engine braking
It’s when you let the engine slow the car instead of using the brakes, useful on downhill roads.
Engine braking occurs when the engine’s compression slows the car, reducing reliance on brakes.
Hear It Discussed
"it does simulate gear changes when you downshift down to when you use the paddles to request effectively more engine braking."
The Corvette ZR1X Normalizes 1250 HP — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 226 The Carmudgeon Show
"at, when you go into a corner, okay, first off, manual downshifting and engine braking can upset the chassis when in rear-drive."
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"the one thing electric cars have i was just thinking about it when you were talking about that is like for driving hard is like that engine breaking is"
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The Gassing Station
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Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
M5 Touring 2nd Take; PNW Trip Report; CA Tire Update
The Smoking Tire
Lewis Hamilton's extraordinary F1 turnaround explained
The Race F1 Podcast
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Batteries Included
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Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Monaco GP Driver Ratings
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The Fast and the Curious
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