Place the Drive
mode selector into Eco and the optional Eco Pedal will push back on your lead foot.
When you desire, just shift the drive
mode selector into Sport and throttle response gets sharper, the steering gets heavier, and shifts get quicker!
Not exact matches
With Sport Plus activated and the gear
selector pushed
into manual
mode, the computer still retains some control.
The options list includes adaptive suspension, which ties
into the standard Driving Profile
Selector to offer Comfort, Normal, Eco, and Race
modes.
The
selector button doesn't magically transform the smooth, sedate LS 460
into a snarling Porsche Panamera, not even in the most aggressive Sport S +
mode.
Should the need to suddenly pass a slow - moving Ford Transit Connect arise, simply press
into the drive -
mode selector on the steering wheel for 20 seconds of faster throttle and steering response, eliminating the need to be constantly switching between
modes.
If you use the multimode
selector dial to switch
into Sport S or Sport S +
modes, it goes up even more dramatically.
You roll the drive
selector into Sport
mode — perfect for these mountain roads above Malibu — and tug downward on the gear
selector, putting the 9 - speed transmission
into Drive.
Inside, Audi's 12.3 - inch Virtual Cockpit is found with a four -
mode drive
selector and speakers integrated
into each seat for maximum top - down driving music.
Thumb the starter button and the big V8 under the bonnet rumbles
into life with a potent thrum, which can be turned up to a throatier woofle if you switch the drive
mode selector to Dynamic and activate the sports exhaust.
Flip the drive
selector into Comfort
mode, though, and the ride becomes genuinely plush — the extra ride height soaking up large and small bumps alike.
G -
Mode operates independently of the Benz's drive
mode selector, engaging automatically when any of the differentials are locked or the transfer case is switched
into low range.
The engine is capable, but not much more than adequate; throw the gear
selector into «s»
mode and you get to hear it strain as the transmission clings to gears just a tad longer than normal.
At any time, the driver can also notch the gear
selector into «S» to hasten automatic shifts or pull a paddle on the steering wheel to engage manual shift
mode.
If the driver changes gears using the gear
selector lever or the paddles behind the steering wheel, the transmission goes
into a particularly sporty
mode in which it allows the engine to rev up to the limit without shifting up.
Switch
into S
mode via the gear
selector and the V8 S rewards the spirited driver with a sharpened throttle response while gears are held for longer with faster shifts.
As revealed in the pictures, right next to the drivetrain
selector, there are other three controls: the one for the ESP adjustment, the one controlling the suspension and the one that gets the vehicle
into the manual
mode.
Then, when exiting
into a mountain pass, hit the Intelligent Drive
selector for Sport
mode.
All Maxima models come with a Drive Mode
Selector with Normal and Sport
modes, the latter with a system that pipes engine noise
into the cabin.
Toggling Sport
mode on the drive
selector firms things up and adds a bit of weight to the steering, but it can't hide its artificial feel, and it's difficult to break
into a confident flow on a series of sweeping bends.