Vivid101

Temp 83 degrees @ Great Lakes Dragaway in Wisconsin.

Best ET of the night:

60' - 2.174
1/8th - 9.278 @ 76.83
1/4 - 14.327 @ 96.97

Best MPH was 98 MPH with a 14.349 ET.
2.155 60' on that run.

Traction control off
Sport + mode
1/4 tank of gas
spare tire out of the car
brake torque off the line

Shift points are much higher when you put it in Manual mode. The computer still shifts for you so you don't need to touch the paddles.

all in all I was a little disappointed. I was hoping for a 14.0 or a 13.9X

Maybe when it is cooler.

My buddy ran his 2012 BMW 550 and clicked off a 13.39 @ 105.

EZZ

When you put it in Sport+ mode with traction control off, the car won't shift it for you in manual mode for the RWD version. I've bounced it off the limiter before.

Vivid101

I was not aware of that on the RWD. Basically the paddles are useless on the AWD when you have the gas on the floor. Normal driving they work great.

Mike200T

Did you have Trac off (push the Trac button once) or completely disabled (hold the Trac button down for 5-7 seconds)?

Vivid101

yep. trac off on all but one run. forgot to turn it off. Was not worth posting that ET though... it was a 14.5XX or something.

Mike200T

You may get a better time if you completely disable the trac (hold down the trac button for 5-7 seconds), that should help with the launch off the line. Also not sure if it holds true on the AWD model but when trac is completely disabled, the computer will NOT auto-shift for you. If you do the shifting and let it rev a little higher than the auto-shift points that may also help your time. Dropping a few pounds of air out of your tires will also help with off the line traction and help your time.

EZZ

Probably related to the programming on the 8 speed vs 6 speed. The paddles work well on the 8 speed. People seem to be getting better times using the paddle shifters.

Vivid101

I may try it again in the fall. I definitely did not hold it down. My c6 vette had that same option. Hold it for 5 seconds and it turns all the features off.

Vivid101

Well the hold the button for 5 seconds works. I can get about another 500 rpm in each gear shifting with the paddles before it hits the rev limiter.