Question about Sport Mode
11-05-2006, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigfoot' post='352792' date='Nov 5 2006, 10:05 PM
Is it just me or does the SMG transmission feel a little jerky while cruizing at lower speeds?
What do you mean? you mean like traveling at a constant rate? like at 30 mph?
Mines not jerky at all.
or do you mean lifting off the gas and get back on the gas?
If thats the case thats normal. its a manual transmission. when you lift off the gas the tranny still holds its gear, rear wheels still connected to the engine and the car is enging braking. I like that. Thats how a true car should feel, unlike an auto where you have the TQ converter to take up on the slack so you dont feel the engine braking as much.
11-06-2006, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='352492' date='Nov 5 2006, 01:00 PM
In short with out having to argue... the answer is yes.
BUT
I believe techniclly no wether you're in DS or D the car drinks the same amount of gas if you use the gas pedal accordingly but because of the nature of DS, the gas being more sensitive the human will cause the car to drink more gas.
Meaning the human say is use to applying about 1/4 throttle in order to get the car going in D mode and the human does the same in DS mode and the car "feels like it has more power" because the throttle is mapped differently.
For simplicity sake... 1/4 throttle in DS might = 1/2 throttle in D mode hence it uses more gas... so hence if you apply only 1/8 throttle in DS mode you use the same amount of gas as you would in D mode...
Theres a long thread arguing this thing a while back and theres people who have argued back and forth. Its not worth arguing over.
BUT
I believe techniclly no wether you're in DS or D the car drinks the same amount of gas if you use the gas pedal accordingly but because of the nature of DS, the gas being more sensitive the human will cause the car to drink more gas.
Meaning the human say is use to applying about 1/4 throttle in order to get the car going in D mode and the human does the same in DS mode and the car "feels like it has more power" because the throttle is mapped differently.
For simplicity sake... 1/4 throttle in DS might = 1/2 throttle in D mode hence it uses more gas... so hence if you apply only 1/8 throttle in DS mode you use the same amount of gas as you would in D mode...
Theres a long thread arguing this thing a while back and theres people who have argued back and forth. Its not worth arguing over.
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