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First test drive and thoughts

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Yeah, the clutch is quite "wonky". When I am in normal mode, it's not as bad, but when I try shifting quickly in Sport Plus mode, 1st to 2nd shifts are hard to modulate, especially with the throttle sensitivity. I think I will quick shift to 2nd or just pull out in 2nd in Sport plus mode, unless I am trying to take off real quickly.
After the test drives today where I got a solid hour between both PP and non-PP I still think the clutch is odd but I did start to get used to it. Hell, when I was leaving the dealership in my car, for the first time, my clutch actually felt really heavy to me. I finally understood what some people had said about the s197 clutch's being heavy. All about perspective I guess.

But I do think after a few hundreds miles I'd more-or-less figure out the weird S550 clutch. But 1st to 2nd was tough even after I got used to it. I just couldn't find a way to make that transition smooth.
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