down shifting for me just depends on the situation,mararamdaman mo naman yan sa pagtapak mo ng accelerator mo eh,,.bakit mo pipilitin na magovertake with a higher gear if you cannot feel any boost of torque kapag tumapak ka sa accelerator,this time magdownshift ka para maramdaman mo ung pwersa na kailangan mo to pass the other vehicle in front,.,.,in shorter terms marunong ka dapat tumantsa,.,..,.,sa power ng sasakyan mo,road condition at speed ng sasakyang gusto mo lampasan.,.,.,

AT naman i agree sa sinasabi nila na release a little bit sa tapak ng gas then depress fully for much faster acceleration pero dahan dahan lang sa tapak para smooth pa rin ang boost ng torque,.,,.,.

in my case i can overtake nicely and properly regardless if AT man or MT ang dinadrive ko na sasakyan.,.,.,tantsahan lang yan

peace and drive safely,.,.,