as far as i remember the engine redlines somwhere near 5k, i read shuvd's post somwhere about his magnum doing 160 in the 4th gear at 4.5k rpm [mine has done just 1500kms so not much of ripping done, atleast not till that extent]
above 2k you are the king no matter which gear and that goes on and on, but yeah in the city you'll have to shift, and i need to mention one thing (just my opinion), the turbo is a bit too powerful for the STOP & GO Traffic, so i just make a rule to shift before 2k or it would be a common sight tailending each and every other car in front of me on those stop and go traffic days, 2nd gear at really low speeds [0-10kmph] is not responsive (atleast in the initial few kms you may have to adjust with the gas and clutch ratio, after that you'll gradually get to know how to do the adjustment ). Its more getting used to the car that help more and more on the driving aspect.
hope this helps
cheers
__________________ Gaurav
Last edited by beanstalk_230 : 14th November 2007 at 21:41.
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