Honestly stock unless you live flat land I wouldn't recommend it unless you were over 3k-3500 RPM. I have the ECM she Gopedal as well as a few other things and now it is usable. I live in varied elevations here in Wyoming and over 70mph I can use 6th usually.

 

I use it sparingly. Mainly highway over 75 mph. I really wish they would have gone the other way with the 6 speed. Give it a really low first labeled Low and then 1-5 for everyday use. Not the same as a 2 speed transfer case but would have still ben useful offroad. I remember my dads dump trucks having a gear labeled low that was only use when the truck was loaded.

 

On mostly flat roads I use 6th anywhere from 50mph and up. It's all about getting to a lower RPM and dropping out of the boost range, for better fuel economy.

On highways (anything over 65mph) I don't even see the need to downshift to accelerate. 6th still has enough torque for basic passing.

I know shift points are personal preference - but why would you keep the revs in the 3500 range when this engine develops usable torque as low as 2000 rpm?

 

Mine is shifted into 6th normally around 52mph, unless I'm merging on the highway. It cruises comfortably at that speed although acceleration is nonexistent.

 

6th gear on manuals is for cruising above ~90kph/55mph.

Depending on your engine you may need to change down to perform rapid acceleration
manoeuvres or for some inclines.

It's called "driving" a car with a manual gearbox.

 

I go 6th over 55 mpg at flat lands and use 5th normally in town traffics.

My technique depending on road conditions (uphill/downhill):
3000 rpm on 1st from 0-20 mph
2800 rpm on 2nd from 20-30 mph
2600 rpm on 3rd from 30-40 mph
2400 rpm on 4th from 40-50 mph
2200 rpm on 5th from 50-60 mph
2000 rpm on 6th from 60-70 mph

Hard to explain but I listen to the sound of the engine as well, it tells me when to change gear.

 

Is there no Shift Up/Down indicator on the US manual models?!

I would have thought that's exactly the market where this is needed.

(Seems pretty spot-on on mine.)

 

Is there no Shift Up/Down indicator on the US manual models?!

Doesn't that rather defeat the point of getting a manual gearbox? If you're gonna shift when the car tells you, you may as well let the car do the shifting.
I thought getting a manual box in this day and age was all about "being in control"

 

Oh, I find shift-prompts annoying as ****.

But the one on my MJet does seem to be bang-on-the-money.

And our American friends would appear to be in need of some guidance in this domain.









Next-Up:

ParkSense Plus, should you really be allowed to drive if you need this?

 

Oh, I find shift-prompts annoying as ****.

But the one on my MJet does seem to be bang-on-the-money.

And our American friends would appear to be in need of some guidance in this domain.

Bahahaha! I should be offended but you're telling the truth.

 

Too be fair I did need some guidance when switching to the DERV.

Changing up at ~1500RPM just seems like counter-intuitive witchcraft at first.

 

Seriously? Tell that to the kids here in the US..
That is why there are no more stick shift in the car lots, 99% are automatic trans.
We are getting "lazier" to think and make effort to shift. It's too much work

 

Manual transmission = Vehicle theft deterrent for Millenials .

 

If they want your jeep, they will tow it with a flatbed on daylight.
I have seen it done so no one suspects the racket.
People think the owner missed payments.

 

Not if it's parallel parked. Most people in the US cant get in or out of those parking slots.