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Old 06-11-2022, 10:54 AM
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Sport Mode is the only mode with Backfire mode!



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Old 06-11-2022, 10:57 AM
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I drive my 2021 base Carerra in sport mode only. It makes every drive more enjoyable, disables the annoying auto stop/start, and with PSE programming on my non-PSE car, it gives the car a perfect sound. Question- could I somehow be negatively impacting engine health/life by always driving in this mode ?
No. 911’s are one of the toughest cars around, period. The various modes of operation (normal, sport, sport+, wet) are all ‘normal’ as far as the car is concerned.
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Old 06-11-2022, 11:08 AM
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I drive in Normal just until she warms up so I don't have to worry about the PDK choosing to run the RPMs up over 4K. Then its Sport (or Sport Plus) exclusively.
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Old 06-11-2022, 11:14 AM
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If the 992 is anything like the 991.2, the oil and coolant temps will be suppressed in Sport and Sport+. Perhaps someone can confirm.
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Old 06-11-2022, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by OliverK68
If the 992 is anything like the 991.2, the oil and coolant temps will be suppressed in Sport and Sport+. Perhaps someone can confirm.
Unfortunately I can't answer your question but Normal Mode definitely suppresses the Fun Factor IMO.
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Originally Posted by OliverK68
If the 992 is anything like the 991.2, the oil and coolant temps will be suppressed in Sport and Sport+. Perhaps someone can confirm.
Yes, in Sport and Sport+, it shoots for lower temps.
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Old 06-11-2022, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by OliverK68
If the 992 is anything like the 991.2, the oil and coolant temps will be suppressed in Sport and Sport+. Perhaps someone can confirm.
Confirmed. I drive in normal to get the oil temps up to speed and its Sport mode thereafter. Watch your engine temps at highway speeds at Normal vs other modes, there is 7-10 degree difference.
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Old 06-13-2022, 09:31 AM
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Normal mode exists, and also why car defaults to normal mode, is for Porsche to get the highest MPG rating during their CAFE ( corporate fuel economy ratings) testing. Manufacturers pay large fines for exceeding the company goals. It’s also why car always defaults to stop/start on as Ratings were disallowed if car would permanently default off as in most 991 series.
It is NOT where Porsche wants you to drive the car, just where MPG testing is higher.
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Old 06-13-2022, 05:59 PM
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Proposed renaming of modes ...
Normal >> CAFE
Sport >> Economy
Sport+ >> Normal
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Old 06-13-2022, 08:52 PM
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If you like to match your revs it can be argued that normal is more fun than the other modes. For manual transmission, obviously.
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Old 06-14-2022, 08:19 PM
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I do not think my car has ever been driven in normal mode, sport or sport plus only.
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Old 06-15-2022, 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Bean
If you like to match your revs it can be argued that normal is more fun than the other modes. For manual transmission, obviously.
Agreed. Normal mode doesn’t kill the car for me whatsoever.
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I only put mine in normal mode if I am on the interstate. I wish there was a way for it to default to sport mode when I turn the car on.
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Old 06-15-2022, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by clooloss
Sport mode all the time with a manual transmission. I've gotten so lazy with the rev-matching downshifts that my heel-toe abilities have all but atrophied. On those rare occasions that I forget to turn on sport mode, I'll downshift and the car will lurch forward, followed by a "wtf" look from my wife 😂
I'm from the "other" thread but just lurking. Anyway, I too am an auto-blip convert. I love it. But when I get into my other car and forget it's not going to blip for me, it's ME who yells out "WTF!" lol
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Old 06-15-2022, 04:14 PM
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In MY22, you can disable the rev matching in sport/sport+ separately from the drive mode. That said, I leave it on.
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