Launch control
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Unhingd (01-21-2015)
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Because I "believed" it would be fitted to the R coupe, given it was in my owners manual, and the car is otherwise fully optioned.
If I was sure at the time, I would have said "I can confirm it is fitted". However, given it was 10:55pm, it was not my inclination to go starting the car to find out for sure, and wake up the children, the dogs or the neighbours in the process.
If that distinction is lost on you, let me help with an analogy that might be more relevant for you.
As defined in the dictionary, to "believe" is to "have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so".
Noting your rather abrupt, exclamation ridden retort to my initial post, and observing you are located in London, one would "believe" you speak English as a primary language, and could understand the nuances of said language. However, this would be an assumption based on simple facts, and one would have no absolute proof that the assumption was correct without further evidence to evaluate.
However, you were kind enough to supply such further evidence through your subsequent post, which demonstrated that, whilst you have a predilection for pedantry, you lack some appreciation of the difference between a belief and a confirmed piece of knowledge. So the initial "belief" on my part that you had a full interpretive appreciation of the English language was flawed - my apologies. I stand corrected.
Oh, and as an aside, during more civilized daylight hours when I was less likely to draw the ire of my neighbors - canine and human, I went and tested the R Coupe for dynamic launch, and it is NOT a feature of that model. That is a FACT rather than a belief.
If I was sure at the time, I would have said "I can confirm it is fitted". However, given it was 10:55pm, it was not my inclination to go starting the car to find out for sure, and wake up the children, the dogs or the neighbours in the process.
If that distinction is lost on you, let me help with an analogy that might be more relevant for you.
As defined in the dictionary, to "believe" is to "have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so".
Noting your rather abrupt, exclamation ridden retort to my initial post, and observing you are located in London, one would "believe" you speak English as a primary language, and could understand the nuances of said language. However, this would be an assumption based on simple facts, and one would have no absolute proof that the assumption was correct without further evidence to evaluate.
However, you were kind enough to supply such further evidence through your subsequent post, which demonstrated that, whilst you have a predilection for pedantry, you lack some appreciation of the difference between a belief and a confirmed piece of knowledge. So the initial "belief" on my part that you had a full interpretive appreciation of the English language was flawed - my apologies. I stand corrected.
Oh, and as an aside, during more civilized daylight hours when I was less likely to draw the ire of my neighbors - canine and human, I went and tested the R Coupe for dynamic launch, and it is NOT a feature of that model. That is a FACT rather than a belief.
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ndabunka (11-22-2017)
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Uh, the V6 has no trouble burning rubber on launch. I would venture to guess that 90-plus percent of V8 buyers never even bothered to drive a V6 FType and are making assumptions about it absent any knowledge whatsover.
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I have owned cars with 197hp, 225hp, 333hp, 345hp, 400hp, 501hp, 550hp and 560hp. All RWD and all capable of burning rubber. More hp has always been harder to launch.
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All F-Types have traction control (DSC) to prevent wheel spin when it is turned on. Launch control (activated by holding the brake and gently prodding the throttle ) raises the stall speed on the torque converter to allow engine to remain within the peak torque rpm range (>2000rpm for example). This applies max torque through the drivetrain immediately upon takeoff. Maximum acceleration in a lesser powered car will occur with launch control activated and DSC left on (read: no wheel spin). The V8 has plenty of torque at any engine speed not to require fiddling with the torque converter stall speed. The V6 would benefit the most. This, of course, does not apply to the 6 speed since 1) no torque converter, and 2) the driver controls the "stall speed" with the clutch.
Last edited by Unhingd; 01-21-2015 at 11:16 AM.