The Most Productive Cycle

Hello, I bought a new Peugeot 207 1.4 Comfort model from 2009. It's my first car, and it has a naturally aspirated 1.4 gasoline engine. What is the average RPM I should drive at, and at what RPM I should shift gears, whether in the city, on the highway, or on hills? What is the optimal RPM? I'd also appreciate any other suggestions you may have regarding driving or the vehicle. Have a good forum, everyone.

You're the one who determines this, and the road conditions. Generally, you don't shift gears below 2,000 RPM. There's no need to go above 3,000 RPM. But if you do, nothing will happen. And let's say you're on a very hilly road, and you've reached 3,000 RPM, and the car is already under load and struggling to move forward. Conditioning yourself to shift into 2nd gear might be overwhelmed, and you might have to keep going. On a long highway, the car flows smoothly. Even if you shift into 2,000 RPM at a low RPM, the car will still hold up because the road is good. But on hills, rev high. Don't force yourself to shift into a gear. But if the road is suitable and not too steep, it will reach 4,000 RPM as you step on the gas anyway. So, the road isn't too steep, and 2nd gear will hold up. Just shift into 2nd.

I spoke with a mechanic at the dealership, and he told me to shift gears at 3.5,000-4,000 rpm when driving on a flat road, so I wasn't sure. Previously, I'd always been revving around 3,000 rpm. I usually try to use higher rpms on hills, but the car struggles to shift gears on inclines anyway.

You shouldn't always listen to the experts :) I researched online to see if I'm wrong and it says this: For a diesel, the most efficient gear change is to shift between 2,000-2,500 rpm, while for a gasoline car, upshift between 2,500-3,000 rpm. But as I said, on a hill, you can lock the throttle at 3,000 rpm and move forward. When it starts to exceed 3,000 rpm and reach 4,000 rpm, that hill is now capable of handling 2. The best way to understand this without asking anyone is to listen to the engine with the windows down, and the engine is already telling you. From the point where it starts to scream, it's appropriate. You can memorize the rpms and move accordingly.

Okay, thank you very much.