What is Reverse Gear?
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Reverse gear is labeled as R on the gear console, with its full name being reverse driving gear. It is one of the three standard gears in a car, designed to enable the vehicle to move backward, making it a special type of driving gear. Reverse gear is a standard feature in all vehicles. When engaged, the vehicle moves in the opposite direction compared to the forward gear, allowing the car to reverse. When the driver shifts the gear lever to the reverse position, the direction of the power input from the engine remains unchanged. However, the reverse output gear inside the transmission connects with the output shaft, causing the output shaft to rotate in the opposite direction, ultimately driving the wheels to rotate backward for reversing.