M-DCT driving videos

SMSgt B · 04-06-2008, 03:33 AM

As I promise, here are 3 videos I took while driving. I know they are not the best, but I hope you can see/hear when I hit the paddle vs rpm engine change. I hope you enjoy it because it was a PITA to accomplish with 1 hand

try doing that without M-DCT...

Revin9k · 04-06-2008, 04:01 AM

awesome vids! makes my decision 6mt or DCT much harder =(

footie · 04-06-2008, 04:17 AM

What S? mode were you in?

DonM3 · 04-06-2008, 05:10 AM

Awesome vids. Very much appreciated.

j|rz44 · 04-06-2008, 05:59 AM

Fricken RED LINE that FuHKaH!
C'mon WtF?

gorun · 04-06-2008, 06:09 AM

Awesome videos man! Thanx for the effort. The second video is pretty impressive, the upshifts from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th seem particularly quick and smooth. I didnt notice any major camera jerk. What are the settings you are using in the videos?

dawgdog · 04-06-2008, 06:50 AM

Thanks for sharing. I saw nothing which makes me question my decision to order DCT. Also I liked the extended FR leather.

footie · 04-06-2008, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by gorun

Awesome videos man! Thanx for the effort. The second video is pretty impressive, the upshifts from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th seem particularly quick and smooth. I didnt notice any major camera jerk.

That's why I asked the question of manual mode being used as it seemed very smooth for someone holding a camera in one's hand.

Very impressive, plus very quick.

gadget · 04-06-2008, 07:41 AM

Sweet. Thanks fo taking the time to do this.

THE JEDI · 04-06-2008, 07:51 AM

you rock dude

spark146 · 04-06-2008, 07:58 AM

Absolutely terrific. We all greatly appreciate the way you've let us share in the fun!

adamr · 04-06-2008, 08:21 AM

videos are gone ...

SMSgt B · 04-06-2008, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by footie

What S? mode were you in?

First vid was D5 and 2nd and 3rd were S-5.

SMSgt B · 04-06-2008, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by adamr

videos are gone ...

They should be there...I just played them.

monsta · 04-06-2008, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by gorun

Awesome videos man! Thanx for the effort. The second video is pretty impressive, the upshifts from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th seem particularly quick and smooth. I didnt notice any major camera jerk. What are the settings you are using in the videos?

very smooth indeed....thanks for posting and the effort...soon you'll be able to redline and the vids will get better b/c the exhaust will be screaming!!! it sounded great thanks again

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Originally Posted by adamr

videos are gone ...

no they are there, try again

adamr · 04-06-2008, 08:31 AM

ok can play them again ... thanks soooo much for going out of your way to take those videos for us ... DCT seems so awesome ... makes me glad i went with this choice ... PS: the car picks up speed amazingly quick even though you not red-lining ... damn!!!!

monsta · 04-06-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SMSgt B

First vid was D5 and 2nd and 3rd were S-5.

cool, I'm meant to ask, how is it in the rain? I know you weren't going WOT and keeping with in the rev range...couldn't tell if it was heavy rain but I'm sure there have been other times were you drove it in the rain, so how does it handle?

reinaldo335 · 04-06-2008, 08:34 AM

awesome

M3Bond · 04-06-2008, 08:40 AM

thanks very much!

SMSgt B · 04-06-2008, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by monsta

cool, I'm meant to ask, how is it in the rain? I know you weren't going WOT and keeping with in the rev range...couldn't tell if it was heavy rain but I'm sure there have been other times were you drove it in the rain, so how does it handle?

In the vids I was doing my damnest to stay within the breakin...funny part is the 1st vid in D-5. You can see it wanted to go above but I had to just stay there and make it shift. No problems in the rain. You might think it is crazy but traveling above 100mph in the rain is normal here. It handles perfectly. We just back from Triberg (southern Bavaria) and it was snowing like hell. Thank God we left when we did, just started sticking. I didn't want to test it..

rai · 04-06-2008, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SMSgt B

First vid was D5 and 2nd and 3rd were S-5.

very cool.

so D5 is the quickest automatic mode?

I'm happy I changed my order.

I have some doubts about spending so much on the car since I could buy a Corvette for a fraction of the cost of my loaded M3, but this DCT makes the car seem even more special.

rai · 04-06-2008, 08:53 AM

first video was d5 how did you get it to not shift at redline? I mean is it cos you were at part throttle?

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gorun Lieutenant 46 Rep 528 Posts Drives: W166 ML63 PP Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where the roads are crap... iTrader: (0)	Awesome videos man! Thanx for the effort. The second video is pretty impressive, the upshifts from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th seem particularly quick and smooth. I didnt notice any major camera jerk. What are the settings you are using in the videos? Last edited by gorun; 04-06-2008 at 08:24 AM..
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