Drive Mode Poll - Which Do You Use Most?

[Gullwingdmc]

What Drive Mode does everyone use most?

Weirdly I’ve found Unbridled to be easier to drive in when there’s traffic, and my range estimate is higher.

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[NoVAguy]

Whisper with 1-PD turned off.

I have always enjoyed coasting. Hit the pedal up to the speed, let off, and just coast.

I realized I can't really do that with 1-PD turned on because as soon as I let off the pedal it starts the breaking process. I like Whisper because it allows for the most coasting of all the 3 modes.

 

[timbop]

I used engaged with 1PD for the first few weeks and the Mrs said it was nauseating*.

I turned off 1PD and switched to unbridled, and the regen feels smoother and less obtrusive**.

* for the record she has always felt my driving is nauseating, but 1PD was worse than my "normal"
** my "nromal" level of nauseating driving

 

[ARK]

I use Engaged. I am ok with the light regen in Engaged but not a fan of 1PD, and find the regen is too much with Unbridled for my preference. I wish I could combine the steering feel of Unbridled with the minimal regen of Engaged.

 

[hybrid2bev]

Unbridled and 1PD all the time.

 

[stroszek]

I like all three depending on how aggressively I feel like driving. Tried 1PD for a bit and I don't think it's for me.

 

[OlyPen]

I'm still experimenting with them. I've noticed that Lane Centering acts differently depending on the drive mode as well... So I'm now doing some A/B testing of common routes I drive regularly to compare the modes under the same conditions for an entire trip of varied driving.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Unbridled and 1PD all the time.

Ditto for me. My wife prefers Whisper and 1PD.

 

[RockwallRick]

My Wife prefers whisper without 1pd.

 

[Davedough]

I used engaged with 1PD for the first few weeks and the Mrs said it was nauseating*.

I turned off 1PD and switched to unbridled, and the regen feels smoother and less obtrusive**.

* for the record she has always felt my driving is nauseating, but 1PD was worse than my "normal"
** my "nromal" level of nauseating driving

Have you tried NOT drifting around every turn? Maybe that will help her not be so queezy

 

[generaltso]

I use Engage because I like seeing the brake coach. It's kinda silly that it doesn't work in the other drive modes.

 

[Astraea]

I prefer unbridled with 1pd off. If I have someone behind me though I will feather the acceletor so it's not so aggressive slowing down because the brake lights don't come on when you let off, and I really don't want someone to rear-end me...

 

[Gullwingdmc]

I use Engage because I like seeing the brake coach. It's kinda silly that it doesn't work in the other drive modes.

One of my favorite things is when I have adaptive cruise on and then it needs to slow down or stop because of traffic it still pops up the brake coach and gives itself a score. ?
Usually it’s 100% too lol.

 

[Gullwingdmc]

I will feather the acceletor so it's not so aggressive slowing down because the brake lights don't come on when you let off, and I really don't want someone to rear-end me.

Good call on that, I hadn’t thought about the brake lights. I’ve found driving in unbridled when there’s traffic makes it easier, less back and forth between the accelerator and brake. No brake lights is a downside to that though.

 

[blue92lx]

I used engaged with 1PD for the first few weeks and the Mrs said it was nauseating*.

I turned off 1PD and switched to unbridled, and the regen feels smoother and less obtrusive**.

* for the record she has always felt my driving is nauseating, but 1PD was worse than my "normal"
** my "nromal" level of nauseating driving

This is the exact same with me and my wife. She hates how I take corners and drive because it makes her sick too. I do have to say when I first test drove the mach e a couple weeks ago the 1PD made us both sick because neither of us had done it before, but I also just like the traditional two pedal driving too. I know you can drive normally with 1PD if you get used to it but I don't want to have to consciously think about one of the most basic functions of driving.

All that said I did rent a mach e on turo for a day and I used whisper mode almost the whole time because I liked the coasting and then when I'd want to be stupid I just switched it to unbridled again. Although I do like engage a lot as well, it coasts like my fusion hybrid coasts. Unbridled actually reminds me of my old fox bodied mustangs with stick shift when I would leave it in gear and coast using engine braking. It can be a little abrupt to me for regular driving though.

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