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Old 06-25-2009, 11:03 AM   #95
CarbonFiberSS-RS
 
Drives: IBM Carbon Fiber Stripes & GFX
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Podunk, Washington
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Talking 2nd Gear Start Only for Sport & D Modes

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Originally Posted by avro206 View Post
I can't wait to race an L99---I might win.

First I heard about them starting off in 2nd gear--that sucks!
The L99 6-speed automatic only starts off in 2nd if you are in A position, or if you are in M position running in Sport mode. If you are in M and run with the Trip-Tronic you can kick it into 1st with a flick of the left flip-off finger.

Heck all the LS3 got was a six-speed manual, L99 owners got three transmissions in 1.

1) D position = Lazy Day driving, don't spill my beer
2) M position = Very Fast w/ high-rev shift-up/hard braking shift-down aggressively (finished with my beer, but my flip-off fingers are tired)
3) M+Trip-Tronic = six-speed manual without "Launch Control" to piss you off

Can't beat that.

Kevin
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