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Originally Posted by mugaliens
However, the latter is quick absorbed by the fact that the car is going up a ramp. In practice, the driver must mash down on the accelerator to move up the ramp. For cars with automatic transmissions, it's a bit of a shock, and for manuals, the driver essentially overtakes the other vehicle around 10+ mph, mashing the clutch a split-second before the drive wheels contact the ramp, then rapidly shifting into first for the trip up the ramp.
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There's also the detail of whether the car is front or rear wheel drive; that determines when the downshift would need to be made.
I'm having a hard time figuring out if this would be a good idea or not in an all wheel drive vehicle. I'm guessing it depends on details of the drivetrain such as whether it has a traction control system or not.