I see many people pushing way further than peak horsepower even in turbo cars and other cars that peak early but have a higher rev limit (blatant example is the 426 Hemi cars), but the straight line advantage is non-existent.
There is an advantage during braking since, if you stay on the lower gear and push the car beyond peak horsepower, it’s easier to stop the car but, when it comes to acceleration and sheer speed, I don’t understand what’s the point.
This is one of those Forza things I don’t ever see in other games for some reason.
It’s not about the current gear you’re in, waiting to shift means when you do upshift you’re already at your peak power RPM. . If you make peak power at say 4,000 RPM and shift, you’ll be starting your next gear at too low of an RPM while if you wait you enter the next gear in the meat of the powerband
That’s pretty interesting, thanks. I did consider this reason but remained skeptical.
Since most cars benefit from manual with clutch, I imagine the speed bump you get with each gear shift is magnified if you land on peak power in the next gear.