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View Poll Results: Which one do you use more often? | |||
Drive"D" | 99 | 69.23% | |
Drive"DS" | 44 | 30.77% | |
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02-04-2013, 08:06 PM | #67 |
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So I just started testing out DS today after reading this thread. Only had car for about 2 weeks now. I instantly noticed the higher revs and slower shifting. Will be interesting to play with more. Seems like DS will be fun for spirited driving moments where I don't want to think about the steptronic.
(Flashing my car with Cobb as I type this so... We'll see what I like best this week.)
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02-04-2013, 08:42 PM | #69 |
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The problem is that besides these two BMWs, I've always driven a manual. So the entire motion of me reaching for the gear shift puts my left foot into stomp on the clutch mode, resulting in 100% pressure on the brakes and me scaring the sh*t out of myself and making the people behind me very upset. Same thing goes for the blinker switch, I just can't get used to it.
My Z4 had paddles and I drove it 99% of the time in Manual mode. Got good gas milage too. With the 328i I mainly keep it 45% DS, 45% Manual and 10% D. DS is pretty jerky driving around town when it downshifts to first gear. So I usually keep it in D if I have a lot of stop and go — seems to keep it from going in 1st gear and really retards the throttle. DS also keeps it out of 6th on the highway.
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02-05-2013, 10:42 AM | #74 |
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DS makes the gas pedal more sensitive, holds gears longer, downshifts more aggressively, doesn't shift into 6th gear.
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02-05-2013, 12:09 PM | #75 | |
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On the other hand, downshifting with your foot on the throttle gives a nice burst of power. I still miss driving an MT though. |
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02-25-2013, 03:00 PM | #77 |
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in the winter its D=95% DS=5%
in the summer D=60% DS=40% depending on the road or what auto might be beside me at the light on a good day |
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I'm mostly in D..... |
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02-25-2013, 07:03 PM | #79 |
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I just used DS mode for the first time today. I was hooked. I could get out of it lol. I never really thought about using it. But wow...Its like it has its own tune. huge difference in drive.
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02-25-2013, 07:09 PM | #80 |
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Since I've owned my car I can count on one hand the number of times I've driven in DS mode. If I wanted a Manual I would have bought one?
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