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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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sport mode

Wsup guys, I was wondering if you guys do your daily driving in sport mode or in regular mode, do you just push the sport button when you want to have some fun...any disadvantages to driving in sport all the time?
 
Old Sep 16, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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I only use sport mode on the track, the only draw back is the rougher ride.
 
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Once warmed up, I'm pretty much in Sport mode all the time, but I'm not a DD. I don't think it's harmful except to fuel economy.
 
Old Sep 16, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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It's worse on fuel, but it's a Porsche - I'm in Sport mode 90% of the time. If in M, sometimes S+ .
 
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still breaking the porsche in, but sport mode is so damn fun, regular mode is ok but the car feels slow after youve been in sport mode oviously, maybe ill drive around in sport, and when I wanna have MORE fun, put it in sport+
 
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sport mode on but take the stiffer setting off
 
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Almost always sport mode, except:
- Non-sport on a multi-hour drive
- Sport Plus when autocrossing or just having fun :-)

Frankly the PDK drives like a Camry in auto without Sport on. Which is fine when you really need it (looong constant speed drive) but otherwise you have to go Sport to get your money's worth!
 
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Sport mode unless I hit traffic. I haven't gone more than 150mi at a sitting, but I could see where I might use the regular mode if just cruising for an extended period.

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Sport mode around town, especially for downshifting. Normal mode for highway commuting. I've found that this type of use is worth adding 2 MPG. Was driving with Sport mode on all the time before.
 
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i only used sport when roads were clear and i wanted to have fun,

non sport is still fun, but sport is just a little peppier.
 
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Mine is a DD! It's harder to rev-match in sport mode If your car is 6 speed of course...

But no other complaints... And don't forget to turn off the PASM!
 
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sport mode after warm up, usually do sport+ at some point per sitting
 
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Sport mode ALL the time ; I'm used to it. The car is a manual.
 
Old Sep 17, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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Normal/manual--in morning warm up
Normal/auto----in HWY
Sport/manual---50% after warm up
Sporet/auto----other 50% and in some traffic.

After 5 months ownership I tend to favor the manual shifting more often.

John
 
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I turn off sport mode when making low speed manuvers - parallel parking, etc.
 

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