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launch control
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Launch control helps a car get off the line as quickly as possible by managing power and wheel spin, so you can start racing faster.
Technical Definition
Launch control is a vehicle feature that optimizes traction and acceleration from a standstill, often used in racing to achieve the fastest start.
Hear It Discussed
"...615 pound feet of torque with launch control. Then the turbo goes to 844 horsepower"
The New Season Of Cars, Young & Rich, Obsession Paralysis | Episode 1,022 Everyday Driver Car Debate
"No launch control No traction control It still did 3, 6 to 60"
All the cars we're still desperate to drive #298 The Intercooler
"If you do a full bore launch control through four gears, it is violently fast."
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Episodes Mentioning "launch control"
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The Avants Podcast
The New Season Of Cars, Young & Rich, Obsession Paralysis | Episode 1,022
Everyday Driver Car Debate
163: ZF 8HP: The Automatic Everyone Wants?
Tuned In
We Just Spent The Most We Ever Have On A Classic Car! | Ep. 340
TFL Car Chat
S2 Ep36: Buying The World's FASTEST Super Saloon, And Ferrari Have Gone MAD!
The AutoAlex Podcast
Volvo EX60 1st Drive and Interviews with Lindsay Tingström and Florian Mockenhaupt, CUPRA Raval 1st Drive and Interview with Toni Gallego, Ford Ireland Supports Irish Tradespeople and Opel Ireland launches Mokka GSE
Nevo EV News Podcast
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown
Bloomberg Hot Pursuit!
RAM’s new Rumble Bee line of street performance trucks.
CarCast
Here's Everything You Want To Know About The New HEMI And Hellcat Powered Ram Trucks! | Ep. 332
TFL Talkin' Trucks
S3, E93 - Return of the Sport Truck
The Truck Show Podcast
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