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Which Driving Mode Setting Do You Normally Drive In?

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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 12:46 PM
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Question Which Driving Mode Setting Do You Normally Drive In?

Which Driving Mode Setting Do You Normally Drive In? Eco · Normal · Sport/Sport +
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 01:00 PM
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Eco for cruising. Very smooth shifting.
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 01:01 PM
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when I drive, it's always on sport + since i like the stiffer suspension setting

Wife drives on normal
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 02:06 PM
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With parents = Eco Mode
By myself = Sport+

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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 02:14 PM
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This topic has been already brought up before, but anyways, I always drive in Sport mode.

Last time this topic popped up I voted for normal mode because I hated hopping in my car and then having to press buttons. I just want to get in and go.
I started playing around with Sport and Sport+ and found that Sport feels WAY faster than normal mode.
After getting used to Sport I find that normal is too sluggish.
If I forget to turn the wheel I notice withing a few seconds that the car is not responding quick enough and them I remember to put it into Sport mode.
It's basically habit now for me to buckle up and then turn the dial (and for now, to push the heated steering wheel button).

I haven't used Sport+ too much but I don't really notice any difference in suspension. I don't like how heavy the steering feels though and its lack of response compared to the way it is normally setup.

My wife only drives in normal mode but she's not really the type to play around with the settings. Normal works for her so she just keeps it there.
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 03:18 PM
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I'm waiting for Premium Unleaded to drop under 3 bucks a gallon.

Until then, I'm in ECO mode.
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by islandbeef
I'm waiting for Premium Unleaded to drop under 3 bucks a gallon.

Until then, I'm in ECO mode.
$2.76 in my area.
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 04:55 PM
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Since I don't drive it often, it sport + for me.. My wife drives in the eco mode. but I do feel the difference.. Eco mode feels just that.......
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 05:02 PM
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Normal mode.
Sport+ once in a awhile.
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by bclexus
$2.76 in my area.
Pssh, I'm not moving to Dallas. Have you seen the weather in SoCal compared to the rest of the country, lately?

Sorry.
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by onexcite
Eco for cruising. Very smooth shifting.
I would agree that eco mode is the smoothest for cruising but it also cuts my A/C in half. And i like my AC COLD. So normal mode will do for me.
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 08:08 PM
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Normal mode. Sometimes Sport +. Love the tighter suspension but I don't like the way it holds gears even when I slow down. Wish we could set them independently.
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Old Nov 21, 2014 | 08:37 PM
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The Sport+ makes the GS feels like a totally different car. This is the thing that my old Premium didn't have and made me trade to FSport.
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Old Nov 22, 2014 | 05:53 AM
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Sport + when I remember to turn the dial. Wish the car remembered or was able to be set in a different mode through the computer.
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Old Nov 22, 2014 | 10:41 AM
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It remembers the Eco and Normal modes but not the Sport mode.
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