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From a dead stop start
D (Drive) - starts you out in 1st gear everytime.
M (Sport) - starts you out in 1st gear everytime.
M (Manual/Tapshift) - starts you out in 2nd gear - must tap down to 1st.
One of the issues with D (Drive) is a rolling start. If you roll off the line gently, the transmission jumps up to 2nd gear. If you're going slow enough (less than 10 mph or so), you can slam the accelerator to the floor and get the transmission to drop you back to 1st. If you're going faster than 10-15mph or so when you go wide open throttle, you're stuck in 2nd gear.
But if go full throttle from a dead stop, you will always start in 1st gear.
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