Quote Originally Posted by cupnoodle View Post
Thanks for the re-assurance. I was getting a little paranoid about destroying my engine.

On another note, my 1st gear feels really weak, even up to 5000rpm. Is this the case for everyone else too? I can rev it up to 5000 on first and still have the slowest launch at the lights. Am i suppose to quickly up-shift to 2nd to get the power? (It's not that i wanna race, but the person behind me always gives me death stares and signs of impatience/frustration. They'll overtake at any given opportunity at warp speed and stare)
Are you using full or part throttle in 1st gear? Acceleration is not linear with accelerator position because it is a DBW car. You'll have to press the pedal about 3/4 to fully to the floor to get the acceleration. When taking off from stop, pressing the equivalent of say 30% on a cabled throttle would probably be only 10-20% on the Euro's DBW. It's programmed like that so that you can accelerate smoothly from a stop.