Ah, I hate the way traction control works in this car. It is the most aggressive system I have ever seen. It is constantly cutting power all the time! I just got owned by a crappy S4 because DSC was flashing like a christmas tree. I mean at first I was like "oh yeah, car is so powerful that's why", but my M5 never did it any of this. DSC on that car would only kick in if I were going WOT in 1st gear. That car has much more power and torque than the M3, so i dont get it.
I want to clarify, its 2nd to 3rd I am complaining about. 1st gear is utterly useless, but I wouldnt complain as much if 2nd gear worked fine.
Yes you can turn the traction control off, but I am never going to do that in public roads. MDM makes no difference in straightline acceleration scenarios, it allows more slip on drifting.
My take is, BMW made the DSC so aggressive to give room for improvement in competition package. I wish there was a way to tweak the parameters using an aftermarket tune.
By the way, launch control is almost always smokey burnout, but thats going to have its own thread.
I want to clarify, its 2nd to 3rd I am complaining about. 1st gear is utterly useless, but I wouldnt complain as much if 2nd gear worked fine.
Yes you can turn the traction control off, but I am never going to do that in public roads. MDM makes no difference in straightline acceleration scenarios, it allows more slip on drifting.
My take is, BMW made the DSC so aggressive to give room for improvement in competition package. I wish there was a way to tweak the parameters using an aftermarket tune.
By the way, launch control is almost always smokey burnout, but thats going to have its own thread.