Hey McLaren - Add a new feature on the steering wheel - 'shift mode'.
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Better- Maybe an update on the 750S? -Elva/Artura binnacle😀This would be more useful than waiting 8 seconds between manual to auto modes or leaning over to try to press the button, or upgrade the transmission to go back to auto without waiting 8 seconds .... like the AMG GTR BS
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why? either you pick manual or auto not pick two?This would be more useful than waiting 8 seconds between manual to auto modes or leaning over to try to press the button, or upgrade the transmission to go back to auto without waiting 8 seconds .... like the AMG GTR BS
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I mean come on, he doesn’t want to lean over to push a button. Oh the horror.
.... because sometimes the car 'hangs' in gears too long, in a higher gear, after slowing down.
When i am having 'fun' in the car, on a country road, i don't want to take my hands off the steering wheel.
The steering on these car gets quite lively, during 'spirited driving'..... 'she' does not like cross winds!
press the active button and track for the powertrain as well as the handling button and leave in AUTO.
Get a senna . From memory ; it reverts to auto from auto/manual in 2 seconds and not 8 like the other mclarens (this is too long for race tracks and will make you stay in manual ) ….
the other improvements that can be made…. When holding the paddle to downshift ; it’ll Go into first gear (matches up gear with the speed)….. the only marque that doesn’t do this is Aston Martin (among the cars that I’ve tried )…. Aston Martin won’t go below second gear and will only go in first gear if the car comes to a dead stop .
the other improvements that can be made…. When holding the paddle to downshift ; it’ll Go into first gear (matches up gear with the speed)….. the only marque that doesn’t do this is Aston Martin (among the cars that I’ve tried )…. Aston Martin won’t go below second gear and will only go in first gear if the car comes to a dead stop .
Lamborghini STO -
Trofeo (race/track mode equivalent to mclarens )…- it’s manual mode only (no auto )
STO mode (sport equivalent on mclarens )…. Auto and manual shifting is available . However , if you’re in manual and about to hit the limiter then the car will upshift for you … it does not allow you to hit the limiter )
Trofeo (race/track mode equivalent to mclarens )…- it’s manual mode only (no auto )
STO mode (sport equivalent on mclarens )…. Auto and manual shifting is available . However , if you’re in manual and about to hit the limiter then the car will upshift for you … it does not allow you to hit the limiter )
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They've solved the problem to everyone's satisfaction with the Elva/Artura design that @eMcL posted above. Steering wheels with control buttons is what put me off the competition when I was buying, the only time I notice the delay in switching back to Auto is when I'm driving my Phaeton and occasionally use the paddle shifters for downshifts. In the McLaren, the only time I drive in Auto mode is for about ten yards up the alley when I realize I've forgotten to push the Active button.
So which 720 did you wind up buying?This would be more useful than waiting 8 seconds between manual to auto modes or leaning over to try to press the button, or upgrade the transmission to go back to auto without waiting 8 seconds .... like the AMG GTR BS
McLaren does not want to follow Ferrari with too many ‘controls’ on the steering wheel. McLaren’s approach is to add the binnacle with easy finger reach controls. Perhaps you could take a test drive in an Artura to get a feel for what is coming …
A new spider .... so far 2150 fun miles in one week
Your car was high on my list, but my kids wanted a spider.
I test drove an Artura a couple of months ago, great car, i guess i need to go back and look at the controls.
The suspension and transmission dials are separate.
fwiw; 99.9999999% of your miles and 100% of just about everyone else's miles would not have any type of mode change in suspension and/or transmission settings on the fly.
The biggest improvement (imo) over the years is engaging the lifter. (artura has it in the most simplest way and they would have taken feedback from past and current customers to make this change).
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I don't have a 720s but a 650s and I do see what he's kinda saying. For me I wished the car's auto-manual mode upshifted automatically so for 40 or 60 rolls I wouldn't have to press the button as soon as I start. It is not a big deal but it would be nice.
My preference, on the street, is to control the shifting at low to mid rpm using the paddles, but at high rpm, it shifts automatically, so i can focus on driving and not bouncing off the rev limiter.
On the track, i may get used to listening for the rpm limit and changing based on sound, but i still want to focus on the road and not on any display!
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Correct and I found that to be very useful when we were doing some spirited driving a few weeks back. I wasn’t familiar with the power band of the car and it was a pleasant surprise when it upshifted. I said to myself “Ok, that’s the spot on the rev counter to remember”.
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