Sport Mode - What have I been missing?

[richman555]

Preface: I have a 2.7 liter XLT

I have been tooling around in normal mode since I have owned my Ranger and generally haven't been switching modes at all.

I did use ECO for a small time when the gas prices were higher.

This past week, I guess I felt a little bit ornery, but I flipped into Sport mode for the first time.

Holy moly! Pushes you to the back of your seat fast! No hesitation and feels opened up!

I now keep thinking should I use it more? Is this a "Raptor Lite"?

Maybe this fall and winter I will be using more modes!

Just thought I would share.

Happy Labor Day!

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[bgn]

The 2.7 is so quick that I rarely find the need to toss it in sport. It's fun, though.

 

[Texasota]

I've played with it some. Definitely a different personality and a little unhinged compared to normal mode.

 

[Jason B]

Definitely a vroom vroom in Sport mode. If you think it's too much for daily driving, put it in Tow mode, split the difference between Sport and Normal.

 

[Sharpie223]

It's great when there's multiple lanes and traffic worth trying to pass. A bit much for my typical commute, though. The way it hangs onto lower gears for so long, once up to speed, gets a little old.

 

[OxygenMask]

My favorite mode is Tow mode.
Sport is fun on occasion but I totally agree with @Sharpie223 ....

 

[sammydon]

I found almost difference in mpg between eco and sport mode and it no longer lugs along in 6th gear at 20 mph. Never go back to eco but I may try tow mode for a few days just to see how I like it

 

[purdyd]

I actually like sport mode a lot, not for accelerating, but for stopping.

it reminds me me more of driving a manual transmission and using engine braking as sport mode downshifts earlier.

if you step on it in anynof the modes it moves out sharply.

I agree if you are driving 50-65 mph normal is better. At 72 there is no difference as everything is in 10th gear.

I used to think that sport mode would down shift too quickly at high way speeds but that doesn’t seem that way to me anymore. Either the transmission or I or both of us have learned to adapt.

 

[duhtroll]

There's a sport mode?

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