What is the S gear in an automatic car for?

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Automatic car S gear is the sport mode of the car. In S gear mode, the torque output is very high, and it has greater acceleration, with the engine maintaining high RPMs and delayed shift timing. The S gear is mostly used for overtaking, climbing steep slopes, descending long slopes, traffic congestion, and clearing carbon deposits. However, the S gear increases fuel injection, leading to higher fuel consumption, and prolonged use of the S gear can cause significant damage to the engine and transmission. Common gears in automatic transmissions include P gear, N gear, R gear, D gear, L gear, S gear, and M gear, among others. P gear is the parking gear, N gear is the neutral gear, D gear is the drive gear and is more commonly used, L gear is the low gear, also known as the climbing gear, and S gear is the sport gear, also known as sport mode.