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06-07-2014, 11:12 AM | #50 |
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06-08-2014, 10:11 PM | #51 |
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I tried it again and it shifts automatically
BTW it putters around RPM 3000 only if you are gentle with the gas pedal or hesitant,, it seems the only way of doing it is mashing the gas pedal after you see the checkered flag and then let go of that shift knob and be prepared for snapping your neck - today it had little spin and the traction was amazing and the pull was scary! |
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06-08-2014, 10:24 PM | #52 |
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Thanks, Sooma - you're 100% correct. It's easier to activate than I thought. Did it at every stop light driving home today - aborting each time. Now I need to do it when the roads are empty so I don't need to abort!
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06-08-2014, 10:56 PM | #53 | |
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Enjoy your M5 "Easy" launch controls - which may did sound like an Oxymoron at one point in time but I started this thread and it seems to be working well so far - Last edited by soooma; 06-08-2014 at 11:07 PM.. |
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06-08-2014, 11:11 PM | #55 |
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Wow... do you guys do LC at stop light?? do you know there is a chance of losing control every time you do LC based on the road condition? look at this:
and this is just M3 with much less power and torque compare to M5... be careful and drive safe guys
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06-08-2014, 11:33 PM | #56 |
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I don't rememebr saying I ever said I did actually launch it at a stop light -! But said I was able to bring the LC checkered flag up so easily even at every stop light no issue but aborted them! I personally don't street race or even LC at stop lights, was just trying to prove how easy it is!! Because M5 LC had been notorious for being unnecessarily too complex and cumbersome and simply it is not !! It is a myth!! and regarding where to do it - it is a weekend right?
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And sorry if I said something. I know it's your car and your life but I am just worried about you guys I did LC one time and almost lost control due to bad and hot asphalt. Fortunately it was a wide area so nothing happened.
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Don't be so sensitive -, Appreciate your concern sir and you are right about your fears of the beast of which I am well aware of and one of the few reasons why I can't be a 100% happy M5 owner is these fears of loss of control because of too much power that chassis may not be able to harness !! |
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06-08-2014, 11:49 PM | #59 | |
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I always tell my friends that this car is a wild animal, but I enjoy riding her
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That was a controlled burnout. But yeah a lot of the disasters you see on youtube are from punching it or braking when the front wheels are not straight and the car plows into the curb or a group of people.
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