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Light shudder under hard acceleration from a stop

3.2K views 12 replies 8 participants last post by  901Rover  
#1 ·
I finally got around to test driving a demo model (23" wheels). I wanted to bring up one thing to those who have driven them and experienced the following:

During the test drive, I accelerated rapidly from a stop going up an on-ramp and I noticed a slight shuddering from the driveline in first/second gear. Has anybody else experienced this? Could it be from the wheels and not the driveline? I was expecting 100% smooth, but this was definitely noticeable, albeit subtle.
 
#9 ·
I'm waiting for someone to chime in that has taken delivery to confirm the ability to disabled it still exists. However, if that button functions the same way, you have to activate it (thereby deactivating the start/stop system) every time you start the car. With the current button being on the vehicle settings screen you have to navigate to that screen (unless its your default, which for me it is not and don't want it to be). It would have been nice if at a minimum it was a physical button on the center console somewhere - even better would be for it to remember your last setting, like Porsche does and some other manufacturers.
 
#10 ·
OP here - this thread is going south LOL. Just to be clear, I had the auto stop/start deactivated when this happened, so I'd like to hear about that condition only. The auto stop/start should be discussed in a new thread. This thread is just to discuss the shudder. I realize there aren't many of these cars on the ground yet, so this post may be a bit too early.