CCR76
10-23-2012, 11:49 PM
In my MT model, I get an annoying drop-out in power on launch. When accelerating from a standing start, the vehicle takes off nicely for a fraction of a second, then the power just drops as if I took my foot off the gas, then power comes back and acceleration continues. There is a lurching sensation, rather than a smooth application of power. I first thought this was a learning issue for me; I just needed to train myself to modulate the throttle and clutch correctly, but after 1500 miles I am still figuring it out. Of course if I wind it up and do a drag race start, the car takes off as it should, but I would like to be able to smoothly accelerate more moderately, squeeze on the power and accelerate without having to spin the wheels. Maybe the way to describe the phenomenon is that the throttle response on launch is not at all linear.
I am well accustomed to low-power cars, it's not like I'm coming from a V8; I haven't owned an automatic in many years; not afraid to floor an accelerator. This is just not like anything I've experienced.
Is this an artifact of the electronic throttle? Just a dead spot in the torque curve? The Atkinson cycle?
Have others noticed this?