Is it tough on the transmission shifting into sport mode?
02-23-2019, 03:56 PM
#14
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"Shifting" the transmission into "Sport" mode is not actually doing any shifting. Doing this is simply changing the transmission mapping into a slightly sportier setting (it will hold onto gears longer, shift later, etc.). It should not increase wear by any noticeable amount. Im willing to bet a car that is driven hard in regular drive would be more prone to damage than a car that is driven regularly in "sport" mode. In conclusion, I agree with all of the other responses in this thread.
02-23-2019, 08:10 PM
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I think that you can guarantee that mpg’s will be lower in sport mode due to higher rpm’s in most gears and higher rpm’s will increase wear but I have no idea how significantly wear will be affected. If you lease or turn it in before 60 k miles then, go ahead, and drive the heck out of it in sport mode. If you plan on keeping the car to 150 k miles then using sport mode all the time will probably cost you more.
02-24-2019, 08:53 PM
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02-25-2019, 08:48 AM
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I'm sure he was suggesting that Nightwind_Hawk was about to have his mind blown by how easy it is to put this car into sport mode. I know I was when I accidentally discovered it! I was driving through town and just happened to pull back on the shifter without even thinking much about it, then I noticed it was dropping and holding gears a lot more aggressively than I was use to and I realized what I had done. Now I use it all the time and love the feature. To me this makes it more of a drivers car to be able to flick it into and out of sport without having to deal with any menus. Same thing goes for traction control, I had a Mercedes rental for a week while on vacation and could not find where to turn off the traction control. I ended up googling it and found it was buried like three layers into a menu, which I consider BS. My BMW had the traction control button in almost the same location as this Audi and to bury it in a menu like MB did was a real turn off.
And as far as the comment about lower MPG with sport mode? You may get lower MPG but you will have higher SPG's (smiles per gallon).
And as far as the comment about lower MPG with sport mode? You may get lower MPG but you will have higher SPG's (smiles per gallon).