During starting, I let go of the brakes and let the car creep for a few meters before pressing the accelerator.
BHPian jkaushik recently shared this with other enthusiasts:
DCTs and Turbo engines make one a better driver.
Apologies for the blanket statement, but it certainly made me a better, sedate driver.
How u ask?
I had heard about DCTs being a bit laggy in city conditions n during slow initial pickup speeds. Now I m experiencing it first hand in my new Alcazar Signature DCT.
So to protect my precious twin clutches, I am following certain best practices:
1. During starting, I let go of the brakes and let the car creep for a few meters before pressing the accelerator. This will prevent slipping of clutch. Outcome: no agressive pickups
2. No sudden acceleration in the initial 10-15 meters. DCTs anyway are laggy, so no point. If I want to have fun, I do it in speeds above 20kmph. And boy this 1.5 turbo petrol just flies. Also overtakings are so effortless and push it harder, it will push u back in ur seat. Anyway, that’s not the point.
3. Turbo petrols are extremely sensitive to driving style. So normally to extract the most efficiency, I have started driving even more sedately and this engine n gearbox has surprised me in that regard. I can easily extract ~20kmpl in highway conditions at speeds around 75-80kph. Outcome: even more sedate highway n city driving because I constantly monitor the efficiency and feel like extracting more and more. It became a compitition with self to better myself. (See pic)
Pics of the mileage I achieved with an expert right foot
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