What s your best 0-60 with the IS350 F-sport
05-13-14, 09:58 PM
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Couple of questions:
1. What model do you have? My car is a 3IS 350 F-Sport. It works every time.
2. Are you in manual mode? (Silly question, but I had to ask).
The TC will turn off temporarily but just pressing the button quickly (or while moving) but will re-engage after 30mph. So if you didn't hold the button down for 3 secs and didn't get the TRAC light on the dash, it's going to auto shift after you launch due to being re-engaged after 30mph.
This quick TRAC disable feature is more for situations like getting stuck in sand/snow or going up a steep incline in the snow/rain.
1. What model do you have? My car is a 3IS 350 F-Sport. It works every time.
2. Are you in manual mode? (Silly question, but I had to ask).
The TC will turn off temporarily but just pressing the button quickly (or while moving) but will re-engage after 30mph. So if you didn't hold the button down for 3 secs and didn't get the TRAC light on the dash, it's going to auto shift after you launch due to being re-engaged after 30mph.
This quick TRAC disable feature is more for situations like getting stuck in sand/snow or going up a steep incline in the snow/rain.
Can you take a video and show us?
I pressed more than 3 second and the TRAC will kick back in after 30 or 50mph.
I cannot fully disable it.
05-14-14, 05:33 AM
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05-14-14, 08:20 AM
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Couple of questions:
1. What model do you have? My car is a 3IS 350 F-Sport. It works every time.
2. Are you in manual mode? (Silly question, but I had to ask).
The TC will turn off temporarily but just pressing the button quickly (or while moving) but will re-engage after 30mph. So if you didn't hold the button down for 3 secs and didn't get the TRAC light on the dash, it's going to auto shift after you launch due to being re-engaged after 30mph.
This quick TRAC disable feature is more for situations like getting stuck in sand/snow or going up a steep incline in the snow/rain.
1. What model do you have? My car is a 3IS 350 F-Sport. It works every time.
2. Are you in manual mode? (Silly question, but I had to ask).
The TC will turn off temporarily but just pressing the button quickly (or while moving) but will re-engage after 30mph. So if you didn't hold the button down for 3 secs and didn't get the TRAC light on the dash, it's going to auto shift after you launch due to being re-engaged after 30mph.
This quick TRAC disable feature is more for situations like getting stuck in sand/snow or going up a steep incline in the snow/rain.
Got on it various times from various speeds in each gear 1 through 3. It autouphifted for me every single time.
So yeah, this car does not hold gears at all, ever. I have not been able to make it bounce off the revlimiter once and I have tried many times.
05-14-14, 08:58 AM
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So once again I've confirmed it. Held down the TC button for a few seconds to get the idiot light to show up on the gauge cluster as well as TRAC OFF in the center display. Car in Sport+ mode, transmission in M mode.
Got on it various times from various speeds in each gear 1 through 3. It autouphifted for me every single time.
So yeah, this car does not hold gears at all, ever. I have not been able to make it bounce off the revlimiter once and I have tried many times.
Got on it various times from various speeds in each gear 1 through 3. It autouphifted for me every single time.
So yeah, this car does not hold gears at all, ever. I have not been able to make it bounce off the revlimiter once and I have tried many times.
This is strange. Maybe it's model dependant or dependant on country?
My USDM 3is 350 F Sport doesn't do this. It gives me absolute control over the transmission with TRAC totally disabled.
Have you tried the pedal dance for the hell of it?
05-14-14, 10:00 AM
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I can add to the confirmations that you CAN bounce off the rev limiter. Tried this yesterday: I had car in Park, pressed TRAC OFF button for 5 seconds or so until the orange TRAC OFF warning symbol lit up on the dash. Put car in Sport mode, put transmission in M, then depressed accelerator completely to the floor and held it there. Car bounced off rev limiter in first gear for 1 or 2 seconds until I pulled the paddle shifter, then it hit the rev limiter briefly again in second gear when I pulled the paddle to upshift right before it hit redline.
2014 IS350 F-Sport, no performance mods yet.
Didn't try to see if the car would shift automatically if you continuously bounce off the limiter for a long time though, or if it made a difference if it wasn't full throttle.
2014 IS350 F-Sport, no performance mods yet.
Didn't try to see if the car would shift automatically if you continuously bounce off the limiter for a long time though, or if it made a difference if it wasn't full throttle.
05-14-14, 11:09 AM
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I live in Texas, so yeah, it's a USDM car. 2014 IS350 F Sport. Bought it back in October 2013.
It's something I kinda want to bring up to service, but at the same time, I cant' see them really taking me seriously when I say I want this changed.
I have a copy of TechStream at home and I've hooked it up once and looked around briefly to see if it's configurable through there, but it didn't appear to be. Maybe I'll give it another looksee.
It's something I kinda want to bring up to service, but at the same time, I cant' see them really taking me seriously when I say I want this changed.
I have a copy of TechStream at home and I've hooked it up once and looked around briefly to see if it's configurable through there, but it didn't appear to be. Maybe I'll give it another looksee.
05-14-14, 12:31 PM
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I can add to the confirmations that you CAN bounce off the rev limiter. Tried this yesterday: I had car in Park, pressed TRAC OFF button for 5 seconds or so until the orange TRAC OFF warning symbol lit up on the dash. Put car in Sport mode, put transmission in M, then depressed accelerator completely to the floor and held it there. Car bounced off rev limiter in first gear for 1 or 2 seconds until I pulled the paddle shifter, then it hit the rev limiter briefly again in second gear when I pulled the paddle to upshift right before it hit redline.
2014 IS350 F-Sport, no performance mods yet.
Didn't try to see if the car would shift automatically if you continuously bounce off the limiter for a long time though, or if it made a difference if it wasn't full throttle.
2014 IS350 F-Sport, no performance mods yet.
Didn't try to see if the car would shift automatically if you continuously bounce off the limiter for a long time though, or if it made a difference if it wasn't full throttle.
Darn. I can confirm then that this is only for the F-sport models. I put it in sport mode with traction control disabled and it auto upshifts for me. Bummer for me.
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05-14-14, 01:39 PM
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I live in Texas, so yeah, it's a USDM car. 2014 IS350 F Sport. Bought it back in October 2013.
It's something I kinda want to bring up to service, but at the same time, I cant' see them really taking me seriously when I say I want this changed.
I have a copy of TechStream at home and I've hooked it up once and looked around briefly to see if it's configurable through there, but it didn't appear to be. Maybe I'll give it another looksee.
It's something I kinda want to bring up to service, but at the same time, I cant' see them really taking me seriously when I say I want this changed.
I have a copy of TechStream at home and I've hooked it up once and looked around briefly to see if it's configurable through there, but it didn't appear to be. Maybe I'll give it another looksee.
We should probably start a new topic on this alone. We're way off track and it'll make searching for this info easier in the future.
05-14-14, 05:11 PM
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05-14-14, 10:21 PM
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That is odd people can't get traction control to stay off during their drive. I don't do the Konami pedal dance. I hold button down for 8-10s (though I think 5s works) and it stays off just fine. It's great since the car doesn't feel so locked in. Also the throttle response doesn't seem to lag as much in Normal mode with TRAC OFF.
Also surprised people can't bounce off the rev limiter. Not my preferred way of driving as it feels like wasted time/power but it's definitely possible. The Smoking Tire's video review even shows this.
IS350 F-Sport RWD ...but I don't think that matters.
Also surprised people can't bounce off the rev limiter. Not my preferred way of driving as it feels like wasted time/power but it's definitely possible. The Smoking Tire's video review even shows this.
IS350 F-Sport RWD ...but I don't think that matters.
