Driving in DS?

Aprilia101 · 03-21-2009, 04:59 PM

Can a car be driven in sport mode for a long periods of time? my new E92 328i lacks a bit of power in regular D mode so I find myself driving more in DS or M mode to get more pep/power from the car. anyone else do this? will I damage the engine in the long haul

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951's 330i · 03-21-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Aprilia101

Can a car be driven in sport mode for a long periods of time? my new E92 328i lacks a bit of power in regular D mode so I find myself driving more in DS or M mode to get more pep/power from the car. anyone else do this? will I damage the engine in the long haul

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Ive been driving in ds mode, and even in the manual mode, for over 2 years now, nothing wrong yet. Not sure though in the later future, Hope that kinda helps.

methodtim · 03-21-2009, 05:05 PM

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Can a car be driven in sport mode for a long periods of time? my new E92 328i lacks a bit of power in regular D mode so I find myself driving more in DS or M mode to get more pep/power from the car. anyone else do this? will I damage the engine in the long haul

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Of course you can. You'll just be a bit penalized at the pump.

blue2fire · 03-21-2009, 05:06 PM

It is okay if you don't mind a bit less MPG. Just a program that orders up more "sport oriented" upshifts and downshifts.

MCMLXXXIX · 03-21-2009, 05:10 PM

i used to drive in DS mode all the time. now i switch from D to DS, its good. I use D when im cruising on the highway or when im just taking it easy. You get better MPG and its smoother...and when you kick into DS, VROOOOM! haha

freshwhite335 · 03-21-2009, 05:41 PM

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i used to drive in DS mode all the time. now i switch from D to DS, its good. I use D when im cruising on the highway or when im just taking it easy. You get better MPG and its smoother...and when you kick into DS, VROOOOM! haha

+1

akack79 · 03-21-2009, 06:26 PM

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Of course you can. You'll just be a bit penalized at the pump.

Sums it up. /close

fwmcb · 03-21-2009, 07:25 PM

DS sure is fun...

bsamoul · 03-21-2009, 07:35 PM

The only thing you're losing in DS is gas mileage. Also, the car won't ever shift into 6th gear, so if you hop on the freeway, jump into D or M6 because it's pointless to be in 5th going 70mph with 3k rpm. Waste of gas.

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 03-21-2009, 07:53 PM

Of course you can drive is DS all you want.
I like to drive my girlfriend's 328 in M because it gives you more control.
Shift at low RPMs for better MPG and High RPM for more get up and go.

Septro · 03-21-2009, 07:58 PM

I drive in DS all the time.. dam the gas stations

freshwhite335 · 03-21-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by xPaulBaiLeyx

Of course you can drive is DS all you want.
I like to drive my girlfriend's 328 in M because it gives you more control.
Shift at low RPMs for better MPG and High RPM for more get up and go.

wait so do u have a 330, a 335, and a 328?!

bsamoul · 03-21-2009, 08:53 PM

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wait so do u have a 330, a 335, and a 328?!

No, he just has a 330 and 335. His GF has the 328.

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 03-21-2009, 08:57 PM

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wait so do u have a 330, a 335, and a 328?!

What he said \/ I also had a AW 325 E90

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No, he just has a 330 and 335. His GF has the 328.

3lusive · 03-21-2009, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by xPaulBaiLeyx

Of course you can drive is DS all you want.
I like to drive my girlfriend's 328 in M because it gives you more control.
Shift at low RPMs for better MPG and High RPM for more get up and go.

Same here, I use M nearly all the time to get better gas mileage. And it's working so far, according to the mpg computer in the car i'm getting 22.4mpg compared to 20.2 last tank.

And...when I'm feeling bored, I can let the tach run up to 5k and then shift. Whatever I want

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 03-21-2009, 09:52 PM

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Same here, I use M nearly all the time to get better gas mileage. And it's working so far, according to the mpg computer in the car i'm getting 22.4mpg compared to 20.2 last tank.

And...when I'm feeling bored, I can let the tach run up to 5k and then shift. Whatever I want

RBBMWE46M3 · 03-21-2009, 09:58 PM

real drivers drive manuals

freshwhite335 · 03-21-2009, 10:41 PM

when i saw in ur sig that u had a 330 and a 335 i just assumed the 335 was urs and the 330 was ur wife/gf/wutever's.

methodtim · 03-21-2009, 10:45 PM

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real drivers drive manuals

Not this shit again...

bsamoul · 03-21-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by methodtim

Not this shit again...

it will never go away.

-=Hot|Ice=- · 03-22-2009, 01:11 AM

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real drivers drive manuals

How about real drivers that have knee problems? Then what are they called?

-=Hot|Ice=- · 03-22-2009, 01:12 AM

I wouldn't suggest driving in DS when the car is cold. Warm up the transmission, you will feel jerks when it's cold, especially when the transmission attempts to blip the throttle. Warm it up, then put it on DS.

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