only imagine how the synchros in the transmission feel. I eventually told him that 1st gear generally isn't shifted into unless youre stopped...after a few tries, he got the hang of it, and now me, him, and the transmission are all happier.