Went to VIR for 2 days, so didn’t get to put any more miles on the car until today. Interestingly the track event was shared with the Ferrari CCR race series. I’ve always admired the 458/88 styling, but I must say the GT just blows it away – there’s not a bad angle on this car, every way you look at it just puts a smile on your face!
Scoped out some smooth pavement and ran the car in Track mode for the first time today. Wow :thumbsup Sport mode is fantastic on the road, but based on a brief exploration, the throttle response and DCT calibration for up and down shifts in Track mode is nothing short of wonderful. You definitely notice being lower and the car feels so connected to the ground -- I tried a couple of constant radius 270* exit/entry ramps and the car just sticks and exudes confidence. Can’t wait to try it on the track! One point worth noting, you need to select Park to exit Track mode, so any street based experimentation needs to be carefully planned ahead…..
I mentioned before that throttle response in Sport mode is excellent, which it is, however I’m finding normal mode more appropriate for bumpy low speed driving (e.g. Subdivisions), to avoid unintended acceleration from the bumps in rough Michigan roads as my foot unintentionally moves the accelerator a touch with the bigger bumps!
300 miles and 50% of break-in complete and the car will go for its first wash in the next day or two (any excuse for another drive!)
The rearview camera, being very low, gives a really cool view when backing up onto driveways (I also need to dust as well as wash):
Scoped out some smooth pavement and ran the car in Track mode for the first time today. Wow :thumbsup Sport mode is fantastic on the road, but based on a brief exploration, the throttle response and DCT calibration for up and down shifts in Track mode is nothing short of wonderful. You definitely notice being lower and the car feels so connected to the ground -- I tried a couple of constant radius 270* exit/entry ramps and the car just sticks and exudes confidence. Can’t wait to try it on the track! One point worth noting, you need to select Park to exit Track mode, so any street based experimentation needs to be carefully planned ahead…..
I mentioned before that throttle response in Sport mode is excellent, which it is, however I’m finding normal mode more appropriate for bumpy low speed driving (e.g. Subdivisions), to avoid unintended acceleration from the bumps in rough Michigan roads as my foot unintentionally moves the accelerator a touch with the bigger bumps!
300 miles and 50% of break-in complete and the car will go for its first wash in the next day or two (any excuse for another drive!)
The rearview camera, being very low, gives a really cool view when backing up onto driveways (I also need to dust as well as wash):
