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97 850 wagon econ/sport mode? 850 1997

posted by  boston on  Fri Feb 22 03:21 CST 2002
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    97 850 wagon econ/sport mode? 850 1997

    posted by  someone claiming to be Ray N. on  Fri Feb 22 05:19 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    If you hold the throttle down about half way in sport mode
    you will see it holds the gear longer. In econ it shifts
    sooner. So, you should get better mileage in econ (but I
    have never tried to measure it) and a more "sporty"
    acceleration feel in "sport".

    We keep ours in sport.

    When you floor it the shift points are the same regardless
    of the "mode".








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    97 850 wagon econ/sport mode? 850 1997

    posted by  librayacht on  Fri Feb 22 04:12 CST 2002
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    I cannot find any difference in fuel consumption between economy and sport mode. Some of the contributors to this website told me that the changes are crisper in the sport mode and of course take place higher in the rpm range than in economy. The manual states that econ. mode should be used when the cruise control is engaged. I run my 850R in the sport mode most of the time around town and in the econ mode on a long trip. The winter setting does not allow the transmission to select 1st or 2nd gear.
    John Scales (850R 1996)







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