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      09-14-2011, 03:58 AM   #22
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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
Just configure sport mode to 'chassis only', that way you get quicker steering and flat cornering, but throttle response and shift points remain as normal and you still have all 8 gears. Then, when you really want to get a move on, simply select sport+ and feel the kick in the seat of your pants.
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