I've pushed into the kick down feature while in D and found it pretty jerky and rough. So I don't do it very often. If I need to drive like a bat outta hell, I put it in Sport mode and the shifts are much smoother.



This is fantastic info! Thanks for all the replies and tying the technical reasons to the feeling.


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2006 X5 4.4i
Sport package, summer package, cold weather package, DSP + Nav
Bought 2/14 with 73k miles