NapalmEnema
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- Alex
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- 2017 M2, 2022 Audi RS3, ex2019, now 2021Type R!
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I've had a long line of performance cars, a large majority of them stickshift, some dual clutch / standard auto. I'd put the 'feel' of driving a stock Type R at the top of my list of owned cars, followed by my old 2005 WRX and 2008 STi, and trailing that my 2014 EVO.
Before I came to own a Type R I read a lot about it. I saw many mentions of 2nd gear grinds - slow off the line and not fun under 45mph and such. I approached the car with an open mind, honestly just looking to get a fun car that would have some utility to it over my other vehicles.
What I did find after getting it is that - if driven imprecisely you can cause yourself some of the issues people frequently have issues with. This is a drivers car - a car that requires finesse to get the most out of it.
Here are a few common issues I feel are sometimes (not all the time) created by driver error -
- 2nd gear grind -
I thought I had this, and if I drive the car improperly, it would certainly appear that I do. But once I learned the car, got comfortable with the car, I've not had it once since I just used some precision when driving. You can't SPEED SHIFT to second. You can certainly get there very quickly, but you have to MAKE SURE you clutch is all the way depressed or you will get a grind.
- No power / too much wheel spin in 1st and 2nd to be effective in daily traffic
This, being a drivers car, requires input and skill to get the most out of it. You can't stomp on it from the line and hope to beat a mini van. But with some finesse and properly easing into the power you can zip around in this car quite aggressively even from a stop. I've found that rolling onto the throttle in a smooth motion until about 65-75% depressed then rolling a bit onto the throttle instead of just going 100% when into 2nd as well allows you to maintain the bleeding edge of traction and still be moving along well ahead of the pack. I've had many Subaru's and an EVO and I put the Type R - properly driven - at or even with the STi/WRX and ahead of the EVO when talking daily traffic driving acceleration off the line against normal cars doing normal things. Will the Type R win a 0-60 dragrace against any of the cars above when launched? Nope. But is it that type of car? Not really
I guess I made this thread to try and help those that have had issues with these aspects of the car. Sometimes to address a problem you should try approaching what you're doing in a slightly different way. This is a wonderful car, one of my favorite of all time. But you have to get good / used to something to get the most out of it. I rarely get wheel spin unless I mess up, and when you spin wheels you're not going anywhere lol. Practice makes perfect!
Happy motoring all
Before I came to own a Type R I read a lot about it. I saw many mentions of 2nd gear grinds - slow off the line and not fun under 45mph and such. I approached the car with an open mind, honestly just looking to get a fun car that would have some utility to it over my other vehicles.
What I did find after getting it is that - if driven imprecisely you can cause yourself some of the issues people frequently have issues with. This is a drivers car - a car that requires finesse to get the most out of it.
Here are a few common issues I feel are sometimes (not all the time) created by driver error -
- 2nd gear grind -
I thought I had this, and if I drive the car improperly, it would certainly appear that I do. But once I learned the car, got comfortable with the car, I've not had it once since I just used some precision when driving. You can't SPEED SHIFT to second. You can certainly get there very quickly, but you have to MAKE SURE you clutch is all the way depressed or you will get a grind.
- No power / too much wheel spin in 1st and 2nd to be effective in daily traffic
This, being a drivers car, requires input and skill to get the most out of it. You can't stomp on it from the line and hope to beat a mini van. But with some finesse and properly easing into the power you can zip around in this car quite aggressively even from a stop. I've found that rolling onto the throttle in a smooth motion until about 65-75% depressed then rolling a bit onto the throttle instead of just going 100% when into 2nd as well allows you to maintain the bleeding edge of traction and still be moving along well ahead of the pack. I've had many Subaru's and an EVO and I put the Type R - properly driven - at or even with the STi/WRX and ahead of the EVO when talking daily traffic driving acceleration off the line against normal cars doing normal things. Will the Type R win a 0-60 dragrace against any of the cars above when launched? Nope. But is it that type of car? Not really
I guess I made this thread to try and help those that have had issues with these aspects of the car. Sometimes to address a problem you should try approaching what you're doing in a slightly different way. This is a wonderful car, one of my favorite of all time. But you have to get good / used to something to get the most out of it. I rarely get wheel spin unless I mess up, and when you spin wheels you're not going anywhere lol. Practice makes perfect!
Happy motoring all
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