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Sonata is Jumpy off start - hard to drive when slippery

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The Sonata seems to hold the upshift if there is a lot of wheel spin. This allows more torque to be applied instead of the Traction Control System intervening by cutting the throttle or upshifting thereby reducing wheelspin (My FWD Veracruz does a better job in this aspect). And yes... I do use winter rubber. Using the manual mode and starting in second gear does help reduce the torque.
 
Sometimes its hard to be light on the throttle when other are impatient behind you. The traction control just seems to be lacking in the throttle cutting during front wheel spin. It will apply the brake if one wheel spins more compared to the other side but not in the front to back wheel speed difference. I also use the ECO mode which does help a tad.
 
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