What Drive Mode Do You Use Most?

What drive mode do you typically use?


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JohnFoxeSheets

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If anyone is going for a psychology degree they can now perform a correlation study between this poll and one for favorite ice cream. My hypothesis is 2PD engage correlates with vanilla ( my favorite!)
Would be interesting to see if there are any positive correlations between drive mode and car color...
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I wonder if GT/PE owners drive in Whisper more often than non-GTs.

I use 1PD Whisper in my GT since it smooths out the acceleration around town but I still get 100% power when I want. The times I've driven the 4X, it was Unbridled because it otherwise felt too pokey off the line.
I have a GT and I almost never leave unbridle! ?
 

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I agree with your philosophy, but would suggest a few changes to simplify implementation:

Twisty road with no advance traffic = 1PD Unbridle
Twisty Road with a car in front going reasonable fast = 1PD Unbridle
Twisty Road with a car in front going slow = 1PD Unbridle + PedalontheRight Glare (tm) on
Going to the store = 1PD Unbridle
Highway long trip = 1PD Unbridle
This philosophical difference reminds me of a joke:
An Old Bull and Young Bull were on the top of a hill looking down on a herd of cows. The Young Bull says, "Let's run down the hill and mate (euphemism) with a cow!" The Old Bull looks over at the Young Bull and says, "Let's WALK down the hill and mate with all the cows."
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I wonder if GT/PE owners drive in Whisper more often than non-GTs.

I use 1PD Whisper in my GT since it smooths out the acceleration around town but I still get 100% power when I want. The times I've driven the 4X, it was Unbridled because it otherwise felt too pokey off the line.
I'm in 1PD Whisper most of the time in my GT/Non PE. As mentioned above, the power is still there when I want it and the experience is smoother the rest of the time. Although, I've gotten the "Drive mode Unavailable " glitch a few times lately - guess it's time to search the forum on that
 

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Does suspension change with drving mode? I always use 1P U and find one particular bridge to highway transition near me that tosses me up off the seat.
 


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Does suspension change with drving mode? I always use 1P U and find one particular bridge to highway transition near me that tosses me up off the seat.
Only if you have a GTPE with MagneRide. All other Mach-E's have fixed suspension tuning.
 

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Interesting. I'll have to try whisper for BlueCruise. It's definitely a little aggressive in Unbridle.
This is exactly why I use 1PD Whisper. I used to use 1PD Unbridled but Adaptive Cruise is MUCH smoother in Whisper. And I can still mash the go pedal and rocket away from stoplights. (I don't have BC.)
 

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Would be interesting to see if there are any positive correlations between drive mode and car color...
Black Poodle in a Grabber Blue Metallic MME here. ??

Ford Mustang Mach-E What Drive Mode Do You Use Most? IMG_3165


EDIT: No bridle. ??
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