Thoughts on Sport mode?
Pole Position
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I think Lexus has changed the "Normal" mode throttle response algorithm for a peppier acceleration response in the newer model years than the response was original programmed to be in the first few model years.
I base that upon my driving experience with a 2022 ES 350 loaner car I had a few weeks ago. The 2022's "Normal" mode throttle response was almost, if not the same, as the throttle response I get with "Sport" mode with my 2019 ES 350 Ultra Luxury. For me, the difference the 2022 and 2019 "Normal" mode throttle response behaviors was immediately noticeable. My initial thoughts were "how did the car get into "Sport" mode driving?" but after double checking the driving mode selector switch position and cycling through the "Sport" and "Normal" positions that peppier throttle response was definitely "Normal" mode response.
With my 2019 ES 350 Ultra Luxury in "Normal" mode there is a perceivable delay between accelerator pedal input and perceivable car acceleration - the greater/heavier the pedal input the more noticeable the ramp-up to the desire acceleration is. I didn't perceive that delay with the 2022 in "Normal" driving mode.
I base that upon my driving experience with a 2022 ES 350 loaner car I had a few weeks ago. The 2022's "Normal" mode throttle response was almost, if not the same, as the throttle response I get with "Sport" mode with my 2019 ES 350 Ultra Luxury. For me, the difference the 2022 and 2019 "Normal" mode throttle response behaviors was immediately noticeable. My initial thoughts were "how did the car get into "Sport" mode driving?" but after double checking the driving mode selector switch position and cycling through the "Sport" and "Normal" positions that peppier throttle response was definitely "Normal" mode response.
With my 2019 ES 350 Ultra Luxury in "Normal" mode there is a perceivable delay between accelerator pedal input and perceivable car acceleration - the greater/heavier the pedal input the more noticeable the ramp-up to the desire acceleration is. I didn't perceive that delay with the 2022 in "Normal" driving mode.
If someone drives more aggressively on a regular basis then it will always shift like that. You are probably more gentle with your car than a loaner car is being driven.
Racer
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From: CA
shift points and responsiveness is a function of how the car is driven. This transmission has a learning ecu. It learns how the car is driven and shifts and adjusts responsiveness accordingly.
If someone drives more aggressively on a regular basis then it will always shift like that. You are probably more gentle with your car than a loaner car is being driven.
If someone drives more aggressively on a regular basis then it will always shift like that. You are probably more gentle with your car than a loaner car is being driven.
Also, there was no difference in my driving pattern behaviors between the loaner can and my car. They're both ES 350's so I drove/drive them like I always drive ES 350's. (I suppose if one wanted to be pedantic about it, I may have been a tad bit less aggressive with accelerator input with the loaner car than my car since with the loaner car there was less or no perceived lag between accelerator pedal input and seat-of-pants accelerometer detection of desired/commanded acceleration profile.)
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