M5POST
BMW Garage BMW Meets Register Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   M5POST - BMW M5 Forum > F10 M5 Forum > BMW M5 (F10) General Forum

Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      11-10-2012, 05:36 PM   #1
M5 Orthodox
Private
8
Rep
67
Posts

Drives: 2013 F10 M5
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Huntington, WV

iTrader: (0)

DCT Is Amazing! Anyone Else Try This?

I was on the highway cruising at 80 mph with cruise control on in D1, economy engine dynamic, 7th gear. I started playing with the throttle to see what kind of response I would get from the car, and what I learned blew me away. The DCT is so impressive!

In the above scenario, if you pump the throttle 50% of the way and release, the DCT downshifts to 5th gear (so smooth) while maintaining the constant speed of 80 mph. That's fine and expected, not what I'm writing about. What blew me away was the fact that the car maintained 5th gear at the higher RPM for what seemed like a good 3 - 4 seconds before gradually shifting back up to 7th, with no additional input from me on the throttle! The DCT interpreted my 50% throttle pump almost like I jolted the beast awake getting it ready for action and when it saw that there really was no action to be had, it went back to sleep. But, it waited a good 3 - 4 seconds to make sure I really wasn't getting ready to do something crazy before upshifting. Sublime.

I tried it again with a 75% throttle pump and guess what... DCT downshifted to 4th gear. Maintained it for a similar 3 - 4 seconds prior to gradually upshifting to 7th.

I absolutely love this car. Oh, and I finally had my 1200 mile service. Full throttle is literally quite frightening the first time you do it.
Appreciate 0
      11-10-2012, 06:21 PM   #2
koxal
Major
koxal's Avatar
United_States
120
Rep
1,246
Posts

Drives: 2015 LBB F85 X5M
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: North Jersey

iTrader: (7)

Garage List
2015 BMW X5M  [0.00]
2010 BMW M3  [0.00]
2013 BMW M5  [0.00]
also try this:

while cruising at a speed of 60mph (any speed works) with S7, floor the throttle and downshift the gear just once. dct will downshift to the most efficient gear (in this scenario it will downshift to 3rd gear) and after that just feel the torque and enjoy the acceleration
Appreciate 0
      11-10-2012, 06:49 PM   #3
PatrickC23
Colonel
PatrickC23's Avatar
United_States
183
Rep
2,245
Posts

Drives: '16 991.1 911 GTS, '16 F85 X5M
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: NNJ

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2013 BMW ///M5  [0.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by koxal View Post
also try this:

while cruising at a speed of 60mph (any speed works) with S7, floor the throttle and downshift the gear just once. dct will downshift to the most efficient gear (in this scenario it will downshift to 3rd gear) and after that just feel the torque and enjoy the acceleration
God I cant wait - my AMG sh*tbox is supposed to do that when you hold the left paddle down - but it shifts down one then selects the optimal gear for passing.
__________________
2016 991.1 911 Carrera GTS
2016 F85 X5M - Carbon Black/Mugello Red
Appreciate 0
      11-10-2012, 06:57 PM   #4
Lizard1
Enlisted Member
1
Rep
42
Posts

Drives: F10 M5
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: West TX

iTrader: (0)

Just had my break in service yesterday. I never really hit it hard before the service so is there a way to tell if my dealership did the software portion of it. Keep in mind the service advisor had no idea what I was talking about when I made an appt for this service so hence I wanted to make sure I have he "full" car released to me
Appreciate 0
      11-10-2012, 07:35 PM   #5
Rob///M5
Major
Rob///M5's Avatar
76
Rep
1,341
Posts

Drives: 2013 M5 SSII
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: San Diego

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2013 BMW M5  [10.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lizard1
Just had my break in service yesterday. I never really hit it hard before the service so is there a way to tell if my dealership did the software portion of it. Keep in mind the service advisor had no idea what I was talking about when I made an appt for this service so hence I wanted to make sure I have he "full" car released to me
Try engaging launch control. Mine was not activated after initial service, so I have an appointment to do so.
__________________
Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:38 PM.




m5post
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST