450H: Power mode?
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I'm no expert but I noticed it does go slightly quicker in terms of acceleration I think all it does is from my experience of looking at the consumption screen is that the electric engine joins the petrol engine alot quicker than normal (the slightest touch on the throttle) so you get both working simultaneously sooner than in normal mode - but thats not a technical description! I'm sure someone else on here will have much better info.
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I'm no expert but I noticed it does go slightly quicker in terms of acceleration I think all it does is from my experience of looking at the consumption screen is that the electric engine joins the petrol engine alot quicker than normal (the slightest touch on the throttle) so you get both working simultaneously sooner than in normal mode - but thats not a technical description! I'm sure someone else on here will have much better info.
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In power mode the CVT will still choose a higher gear ratio to increase engine speed and therefore torque/acceleration.. The principle still applies with or without a conventional tranny.
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Just like everyone said:
Hybrid motor and engine are working together (as opposed to electric then engine), the CVT settings will be more aggressive, throttle response much more crisp and overall the car feel more alive and more sporty. I have mine on at all time, so I can't comment on the fuel economy change...
Hybrid motor and engine are working together (as opposed to electric then engine), the CVT settings will be more aggressive, throttle response much more crisp and overall the car feel more alive and more sporty. I have mine on at all time, so I can't comment on the fuel economy change...
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I've driven the GS450h at Laguna Seca last year in both NORM and PWR mode. Responsiveness in Power mode is a world of difference. Throttle response is instantaneous, and the engine stays planted into redline and hustles the car in a very peculiar way. It's a little odd to not hear the transmission shift, but rather the engine stays at maximum RPM at WOT until you let off. It's just as if you accidentally pushed the car into neutral and floored it the whole time...but in this case, with increasing speed.
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