Sport Mode - Land Rovers Only

cWadeb · 03-04-2007, 03:06 PM

Drove around with the trans in sport mode and without maunally shifting. The car seemed to have better throttle response. Anyone else notice this?

LR123 · 03-04-2007, 03:35 PM

Never noticed it, but I'll try tomorrow. Right now, my acceleration is terrible because the spark plugs are fried. (The dealership wants $200 for just installation, so I'm not sure what to do.)

jaguiler · 03-05-2007, 08:04 AM

that's because the Sport mode - will hang on to the lower gear for a longer length of time, hence the sporty feel to it.

then to take it a step further you can shift - so there are three modes - normal auto, sport auto, manual shift mode.

enjoy !

I prefer normal auto - as I don;t liek to race the engine too much - afterall it is a truck, not a sportscar.

cWadeb · 03-05-2007, 08:16 AM

I'm aware of the 3 modes, which is I stated I did not manually shift. It just seems the overall throttle response is better even when cruising around 50mph and you you accelerate w/o downshifting. Pretty neat.

cWadeb · 03-06-2007, 07:41 AM

Helps to read this item :-)
Sport mode applies more drive to the rear wheels and also maintains a little higher rpm improving acceleration.
Pretty cool, definitely a difference in my case and I haven't notice any significant change in gas mileage - mostly in town driving.

03-04-2007, 03:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
cWadeb Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Gallery: 0	Sport Mode Drove around with the trans in sport mode and without maunally shifting. The car seemed to have better throttle response. Anyone else notice this?

03-06-2007, 07:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
cWadeb Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Gallery: 0	Owners Manual Helps to read this item :-) Sport mode applies more drive to the rear wheels and also maintains a little higher rpm improving acceleration. Pretty cool, definitely a difference in my case and I haven't notice any significant change in gas mileage - mostly in town driving.

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03-04-2007, 03:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
LR123 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 59 Gallery: 0	Never noticed it, but I'll try tomorrow. Right now, my acceleration is terrible because the spark plugs are fried. (The dealership wants $200 for just installation, so I'm not sure what to do.)

03-05-2007, 08:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
jaguiler Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 71 Gallery: 0	that's because the Sport mode - will hang on to the lower gear for a longer length of time, hence the sporty feel to it. then to take it a step further you can shift - so there are three modes - normal auto, sport auto, manual shift mode. enjoy ! I prefer normal auto - as I don;t liek to race the engine too much - afterall it is a truck, not a sportscar.

03-05-2007, 08:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
cWadeb Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7 Gallery: 0	I'm aware of the 3 modes, which is I stated I did not manually shift. It just seems the overall throttle response is better even when cruising around 50mph and you you accelerate w/o downshifting. Pretty neat.

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