Sport+ Mode?
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I've noticed you've been asking a lot about driving impressions and comparisons to others cars. I would STRONGLY recommend you take a little time and just go drive them! I was looking at the ES on paper, thinking I wanted one thing, then drove them and did a complete 180. The internet can only tell you so much... eventually you'll have to get behind the wheel ![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Not looking to buy a car right now.
But am curious about this ES F Sport. I had thought about a F Sport in 2013, but the GS was out of my budget.
In 2018, the ES F Sport wasn't available. I picked between an Infiniti Q50S and ES 350.
Hopefully the ES F Sport will still be around, the next time I'm ready.
Did you end up picking the ES F Sport over the ES Ultra Lux?
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I bought my car earlier this year.
Not looking to buy a car right now.
But am curious about this ES F Sport. I had thought about a F Sport in 2013, but the GS was out of my budget.
In 2018, the ES F Sport wasn't available. I picked between an Infiniti Q50S and ES 350.
Hopefully the ES F Sport will still be around, the next time I'm ready.
Did you end up picking the ES F Sport over the ES Ultra Lux?
Not looking to buy a car right now.
But am curious about this ES F Sport. I had thought about a F Sport in 2013, but the GS was out of my budget.
In 2018, the ES F Sport wasn't available. I picked between an Infiniti Q50S and ES 350.
Hopefully the ES F Sport will still be around, the next time I'm ready.
Did you end up picking the ES F Sport over the ES Ultra Lux?
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nuraman00 (12-10-18)
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Has anyone figured out the "custom Mode"? if you push the right side twice its a custom mode from what I see in the F Sport, I just don't know what it is changing? I haven't had time to read the manual yet.
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Assuming the ES is like other Lexus models with Custom mode, go into settings on your center screen and into vehicle settings.
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They didn't have a F Sport with AVS. They looked it up and told me one dealer had one car with it. I drove what was available, so it was a non AVS F sport.
I saw S+ mode wasn't available. As noted earlier in this thread, I guess it's only for cars with AVS.
In Sport mode, the car felt more responsive than my non ES F Sport. I also felt more of the road. I'd probably take the trade-off of having more responsive steering, with losing some of the smooth ride.
However, maybe a car with AVS would also be able to have that smoother ride.
I'd also want to test drive it again, because I think another car like the Infiniti Q50 Sport was still more responsive. The ES F Sport's increased responsiveness over the non F Sport was good, though.
Also on a future test drive, I'd want to do a few more turns. The path I was on was mostly straight, and the one or two turns I did were into lanes with construction zones, so I couldn't turn as freely. I didn't want to ask to go elsewhere on the test drive, since I wasn't looking to buy a car.
Also, when looking at the show room, I noticed a lot of the center front air vents could be closed now. That's a great feature, and something I've always wanted control over. Is that for all 2019 Lexus cars, or only various 2019 Lexus F Sport models?
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Thinking about it some more, I wish I had test driven a regular ES and F Sport back to back. Even though I have an ES, unless I test drive on the same path and make the same turns, I can't really compare the responsiveness, handling, and smoothness.
Now I'm not as sure about the differences.
When I test drove an Infinti Q50 last year, I drove the Sport first, then the Luxe, then the Sport again. After doing that, I could definitely confirm how they drove differently.
Now I'm not as sure about the differences.
When I test drove an Infinti Q50 last year, I drove the Sport first, then the Luxe, then the Sport again. After doing that, I could definitely confirm how they drove differently.
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