My father ended up getting a beautiful 09 4.8i sport. He loves it, but has a question, and it will be great to get some feedback from those of you who own a similar car.

He finds that the transmission almost slips when accelerating off the line. We took it up to the dealer to see if he may need a software upgrade, but it seems hes up to date. I guess the transmission is automatically tuned to creep off the line in a higher gear, such as 3rd, to reduce "head jerking," and if you give it more gas it drops shifts to compensate. Has anyone heard of this and if so, it is true? It seems like a bunch of BS. My e53 jumps off the line with the slightest touch to the gas, his E70 needs a hard push to get it to feel the same. This is becoming an annoyance because he's burning so much gas while the tach is revving high.