its all power when, u hit the accelerator the engine goes over 3,500 rpm which turns the turbo on that. thats all i could think of.


GL

 

Sounds like your pressing too hard on the pedal. Lighten up!

 

sounds pretty normal to all the subarus i have driven, outbacks, legacys, imprezas. all manuals. they all kind lurch forward at slow speeds, and in traffic like you mentioned. i wouldn't worry about it.
-PJ

 

It is a high end motor that sucks in traffic.

It will take VERY good clutch skill to smooth it out. It is virtually inpossible to smooth it out though. Get good at not having to let off the gas peddle and that helps.

Edit: I actually end up with a bunch of semis creeping along behind me in traffic because I leave space so that I don't have to stop rolling. Takes some practice but easy to learn. When the trucks start lining up behind you, you know you are there because they have the same problem but WAY worse than you.

Tim

 

same thing happens in my honda. if you go too slow(1.5k) getting close to idle, and dont put the clutch in(but not getting close to stalling), it will lurch more than say you were at 2.5k. even when just depressing the pedal gently

 

Maybe I'm crazy, but it sounds like you're just feeling slack in the drivetrain (cv's, driveshaft, etc.)

When the car is coasting, this would put the drivetrain in the middle of its "play". When you press on the gas, all the slack in various parts is taken up, and this makes the car lurch forward. When you let off the gas, all the parts go to the opposite extreme of their play before slowing down the car, making the car lurch backward.

Like I said, I might just be crazy, but this is my guess.

 

I really believe that it's a matter of finesse.
Some folks have it, some don't!

Without it your clutch action will never be very smooth.

 

if none of the above works, just trundle in second...

 

I have an 03 and yeah I noticed it too... it's just matter of clutch usage, and if you don't use it, you'll feel the car lurch

 

This guy has the right idea. Most "sporty" cars are geared such that 1st is just to get the car rolling, and 2d is the gear you actually want to be going slow in.