Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 22:45:33 +0100 From: Martin Rich <M.G.Richnopsam.ac.uk> Subject: Re: "Sport Mode"
On Fri, 16 May 2003 13:17:44 -0400, "Chris Campbell" <feenynopsam.org> wrote: >Does anyone here use sport mode at all(on the automatic transmissions)? I've >found that I never use it... I've tried it out, and all it seems to do is >change the shift points so that the car will downshift without putting the >gas pedal down as far. I use it, on a 9-3, when accelerating onto a motorway. The main difference is the more sensitive kickdown (the effect that you've just described above) which I find reassuring when joining a fast and busy road. >Are there any other benifits to sport mode? The kickdown is also a bit quicker to respond in sport mode. All things being equal, the car should change up slightly later in sport mode than otherwise, but to me at least this is barely noticeable Martin