And no sporty car these days can have any self-respect without a mode button, and here it's mounted on the steering wheel. Choices: Slippery, Normal, Sport and Track. It affects the usual stuff: throttle map, ESP threshold, sound enhancement. Add the Performance or Track packs and these unlock more damper bandwidth too. Because the diff is electrically controlled, you also get more lock-up (and hence more torque steer) in the Sport and Track modes. The new servo also allows sharper brake response in the upper modes. ...
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