"Sport" Button In Cars.

[Adrien C]

In my car (307 Peugeot) there is a sport button, when you press it the car becomes more agresive and lets you reacha higher RPM. Do you guys know how this button actually work ?

 

[Steve]

Maybe it deactivates the governor on the engine?

 

[RakuraiTenjin]

Whoa that's interesting I've never heard of it before. Is it a really really noticeable difference?

 

[Pi Mu Rho]

It switches the ECU (Engine Control Unit) to a different mapping. On some cars, it also adjusts the suspension and steering.

 

[Steve]

It switches the ECU (Engine Control Unit) to a different mapping. On some cars, it also adjusts the suspension and steering.

I am a ****ing genius.

 

[Adrien C]

Whoa that's interesting I've never heard of it before. Is it a really really noticeable difference?

Yes, specially while at 4000-500 rps, the engine sounds louder and you can really feel the push.

It switches the ECU (Engine Control Unit) to a different mapping. On some cars, it also adjusts the suspension and steering.

What you later said its true but only on expensive cars, BMW, Benz, Ferarri etc etc

 

[Pi Mu Rho]

Not always - the Sport setting on my ford adjusts the steering

 

[Adrien C]

ahem Ford GT = Expensive car

 

[phantomdesign]

It may also disable the traction control.

 

[15357]

It blows the agression inhibitors.

 

[Parrot of doom]

On basic cars it simply adjusts the points at which the gearbox changes gears, which will reduce acceleration times but will also make the car less comfortable to drive. Thats what happens on your car, I'm presuming its an autobox?

On more expensive cars it will switch the ECU into a more aggressive mode and adjust the air and fuel intakes, stiffen the suspension, and possibly even adjust the steering.

 

[Danimal]

It loosens the Flux Capacitator! D:

 

[jondy]

'Conditions could hardly be more ideal.'

 

[Dalamari]

It basically tells the computer "This bloke paid 25k for a car with a sport button, what a loser!" and it makes everything more sporty, so it stiffens the suspension usually, lowers it, and gives you some more revs so the engine sounds better

 

[Shodan]

Well in my car, I press that button and the wheels fold under, then my car flies.

 

[Steven]

It basically tells the computer "This bloke paid 25k for a car with a sport button, what a loser!" and it makes everything more sporty, so it stiffens the suspension usually, lowers it, and gives you some more revs so the engine sounds better

win

 

[phantomdesign]

It basically tells the computer "This bloke paid 25k for a car with a sport button, what a loser!" and it makes everything more sporty, so it stiffens the suspension usually, lowers it, and gives you some more revs so the engine sounds better

Yea, that's probably the most accurate assesment considering this isn't a ferrari or mercedes.

 

[Fat Tony!]

Well since yoi use more fuel when it's in sport mode my guess is that it injects more fuel during the piston cycle.

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

The Veyron is too cool for a button, you have to move the shifter INTO race mode

 

[Dalamari]

The only cars that should have a sport mode are any type of 4 seater sedan made by Merc, BMW (M5 and M6 do), Audi, or Jaguar, because those are all companies that put 400+ hp in a V8 for a luxury sedan

Unlike shitty american cars that get 200hp from a v8

 

[Adrien C]

The only cars that should have a sport mode are any type of 4 seater sedan made by Merc, BMW (M5 and M6 do), Audi, or Jaguar, because those are all companies that put 400+ hp in a V8 for a luxury sedan

Unlike shitty american cars that get 200hp from a v8

Amen, finally some one sees the truth. Its disgusting to see how most american cars have underpowerd cars. Germans, specially Porshe and Benz, are the ones who know how to push their engine to their limits. Porshe can get 400 HP with a plein 6 cyl., A mustang can barelly reach 300 (296 HP) with its massive v8 ! You can find Benz with more than 500 Hp with a simple v8.
(E-63 AMG)

Hell even Japs know about this, the Subaru Impreza is a turbo-charged inline 4 how put out a whooping 320 HP. When I see the Colbalt "sport" a supercharged 4 cyl. who can bareely reach 220 HP....

Edit: The only Amercian brand that I really admire for its genuine sport attitude is the SRT division. The new srt4 has ass-kiking 300 hp (to bad the caliber is a horibble car)

 

[sHaDdoW]

Smaller very finaly tuned engines = lighter and the same amount of power as big engines

 

[lePobz]

Pffft, who needs a sport button anyway. It's not what you drive, its how you drive it.

 

[Parrot of doom]

My last car had a 4.0 V8 NA engine, I don't care what anybody says it sounded bloody awesome, much better than Scoobies or Evos as well. Plus, 0-60 in less than 5 seconds isn't to be sniffed at.

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

Edit: The only Amercian brand that I really admire for its genuine sport attitude is the SRT division. The new srt4 has ass-kiking 300 hp (to bad the caliber is a horibble car)

Lol, quit joking yourself, the 427 in the new Z06 rocks. There are people running high 10's with them stock with slicks.

 

[Dalamari]

It's a 7 liter v8 though with only 500hp, the Koenigsegg CCX has a 4.7 liter v8 and puts out 800hp

So when it comes to cars, we do tend to not put quite as much work into the tuning.

 

[Adrien C]

Have you seen the a viper which has 1000 hp, twin-turbo v-10 ? It suppose to be faster than a Veyron, the only problem ? It's imposible to drive at more than 350 with it, so they never got a chance to try it out.

 

[xcellerate]

if you drive the A3 and select sport, it'll just hold rpms higher than normal, for more sporty driving.

Have you seen the a viper which has 1000 hp, twin-turbo v-10 ? It suppose to be faster than a Veyron, the only problem ? It's impossible to drive at more than 350 with it, so they never got a chance to try it out.

don't start a compression between modified and stock cars. Because there's ALWAYS something that's faster (until you hit top fuel dragsters, then you're pretty much at a ceiling in terms of straight line fast)

and the viper is either the hennessey viper or the venom viper

 

[Adrien C]

I'm a big fan of "factory tuned " cars, I don't like street tuning. SRT, AMG, M, SVT love those brands.

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

AMG used to work on Mitsubishi Galant VR-4's.

 

[Parrot of doom]

It's a 7 liter v8 though with only 500hp, the Koenigsegg CCX has a 4.7 liter v8 and puts out 800hp

So when it comes to cars, we do tend to not put quite as much work into the tuning.

That level of power may come at an expense though. For example it may be higher revving with a very different power delivery across the revs, different than a big lazy V8 with plenty of displacement and more torque spread low down the rev range.

It also may have a shorter lifespan due to finer tolerances. It could require shorter service intervals, and those services might be more expensive than the V8. The engine will very likely have a much shorter lifespan as well.

More power isn't always best, although I do concede its usually enormous fun