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Driving mode mileage?

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Old Mar 31, 2020 | 10:26 AM
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Sport mode will get less mpg on highway, due to 8th gear not being used.
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Old Mar 31, 2020 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by EvilJoker
Sport mode will get less mpg on highway, due to 8th gear not being used.
Note: In the AWD models, 6th gear will still be used on the highway. So, in theory, I could drive it around in Sport all the time and get the same mileage as Normal.
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Old Mar 31, 2020 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by arentz07
Note: In the AWD models, 6th gear will still be used on the highway. So, in theory, I could drive it around in Sport all the time and get the same mileage as Normal.
bastard...

lol
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Old Mar 31, 2020 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by EvilJoker
bastard...

lol
Don't get me wrong, the AWD models still get crappy mileage compared with RWD.
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Old Apr 1, 2020 | 05:10 AM
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RWD also goes into 8th gear even in Sport mode. At least with my 2018 it does.
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Old Apr 11, 2020 | 04:23 PM
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Fuel economy after the 'Rona lockdown started.

Sport mode all the time after warmup, ripping around backroads and doing 130-140 km/h average on the highway daily (essential industry status.) 28 MPG average now seems likely if this keeps up.


Last edited by m1919; Apr 11, 2020 at 04:34 PM.
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