The three -
mode drive settings system permits the adjustment of throttle response, transmission shifting algorithms, and steering effort.
Power tailgate, three -
mode drive settings, tilt - and - telescoping steering wheel, 40 / 20 / 40 - split second - row seats.
Not exact matches
Settings allow you to choose your VIP callers, choose which apps you want access to while
driving, customize your auto - reply message, and enable hands - free
mode.
With the Constellation project scrapped and no concrete timeline
set for a crewed Mars mission, Mars Society founder and president Robert Zubrin warned that NASA could get stuck in what he called «technology -
driven mode,» pursuing pet projects with no clear purpose.
There is however a
drive up shooting
mode which slows time down and gives us some really epic looking
set pieces.
Then you have Hotwire which is form of Conquest that requires players to capture cars and is really quite a frantic gaming
mode, especially with the larger maps and
driving at
set speeds.
Genesis is making much ado about its Active Sound Design creating «an aural character that reflects the engine load and
driving mode settings.»
In order to validate the AMG badges, the C450 features selectable
driving modes, with Eco, Comfort, Sport, Sport Plus, and Individual (customizable)
settings for the suspension, steering, and powertrain attitudes.
There are three
driving modes to choose from — Normal, Dynamic, and Individual — and they affect throttle mapping, shift strategy, steering feel, and damper
setting.
Owners can also use the Individual
mode to tailor the car
settings — for instance combining the Comfort suspension with Race powertrain
mode — to suit their
driving style.
Inside, the GranTurismo features an updated center console with a new button arrangement that sees the
drive mode settings moved lower and closer to the shifter.
The PDK «box warrants consideration and is a # 2.5 k - # 2.9 k option, depending on which model you equip it to, while Sports Chrono offers switchable
driving modes that alter the engine mapping, gearbox and suspension
settings.
Options include adaptive suspension that allows you to select from a variety of
drive modes on the
Driving Experience Control switch, and there's a marked difference between the Comfort and Sport +
modes if you choose this; we'd recommend adaptive over the regular passive
set - up.
There is no hill descent control either, and its DNA
drive mode selector lacks a heavy - going
setting.
The Off - Road
mode locks the standard Quattro system into permanent all - wheel
drive and softens - up the dampers more than any other
setting, the better to soak up broken dirt trails and such.
Sport models and up feature Audi
Drive Select, allowing you to alter the steering's power assistance, as well as accelerator and, on autos, gear shift response, though the incremental changes are very small, the Comfort
setting the best all - round choice for everything, Dynamic
mode doing little to improve the steering's response.
Our car has the optional Adaptive M suspension and Servotronic steering (though thankfully not the Sports Steering, an aggressively variable rack that brings agility but also inconsistency of response), so by toggling the
Drive Performance Control button up to Sport + the car is primed with the stiffest suspension
setting, weighty steering and the more relaxed DTC (Dynamic Traction Control)
mode for the stability and traction control system.
Audi's
Drive Select system is standard, allowing you to select either pre-determined
settings — Comfort, Auto or Dynamic — for the engine, gearbox, suspension, steering, differential and exhaust note or you can pick»n' mix as you please in Individual
mode.
With such a broad
set of circumstances to cover, three
driving modes prepare the car for a variety of situations.
Lexus also adds two new
driving modes for F Sport models, including Sport S +, which tunes the Adaptive Variable Suspension for optimal handling, and Custom, which lets the driver tinker with certain powertrain and suspension
settings.
New
Drive Performance Control technology allows the driver to alter car
settings between Eco and Sport +
modes.
Turning the rotary knob on the center console, we changed the
driving mode to Sport, number four of five
settings, and caressed the paddle shifters.
Bentley's rotary
drive mode selector offers three different calibrations of power assistance, throttle response, shift strategy, and ride quality: Comfort, Sport, and Bentley's own preferred
setting.
I was very impressed by the overall fit and finish and the simplicity of
setting the four
driving modes.
Setting the
driving mode in Dynamic gave us the right amount of steering assist.
As has become the norm, comfort and sport
modes allow drivers to tailor the damping behaviour to suit different
driving styles, along with equivalent changes to steering effort, transmission and throttle response, and in the case of Eco
mode, different air conditioning
settings.
Even in the stiffer damper
mode — which is part of the standard - fit
Drive Select system — there's enough pliancy; in fact, for the extra body control it also delivers it becomes the default
setting for spirited
driving, regardless of the nature of the road surface.
With traction control
set to either its intermediate «R»
mode or switched off entirely, it felt like a rear - wheel
drive supercar, looking to break away at the slightest tickle of the throttle when the steering was loaded up.
During that
drive, I discovered that the steering, which disappointed some of my track -
driving colleagues for being too overboosted, is adjustable and that it was unfortunately
set on Comfort
mode during our track day.
Drivers can fiddle with
drive mode including Comfort, Sport, and off - road
settings.
This
mode sharpens accelerator response and allows you to shift using the paddles, but reverts to the regular
Drive setting if you fail to shift repeatedly.
Audi's configurable
driving modes include a Dynamic
setting that tempers some of the accelerator lag, while a Sport
mode on the gearshift dials back the upshift tendency to keep you in lower gears more often.
There are four separate
driving modes: EV, or electric only; H, a hybrid automatic
setting that lets the engine kick in as needed; and Sport and Sport Plus — those last two have the V - 6 engine running all the time.
As we found out on the twisty roads of Angeles Crest Highway, the updated sedan offers an enjoyable and sporty
driving experience despite the lack of a stick — especially when you
set it in Sport
mode and use its paddle shifters aggressively.
While preset
drive modes are easy enough to
set, the bottom capacitive touchscreen also enables all parameters — engine, transmission, suspension, etc. — to be displayed and adjusted at one, which might quell some critics who might resent the electronic interface overload.
These three
modes give the driver the choice of
driving styles with different throttle mapping, heating and air conditioning
settings.
With the
drive mode selector aptly named «DNA» in its sportiest
setting, we take off and join the so - called Lange circuit, a long loop composed of curvy country - road sections, dips and crests, and at least a dozen surface changes.
BMW's
Driving Dynamics Control includes five driving modes: two Sport settings, two Comfort settings and E
Driving Dynamics Control includes five
driving modes: two Sport settings, two Comfort settings and E
driving modes: two Sport
settings, two Comfort
settings and Eco Pro.
Normal is the default
setting, designed for most everyday
driving, and there's an Eco
mode (only on the manual versions) to help drivers use less fuel.
At highway speeds or when Audi's
Drive Select is
set to «dynamic»
mode, the ride drops another 0.4 inch.
All models also offer four
driving modes adjustable via the Dynamic Select control, you can select Comfort, Eco, Sport or Sport + or dive deeper into the system and select your desired
set - up in Individual
mode.
You can
set up a certain level of quick adjustment via the Individual
drive mode, but it's not nearly as simple as a hard button strictly for the dampers.
A standard air suspension with adjustable firmness and ride height does its best to give the A8 athletic handling in its most aggressive and sportiest Dynamic
driving mode — three adjustability
settings of Comfort, Automatic and Dynamic are available.
After playing with the system's other
modes, I ended up leaving it in Excite during the bulk of my
drive thanks to the sharper steering feel and throttle response the
setting provides.
The SRT 392 adopts such» Cat toys as six - piston front Brembos with 15.4 - inch front rotors, forged wheels, and 20 - inch Pirelli P Zeros; launch control, three -
mode adaptive suspension and
drive modes settings for engine, transmission, and stability control; Nappa leather - and - Alcantara seats, 900 - watt Harman Kardon audio, and a flat - bottomed, heated SRT steering wheel with tilt - and - telescope.
New for the 675LT is stability control that you can be adjust independent of
driving mode, meaning a new Dynamic
setting is available in Sport and Track, or you can remove it altogether with a long press of the ESC button.
Turning the
drive -
mode dial to the «Sport +»
setting, we gave the 295 - hp RX the beans, and the smooth V - 6 responded with a hearty growl (admittedly enhanced by the so - called «sound creator»).
Adaptive
driving mode predicts which of three vehicle
settings — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Sport — best suits conditions by determining how the car is being
driven, using information from its navigation system to proactively switch between
modes.
Switching into off - road
mode on the center - mounted rotary dial proves a good decision, optimizing the all - wheel
drive Tiguan SEL Premium we were
driving for the terrain with a flatter acceleration curve, unique ABS
setting, later meddling from the stability control and traction control systems, and greater locking ratio for the center electronic differential lock.
As part of the five -
mode Dynamic Select
driving mode system, the permanent 4Matic four - wheel
drive system has been given a new All - Terrain
setting.