am I missing something? can't do a power braking burnout
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From: Fl
You have to remember what Yaguchi, the chief engineer, designed this car for. He wanted a car that any driver, of any skill level, will be able to drive quick(ly), relative to their skill level. This is why we have a tiered traction control system. This is why in sports s mode, the car doesn't allow any wheel slippage but in sports s+ you have to do a little bit of opposite lock, in expert mode you can drift up to 30 degrees and then you have everything off for the true experts out there.
It's a system where the car grows with you according to what you are capable of. So if you step into the car for the first time and drive it in normal mode, you'll find it very safe, very comfortable and easy to drive. Because it was designed that way. You need to step up to the sports s+/expert modes to really get the true feel of the vehicle, particularly if you have the skill level to match.
When I'm on a winding mountain road, I put the car in sports s mode (not even s+), slalom and I still have a hoot. I know my skill level isn't quite there yet, if the car starts to oversteer I may not catch it in time so I leave the nannies on. Maybe one day I'll have the training and guts to go full Initial D. In the meantime, self-preservation kicks in way before the tyres start to give way.
It's a system where the car grows with you according to what you are capable of. So if you step into the car for the first time and drive it in normal mode, you'll find it very safe, very comfortable and easy to drive. Because it was designed that way. You need to step up to the sports s+/expert modes to really get the true feel of the vehicle, particularly if you have the skill level to match.
When I'm on a winding mountain road, I put the car in sports s mode (not even s+), slalom and I still have a hoot. I know my skill level isn't quite there yet, if the car starts to oversteer I may not catch it in time so I leave the nannies on. Maybe one day I'll have the training and guts to go full Initial D. In the meantime, self-preservation kicks in way before the tyres start to give way.
The civic comment was a joke c'mon now..... the car is very fast but I wouldn't say it's a rocket.
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The TVD will run a 4.2-4.3, hit 177 mph in around 38 seconds--enough of a rocket for 99 percent of the drivers and more than most will ever experience. In the hands of a capable driver, the car is a precise weapon.
The V8--a world-class masterpiece of engineering. Yes, it is not a Bugatti Veyron.
The V8--a world-class masterpiece of engineering. Yes, it is not a Bugatti Veyron.
It feels sluggish to me for what it is... 467hp should feel faster... Don't get me wrong the car is fast and I do love it but I honestly expected more for the power the car makes and I know it has something to do with all the safety systems holding it back, or maybe it's the weight... it's like it is fast but it won't let you feel it! And by the way I never said the IS350 was faster at all
I know this but I still feel like they went a bit too far with the restriction. I feel like the traction control kicks in way before it should and it slows down the car too soon, it doesn't even let the car come close to breaking the tires loose (it's a good thing so you don't loose control but takes away performance and fun from the car), on both my IS350 and GS350 as soon as the tires start to loose grip is when the traction control kicks in. When I drove the RC-F, I couldn't even make the tires chirp at all even at WOT but again, I didn't get into the "expert" mode and it was a brand new car with brand new tires etc etc... I still love the car and I'm still going to get it when I trade in my IS as I want a nice fast car with luxury for my daily driver.
The civic comment was a joke c'mon now..... the car is very fast but I wouldn't say it's a rocket.
I know this but I still feel like they went a bit too far with the restriction. I feel like the traction control kicks in way before it should and it slows down the car too soon, it doesn't even let the car come close to breaking the tires loose (it's a good thing so you don't loose control but takes away performance and fun from the car), on both my IS350 and GS350 as soon as the tires start to loose grip is when the traction control kicks in. When I drove the RC-F, I couldn't even make the tires chirp at all even at WOT but again, I didn't get into the "expert" mode and it was a brand new car with brand new tires etc etc... I still love the car and I'm still going to get it when I trade in my IS as I want a nice fast car with luxury for my daily driver.
The civic comment was a joke c'mon now..... the car is very fast but I wouldn't say it's a rocket.
Last edited by ISF001; Apr 16, 2016 at 05:13 PM.
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From: Fl
The TVD will run a 4.2-4.3, hit 177 mph in around 38 seconds--enough of a rocket for 99 percent of the drivers and more than most will ever experience. In the hands of a capable driver, the car is a precise weapon.
The V8--a world-class masterpiece of engineering. Yes, it is not a Bugatti Veyron.
Testing the new Lexus RC F with RingTaxi.de - YouTube
The V8--a world-class masterpiece of engineering. Yes, it is not a Bugatti Veyron.
Testing the new Lexus RC F with RingTaxi.de - YouTube
I don't have it either but it works for me. Put it into park, switch to sport +, press and hold the trac off button for 3-4 second, it should show on your dashboard trac off + car with squiggly lines off and expert mode NOT showing, put it into M1 with your foot on the brake, not too hard and not too soft on the brake and then ease into the throttle, you should be able to do a burnout. I was able to do this at the drag strip today in the water box and no lockout with 1st gear! 
Last edited by RCFormante; Apr 16, 2016 at 07:03 PM.
Well I can't call it a rocket 'cause I also drive a 500+rwhp 300zx Twin Turbo which is much faster, so I'm with that 1% of drivers. Cars like the Veyron and the Porsche 911 Turbo S is what I would consider rockets but the RC-F is still a very fast car, specially with all the luxury and comfort it has which is why I like it
The reason it doesn't feel fast to you, it's because the interior of the car is very quiet and the car is very rigid, due to the frankenstein nature of the car. When you are going like 70 MPH, it feels like you are going 30 MPH. When the performance mods starts to come in, you get to feel the performance through the sound.
And yeah, to the person saying it's sluggish, I also have an 800+ rwhp supra (watch below) which is not slow by any means, the RCF is a rocket to me
Last edited by JT2MA71; Apr 17, 2016 at 08:25 PM.
Driver
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You have to pedal dance, then feather the brake pedal. The front brakes can and will hold the car still for a burnout with a feather touch of the brakes, assuming you don't go over 15% input.
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yup,
the trick appears to be the sequence in which you put the car into the right mode.
first put the car into manual, then turn to sport+, then press and hold traction control, don't go into expert, go past expert into all off mode.
the trick appears to be the sequence in which you put the car into the right mode.
first put the car into manual, then turn to sport+, then press and hold traction control, don't go into expert, go past expert into all off mode.
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The reason it doesn't feel fast to you, it's because the interior of the car is very quiet and the car is very rigid, due to the frankenstein nature of the car. When you are going like 70 MPH, it feels like you are going 30 MPH. When the performance mods starts to come in, you get to feel the performance through the sound.