obeykube
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- Long Island, NY
- V-Series Cadillac(s)?
- 2024 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing
Howdy y'all
So, just a PSA. Picked up my 2024 CT4-V B.W. on Friday in Delaware and drove it back to Long Island. I have watched so many reviews and read so many posts on this forum, I'd figure I knew everything about this car and was actually kind of afraid of it not impressing me since nothing was going to be a surprise. My god was I wrong. This car is unbelievable. I love it like a child. ANYWAY...back to the PSA.
For anyone that picks their car up new and has this 500 miles break in period, not sure if it was unique to my car/my driving, but if you have rev match on, and for whatever reason the car thinks you are shifting into a gear low enough that the rev match RPM would exceed the 4.5k limit of the break in procedure, the car will just straight up cut the engine. I replicated this 3 times on accident just because I was trying to break the habit of my GTO where neutral was vague and I shimmied the stick to make sure, doing that made the computer think I was trying to go into 1 or 2 I guess while going 60 and said "no" and just cut power to the engine completely. Only way to get it back online was to stop the car on the shoulder of the road and restart it. I admit it was porbably me with the whole "neutral shake" thing, (which I have now made myself de-learn lol) or maybe it's just a my car thing, but just wanted to share what happend so everyone has a heads up. Steering and braking worked and all systems, just cut engine power. Still pretty scary though!!! Like I said once I learned what was going on I was able to replicate it pretty consistantly, and just turned off rev match and also stopped wiggling the stick like an idiot, but rev match is pretty darn sensitive in these cars. It doesn't trigger when you get into gear, it feels like it triggers as soon as there is even THE SLIGHTEST movement towards that gear.
I could just be an idiot (very real possibility) but wanted to share. NO fault of the car probably, just some funky programing and old driving habits. Thanks!
So, just a PSA. Picked up my 2024 CT4-V B.W. on Friday in Delaware and drove it back to Long Island. I have watched so many reviews and read so many posts on this forum, I'd figure I knew everything about this car and was actually kind of afraid of it not impressing me since nothing was going to be a surprise. My god was I wrong. This car is unbelievable. I love it like a child. ANYWAY...back to the PSA.
For anyone that picks their car up new and has this 500 miles break in period, not sure if it was unique to my car/my driving, but if you have rev match on, and for whatever reason the car thinks you are shifting into a gear low enough that the rev match RPM would exceed the 4.5k limit of the break in procedure, the car will just straight up cut the engine. I replicated this 3 times on accident just because I was trying to break the habit of my GTO where neutral was vague and I shimmied the stick to make sure, doing that made the computer think I was trying to go into 1 or 2 I guess while going 60 and said "no" and just cut power to the engine completely. Only way to get it back online was to stop the car on the shoulder of the road and restart it. I admit it was porbably me with the whole "neutral shake" thing, (which I have now made myself de-learn lol) or maybe it's just a my car thing, but just wanted to share what happend so everyone has a heads up. Steering and braking worked and all systems, just cut engine power. Still pretty scary though!!! Like I said once I learned what was going on I was able to replicate it pretty consistantly, and just turned off rev match and also stopped wiggling the stick like an idiot, but rev match is pretty darn sensitive in these cars. It doesn't trigger when you get into gear, it feels like it triggers as soon as there is even THE SLIGHTEST movement towards that gear.
I could just be an idiot (very real possibility) but wanted to share. NO fault of the car probably, just some funky programing and old driving habits. Thanks!