sirfrancis

I like everything about my A4 really a great car. But that Sport mode makes the car feel like its possessed!
It's jerky and I can't find myself able to drive int hat mode I just leave in dynamic and in the city bumpy roads I switch to comfort.

bob m

I keep my Allroad in Dynamic just about all the time, except the few times I'm on the highway and want to pass or just have a little more of a spirited drive. Never in the city or around town, serves no purpose other than to waste gas.

sirfrancis

I agree I'll never use the sport mode I tried it out to see what it could do. I don't expect much from the engine power wise I have the 190hp.

yb28

S mode is jumpy but holy what a difference it makes

Nostromo

I agree the first time I went into Sport I was surprised. A large part is the throttle response is faster: takes less pedal to get the engine going fast.

superswiss

Well sport and 'dynamic' mode are meant for sporty driving after all, not for driving around town. Sport mode is automatically engaged if 'dynamic' mode is selected. They go hand in hand. Sport is synonym for engine/transmission in 'dynamic'. If you find an A4 possessed in sport mode, I'm curious what you would think of an RS or the R8 in sport mode :-). The A4 Sport mode is about as engaging as 'comfort' mode in my RS5 ;-).

bob m

I'm confused here. I have the A4 Allroad and drive often in Dynamic mode, but Sport mode only gets engaged when I move the shifter to that mode.

superswiss

If you change to 'dynamic' from 'comfort', 'auto' or 'individual' mode, the transmission should automatically engage S and if you change out of 'dynamic' it should switch back to D. I've driven the Allroad myself, so I know it's not behaving any different. However, if you are in 'dynamic' mode and then turn the car off. Next time you turn it back on, the transmission will start in D. Even through your Drive Select is still in 'dynamic' mode, you are actually not in full 'dynamic' mode. The engine/transmission are not in 'dynamic' mode until you pull back on the shifter to reengage S. This is due to the EPA requiring the powertrains to start in the mode that yields the rated fuel economy.

cuke2u

Sport mode does switch the engine map to dynamic anyway. I use it in busy junctions and roundabouts sections, yes are rare in the US but common here in the UK, to eliminate the lag and turn off start/stop...

bob m

Appreciate the explanation and I'm going to double check today, but I know(IIRC???) when I go to the MMI and choose Dynamic (this is the mode I am almost always in) and I'm driving along, the screen says "Dynamic". When I then manually push the shifter into "S" the gears are lowered and it is a noticeably quicker/tighter ride.