1st gear redline hits before 7k RPM?
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1st gear redline hits before 7k RPM?
FL c63s being in the sportiest settings in manual mode (supersport digital cluster) I feel like shifting from 1st to 2nd the redline comes before 7k. Feels like at 6750-6800 I hit the limiter.
Not sure if the supersport cluster doesn't show proper RPMs or the RPM needle is too slow.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Not sure if the supersport cluster doesn't show proper RPMs or the RPM needle is too slow.
Has anyone else experienced this?
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2019 C63CS
I honestly don't pay attention to the redline per se. I go by the shift lights and when the dash flashes all red it's time to shift. The 1st gear is very short, so chances are from when you look and by the time the rev limiter hits you are already 200-300 rpm higher. I don't think the redline is actually lower in 1st gear, but the shfit recommendation may come earlier, because of how the power falls off closer to redline. There isn't much of an advantage to take it all the way to redline depending on the next gear ratio. The turbos run out of steam up there.
EDIT: In this Carwow video you can see what I mean. With race start and automatic mode, the transmission shifts around 6800 rpm for fastest acceleration. In 1st gear it actually shifts at around 6200 rpm even.
EDIT: In this Carwow video you can see what I mean. With race start and automatic mode, the transmission shifts around 6800 rpm for fastest acceleration. In 1st gear it actually shifts at around 6200 rpm even.
Last edited by superswiss; Nov 8, 2020 at 09:55 PM.
