Which Driving Mode do you use?
#1
Gauss
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Which Driving Mode do you use?
The TLX has four driving modes: Econ, Normal, Sport, Sport+. Which one do you normally use?
When I am driving a 3.5L engine TLX, I normally use Sport+ Mode. If there is a lot of traffic, I switch it to Sport mode.
For the 2.4L engine TLX, I normally go Sport Mode. The reason is because I am not a fan of the sound the 2.4L engine makes in Sport+ mode at high revs.
When I am driving a 3.5L engine TLX, I normally use Sport+ Mode. If there is a lot of traffic, I switch it to Sport mode.
For the 2.4L engine TLX, I normally go Sport Mode. The reason is because I am not a fan of the sound the 2.4L engine makes in Sport+ mode at high revs.
#2
Racer
Once my engine is up to temp I almost exclusively use sport+ in the 3.5. I disabled the stereo engine sounds coming out of the speakers because too me it was too loud with the fake intake noise. But gotta love sport plus with red mode in spiritbooster.
#3
I use Sport because I don't like having the revs held so high as it does in Sport+ for Daily Driving, and, I don't really like the jerky feel when you slow down/come to a stop when in Sport+ mode. But, turning of Traction Control has really made a big improvement in how the car feels to drive, to me. Much prefer how much more responsive it feels to my input, I feel more in control with TC off, not like I'm being over-ruled by a "nanny" when I press the gas pedal now.
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For my 2.4, my default start is Eco mode, both to warm up the transmission and the residential 30 - 60 km speed limits. Once out of the residential area, I switch to normal mode, unless in considerable stop and go traffic. I use Sport mode for quicker acceleration in higher speed areas, and Sport + occasionally when I feel like playing a bit. Percentage wise, I would say:
Eco - 35%
Normal - 40%
Sport - 20%
Sport + - 5%
Eco - 35%
Normal - 40%
Sport - 20%
Sport + - 5%
#5
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Sport mode 100% of the time. I’ve never experienced economy nor normal modes, have only tried Sport+ once or twice.
#6
Racer
Sport mode in my 2.4 unless I'm having fun on mountain roads when I use Sport+ (mainly for the manual mode). Econ and normal take some of the fun out of the car IMO.
#7
Sport mode, I have it set as the default everytime I start the car. Econ and Normal seem to has a slight pause when accelerating from a stop. I plan to switch to Econ when on long road trips to maximize MPGs
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I drive my 18 Aspec SHAWD for weekly medium range distance driving (100 Miles). I use all modes with the following pattern.
Residential: eco with 1%
Surface road: normal with 9%
Highway: sport with 85%
Highway: sport+ with 5%
I typically drive with sport+ for two major hills I need to go over along 405.
All together it yields average 27mpg @ 37mph.
Residential: eco with 1%
Surface road: normal with 9%
Highway: sport with 85%
Highway: sport+ with 5%
I typically drive with sport+ for two major hills I need to go over along 405.
All together it yields average 27mpg @ 37mph.
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Sport mode is most of my driving, but occasionally econ if I just want to relax and take it slow.
For whatever reason I rarely use Normal, (I guess Sport and Eco fit my moods well enough)
Sport+ is way too jerky on the rev matched downshifts when you are slowing down.
For whatever reason I rarely use Normal, (I guess Sport and Eco fit my moods well enough)
Sport+ is way too jerky on the rev matched downshifts when you are slowing down.
#12
Mostly in Normal or Sport in my 2.4. Normal is great for smooth and comfortable everyday driving but throttle and transmission kick down response comes across as lazy and slow. Sport is great when I need the car to feel more aggressive and responsive. The more aggressive throttle mapping makes the car feel faster then it is. I really would love to see an "individual" mode. I love the repressiveness that Sport gives but I find the steering to be a little to heavy for everyday driving. Econ and Sport + cuts back the A/C performance, which is a big no no in South Carolina.
#13
Moderator
Normal mode 99% of the time.
#14
There are four lights!
Majority of the time it's in Sport. I'll put it on Eco for winter driving if the roads are treacherous.
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Racer
#16
I drive exclusively in Sport. Econ never saved me any mileage (my driving is mostly at highway speeds and on highways/freeways) and sometimes felt more like torture than a reward. After one of the umpteen transmission/software flashes/fails they did, Normal was borderline undriveable and Sport felt better at the time, so I just left it there.
#17
Drifting
Sport mode most of the times. During winter, I may use the Normal mode in the snow, and I sometimes use the Econ mode on freeways.
#18
Moderator
I drive exclusively in Sport. Econ never saved me any mileage (my driving is mostly at highway speeds and on highways/freeways) and sometimes felt more like torture than a reward. After one of the umpteen transmission/software flashes/fails they did, Normal was borderline undriveable and Sport felt better at the time, so I just left it there.
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For me, Sport + gets real jerky when slowing down like when coming up to a stop sign/light. Sport doesn't seem to do that for me. I'm going to try driving in Sport + and see if it does smooth out. I only use Sport+ when I want the downshifting with the paddles to not automatically go into D again.
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In September, when I asked my dealer if they could apply an update that was only available in the U.S., they looked into it. They could not, but they did apply ECU update that was available in Canada (ID DFA5480). Since then, it has been flawless in all modes and pure joy
#21
Azine Jabroni
Chris Harris is a big fan of driving around in "Normal" modes. In this case, I would guess "Normal" and "Sport" both qualify as that.
#22
For my short drives to work etc, I am forced to use Sport due to Normal lugging my V6 SH-AWD. When I'm late to work or in a rush and have to bob and weave in the side streets I use Sport+. I only use Eco for those boring long highway no traffic trips.
1 thing I hate is any mode is in and if I got WOT I feel the car has to think way too long before it decides which gear to kick down to and really is a bad driving experience for me. When I use Sport + this is but not by much.
Sport+ auto shifts up just like any other mode so that sucks at times so I never upshift since it will do it anyway in manual modes.
1 thing I hate is any mode is in and if I got WOT I feel the car has to think way too long before it decides which gear to kick down to and really is a bad driving experience for me. When I use Sport + this is but not by much.
Sport+ auto shifts up just like any other mode so that sucks at times so I never upshift since it will do it anyway in manual modes.
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In September, when I asked my dealer if they could apply an update that was only available in the U.S., they looked into it. They could not, but they did apply ECU update that was available in Canada (ID DFA5480). Since then, it has been flawless in all modes and pure joy
#25
Three Wheelin'
I've found myself using Eco mode lately, but have been using Normal or Sport the past year. Eco doesn't seem as slow as it used to, definitely drive able everyday. Not sure if it saves much gas though.
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FWIW or not worth. Different car, different transmission, same basic functions.
DD - Around town & back roads, one of the Sport/Sport+ modes. Quick to respond, holds car in a lower gear at specific speeds, more aggressive shifts, less aggressive to none traction control intervention then Comfort.
Interstate high speed cruise - Comfort. Allows car to shift into 8th which is locked out in Sport/Sport+.
Rain - Comfort. Gentle throttle response, softer shifts & more aggressive traction control intervention.
Snow - PARK Car has zero traction in snow or ice conditions so the car stays home.
Trans is different in it has sub-settings & ability to link or de-link suspension compliance dynamically to the selected drive mode.
DD - Around town & back roads, one of the Sport/Sport+ modes. Quick to respond, holds car in a lower gear at specific speeds, more aggressive shifts, less aggressive to none traction control intervention then Comfort.
Interstate high speed cruise - Comfort. Allows car to shift into 8th which is locked out in Sport/Sport+.
Rain - Comfort. Gentle throttle response, softer shifts & more aggressive traction control intervention.
Snow - PARK Car has zero traction in snow or ice conditions so the car stays home.
Trans is different in it has sub-settings & ability to link or de-link suspension compliance dynamically to the selected drive mode.
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#28
I leave it in Sport mode all the time. Sport + to me is ridiculous on holding gears too long. Don't like to bring this up but the 07/08 with no modes was perfect for all driving. The paddle shifters at least in Sport mode are completely useless. I realize the 9spd trans was about economy but it leaves a lot to be desired. Granted it bumps the MPG up by 4 on the AWD and closer to 8 on the FWD model but the downside is not great. If you haven't driven a 3rd gen type S then you have no idea how great the trans was in manual mode and those that did when they drop the lever into manual mode know what it should be (and in the 07/08 type S very few would bother with the steering wheel paddles, the shifter was king). Hope when they do bring it back they dump the button trans and go back to the lever shifter with the knockover to manual mode..
#29
Banned
The paddle shifters at least in Sport mode are completely useless.
#30
I would think you are joking. Going 60 and paddle down to get any engine braking you have to drop several gears and even then there is a forward surge. Type S in manual mode you could easily brake down to near a stop from 60 without using the brakes at all. As close to a manual trans as you could get. The TLX implementation is not even close. There are a lot of things I like on the TLX A-Spec AWD but the paddle shifters relative to what was in the 3rd gen type S when you dropped it into manual mode are not even in the same galaxy. There really is no comparison at all and anyone who has had both will not disagree.
#32
I would think you are joking. Going 60 and paddle down to get any engine braking you have to drop several gears and even then there is a forward surge. Type S in manual mode you could easily brake down to near a stop from 60 without using the brakes at all. As close to a manual trans as you could get. The TLX implementation is not even close. There are a lot of things I like on the TLX A-Spec AWD but the paddle shifters relative to what was in the 3rd gen type S when you dropped it into manual mode are not even in the same galaxy. There really is no comparison at all and anyone who has had both will not disagree.
#34
This from someone who thinks the TLX paddle shifters are great. I appreciate things that are implemented well. The TLX trans/paddle shifters are poorly done. I own the car but that won't make me think something works well when it doesn't. Anyway, have owned plenty of manual transmission cars and enough Acura's and the TLX is the only one I would ever have even spent any time thinking about the paddle shifters or transmission shifting. Even Acura has admitted it can't get the transmission to work as people expect (or most people), although they did make improvements.
#35
RLTW!!
Run in Sport exclusively.
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#37
Azine Jabroni
This from someone who thinks the TLX paddle shifters are great. I appreciate things that are implemented well. The TLX trans/paddle shifters are poorly done. I own the car but that won't make me think something works well when it doesn't. Anyway, have owned plenty of manual transmission cars and enough Acura's and the TLX is the only one I would ever have even spent any time thinking about the paddle shifters or transmission shifting. Even Acura has admitted it can't get the transmission to work as people expect (or most people), although they did make improvements.
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I usually let the car shift on its own. I do use the paddles if I am running someone. React quicker then the shift handle. They also have a slick feature if you hold the downshift paddle in at WOT it will jump to the lowest possible gear that will not over speed the engine. Not sure it the Acura has it but its pretty standard across the 8ZF line with the sport programmed gear box.
#39
Banned
They do not suck at all. They just work as expected, no drawback. It is a foolproof binary kind of thing, same way as in a a 488GTB or Gallardo.
#40
Azine Jabroni
Paddle shifters that aren’t fixed to the steering column are objectively terrible.
There is really no way to talk around it.
There is really no way to talk around it.