lil12002

Does anyone notice any difference? I can’t seem to tell? I can tell the difference between comfort and sports + the acceleration and dampers setting but nothing on sports mode? The acura website doesn’t say much either.

hockeyaddict

It's in the owner's manual
Sport+: Adds to Sport to allow for increased performance by enhancing throttle response and changing the shift map.
Sport: Enhances vehicle response feel through decreased steering assist, heightened throttle response, increased SH-AWD* torque bias, and modified active sound control.
Comfort: Maximizes driver comfort through increased steering assist.
Snow: Use when driving on snowy road surfaces.

acuraada

If you can't tell, you are babying your RDX too much

lil12002

that's probably it, it still has only 600 miles, and my commute to work is 3 miles, so not much space to really play a bit with it....

Dereileak

The difference between comfort and sport is much more subtle the the difference between sport and sport+, I wish they would of made sport just a tab more aggressive

tecwerks

And I wish that I can default the system to Sport + mode since that is the mode I ALWAYS drive in.

dukeh62

I find the steering to be much looser in Comfort.

pdpgps

^As Duke mentioned above, for me the key differences between Comfort vs. Sport are steering feel and cabin noise. Comfort has a looser steering which means you have some more play, but makes it easier to make U-turns. In Sport it's a bit 'heavier' so you have to do a little more work to make u-turns but the plus is you don't need to make as many fine tuning steering adjustments as you drive. Noise wise, it is noticeably quieter for me in Comfort. No added engine noise as you would hear in Sport.

C2SGuy

So on the D/S shift button if I hit it a second to to go into Sport Mode is it the same as using the mode dial to go to Sport Mode?

DHood

So pushing the D/S Shift Button a second time puts the tranmission into "Sequential Mode" and allows you change gears manually by using the Paddle Shifters. That is not the same as putting your vehicle into Sport Mode using the Dial. The Sport Mode on the Dial makes adjustments to the Gear Ratio, the Steering (tighter), and Engine Performance/Turbo and also the tightens the Suspension up.

NooYawkuh

Something like that. You can use the paddle shifters any time but it will revert to automatic operation within a certain time depending on the driving mode. In Sport + / Sequential, it appears to me that once you use a paddle shifter, it will remain in manual (i.e., you must uses the shfters) indefinitely unless you switch the tranny back to D.

The manual is really not clear on how D/S relates to each driving mode. There really should be a more comprehensive description of each mode and how the Drive and Sequential operation is different in each of them. To be honest, I still haven't figured it all out.

I'd also like the current gear to be displayed ALL THE TIME, in all modes, not just when I use the paddles.

Dereileak

If you hold the right paddle for about 4 seconds or so it will put it back into a mode where it shifts for you again in sequential shift mode

anoop

I find comfort too lethargic in terms of throttle response. The steering also feels a little loose. So, yes, I can tell the difference and I'm glad that is remains in sport mode once set to that, and I don't have to do it each time the car is started.

CGO

The Snow Mode significantly reduces throttle response. Dressed with good winter tires it's practically idiot-proof on snow and ice. But, Snow Mode takes all the fun out of diving on snow and ice. So, Sport Mode all winter for me ...

CGO

Yes I can never tell what gear I'm in unless I shift manually. I too would like to see gear all the time.

I haven't noticed that much difference in the transmission between Comfort and Sport but switching to Sport+ at 130kph increases the RPM by 2-300 suggesting the 10th gear isn't in use in Sport+.

Funz51

look here and search for 'automatic modes'

https://acuranews.com/acura-automobi...-rdx-press-kit

you are right. S+ stops at 8th gear.

CGO

Under "automatic modes" this seems to say "Sport Mode" as a synonym for "Sequential Mode" and "Sequential SportShift" as toggled through the D/S "gear shift".

So, "D" gives you 10 gears and "S" gives you 8.

I did search repeatedly through that document and did find what Comfort/Sport/Sport+ affect except number of gears. Perhaps I missed it.

But I do agree that Sport+ does use less than 10 gears.

dweilbacher

Completely agree. I too wish the Sport Mode was a bit more aggressive. I just don't feel enough difference between Comfort and Sport.

If I could create my own custom Mode it would be: Sport+ mode for the first 3 gears. Then switch to Sport mode.