Power increase with Race mode versus individual mode (with Race settings)?
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Power increase with Race mode versus individual mode (with Race settings)?
Has anyone with a C63S Coupe noticed a significant power increase in Race mode?
99% of the time, I use individual mode with all settings in Race, M mode, and the softest suspension setting (I have a little over 1300 miles).
I was doing a short road trip from Boston to NY yesterday and decided to throw it into regular race mode in Automatic - I put my foot down at about 60 and the car jumped forward and pinned me back in the seat - it felt like I had just gotten a 30-40 HP bump as the car never pulled that hard before, even in lower gears.
Has anyone had similar experiences? I know with the Coupe that M mode actually changes the torque delivery so it's more linear up top, so maybe that's what it was (I drive in M almost all the time)? Either way, that one pull completely rewired my brain as I honestly thought the car was a bit down on power previously.
99% of the time, I use individual mode with all settings in Race, M mode, and the softest suspension setting (I have a little over 1300 miles).
I was doing a short road trip from Boston to NY yesterday and decided to throw it into regular race mode in Automatic - I put my foot down at about 60 and the car jumped forward and pinned me back in the seat - it felt like I had just gotten a 30-40 HP bump as the car never pulled that hard before, even in lower gears.
Has anyone had similar experiences? I know with the Coupe that M mode actually changes the torque delivery so it's more linear up top, so maybe that's what it was (I drive in M almost all the time)? Either way, that one pull completely rewired my brain as I honestly thought the car was a bit down on power previously.
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I remember hearing the same of a 15-20 hp increase, but did you not say you went from race Manual to race auto? That should not be a change unless it just shifted down to a lower gear when you hit it and in manual it would not.
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Maybe the settings in my individual mode got messed up/cleared and the settings aren't actually in race even though it's indicated?
