Driving in Sport Mode

[acitydweller]

yeah, at $4.50 a gallon, i'd be avoiding sport mode if i were you.

[Last5oh]

Originally Posted by acitydweller

yeah, at $4.50 a gallon, i'd be avoiding sport mode if i were you.

LOL - agree with that!.... i tried it our 'just for fun'

they should replace the "M/S" in the shifter with "$$$" to give fair warning

[danno1769]

Originally Posted by Last5oh

LOL - agree with that!.... i tried it our 'just for fun'

they should replace the "M/S" in the shifter with "$$$" to give fair warning

No, MS was right.. Money Stealer.

So basically Sport mode is turning off the overdrive?

[phil47]

Originally Posted by danno1769

No, MS was right.. Money Stealer.

So basically Sport mode is turning off the overdrive?

When I'm looking for a more "spirited" drive, particularly with lots of cornering, I switch to Sport mode. I find it holds low gears much longer whether cornering, decelerating or accelerating...so the engine spends more time higher on the torque curve. When you get on the throttle, the response is much quicker...mostly because it is holding a lower gear. This makes for much better dynamics when driving hard. Of course, this also means that the tranny is not always racing to find the highest gear which is the case with "normal" mode...so this kills fuel economy.