Drive mode
Rookie
Joined: Nov 2018
Posts: 45
Likes: 37
From: OH
Cool to see the diverse array of drive mode preferences.
2015 F-Sport:
ECO: 80%
Normal; 5%
Sport: 0%
Sport+: 15%
I live in the city and work from home, so I don't put a lot of highway miles on the car. Mostly short trips, so I've been keeping it in ECO mode consistently, but still struggling to crack 20mpg average. Often look for a reason to go on longer drives with varied roads so I have an excuse to use Sport+. Don't really see the point of Sport mode when I can just turn the dial one more spin to the right and get the AVS goodness.
2015 F-Sport:
ECO: 80%
Normal; 5%
Sport: 0%
Sport+: 15%
I live in the city and work from home, so I don't put a lot of highway miles on the car. Mostly short trips, so I've been keeping it in ECO mode consistently, but still struggling to crack 20mpg average. Often look for a reason to go on longer drives with varied roads so I have an excuse to use Sport+. Don't really see the point of Sport mode when I can just turn the dial one more spin to the right and get the AVS goodness.
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 1,059
Likes: 274
From: California
Originally Posted by mjo13
Cool to see the diverse array of drive mode preferences.
2015 F-Sport:
ECO: 80%
Normal; 5%
Sport: 0%
Sport+: 15%
I live in the city and work from home, so I don't put a lot of highway miles on the car. Mostly short trips, so I've been keeping it in ECO mode consistently, but still struggling to crack 20mpg average. Often look for a reason to go on longer drives with varied roads so I have an excuse to use Sport+. Don't really see the point of Sport mode when I can just turn the dial one more spin to the right and get the AVS goodness.
2015 F-Sport:
ECO: 80%
Normal; 5%
Sport: 0%
Sport+: 15%
I live in the city and work from home, so I don't put a lot of highway miles on the car. Mostly short trips, so I've been keeping it in ECO mode consistently, but still struggling to crack 20mpg average. Often look for a reason to go on longer drives with varied roads so I have an excuse to use Sport+. Don't really see the point of Sport mode when I can just turn the dial one more spin to the right and get the AVS goodness.
Lexus Champion
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 2,954
Likes: 235
From: SoCal
2017 GS350 F-sport
Eco - 0%
Normal - 0%
Sport - 0.1% (when I accidentally didn’t turn the **** two clicks)
Sport S+ - 99.9%
Just love how tight and responsive the car feels in Sport S+ mode! I still get around low to mid-20s mpg when cruising on the freeway, so no point for eco or normal mode. Plus, I prefer the look of the gauge in sport mode (white ring and bigger numbers).
Eco - 0%
Normal - 0%
Sport - 0.1% (when I accidentally didn’t turn the **** two clicks)
Sport S+ - 99.9%
Just love how tight and responsive the car feels in Sport S+ mode! I still get around low to mid-20s mpg when cruising on the freeway, so no point for eco or normal mode. Plus, I prefer the look of the gauge in sport mode (white ring and bigger numbers).
Last edited by dchar; Jan 16, 2019 at 11:59 PM.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 19
Likes: 4
From: TX
2017 GS350
ECO - 0%
Normal - 95%
Sport - 5%
Most of my driving is highway on cruise, and ECO doesn't help: the tach stays in the same place as Normal, so I don't bother with it. I use Sport when entering the highway in traffic, or in town and I need to get around somebody. Otherwise, I leave it in Normal.
ECO - 0%
Normal - 95%
Sport - 5%
Most of my driving is highway on cruise, and ECO doesn't help: the tach stays in the same place as Normal, so I don't bother with it. I use Sport when entering the highway in traffic, or in town and I need to get around somebody. Otherwise, I leave it in Normal.
Lead Lap
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 589
Likes: 122
From: CA
The ECO wording you see on the HUD is not telling you which drive mode you are in. It's simply referring that if you press the gas within the left side of the bar range, you are driving the car in an "economical" way (not to be mistakenly as ECO mode). When the bar shifts to the right when you press the gas harder, you are in "power" which simply means your engine is working harder, and sipping more gas at that very moment.
The topic here in what we are actually discussing is entirely different than the HUD. We are talking about ECO, Normal, Sport, and Sport+ "drive modes." To answer your question, when you are in ECO drive mode, the car's computer will tell the engine to respond to your gas pedal input more slowly. Therefore, your vehicle's throttle response will be more sluggish and in theory, and in design, is meant to save you fuel, hence "eco drive-mode." The normal drive-mode will put the settings in default.. meaning the car's computer will not slow down your throttle response, and your vehicle will respond the normal way. When you get into Sport, it's the opposite, the throttle response will be quicker which makes your car feel and respond faster.
Driver
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 101
Likes: 3
From: Hawaii
If I'm reading your post correctly, I think you may be misunderstanding the mode you are in.
The ECO wording you see on the HUD is not telling you which drive mode you are in. It's simply referring that if you press the gas within the left side of the bar range, you are driving the car in an "economical" way (not to be mistakenly as ECO mode). When the bar shifts to the right when you press the gas harder, you are in "power" which simply means your engine is working harder, and sipping more gas at that very moment.
The topic here in what we are actually discussing is entirely different than the HUD. We are talking about ECO, Normal, Sport, and Sport+ "drive modes." To answer your question, when you are in ECO drive mode, the car's computer will tell the engine to respond to your gas pedal input more slowly. Therefore, your vehicle's throttle response will be more sluggish and in theory, and in design, is meant to save you fuel, hence "eco drive-mode." The normal drive-mode will put the settings in default.. meaning the car's computer will not slow down your throttle response, and your vehicle will respond the normal way. When you get into Sport, it's the opposite, the throttle response will be quicker which makes your car feel and respond faster.
The ECO wording you see on the HUD is not telling you which drive mode you are in. It's simply referring that if you press the gas within the left side of the bar range, you are driving the car in an "economical" way (not to be mistakenly as ECO mode). When the bar shifts to the right when you press the gas harder, you are in "power" which simply means your engine is working harder, and sipping more gas at that very moment.
The topic here in what we are actually discussing is entirely different than the HUD. We are talking about ECO, Normal, Sport, and Sport+ "drive modes." To answer your question, when you are in ECO drive mode, the car's computer will tell the engine to respond to your gas pedal input more slowly. Therefore, your vehicle's throttle response will be more sluggish and in theory, and in design, is meant to save you fuel, hence "eco drive-mode." The normal drive-mode will put the settings in default.. meaning the car's computer will not slow down your throttle response, and your vehicle will respond the normal way. When you get into Sport, it's the opposite, the throttle response will be quicker which makes your car feel and respond faster.
Lexus Champion
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 13,181
Likes: 1,832
From: WA
Customized mode was new for 2016 models.
Since mine is a 15, I don't have intimate knowledge of where the settings/menus are, but my understanding is that you can use it to make your own mode, say - SportS+ suspension and throttle but Eco HVAC settings and Normal steering.
Since mine is a 15, I don't have intimate knowledge of where the settings/menus are, but my understanding is that you can use it to make your own mode, say - SportS+ suspension and throttle but Eco HVAC settings and Normal steering.
Pit Crew
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 141
Likes: 31
From: AR
2017 Lux:
0% eco
30% normal
40% sport
30% sport +
Maybe I'm not aggressive enough, but mileage is consistently 25-26 MPG regardless of how I drive or the type of traffic; although I never have bumper-to-bumper commute driving
0% eco
30% normal
40% sport
30% sport +
Maybe I'm not aggressive enough, but mileage is consistently 25-26 MPG regardless of how I drive or the type of traffic; although I never have bumper-to-bumper commute driving
Pit Crew
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 205
Likes: 34
From: NJ
2014 GS 350 non f sport
30%- normal
70%- sport
ECO mode was tried once when i first got the car 3 years ago and i found it to be useless.
While in sport the apexi controller is in high throttle(red). I will not have another other way with Joe Z Cat back exhaust.
30%- normal
70%- sport
ECO mode was tried once when i first got the car 3 years ago and i found it to be useless.
While in sport the apexi controller is in high throttle(red). I will not have another other way with Joe Z Cat back exhaust.
