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      09-13-2011, 04:42 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by Pacecar View Post
6) higher gear on motorways in sport stand
The auto gearbox is a dream, in particular in sport mode. BUT, for cruising on motorways (hence no changes in speed), it keeps the car in a lower gear than in the normal mode. This is great in the city, but on motorways very annoying. Even if you use the paddle to switch from 7th to 8th gear, and you maintain the same speed, it switches automatically back to 7th after a few seconds. You could say, put it in normal mode on motorways, but then I loose the advantage of the firmer steering, which mitigates a little bit gripe n°11
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About your complaint, here is my solution:
I would say: since you also have Sports Auto option, you can configure Sport mode.
In this case, when you are driving on a motorway, you can choose "Chasis only" for your sport mode and here you go...You will have tighter steering and chasis and 8th gear as well.
Furthermore, when you need extra power and revs, you can pull the steering lever to left and then you have both engine and chasis at the same time in sport mode.
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