This is my only real dislike of the car , and it effects 185's just as much as the earlier 165's, mines done it from the day I bought the car in 2010 ( its an 06 model) and its true some owners suffer it and some dont . As far as i am aware no one has found a definitive cure for it, I believe the delay is due to the torque converter/gearbox , not the lack of engine response, if you floor it and watch the tacho the revs will rise instantly before the car actually moves forward , the best answer someone gave , was because the box is adaptive it takes a while to alter its mode, so if youre a spirited driver the box will respond imediatly ( no delay ) but if you drive sympathetically ( like an old f*rt or me) the car will be slow to react initially , this to me makes the most sense , although Ive never noticed any sport/eco differences with the xc box like I did with my previous car, an s80
Dave
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