You can downshift and use the motor for breaking. When doing that, you don't bur...

Gibheer on Nov 17, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual...

You can downshift and use the motor for breaking. When doing that, you don't burn any fuel at all, as the kinetic energy of the car will help keep the motor turning. You have the same effect in automatic transmissions when letting go of the gas pedal.