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Originally Posted by rh71
^ the cure is DS mode.  It's really a programming/mapping issue now that it's drive-by-wire. Just last night I again drove my '95 Rodeo which is not DBW and it is instantaneous response. Too bad it's only got 175hp for an SUV.
Can't really drive all that smoothly in DS though... it holds gears way too high for everyday driving. |
DS works well in the diesel. Actually, the gearbox shifts well in the diesel. Fast but not felt. Too bad the programming is all messed up, and the throttle response works in geological time.
By the way, I've realised my X3 spoils me in so many ways including throttle response. I had to do a maximum acceleration lane change today in the X5 (pops took my car to work, mom went to the hair salon
) and I nearly got run over because the kickdown works in geological time. The low-cetane fuel didn't help either, wish my dad would understand the difference. There was a full 3-4 second gap of
nothing before the car did anything and dropped into 1st gear.