Have you tried double tapping the gas pedal?

[dusman59]

This would be good for ones that don't have paddles. I just hit the left paddle twice going to pass and ease down with the right foot. This gives more control rather than just flooring it.

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[souljer]

Had my car two years and still learning new things about it. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Dark Sprite]

I tried this out this afternoon in normal and track modes, and for the most part couldn’t get consistent results but I would say the following:

- in normal and track mode a single quick tap on the accelerator dropped one gear fairly consistently.

- in track mode double press did not react (other than to make the car accelerate twice as you would usually expect)

- in normal mode the response was more varied: occasionally it would do nothing, other times I saw a 3 gear drop (I have continuous gear display on) and the most I saw was a drop from 10th to 5th! Based on this I’d say it’s likely dropping to a gear that puts you into a certain RPM range rather than dropping a set number of gears.

Will continue to play with it this week.

 

[Starship Enterprise]

Thanks for the report Sprite!! I also noticed less of a result in Track mode but didn't explore it as much as you did. I think because Track mode is designed to hold a gear longer under acceleration to begin with?

I am amazed at how few people know this (including me until 2 days ago) and there's no mention of this feature in the manual. I really was bracing myself for a ton of replies saying "No sh!t"....lol.

Makes me wonder if this is considered an Easter Egg like the hidden horsies around the car. Is the double tap really a "Giddy Up"?!?!

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