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5th gear is used.

Shifts aren't actually more abrupt, though it does change gear amazingly quickly with practically no boost or rpm drop off in between gears when you are gunning it - which makes it better than the manual in my opinion, as the power delivery with the 5 spd auto is continuous all the way up through the gears, unlike with the manual - change, lose boost, build up, change, lose boost....

RPMs only hold on if there remains torque demand on gearbox. It is also possible to drive it gently in sport mode and hardly notice the difference, apart from the quick throttle.

Fuel consumption change is all down to how the car is driven. If you demand it, it will hold revs all the way up to the redline, if you don't, it will change naturally at lower rpm.

Simon

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• 2002 Areo -> Auto Sport button function ?, RonB, Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:33:20
  • On `02 it only makes the accelerator more sensitive(+), steppenwolf, Wed, 26 Jun 2002 03:25:24
  • Re: 2002 Areo -> Auto Sport button function ? - Answer!, JohnW, Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:33:56
    • Link didn't work, "page changed"? nm, Mike Lynch , Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:07:24
      • Re: Link didn't work, "page changed"? - Try this, johnw, Wed, 26 Jun 2002 07:31:39
  • Higher RPM upshifts, quicker downshifts...., Mike Lynch , Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:22:54
    • Re: Higher RPM upshifts, quicker downshifts...., Simon Watkins, Wed, 26 Jun 2002 02:55:06
  • Re: 2002 Areo -> Auto Sport button function ?, Lou, Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:34:43
  • Re: Sport button function - from WIS, Ed in NC, Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:58:41
    • More aggressive throttle map too?, Mike Lynch , Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:04:26
  • expect increase in fuel consumption, Aero'ed, Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:34:45
    • 5th not excluded....nm, Mike Lynch , Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:24:13
    • Maybe not . . ., robp, Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:42:46
    • Re: expect increase in fuel consumption, Simon Watkins, Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:41:40 <-- Viewing This Message
      • seldom is there no torque demand on gearbox, Aero'ed, Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:54:00
        • I should have said "increasing" torque demand, Simon Watkins, Wed, 26 Jun 2002 02:49:11
          • upon further review, Aero'ed, Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:45:52
  • The transmission stay longer time on each speed, Claude Denis, Tue, 25 Jun 2002 13:08:41
  • Do a search on 'How does the sport mode work ?' n/m, Guy, Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:59:49

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