R56 Anyone else addicted to the sport button?
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I use it most of the time. My gas milage average has gone down 0.1 mpg since I started using it so I'm not stopping. I'm thinking of getting the mod that puts it in sport mode when you press the start button. I have a similar mod I put on my vettes that puts the car in "Competition Mode" when I start the car.
After all, why did I buy a MINI and not a Prius in the first place???
After all, why did I buy a MINI and not a Prius in the first place???
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#9
I have not noticed any change in gas mileage.
#12
Same here! And by having a manual, I am not seeing any real gas mileage drop, but love the stiffer steering and better gas peddle response (ok that second one might incur some gas millage penalty ).
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I suppose there may be a few folks out there who actually prefer the non-sport feel/response.
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I've tried to run it in non-sport mode but honestly I have a heck of a time getting it rolling in 1st. I've driven allot of manuals for many years but the pedal response in non sport is tough for me to master. Too low rev, too high rev, every now and then just right. I even gave it a week once thinking I just had to get used to it, nope. Hit the sport mode button and all my troubles go away. Nice and easy without even thinking about it.
Is it just me?
Is it just me?
#19
I've tried to run it in non-sport mode but honestly I have a heck of a time getting it rolling in 1st. I've driven allot of manuals for many years but the pedal response in non sport is tough for me to master. Too low rev, too high rev, every now and then just right. I even gave it a week once thinking I just had to get used to it, nope. Hit the sport mode button and all my troubles go away. Nice and easy without even thinking about it.
Is it just me?
Is it just me?
#20
I use mine nearly all the time. I am not to worried about the gas mileage. I was averaging 19-21 mpg before the MINI, and now I average around 30 or so with mostly city miles... so still an improvement I might be spending more on high test vs the mid grade I was using... but it doesn't matter. I get to fill up every couple weeks instead of 6 times a month.
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I don't have my '11 MCS yet, but my MA told me I would probably be like him and use it all the time. So you have to press it each and every time you start the car I guess? What is the mod? Sounds interesting.
I had the DSC override on my '06 and left it off 95% of the time, only using it in wet conditions, so am hoping this mod is similar, that it leaves the sport mode on unless you don't want it for some reason.
I loved the burble on my '06 and was glad when my MA demonstrated that I could have the burble in my '11 as well .
Annette
I had the DSC override on my '06 and left it off 95% of the time, only using it in wet conditions, so am hoping this mod is similar, that it leaves the sport mode on unless you don't want it for some reason.
I loved the burble on my '06 and was glad when my MA demonstrated that I could have the burble in my '11 as well .
Annette
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I've tried to run it in non-sport mode but honestly I have a heck of a time getting it rolling in 1st. I've driven allot of manuals for many years but the pedal response in non sport is tough for me to master. Too low rev, too high rev, every now and then just right. I even gave it a week once thinking I just had to get used to it, nope. Hit the sport mode button and all my troubles go away. Nice and easy without even thinking about it.
Is it just me?
Is it just me?
Maybe just give it more gas or let the clutch up slower without sport mode? I re-learned to drive stick with our 2010 and I did stall quite a bit at first. But then I hadn't driven a stick in 15 years, and that had only been a handful of times. The way I mastered it was to go to a parking lot and just practiced letting off on the clutch without giving it gas, letting the torque pull it forward. And then after I figured that out, I just always had to remind myself that when I thought it was time to let up the clutch, I should hold it a tad longer because for some reason I always wanted to let it go too soon/fast. The 2011 has a much lighter clutch, but it really is easier in both with the sport mode because it takes less pressure on the gas pedal to get moving I guess.
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I don't have my '11 MCS yet, but my MA told me I would probably be like him and use it all the time. So you have to press it each and every time you start the car I guess? What is the mod? Sounds interesting.
I had the DSC override on my '06 and left it off 95% of the time, only using it in wet conditions, so am hoping this mod is similar, that it leaves the sport mode on unless you don't want it for some reason.
I loved the burble on my '06 and was glad when my MA demonstrated that I could have the burble in my '11 as well .
Annette
I had the DSC override on my '06 and left it off 95% of the time, only using it in wet conditions, so am hoping this mod is similar, that it leaves the sport mode on unless you don't want it for some reason.
I loved the burble on my '06 and was glad when my MA demonstrated that I could have the burble in my '11 as well .
Annette
I would start with this thread --> https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...n-comparo.html
Three off-the-shelf options and one DIY (which is the one I did). If you want to pursue the DIY, you can find details in this thread --> https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...utton-mod.html
As you might figure out from the first thread (the comparison), the non-DIY units can do quite a bit more than the simple DIY solution.
Mine was installed on a 2008, so I'm not sure whether there are any major differences on the install for a 2011. iirc, I think I saw that the fuses have changed some in either 2010 or 2011 which has impacted folks trying to hardwire stuff in (like this mod).
#25
I used the sport mode all the time, until I heard the White Roof Radio guys talking about how much they disliked the feel of the steering with it (as I recall). Anyway, I decided to try going without, and see if I could feel the difference in the steering. Maybe it's me, but I didn't notice the difference in the steering nearly as much as I did the poor throttle response in everyday driving. Maybe if I tracked it, I would stop using it, but not in everyday use.
Also, the boost kicking in on my S seems FAR more dramatic without sport mode. Without sport mode, I am consistently slower away from a stop (or slipping the clutch too much to keep it in the power band), but once I get going it's like the engine needs to catch up with me. It just seems like a much smoother delivery of power throughout the RPM range in sport mode.
Am I nuts? Does the sport button have anything to do with boost?
Also, the boost kicking in on my S seems FAR more dramatic without sport mode. Without sport mode, I am consistently slower away from a stop (or slipping the clutch too much to keep it in the power band), but once I get going it's like the engine needs to catch up with me. It just seems like a much smoother delivery of power throughout the RPM range in sport mode.
Am I nuts? Does the sport button have anything to do with boost?