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Originally Posted by Capstan
I find that the A/T on this car is generally spot-on about shifting and demands nothing concentration-wise for ordinary around-town driving, so I am very pleased that I chose it. I use automatic mode 99%. The only times I am not entirely happy are when I am going around an interesting curve and may have to hit the accelerator more than I wanted to get a downshift. Now I drive in sport mode with VSC turned off and this happens less often.
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I've tried A/T sport mode and like the shifts but once you reach speed it cruises in too low a gear for my liking. I'm going to try a temporary manual upshift once I reach speed to see if it that'll hold. Spirited street driving often means accelering quickly to about the speed limit then quickly leveling off. Sport mode doesn't do the last part well. I use VSC sport mode often. I've yet to find full VSC helpful or anything close to saving me from trouble. I've had the inside rear wheel brake syndrome a few times, supposedly saving me from some minor understeer. Now I've even experienced the outside front wheel braking supposedly saving me from some minor oversteer. That was even stranger. I do plan to get stickier tires sooner or later. Then maybe VSC won't always be kicking in.