Is 340 1st gear useless?

pz619 · 04-08-2016, 10:13 PM

Agree. Try sport +. That seems to be the sweet spot in both my previous f30 and current f22 when looking for some slip but not a wild burnout.

Vegetable · 04-08-2016, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

it's always hilarious when i see someone just stomping on the gas in a prius

How can you tell?

eluded · 04-08-2016, 11:42 PM

So today I put it in sport plus mode and hammered on it. Finally, the car did not cut all the mad torque in first gear. Somehow the POS S0000001's RFTs managed to hold the asphalt and the car rocketed ahead. As the tach swung past 4000 the acceleration was mind-boggling and a granny shifting into second resulted in a nice second gear chirp. It was awesome. Made my day.

JJS · 04-09-2016, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by drive335

I'm in a 335 but noticed the same thing. First gear seems to be way too short.

But that's so handy when forced to crawl in heavy traffic at 6km/h.

2015M4inCT · 04-09-2016, 06:32 AM

Sport + is the key. Have fun.

bimmercar · 04-09-2016, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by eluded

So today I put it in sport plus mode and hammered on it. Finally, the car did not cut all the mad torque in first gear. Somehow the POS S0000001's RFTs managed to hold the asphalt and the car rocketed ahead. As the tach swung past 4000 the acceleration was mind-boggling and a granny shifting into second resulted in a nice second gear chirp. It was awesome. Made my day.

yep. i did sports plus in manual mode on my x-drive 8AT, 1st gear was fun, lots of power and torque, from 3-6,000 rpm, sounded great, then upshift to 2nd with exhaust burble, fun

F32Fleet · 04-10-2016, 04:52 PM

BMW's never have been or will they ever be 0-60 cars.

donkey · 04-10-2016, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by F32Fleet

BMW's never have been or will they ever be 0-60 cars.

Most BMW's actually go from 0-60 all the time

eluded · 04-11-2016, 09:36 PM

ok, today in sport + mode it was still cutting out the fun in 1st and 2nd gear, so i had to turn off everything, all the electronics, and drive like men used to drive back in the day. It was awesome, managed to light them up and keep them spinning thru 2nd, was glorious.

F30_SixSpeed · 04-11-2016, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by eluded

ok, today in sport + mode it was still cutting out the fun in 1st and 2nd gear, so i had to turn off everything, all the electronics, and drive like men used to drive back in the day. It was awesome, managed to light them up and keep them spinning thru 2nd, was glorious.

haha agreed... very fun

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pz619 Brigadier General 3279 Rep 3,256 Posts Drives: F87 M2C 6MT, Tesla 3 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: San Diego iTrader: (1)	Agree. Try sport +. That seems to be the sweet spot in both my previous f30 and current f22 when looking for some slip but not a wild burnout.
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eluded 2JZ-GTE 3032 Rep 3,992 Posts Drives: 340 6MT, 50e, others Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Sofia iTrader: (0)	So today I put it in sport plus mode and hammered on it. Finally, the car did not cut all the mad torque in first gear. Somehow the POS S0000001's RFTs managed to hold the asphalt and the car rocketed ahead. As the tach swung past 4000 the acceleration was mind-boggling and a granny shifting into second resulted in a nice second gear chirp. It was awesome. Made my day. __________________ A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
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2015M4inCT Private First Class 96 Rep 199 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	Sport + is the key. Have fun.
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F32Fleet Lieutenant General 3570 Rep 10,351 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southeastern US iTrader: (0)	BMW's never have been or will they ever be 0-60 cars. __________________ "Drive more, worry less. " 435i, MPPK, MPE, M-Sport Line
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eluded 2JZ-GTE 3032 Rep 3,992 Posts Drives: 340 6MT, 50e, others Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Sofia iTrader: (0)	ok, today in sport + mode it was still cutting out the fun in 1st and 2nd gear, so i had to turn off everything, all the electronics, and drive like men used to drive back in the day. It was awesome, managed to light them up and keep them spinning thru 2nd, was glorious.
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