Sport Mode on my X5...

[Yii]

amazing how a change in shifting can make such a huge difference in feel, just makes me appreciate everything is designed and work

[Helmuth]

In D I have a loooong delay which is not there in S. Any idea what that is?

[JCL]

Not too familiar with the auto box on the diesels, but is it starting off in second gear in D?

[Helmuth]

It is simply taking to long for my feeling. If there is some traffic on a crossing I always need to change to S before accelerating from zero. Otherwise I have really to much delay. Maybe a second - but that is long.

[MINIz guy]

Placebo effect, maybe? When I pay attention to the throttle lag, I notice it takes much too long. When I don't pay attention, I never complain about how my throttle lags.

[Paulk1]

Just got my x5 and knew I had this option but never used it until I saw this thread. Jumped in the SAV and gave it a whirl. Big difference a lot more pep! Def is burning a lot more fuel. Keeps the rpm's around 4. But thanks for the thread I'll be using it all the time now!

[ArmyX5]

I have being using the Sport mode for so long that that is the only mode I place my transm. on everything I get in my truck. Once you try it, there is not going back.

[dave the viking]

When you are in S it tells the computer in the car to change to a different set of parameters(stiffen the rear shocks if it is a v8, to increase the throttle response, to hold a gear shift to be longer, to increase the pulls with on the injectors, to give a bit more timing and to increase the voltage to the coils). With the Mx5 it will give it another 50-100 hp.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by dave the viking

When you are in S it tells the computer in the car to change to a different set of parameters(stiffen the rear shocks if it is a v8, to increase the throttle response, to hold a gear shift to be longer, to increase the pulls with on the injectors, to give a bit more timing and to increase the voltage to the coils). With the Mx5 it will give it another 50-100 hp.

This isn't an X5M with an M button being discussed here, it is simply the transmission shift mode (standard, sports, or manual) on the automatic transmission. It just affects the transmission shift points.

[rooroo]

Originally Posted by JCL

...it is simply the transmission shift mode (standard, sports, or manual) on the automatic transmission. It just affects the transmission shift points.

I'm pretty sure JCL is right about this.