[MPR]

Interesting, it makes a big difference

[bozo777]

Originally Posted by cannockwolf

Vinyl wrap mate, managed to find a colour extremely close to Brooklyn Grey

Would you mind sharing the vinyl wrap? been debating about color matching the side skirts and rear end but hard to commit fully painting it.

Looks great btw!

[MPR]

Hit the 20K mark at 1 year 4.5 months

[peaceindriving]

Originally Posted by MPR

Hit the 20K mark at 1 year 4.5 months

Nice! Glad to see another (higher) mileage driver. My daily is about 80% freeway so at least it helps with gas efficiency.

[MPR]

Originally Posted by peaceindriving

Nice! Glad to see another (higher) mileage driver. My daily is about 80% freeway so at least it helps with gas efficiency.

Same, I go into the office 3 or less days a week and it’s a 96 miles round trip, 99.9% highway.

In my previous car, a Subaru BRZ, I racked up 200K over almost 10 years doing this commute, mostly preCOVID when I was going to the office 5 days a week.

[BG42]

Making me feel bad I'm at 1yr 1 month just hit 6k miles.

[LivingInSalt]

Eco Pro

[MPR]

Originally Posted by LivingInSalt

Eco Pro

Sitting on the highway at a constant 85 mph, what would Sport Plus do for me?

[cannockwolf]

Originally Posted by bozo777

Would you mind sharing the vinyl wrap? been debating about color matching the side skirts and rear end but hard to commit fully painting it.

Looks great btw!

yeah np but its from a french company in the uk so im not sure about availability in the US

Hexis
Mouse Grey Wrap Vinyl
KG8430B

[LivingInSalt]

Originally Posted by MPR

Sitting on the highway at a constant 85 mph, what would Sport Plus do for me?

allow you to pass all the lane hogs

[BG42]

Originally Posted by cannockwolf

yeah np but its from a french company in the uk so im not sure about availability in the US

Hexis
Mouse Grey Wrap Vinyl
KG8430B

Is there any metallic in that vinyl from the picture it doesn't look like there is?

[cannockwolf]

nope

[Pentland]

Originally Posted by MPR

Sitting on the highway at a constant 85 mph, what would Sport Plus do for me?

What do you think eco pro is doing for you at that speed

[MPR]

Originally Posted by Pentland

What do you think eco pro is doing for you at that speed

Eco is set as my default mode since when I begin a drive I prefer it to be in the mode I use for my work commute. When I drive to and from work I am not a race car driver, I am content just cruising at a civilized speed/manner.

So I have the below options:
1. Default to sport plus and change it back to eco when at lower highway speeds to optimize fuel economy. This would result in many drive mode switches during a work commute.
2. Default to eco and switch to sport plus if I feel the need for it. This would be between 0-3 switches.

Option 2 makes the most sense to me

[BG42]

Originally Posted by cannockwolf

nope

one day someone will make a match. One day

[Pentland]

Originally Posted by MPR

Eco is set as my default mode since when I begin a drive I prefer it to be in the mode I use for my work commute. When I drive to and from work I am not a race car driver, I am content just cruising at a civilized speed/manner.

So I have the below options:
1. Default to sport plus and change it back to eco when at lower highway speeds to optimize fuel economy. This would result in many drive mode switches during a work commute.
2. Default to eco and switch to sport plus if I feel the need for it. This would be between 0-3 switches.

Option 2 makes the most sense to me

Think you’re missing the point. At a cruising speed of 70/80 whatever, all eco pro is saving you is your A/C.

[MPR]

Originally Posted by Pentland

Think you’re missing the point. At a cruising speed of 70/80 whatever, all eco pro is saving you is your A/C.

Did you even read what I said?

[Pentland]

Originally Posted by MPR

Did you even read what I said?

Yeah. You do it so you can press a button 3 times rather than onceM for no benefit.

[MPR]

Originally Posted by Pentland

Yeah. You do it so you can press a button 3 times rather than onceM for no benefit.

There’s no benefit if one is going 70/80 at all times, meaning not hitting traffic, not stopping for traffic lights, not slowing down to make turns.

[Littlecoupe]

Originally Posted by MPR

There’s no benefit if one is going 70/80 at all times, meaning not hitting traffic, not stopping for traffic lights, not slowing down to make turns.

Eco Pro disengages the driveline when going downhill (puts into neutral?). This obviously only applies to downhill stretches, and I have no data to quantify whether it saves and fuel, and how much. I have used Eco Pro in my F22, and that would estimate the gained range based on using Eco Pro. For a 300km (187 mile) highway drive using cruise control, it would often claim a range gain of 20km/12.5miles, which is about 6.7% gain. Again, I cannot quantify this since I have not driven the same route back to back between comfort and Eco Pro.

I will note, I HATE the way the car drives in Eco Pro for city use. As for highway, using cruise control exclusively, to me it drives like Comfort since I am not using the accelerator pedal. In my mind, it should be no worse than comfort, so why not use it under those conditions.

Rather than complain about the use of Eco Pro in a sports coupe, a better question is why go for the B58 when the B48 would have sufficed? Obviously, the answer is we want the power when we want it, but we suffer worse economy for carrying around the B58 the rest of the time.

[MPR]

Littlecoupe
Just because one decides to drive on a highway in eco does not mean they do not enjoy the B58 pretty much all other times. When I use eco I am driving in a straight line for ~40 miles and the drive mode really doesn’t matter.
“So why don’t you just leave it in sport if it doesn’t matter?”
Because when I have to slow down for stop and go traffic I am getting the fuel economy benefit.

Out of curiosity, for my next fill up I am going to stay in sport/sport plus the entire time, I’m interested to see the difference. If it’s minimal, I may have to code my new default mode.

[Littlecoupe]

Originally Posted by MPR

Littlecoupe
Just because one decides to drive on a highway in eco does not mean they do not enjoy the B58 pretty much all other times. When I use eco I am driving in a straight line for ~40 miles and the drive mode really doesn’t matter.

I completely understand why we'd choose the B58. I only mention it because I have always enjoyed powerful cars. I like having the power there when I want to use it...but as I age, I find through experience I use the power very infrequently. Quite honestly, I think my car sees actual full throttle only a couple times a week if I'm honest, but I enjoy it when I use it.

Also, I wouldn't give up the sound of the inline 6 over the 4 cylinder. I just know I'm paying a fuel penalty all the time for the privilege. Sometimes I wish cars were just a mode of transport for me, I'd save a TON of money.