Evo X MR DD?
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Dirty South
I have an MR daily driver, and in auto mode it feels more like a luxury car with a little more power. It is very tame till you kick down (floor it). I love the way it can feel like many different cars depending on the transmission mode (auto/sport/s-sport/manual).
The only thing I have noticed is some drivetrain shock if you decelerate quickly and then suddenly floor it because it tends to stick in a high gear in normal mode till you kick down. I think it is because it takes some time to shift from 5th to 2nd, but meanwhile the revs are increasing quickly. I haven't noticed your problem, though. The car is perfectly smooth in stop and go traffic, something my VIII was not good at.
The only thing I have noticed is some drivetrain shock if you decelerate quickly and then suddenly floor it because it tends to stick in a high gear in normal mode till you kick down. I think it is because it takes some time to shift from 5th to 2nd, but meanwhile the revs are increasing quickly. I haven't noticed your problem, though. The car is perfectly smooth in stop and go traffic, something my VIII was not good at.
During my stop and go traffic, the car is shifting between 1st and 2nd only and thats where I have my issues.
1100 miles so far
two road trips into the mountains fishing.
stop and go driving.
all three modes tested.
all in all, a swell daily driver.
i am sold on the tc-sst.
cone filter to hear the turbo noise.
all i need now is an exhaust and i'll be content for a year or so.
stop and go driving.
all three modes tested.
all in all, a swell daily driver.
i am sold on the tc-sst.
cone filter to hear the turbo noise.
all i need now is an exhaust and i'll be content for a year or so.
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Canada
ive had my MR for about 3 weeks now and coming from a G35 coupe 6spd this car drives like a dream when you accel you cant feel the shift change at all! and when you feel like you need to be in control of the cause you can use the paddles or the shifter! so this is forsure and excellent choice for a DD and its always nice to just throw in auto after a long day at work and just cruise home!
in normal mode it drives like a regular car slow lol,doesnt ask to be pushed.in sport and s-sport mode its a different story the car wants you to push it.the car is totally different just from flipping that little lever for the sst.the ride is very comfortable,actually to comfortable for me.the only gripe about the ride is when you go over bridge joist, the rear tends to hop alittle.
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From: ATLANTA
Now to the bad part, during my commute to work, its all highway, but during a highway interchange, my exit lane gets backed up and turns into stop and go traffic for about 5-10 minutes. During this time (the car is in auto mode), it just seems like the car struggles to know when to shift into 2nd or go back down into 1st. Its real jerky sometimes, maybe when there is some seperation between the car in front of you and you can give it a little more gas then letting it idle forward. Its just not that smooth. I have tried all senerios I can think of to make it smoother during this stop and go traffic, less gass, more gas, easy on the gas, idling forward, etc. .
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Dirty South
I drive a business car with a normal automatic transmission in Houston traffic M-F, and it is smoother than the EVO in stop and go traffic. I don't want to start a debate, its just something that I have noticed on the MR.
went from 05 GSR to the new MR and i love it. It's definitely smoother but i do certainly miss the kick of my old car. Dont' get me wrong the MR still has it, just that i rarely want to do it now because it seems to chug my fuel a lot more than the old model. Normally i wouldn't mind just that i might be losing my job so i'm just conserving a bit right now...
I DD my MR & have been for the past 3 months. It works out great, but I can't resist smashing the accelerator. If you choose to drive it in Normal, then the car will react slower to shifting & will not feel like it wants to pull you as much. In Sport, it feels & sounds like it's begging you to go faster, especially when coming to a stop.
I DD my MR & have been for the past 3 months. It works out great, but I can't resist smashing the accelerator. If you choose to drive it in Normal, then the car will react slower to shifting & will not feel like it wants to pull you as much. In Sport, it feels & sounds like it's begging you to go faster, especially when coming to a stop.