Hi all
We recently bought a new Fiat Tipo sw (1.4 petrol) . I can't help but notice the enormous gap between the first and the second gear. When you shift like one normally would, it seems like the engine can't pull the car. The same happens in other cars when you shift the gear too high.
When accelerating in first gear with the Tipo, you have to rev until the car reaches 3000 - 4000 rpm and then you can shift to second gear with a lesser gap. Otherwise, the second gear has very little power. The higher gears don't have this gap.
My mechanic told me this is absolutely normal. He even said that Fiat designed the engine to rev it up like that.
Why would Fiat design the car like that? I never noticed this in other cars. What is special about the fiat engine?
We recently bought a new Fiat Tipo sw (1.4 petrol) . I can't help but notice the enormous gap between the first and the second gear. When you shift like one normally would, it seems like the engine can't pull the car. The same happens in other cars when you shift the gear too high.
When accelerating in first gear with the Tipo, you have to rev until the car reaches 3000 - 4000 rpm and then you can shift to second gear with a lesser gap. Otherwise, the second gear has very little power. The higher gears don't have this gap.
My mechanic told me this is absolutely normal. He even said that Fiat designed the engine to rev it up like that.
Why would Fiat design the car like that? I never noticed this in other cars. What is special about the fiat engine?