Glossary / Brand

rev match

20 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Rev matching means turning the engine up or down so it lines up with the next gear before you shift, making the car change gears more smoothly and keeping it from jerking.

Technical Definition

Rev matching is a driving technique where the driver adjusts the engine RPM to match the transmission’s input shaft speed before shifting, reducing drivetrain shock and improving shift smoothness.

Hear It Discussed

"and somebody listed a manual [571.1s] because it had rev match as automatic. [574.1s] They're not really wrong."
Mercedes Fakery, Analog Matters, Manual Wagons | Episode 1,054 Everyday Driver Car Debate 09:31

"It's like having Revmatch built in on a lot of your manual cars where you can, you can turn on..."
CarCast+Edmunds - New Mustang RTR. Edmunds supercharges their Dark Horse. Porsche Cayenne EV initial range test. CarCast 11:52

"It's really hard to rev match in it because it's just like, you know, no flywheel effects to speak of."
Cuban heel and toe trophy Smith and Sniff 17:19