Sport mode question
Live in St. Louis and we have a ton of corkscrews to enter and exit the highway. I always seem to find myself putting the car in sport mode or switching to paddles to drop down a few gears and hit those corners but then gun out the opening.
Do you guys do this too? |
Not I, seems like too much work. I use D mode entirely. Coming up to corners, roundabouts, off and on ramps, I slow down enough ahead of time by taking my foot off the gas and brake if I have to, make the corner and such and throttle up. None of this grand-pre gunning it and downshifting driving for me.
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Originally Posted by Mcg314
(Post 8894025)
Live in St. Louis and we have a ton of corkscrews to enter and exit the highway. I always seem to find myself putting the car in sport mode or switching to paddles to drop down a few gears and hit those corners but then gun out the opening. Do you guys do this too?
D to Ds does a good job holding the RPMs. Downshift to third as you straighten her out and you're good to go. |
hell yeah i do this too, its what the paddle shifters were put in the car for. i never drive in Ds or manual mode very long, usually just downshift and punch it then ease back into D
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Originally Posted by Ghozt
(Post 8894281)
hell yeah i do this too, its what the paddle shifters were put in the car for. i never drive in Ds or manual mode very long, usually just downshift and punch it then ease back into D
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Every so often, I do find myself doing this. Truth is though, I find the car is never out of the power band. I put my foot down in pretty much any situation while in D and have never thought "I sure with I'd have used the paddle shifters or been in sport". Truth is, sport is a bit slower to my butt dyno because it is simulating shifts. It is kind of cool how the car will 'downshift' while in sport and under harder breaking, but to be honest, I could have been just as happy without sport mode or the paddle shifters on my car.
Still, I get it. Enjoy. |
Local driving I keep it in D, but occasionally when I'm on the highway I'll throw in Ds for a little bit or use the paddle shifters... I say go for it, that's why you have em!
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Originally Posted by Maxima313
(Post 8896130)
Local driving I keep it in D, but occasionally when I'm on the highway I'll throw in Ds for a little bit or use the paddle shifters... I say go for it, that's why you have em!
Look, ma! I can drive like Mario Andretti! I like the paddles because they enable the more adventurous among us to almost have the fun of a manual tranny without being stuck with a manual in endless traffic gridlock. |
I switch to the paddles all the time, it's nice to hold a gear even though D mode does a good job of keeping you in the power band.
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Sport mode is a complete waste in this car. The transmission does a very good job of keeping the rev's up while exiting corners. Just press the pedal down and let the trans do it's job.
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Expand your driving experience.....think the opposite as in slowing the car down.
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Originally Posted by RCM78
(Post 8897578)
Sport mode is a complete waste in this car. The transmission does a very good job of keeping the rev's up while exiting corners. Just press the pedal down and let the trans do it's job.
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Originally Posted by RCM78
(Post 8897578)
Sport mode is a complete waste in this car. The transmission does a very good job of keeping the rev's up while exiting corners. Just press the pedal down and let the trans do it's job.
I do not think that it is a waste for any cars. I find that when driving in mountainous areas the sport mode helps in holding the car speed down when descending mountains. It is by far better that overusing your brakes getting them hot and reducing their effectiveness and shortening their useful life.. |
Originally Posted by silberma
(Post 8897934)
I do not think that it is a waste for any cars. I find that when driving in mountainous areas the sport mode helps in holding the car speed down when descending mountains. It is by far better that overusing your brakes getting them hot and reducing their effectiveness and shortening their useful life..
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We got a nasty snow storm here in NY last week and it was nice to be able to downshift and engine break when necessary
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Originally Posted by araffio
(Post 8897947)
We got a nasty snow storm here in NY last week and it was nice to be able to downshift and engine break when necessary
Don't take this the wrong way .....but why would you want 2 wheels slowing you down instead of 4 ?? |
Originally Posted by boatguy272
(Post 8898011)
Don't take this the wrong way .....but why would you want 2 wheels slowing you down instead of 4 ??
You're more apt to spin out in snow/ice by applying the foot brakes than by downshifting/up shifting. Even in an automatic transmission. |
Originally Posted by boatguy272
(Post 8898011)
Don't take this the wrong way .....but why would you want 2 wheels slowing you down instead of 4 ??
Being from Chicago you should know. Give it a try in the snow and you'll see the difference. |
Silly question---perfectly ok to toggle back between D and Sport mode while at highway speed?
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Originally Posted by araffio
(Post 8898407)
Being from Chicago you should know. Give it a try in the snow and you'll see the difference.
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