Anyone else drive sport+ 100% time?
#16
Lexus Champion
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
I drive using all modes, depending on the circumstances. for city and stop and go driving I leave it in normal or eco, for highway I use it in Sport, but I will go into Sport+ to pass or when I am entering a highway and need to merge, I will also use Sport+ on twisty roads.
I like using ECO mode in stop and go because it shoves the car into the highest gear it can as quickly as it can so you burn less fuel, and it's not as if I am going to jack rabbit between lights anyway so the slow acceleration works well to keep the MPGs up.
I like using ECO mode in stop and go because it shoves the car into the highest gear it can as quickly as it can so you burn less fuel, and it's not as if I am going to jack rabbit between lights anyway so the slow acceleration works well to keep the MPGs up.
#17
Lead Lap
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
So now I always switch back to Sport S+ mode if I anticipate needing quick downshifts. Trying to downshift from 8th to 2nd gear in manual mode is a joke...
The following users liked this post:
MrOrph (11-03-19)
#18
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
90% of the time I'm in Sport + mode, especially with the sound of the A'pexi exhaust system. It just sounds beautiful and the car feels faster. The other 10% of the time I'm in Normal mode to warm up to engine, transmission, and tires. I'm in NYand it's still cold out here.
#19
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
90% of the time I'm in Sport + mode, especially with the sound of the A'pexi exhaust system. It just sounds beautiful and the car feels faster. The other 10% of the time I'm in Normal mode to warm up to engine, transmission, and tires. I'm in NYand it's still cold out here.
#20
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Yeah, if I was going to drive around in normal or eco mode, I probably belong in an LS, right? No sense in having this car in my book if you don't exploit and enjoy. I would say the only time I'm out of sport+ is on the highway to access overdrive gear. In cold weather I'll drive in manual mode so I can manage cold engine rpms. But I actually think the car is better than me at shift points for all out sprint situations.
#21
Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: CT
Posts: 30
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Does the RCF sport mode hold the gears too long (IMO) like the ISF? I find the ISF if I drive spirited around a corner, then after the corner it keeps the rpms up for a few seconds longer than I'd like. Kind of annoying to me.
#22
Lead Lap
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
I don't know about the IS F. But I'm used to a manual tranny and this car holds gears too long for my liking most times. I like to go WOT until I get up to speed, then cruise. But in auto it will ride in that last gear at like 7k rpm for several seconds before it finally realizes that I want to cruise. So I am often jumping back and forth from manual and auto for various reasons. I'm used to using the stick anyway, so it's not a big deal for me to pop it in and out of auto/manual.
#24
Tech Info Resource
![](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/ranks/rank-smod2.gif)
iTrader: (2)
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
I don't know about the IS F. But I'm used to a manual tranny and this car holds gears too long for my liking most times. I like to go WOT until I get up to speed, then cruise. But in auto it will ride in that last gear at like 7k rpm for several seconds before it finally realizes that I want to cruise. So I am often jumping back and forth from manual and auto for various reasons. I'm used to using the stick anyway, so it's not a big deal for me to pop it in and out of auto/manual.
#25
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
I drive using all modes, depending on the circumstances. for city and stop and go driving I leave it in normal or eco, for highway I use it in Sport, but I will go into Sport+ to pass or when I am entering a highway and need to merge, I will also use Sport+ on twisty roads.
#26
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Looks like you and me have the same driving patterns. I find that the engine is a little more aggressive when my a/c is on which I know has to do with the compensating for the extra work load but man do I love it. I usually keep it in Sport + mode for the local driving, Sport for the highway/freeway and Eco when my gas is low. I seldom keep it on normal.
#29
Pole Position