GR86 GR86 - The “Auto Zone”

Fancy not having at least one auto demo in the entire country. What a joke.
 
Todays update, neutral to snow mode getaways are odd, shift to d and it goes then realises its in snow mode and shifts straight to 2nd so a bit kangaroo style

Pdc beep turns the stereo down, also puts shaded boxes on the camera, not sure if the manual has them or not

I’ve always wanted a car with power folding mirrors, ive not used them once yet

Frosty black looks good
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@Swizzle , plenty of frost there. Wonder if the box needs a short time to adjust , most Autos I’ve had set off in second unless they were in sport 🤔
 
Pretty sure in In normal or sport it starts in 1st, snow should be gone on Sunday so will be able to find out
 
GT86 starts with 1st and progresses quickly to 2nd when it is not in snow mode.
In snow mode it is always starts at 2nd. You can test it by playing with paddle shifters to trigger gear read out while in motion and say stop at traffic light. The display should show 2nd while stopped. Also in snow + manual gear mode it clearly shows 2nd while stopped. I assume GR should be no different.
 
I did a few more trips yesterday, tried the reverse auto braking against a snow pile, i braked before it did, tried switching to manual in standard drive at a standstill and it starts in 1st, severe ice warning today so might give it a rest, will be back on commuting duty tomorrow morning,

Yesterdays thoughts; does it have drls, why is there no 12v socket exposed, why is there no passenger grab handle and why does one end of the screen demister have a raised screw cover and the other end a flat one?

Car is slowly turning brown
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Swizzle said:
I did a few more trips yesterday, tried the reverse auto braking against a snow pile, i braked before it did, tried switching to manual in standard drive at a standstill and it starts in 1st, severe ice warning today so might give it a rest, will be back on commuting duty tomorrow morning,

Yesterdays thoughts; does it have drls, why is there no 12v socket exposed, why is there no passenger grab handle and why does one end of the screen demister have a raised screw cover and the other end a flat one?

Car is slowly turning brown
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Did you also try and set it to snow mode and start with the manual mode? It should start with 2nd gear in snow mode.
It should have DRL set the light stalk to "Auto" and the car should also feature auto high beams in the night.
Only autos have this. Did you manage to test the auto high beams? The headlights also swivel right and left as you turn the steering wheel according to the marketing spec.
12V socket is hidden in the glove box. It is at buried at the bottom and you may need a torch to see it.
GT86 used to have very nice grab handles on the doors and I agree this car is missing it sadly. It seem they removed them to make way for a bigger bottle holding space!
 
Ersakus said:
Did you also try and set it to snow mode and start with the manual mode? It should start with 2nd gear in snow mode.
It should have DRL set the light stalk to "Auto" and the car should also feature auto high beams in the night.
Only autos have this. Did you manage to test the auto high beams? The headlights also swivel right and left as you turn the steering wheel according to the marketing spec.
12V socket is hidden in the glove box. It is at buried at the bottom and you may need a torch to see it.
GT86 used to have very nice grab handles on the doors and I agree this car is missing it sadly. It seem they removed them to make way for a bigger bottle holding space!
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Yep starts in 2nd in snow mode, which is odd as it auto accelerates to 8mph in snow mode but only 5mph in normal,
lights do move, they do a little dance when you start up, mine have been set to auto and im sure i didnt see any drls the auto high beam hasn’t kicked in but apparently its part of the eyesight system so has to have perfect conditions for them to work,
12v socket may solve my dashcam supply issues as i have no intention on hardwiring
Lack of grab handles could be annoying on trackdays
 
Can confirm it does have Drls and puddle lights, left snow mode at home today so had a play with manual mode, paddles are good, nicely weighted and placed, gearstick is slightly odd as in pulling it towards you changes down and away from you changes up but shifts are nicely quick
 
Swizzle said:
Can confirm it does have Drls and puddle lights, left snow mode at home today so had a play with manual mode, paddles are good, nicely weighted and placed, gearstick is slightly odd as in pulling it towards you changes down and away from you changes up but shifts are nicely quick
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Glad you’re enjoying it , I’m looking at around 9 weeks to go 🤞 Its that long since I got rid of my Golf R I’m sure I’ll have lost the “instinct” on changing gear one particular way with the selector , I tend to use the paddles in “manual” mode. Are they black or silver, hard to make out from the photos 🤔
 
Manual shifter is something I got used to. It is useful when turning the steering wheel as one loses which peal is which say at a roundabout. Apart from the roundabout situations I always use the pedal shifters in my GT86. Put it in sport mode to force it to prefer lower gears. I think with the GR allegedly sports mode makes more fake noise
 
@Swizzle I know you are still running in but does the box blip on manual down changes 🤔 maybe need over 4k rpm for it to do it 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
AndyRC said:
@Swizzle I know you are still running in but does the box blip on manual down changes 🤔 maybe need over 4k rpm for it to do it 🤷🏻‍♂️
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I haven’t noticed it doing that, will check, have noticed that you can use sport and snow while in track mode
 
Swizzle said:
I haven’t noticed it doing that, will check, have noticed that you can use sport and snow while in track mode
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Probably only does it for rev matching at higher RPM. 🤔 Anymore discoveries over the last few days 🤔
 
Did a bit of cross country and motorway stuff today;
Still not sure about the downshift blip but the revs definitely come up quicker on a downshift than they drop on an upshift,
Its happy to wag its tail if you’re heavy with your right foot,
Fake sound is noticeably louder in sport mode,
32mph per thousand rpm in 6th, by my quick maths its good for 240mph 🤣
Auto braking is not pleasant, approaching and odd + junction near where i live doing ~30mph, car in front is turning about 120 degree left, i’m going 90 degree right, i’m braking but well clear and turning away, computer didn’t like it, lane departure, obstacle warning then emergency braking applied, pedal drops away from your foot and the abs goes mental, will have to see if that becomes a regular occurance then it will be getting switched off,
Mpg has settled at about 26😬
 
Swizzle said:
Did a bit of cross country and motorway stuff today;
Still not sure about the downshift blip but the revs definitely come up quicker on a downshift than they drop on an upshift,
Its happy to wag its tail if you’re heavy with your right foot,
Fake sound is noticeably louder in sport mode,
32mph per thousand rpm in 6th, by my quick maths its good for 240mph 🤣
Auto braking is not pleasant, approaching and odd + junction near where i live doing ~30mph, car in front is turning about 120 degree left, i’m going 90 degree right, i’m braking but well clear and turning away, computer didn’t like it, lane departure, obstacle warning then emergency braking applied, pedal drops away from your foot and the abs goes mental, will have to see if that becomes a regular occurance then it will be getting switched off,
Mpg has settled at about 26😬
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The collision avoidance “stuff” can be unpredictable on any makes , not something I’m a fan of How many miles have you done so far 🤔
 
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