I have always driven cars with a manual transmission, and so I am just now getting used to my new QV with the automatic transmission. Everything seems fine with the transmission, but compared to a manual the throttle response seems to lag when starting from a dead stop. Once it gets going the motor has loads of power, but it's just in the first few moments when the gas pedal is pressed that the response is sluggish. I tried all of the driving modes and the result is the same. Has anyone else noticed this with their QV? I am used to the instant throttle response that comes with a manual transmission, and I'm a little disappointed in comparison.
I don' think this is being caused by turbo lag. Instead, it seems like the computer is a little slow in responding when the gas pedal is pushed. My old car has a normally aspirated 3 liter engine with 220 HP, and it responds instantly when the gas pedal is pressed. (BTW, I noticed the same lag in throttle response with the Maserati Ghibli.)
I think there are companies that make after-market throttle boosters, so maybe something like that would improve the throttle response. Does anyone know if a booster is available yet for the QV?
I don' think this is being caused by turbo lag. Instead, it seems like the computer is a little slow in responding when the gas pedal is pushed. My old car has a normally aspirated 3 liter engine with 220 HP, and it responds instantly when the gas pedal is pressed. (BTW, I noticed the same lag in throttle response with the Maserati Ghibli.)
I think there are companies that make after-market throttle boosters, so maybe something like that would improve the throttle response. Does anyone know if a booster is available yet for the QV?