How do you use "Sport Mode"?

Wolfus Aurelius · 05-01-2019, 08:20 AM

Lately, now that I know how fuel-efficient the car is when driven gently, I've been using Comfort with the sport transmission settings, and Sport mode, more often. As I approach my steep bridge ramp in the afternoon, I've been flicking into Sport to let the car stretch its German legs, so to speak: up a short pitch, then around to the left and up a steeper pitch, then growling up as the ramp doubles back on itself and makes a long climb to join the bridge proper. By the time I'm at the top, the F30 is doing 50-55. If there's nobody jumping into my lane, I can just surge forward and do 60-65 almost until my exit.

That may not sound very exciting, but the bridge speed limit is 50, there's occasionally a cop sitting on the downstroke of the bridge looking for speeders, and the bridge road surface is not the smoothest. So I'm taking it relatively easy.

Still fun.

Zimi · 05-02-2019, 05:06 AM

I think it's time to just let her rip!

Wolfus Aurelius · 05-02-2019, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Zimi

I think it's time to just let her rip!

As soon as I get that clear bra installed in about ten days, it'll be time for some road tripping.

Bufalo · 05-02-2019, 10:00 AM

When I drive my wife's X3, I first push the engine start button, then press the sport button, then I start driving. Every time.

ShakyDog · 05-02-2019, 11:50 AM

I would say most of the time when out driving rural Missouri: On. In town or traffic: Off. It is not about the remap on the throttle, but the remap on the steering.

Steve

NoGuru · 05-02-2019, 11:55 AM

I have DCT and I always drive in sport and paddle shift but sport+ bangs gears to hard to drive daily.

yco · 05-03-2019, 04:45 AM

feels like an obsession but all the time from the moment i start the car..

MmmmmM2 · 05-03-2019, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by yco

feels like an obsession but all the time from the moment i start the car..

Yeah, I hear ya....With my MPPSK installed, it's just more fun to slap it in sports mode and use my paddle shifters to hear the exhaust.

happyjack · 05-03-2019, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by GenXer

Comfort mode -- Most of the time - The car defaults to this mode and in normal traffic, this is the just right.

Eco Plus mode -- Sometimes -- when I feel guilty; either because the price of gas went up or fuel bill is high on the credit card.

Sport mode -- Occasionally -- when I make my car payment or on a twisty road so I don't veer off and hit a cow in the pasture.

this is pretty much me exactly in my 228 on a daily basis.

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Originally Posted by Bufalo

When I drive my wife's X3, I first push the engine start button, then press the sport button, then I start driving. Every time.

we also have a '17 X3...and this is exactly how i drive it as well. comfort mode in the X3 is pretty lame.

Humdizzle · 05-03-2019, 03:08 PM

i just leave the throttle in sport. switching back and forth messes up my clutch timing. if i put it back into comfort i'll bog it off the line. if i go from comfort to sport i give it too many revs off the line and look like an idiot.

sport+ is a bit too jerky around town and i have to feather the clutch more to smooth out the shifts. rather have the car rev match my upshifts and downshifts to save clutch wear.

rlmesq · 05-03-2019, 03:53 PM

When I'm in stop & go traffic, like the toll plaza & metering lights on the eastern entrance to the San Francisco Bay Bridge, I'll sometimes use Eco Pro with Sport transmission mode. The torque is softer but it stays in a lower gear for more engine braking.

bimmer456 · 05-03-2019, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rlmesq

When I'm in stop & go traffic, like the toll plaza & metering lights on the eastern entrance to the San Francisco Bay Bridge, I'll sometimes use Eco Pro with Sport transmission mode. The torque is softer but it stays in a lower gear for more engine braking.

I have it in sport plus stock to the left and manual mode. Sometimes a gap starts to form and I need to close it quick before someone jumps in front of me.

clee1982 · 05-03-2019, 04:35 PM

sports, all the time without kids and wife, comfort 50% of the time with kids and wife, sport plus, very rarely I suppose. It's a g30 540 not M3 in any case...

irishbimmer · 05-04-2019, 02:50 PM

Sports+, comfort, comfort

Big boi m5 · 05-09-2019, 11:22 AM

I hate the sport mode throttle boost most of the time. Far too much of a kick.

I usually run comfort and hit the M button if I see a chance for some fun.

GoneIn4Secs · 05-09-2019, 07:06 PM

When i wanna drive by the main street in town acting cool

Open up the exhaust flaps, slow crawl keep in 2,3 maybe 4 gear , windows down, 'hey ladies, mr burbles passing through' 😎

05-01-2019, 08:20 AM	#67
Wolfus Aurelius Lieutenant 134 Rep 433 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW 328i (gold/cream) Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Da Swamp iTrader: (0)	Lately, now that I know how fuel-efficient the car is when driven gently, I've been using Comfort with the sport transmission settings, and Sport mode, more often. As I approach my steep bridge ramp in the afternoon, I've been flicking into Sport to let the car stretch its German legs, so to speak: up a short pitch, then around to the left and up a steeper pitch, then growling up as the ramp doubles back on itself and makes a long climb to join the bridge proper. By the time I'm at the top, the F30 is doing 50-55. If there's nobody jumping into my lane, I can just surge forward and do 60-65 almost until my exit. That may not sound very exciting, but the bridge speed limit is 50, there's occasionally a cop sitting on the downstroke of the bridge looking for speeders, and the bridge road surface is not the smoothest. So I'm taking it relatively easy. Still fun. Last edited by Wolfus Aurelius; 05-01-2019 at 03:20 PM..
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Bufalo Second Lieutenant 124 Rep 290 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Harrisburg, PA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2017 BMW X3 35i [0.00] 2009 BMW 328i [0.00]	When I drive my wife's X3, I first push the engine start button, then press the sport button, then I start driving. Every time.
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05-02-2019, 11:50 AM	#71
ShakyDog Captain 183 Rep 623 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4 3.0i Alpine White/Red Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Missouri iTrader: (4)	I would say most of the time when out driving rural Missouri: On. In town or traffic: Off. It is not about the remap on the throttle, but the remap on the steering. Steve
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05-02-2019, 11:55 AM	#72
NoGuru Major 779 Rep 1,436 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: MI iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 Chevy Silverad ... [0.00] 2014 CTS [0.00] 2011 335is [0.00]	I have DCT and I always drive in sport and paddle shift but sport+ bangs gears to hard to drive daily. __________________ 2011 335is DCT BQ Tuning / BMS CAI / VRSF kittyless DP's / Synapse BOV and charge pipe / 7" VRSF Race FMIC / Walbro 535 and 450 on BMP4 / E90 tune / Diff Brace / PR Coils / Relocation Inlets / DAW Stage3+ Turbos / MMP port injection / xHP Stage 3 / FPR and -6 fuel lines
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yco i'm just saying 6105 Rep 2,634 Posts Drives: E71 X6M '10 (sold) Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Istanbul & Kyiv iTrader: (0)	feels like an obsession but all the time from the moment i start the car..
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Humdizzle Brigadier General 6535 Rep 3,852 Posts Drives: 991.2 GT3 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Missouri iTrader: (0)	i just leave the throttle in sport. switching back and forth messes up my clutch timing. if i put it back into comfort i'll bog it off the line. if i go from comfort to sport i give it too many revs off the line and look like an idiot. sport+ is a bit too jerky around town and i have to feather the clutch more to smooth out the shifts. rather have the car rev match my upshifts and downshifts to save clutch wear. __________________ 2018 Porsche GT3 6MT Previous: Ferrari 458 \| R35 GTR \| F80 M3 \| F87 M2c \| E46 M3 \| E36 M3 \| Scion FRS
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05-03-2019, 03:53 PM	#77
rlmesq Lieutenant Colonel 1037 Rep 1,508 Posts Drives: 2018 440i M Sport Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Chico, CA iTrader: (0)	When I'm in stop & go traffic, like the toll plaza & metering lights on the eastern entrance to the San Francisco Bay Bridge, I'll sometimes use Eco Pro with Sport transmission mode. The torque is softer but it stays in a lower gear for more engine braking.
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clee1982 Lieutenant Colonel 805 Rep 1,736 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW 540i xDrive Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: NYC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW 540i xDrive [0.00]	sports, all the time without kids and wife, comfort 50% of the time with kids and wife, sport plus, very rarely I suppose. It's a g30 540 not M3 in any case...
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irishbimmer Banned 1136 Rep 1,561 Posts Drives: Silverstone M6 CP, Bulldozer, Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	Sports+, comfort, comfort
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05-09-2019, 11:22 AM	#81
Big boi m5 Lieutenant 321 Rep 489 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Cali iTrader: (0)	I hate the sport mode throttle boost most of the time. Far too much of a kick. I usually run comfort and hit the M button if I see a chance for some fun.
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05-09-2019, 07:06 PM	#82
GoneIn4Secs Banned 1317 Rep 1,675 Posts Drives: BSM F87 LCI (DCT) Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: GTA iTrader: (0)	When i wanna drive by the main street in town acting cool Open up the exhaust flaps, slow crawl keep in 2,3 maybe 4 gear , windows down, 'hey ladies, mr burbles passing through' 😎
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