What would happen if I were driving on 5th gear at 120 km/h and then switched to first gear?

neo2478@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 35 points –

I imagine it would destroy the engine and the transmission, but it's just a guess.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzVqP9sem98

TLDR you break hard. And you blow the transmission.

Wow, that could not have been a more perfect video to answer the question. Thanks!

I expected the immediate behavior to be a lot more dramatic and for the engine to blow a gasket or something.