[Fleet]

My C7 Z51 had a manual transmission. I drove that car in a variety of modes considering road conditions, except ECO. I refused to have the car go into AFM mode! Quite frankly the minor improvement in milage associated with ECO mode was not worth the mechanical crunches AFM cycling put the engine through!

With my C8, I use Zmode or use MyMode with the manual shifting function 90% of the time avoiding AFM engagement. I admit however, in heavy slow stop and go traffic I will forgo the paddles and let the tranny shift on its own in MyMode or Sport Mode. It is very seldom that I use track mode other than the one time I was on the Bowling Green Track

 

[alberholden]

My C7 Z51 had a manual transmission. I drove that car in a variety of modes considering road conditions, except ECO. I refused to have the car go into AFM mode! Quite frankly the minor improvement in milage associated with ECO mode was not worth the mechanical crunches AFM cycling put the engine through!

With my C8, I use Zmode or use MyMode with the manual shifting function 90% of the time avoiding AFM engagement. I admit however, in heavy slow stop and go traffic I will forgo the paddles and let the tranny shift on its own in MyMode or Sport Mode. It is very seldom that I use track mode other than the one time I was on the Bowling Green Track

Thank you for your input. I appreciate it.

 

[meyerweb]

C8. Mostly in Z-mode with powertrain, braking and steering set to Sport and Exhaust set to track, and in manual shift for non-highway driving. On the highway, in Tour mode and in Auto so the car can drop into V4 mode and save some gas.

 

[4mula1]

Sport Mode 99%. Sometimes switch to Weather, depending on the weather.

 

[alberholden]

C8. Mostly in Z-mode with powertrain, braking and steering set to Sport and Exhaust set to track, and in manual shift for non-highway driving. On the highway, in Tour mode and in Auto so the car can drop into V4 mode and save some gas.

Great information!! Thank you

 

[alberholden]

Sport Mode 99%. Sometimes switch to Weather, depending on the weather.

Thank you for your input. I use weather when things get wet too.

 

[alberholden]

Sport Mode 99%. Sometimes switch to Weather, depending on the weather.

Thank you. I use Weather too when it's wet. I am torn between using Sport and Track.

 

[4mula1]

Thank you. I use Weather too when it's wet. I am torn between using Sport and Track.

Track should only be used on the track. If you hit a pothole in track mode, your wheel will not survive.

 

[alberholden]

Thank you for your information. Why is that?

 

[4mula1]

Thank you for your information. Why is that?

Extremely stiff suspension.

 

[alberholden]

Extremely stiff suspension.

Thank you! That makes sense.

 

[dmos1128]

Took her out last night and today in the rain in weather mode. No problems at all especially with the Continental extreme contact plus tires. Now had I been in the Dodge Charger with the Hankooks in the rain, things would have been scarier.

 

[alberholden]

Took her out last night and today in the rain in weather mode. No problems at all especially with the Continental extreme contact plus tires. Now had I been in the Dodge Charger with the Hankooks in the rain, things would have been scarier.

Thanks for the input. I like "Weather" mode in the rain too. What mode do you usually drive in?

 

[dmos1128]

Thanks for the input. I like "Weather" mode in the rain too. What mode do you usually drive in?

Touring mostly

 

[alberholden]

Touring mostly

That's interesting, because a lot of people who responded say drive in "Sport". Isn't "touring" the default mode?

 

[jrc3vette]

I leave mine in Sport mode. Except when I need to be quiet.

 

[alberholden]

Thank you for your input. You are not alone as many of us drive in Sport mode most of the time.

 

[jrc3vette]

I have not noticed much of a difference between Sport and Track mode. The throttle response seems to be about the same with a little stiffer ride.

 

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[alberholden]

I leave mine in Sport mode. Except when I need to be quiet.

What do you do to be quiet?