Could it just be from ESC being off? With being RWD drive I can see that happening. Heck I have AWD and I havent tried launch control since supercharging

 

What type of pavement were you on?
Temp conditions?

Try concrete surface if you can. Stay away from "shiny" asphalt surfaces.

 

I was on pretty rough asphalt so I was surprised it broke loose that much. The car went almost sideways to the right then the left as I tried to control it, but I had to let off before I even got out of 1st gear.

 

Also if you our still on stock pzeroes that could play a part as they suck at gripping. I changed mine to Michelins PS4 soon after getting car, huge improvement

 

Yes I have stock tires. As far as the ESC being off, I thought it had to be turned off to activate launch mode? Can you do a launch with it left on?

 

RWD will do that.........

 

Endemic to the 580 is wheel spin at launch. To prevent loss of control, sideways movement, ESC must be on and you need to replace the tires to Corsa. You will still experience wheel spin. It is unavoidable and ultimately was one of the factors in upgrading to the Performante.

 

I think you will get best results by not using launch control. I would just put in sport M mode and it will shift at redline for you

 

I’ll give it a try next weekend.

 

I’ve got a 580-2. Haven’t tried Launch Control yet. So fast without it haven’t felt the need. However, after reading this I’m going to need to find a save road somewhere with wide shoulders so I can give this a go and report back. I’ve got security cameras in the car, so the attempt will be videoed as well.

 

I was lucky that I picked a wide street with no parked cars. It scared the crap out of me.

 

I’m on Sport Cup 2 Michelins and have used it a bunch on my 580 on the street and dragstrip. I’d say it’s broken loose violently maybe once. Most of the time it’s very controlled.

 

Also, make sure you tires are heated up. Do a couple of small burnouts prior to launch.

 

I'm lucky my past cars are cam and head vipers lol. I never use launch control though. I think it takes off without it just fine. For RWD this car is so civilized. sticky tires, corsa and redline shifts should have you in 10s.

 

Yeah, RWD launches are always much harder than AWD launches.

Warmed-up tyres, bone-dry, bump-free roads, semi-empty petrol tank and sticky rubber are vital, to get the best out of it.

The 580-2 should do 0-60mph in 3.3secs with launch.

 

488 and 720S with more HP and torque have no issues with wheel spin at launch. Puzzling why Lamborghini cannot solve this problem with the 580.

 

I will have to do some experimenting with launching my car. It all started because I wanted to see what race exhaust and an ECU tune would do to my 0-60. I definitely feel more torque low end and more pull high end. Huge difference.

 

Try to turn off the pedal box and try.

 

I as wondering about that, I’ll see if that being off makes a difference.

 

5k seems too high. I'd just experiment without LC. Maybe 2500 to 3500. 3.3 seconds posted above seems slow. I should go do a run at the strip and report back. Still havent tested the stock 580. I can tell its plenty faster than the stock 645hp viper and for me, I launch really well but never use LC and never dumping the clutch around 5k. 5k on proper tires MAY be ok but isnt surprising it spins when compared to a 5k launch for AWD. I agree with the above post on the 720s and pista as they are very dialed in from what I hear using LC.

My 16 SRT 5500lb Jeep grand Cherokee with NA 475hp does 4.3 seconds 0 to 60, my X5m is good for 3.7 with 567hp so I think there isnt a ton of data on the 580s. It should run 3 flat easy imo unless I'm drastically missing something

 

It's the ECU tune. The traction control is not the same as on the AWD cars and it cannot handle well the additional torque.

 

I think the ECU tune could have something to do with it. It might have altered some things. Like the rpms going to almost 5K, that seemed excessive.

 

I don't even floor mine from a stop, and I get an insane amount of wheel spin with 60-90% throttle. (Even when tires are super warm). I still have the stock P-zeros. Going to be swapping the rears to P4S as they are almost worn down, so we'll see after that. I haven't launched the car for fear of loosing control, and likely won't ever. If I had any of the other AWD models, I'd feel a lot more comfortable. I gotta say though, that feeling of when the wheels break loose (in a safe setting) can be exhilarating.

 

Wheel spin exists even at partial launch.

 

Not to rub it in or anything.... my Mclaren 570s like all Mclaren's, is 2wd and it launches perfect every time! 100% stock car with stock tires and recorded a Vbox 0-60 time of 2.7 seconds! No spinning of the tires or anything, even with traction control turned all the way off. They have launch control dialed in perfectly! Lambo needs to take notes from Mclaren on how to launch better so the wheels don't spin as much on the 580s. The launch on the 610 is super good! Barely any wheel spin and super fast. But on the 580 it just has way too much spin. But maybe that's what lambo was going for on the 580? More wheel spin on purpose? Im not sure!

 

Lambo specializes and has nailed launch for AWD cars. The 600bhp Huracan will get to 60 in 2.5secs, as fast as the 950bhp LaFerrari.

RWD is more of an afterthought for Lambo, so it invests less resource there. The 570bhp Huracan will manage 3.3secs to 60, which is good but not great.