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Old 09-02-2013 | 11:24 AM
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That's one thing I think should be updated in the car. The default mode should be sport, with two buttons, 1 for fuel econ, which is the normal mode, and 1 for sports+. The hesitation is definitely a software issue. You can duplicate the issue over and over by doing this:
1. Accelerate normally from a red light and watch where the car shifts from second to third.
2. At the next stop, accelerate the car normally for a split second then floor the car.
3. You'll notice at the RPM that the car shifted from second to third, the PDK disengages second to go to third, but then suddenly reengages second gear.
 

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Old 09-02-2013 | 11:42 AM
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Right from delivery day I've used Sport and Sport + all the time once the oil temperature gets over165'F. Sport + in the city, Sport on the highway. Always in manual mode (I treat the PDK sort of like a sequential manual transmission).

Something to have checked is does your car have the latest iteration of the PDK software? When mine was updated a month ago the shifts became even sharper in all modes.

Never had the "hesitation" issue but then perhaps this is not the same issue with the X51 Powerkit option?
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 11:43 AM
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She's going to be thrilled!
Wish that were the case but unlike me, cars don't thrill her. If it were up to her, she'd be chauffeured around and would sit in the back seat, the way it was when she grew up in Latin America.
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 12:25 PM
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Never had the "hesitation" issue but then perhaps this is not the same issue with the X51 Powerkit option?
Not sure but it shouldn't make any difference. X51 provides additional benefit only at higher rpms...
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 12:50 PM
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Have you considered switching over to Michelin Pilot Supersports? Those Pirellis are overpriced garbage that I refuse to have on my car :P
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by flyanddive
That's one thing I think should be updated in the car. The default mode should be sport, with two buttons, 1 for fuel econ, which is the normal mode, and 1 for sports+.
Good thought: two buttons, fast and slow.
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 02:01 PM
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I just set the Comfort Entry/Exit setting and boy, that sure helps ingress and especially, egress.
Indeed brilliant that comfort setting.
But I'm somewhat surprised you find the seats hard. Maybe you haven't found the right settings yet ? I found one were it supports all my body parts from my knees upward to my shoulders. That way it minimizes pressure points (dispersing total pressure/load over a bigger surface) and will lessen your feeling of them being too hard too maybe ?
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 02:11 PM
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It's not so much the firmness of the seat as it is the hardness of the console and door arm rest that my legs rest against.
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by nbrigdan
Have you considered switching over to Michelin Pilot Supersports? Those Pirellis are overpriced garbage that I refuse to have on my car :P
+100

My dealer charges $700 to replace a Pirelli, $300 for a PSS. The PSS is a superior tire all around, once I switched, I noticed a marked difference right away.
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by flyanddive
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My dealer charges $700 to replace a Pirelli, $300 for a PSS. The PSS is a superior tire all around, once I switched, I noticed a marked difference right away.
Totally. Also, this isn't just a subjective thing, Pirelli's are proven crap: http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 08:27 PM
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If I could be certain that the Michelin Pilot SS would be quieter (I'm already convinced they are superior in every other way), it'd justify discarding the P Zeroes and spending $1500 to replace them with the Pilots. Otherwise, trying to convince the wife that it's a good idea to replace the original tires with only 300 miles on them is gonna be a really hard sell.
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SanibelSpeed
If I could be certain that the Michelin Pilot SS would be quieter (I'm already convinced they are superior in every other way), it'd justify discarding the P Zeroes and spending $1500 to replace them with the Pilots. Otherwise, trying to convince the wife that it's a good idea to replace the original tires with only 300 miles on them is gonna be a really hard sell.
Just do it without telling her
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 08:41 PM
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She pays the credit card bills so there's no way to get that past her!
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SanibelSpeed
She pays the credit card bills so there's no way to get that past her!
Haha damn! I'd just sell the pirelli's, then tell her I can't drive the car with no tires! (Plus you can get some money to go towards the PSS)
 
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Old 09-02-2013 | 10:15 PM
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Totally. Also, this isn't just a subjective thing, Pirelli's are proven crap: http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
PSS #1 and PP0 #9...yuck!
 


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