sport / dynamic ??

I have yet to see/hear any V8 owners stating that their car has launch control, but I have read many threads in different forums claiming that the V8 do not have it - including several that frequently uses their V8's for quartermile testing.

I have tried with mine with the same result.
Do not confused launch control function with "manually" holding the car with the brake at the same as you apply the throttle...(which is what is done in the previous post video).

With launch control mode engaged, it will be displayed at the screen.

If anyone can show a pic of that function displayed in a V8, I will be the first to admitt I am wrong.

But it's not likely to happen ;)
 
Arne said:
I will be the first to admitt I am wrong.But it's not likely to happen ;)
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Hi Arne, its not important who's 'correct' or 'wrong' . Did you think of the possibility that manual V8's don't have LC ?

In the posted video, you see exactly the same as with the LC that I have : car in dynamic mode, left foot on the brake,
right foot on the throttle revving to 1500RPM and then release the brake and floor the rigth foot, when the display
says 'launch control active' ...

It's logical you can not hold one foot on the brake and the other on the throttle in a manual as you need a 3rd foot
for the clutch... :mrgreen:
 
And my manual (book) says to select either D or S, which aren't available on a manual (transmission).
When I find a suitably quiet straight bit of road I'll give mine a go.
 
There are no manual V8s either.

I agree it's not important who's right or wrong. What's right is whats important. And that is there are no launch control (or manual) F-type V8.

This subject has come up in different F-type forums every year since 2014, and the result is always the same...
 
 
Arne,

Thanks for the documentation, but i'm not reading through 6 full threads..

Patience is a virtue undervalued.. ... I'll wait untill scm tried his own experiment.. ;)
 
Dan_Veluwe said:
Arne,

Thanks for the documentation, but i'm not reading through 6 full threads..

Patience is a virtue undervalued.. ... I'll wait untill scm tried his own experiment.. ;)
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Dan,

Reading through posts/threads like that is how you learn more about the F-type ;) And you would learn how the dynamic launch control technically works on the V6, and why it's of no use on the hefty 680Nm torque V8.

Over the 4 years of F-type ownership (and being a long time petrolhead on 2 and 4 wheels), I must have read thousand threads or more about the F-type - and hopefully learned a lot :)

But I am absolutely ready to learn more, so if I am sometimes wrong, I am happy to learn whats right.

However in this case I am unfortunately shure I am right.
 
Well, I tried, and when the jury came back - no launch control. Seems all I have to do is floor the brake with the left foot and then swap feet on the floor. Oh, and hang on the steering wheel. ;)
 
scm said:
Well, I tried, and when the jury came back - no launch control. Seems all I have to do is floor the brake with the left foot and then swap feet on the floor. Oh, and hang on the steering wheel. ;)
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Congrats Arne.. .. you are right.. :lol:
 
Dan_Veluwe said:
scm said:
Well, I tried, and when the jury came back - no launch control. Seems all I have to do is floor the brake with the left foot and then swap feet on the floor. Oh, and hang on the steering wheel. ;)
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Congrats Arne.. .. you are right.. :lol:
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No needs for any congrats. What was needed was sorting out what is facts ;)

That is some of what these forums are for. Learning from each other and sharing experience 🙂
 
I also tried this last night and whilst there was a degree of excitement as I was catapulted towards the horizon there was nothing displayed about launch control.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that the transmission was optimised in such a way that although there is no launch control on the v8 it will always balance grip and power to ensure the getaway is as fast/clean as possible.

If you want proper launch control borrow a Nissan GTR...
 
I assume its a gimmick anyway ; with al the electronics on board one can hardly go wrong by flooring the throttle from stationary..
Some weeks ago I almost missed a curve doing 110kmh on a country lane. No time to brake , just steer... A brief shudder of vector
control and some breaks slightly helping, no drama, just go... Brilliant !

It did slide over all fours... :mrgreen:
 
I find using both Sport and a Dynamic together a bit too lairy unless I’m seeing off an M3 or similar, so I tend to drive a lot in just Dynamic in D not Sport as Dynamic sharpens it up a lot on it’s own and opens the baffles as well...

Anyone else drive this way?
 
Yes agreed Dan, but for normal driving I tend to leave it in Dynamic now instead of just Drive as it’s a whole lot more fun, gear changes are sharper and even tickover sounds meaner, whereas before I would normally drive in D around town,

I tend to use sport on open country roads, btw just came back from Pitlochry was an amazing drive, the Cheetah speed camera detector spotted all the average speed cameras was worth every penny.
 
You can use the paddles in D with or without Dymanic mode if you've configured the car that way. One thing Sport gives you is the ability to shift with the stick as well as the paddles. And in Sport manual mode the car won't upshift for you, or return to auto mode after several seconds of gear shift inactivity.
 
I’m told speed camera detectors are still legal to use in the U.K. at the moment

https://www.speedcamerasuk.com/speed-camera-detector-legal.htm

But you are correct in other countries it is an offence to use one
 
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