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Mar 23, 2024 | 01:16 PM

YotaLexkid

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Sport mode

Does anyone use the sport mode and if so how often and when?

Mar 23, 2024 | 01:26 PM

dezymond

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I've switched it on in heavier traffic a few times just for that more immediate delivery of power, but otherwise, I'm 98% of the in normal mode.

Mar 23, 2024 | 02:01 PM

ESh

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I am 99,999% on Eco. I tried it a couple of times and that’s it.

Mar 23, 2024 | 02:11 PM

mikemu30

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100% sport. I even use it in my wife's new RX hybrid just for the prettier cluster😁

Mar 23, 2024 | 03:01 PM

Myshkyn

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From: California

I usually use sport mode when at metered on-ramps for more responsive acceleration.

Mar 23, 2024 | 03:38 PM

velocity12

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It seems to me that Sport mode tightens steering a bit. Is it the case or just my imagination. I agree that the cluster is color is cool!

Mar 23, 2024 | 04:12 PM

grp52

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Quote:

Originally Posted by velocity12

It seems to me that Sport mode tightens steering a bit. Is it the case or just my imagination. I agree that the cluster is color is cool!

From pages 202 and 203 of the 2019 Lexus ES350 Owner's Manual:

Quote:

▶︎ Vehicles without Adaptive Variable Suspension system
...
3 Sport mode

Controls the transmission and engine to provide quick, powerful acceleration.
...
▶︎ Vehicles with Adaptive Variable Suspension system
...
• SPORTS+ mode

Helps to ensure steering performance and driving stability by simultaneously controlling the steering and suspension in addition to the transmission and engine.
...

So, it is just your imagination unless you're driving an F Sport equipped with AVS with the drive mode switch set to the SPORTS+ position.

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Mar 23, 2024 | 08:56 PM

GreenGobln

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From: FL

I use it 99% of the time.

Mar 24, 2024 | 05:42 AM

Shaboom

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For me, the car drives ideally in Normal mode. Almost never depart from Normal though. I will admit that the gauge cluster in Sport setting is nifty.
Similarly, I tried the paddle shifters once in three years—-the day I got the car. Simply enjoy the Lexus accelerating and shifting like the luxury car it is.

Mar 24, 2024 | 06:51 AM

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ndunn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ESh

I am 99,999% on Eco. I tried it a couple of times and that’s it.

Do owners use Eco? Is it appropriate for long freeway travel to maintain speed even on long upgrades without bogging down the engine? Does it improve MPG sufficiently to bother? I'm hoping it will improve the range before requiring a fill-up for those long trips.

Mar 24, 2024 | 07:03 AM

#11

alextv

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From: North Carolina

I switched to eco after about 6 mths of driving and after 4 years have never switched out of eco. For me with my test it was a 2-3 mpg gain.

Mar 24, 2024 | 08:02 AM

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G1H1

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From: Georgia

For whatever reason my mpg is slightly better in Sport than it is in Eco, so obviously I prefer driving in Sport.

Mar 24, 2024 | 02:13 PM

#13

bullnobull

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From: California

Quote:

Originally Posted by grp52

From pages 202 and 203 of the 2019 Lexus ES350 Owner's Manual:

So, it is just your imagination unless you're driving an F Sport equipped with AVS with the drive mode switch set to the SPORTS+ position.

I have the ES300h UL. In sport mode the steering gets tighter. The tighter steering is the main reason I do not use Sport mode.
There is a custom setting, I have never changed or set it for steering in sport mode. I know it is tighter..

Last edited by bullnobull; Mar 24, 2024 at 02:33 PM.

Mar 24, 2024 | 03:01 PM

#14

dezymond

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ndunn

In my own testing of using Eco, I didn't get any better mpg in eco vs normal. The lack of throttle response completely negates any gain for me. The only time I can see it being useful is during long road trips as eco mode tends to be a bit easier on the HVAC system