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Originally Posted by DanG
I always use comfort mode on the freeway. I also use it in stop and go traffic. Why waste gas?
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Yes, this will be my MO but if you want to save gas in congested traffic, why not use Eco Pro? I have, at times, although I disable the ASS because I am old-school and was raised to believe that unnecessary engine starts are hard on a car's starter motor (I am sure that it's all electronic in the BMW, which might not even have a starter motor but old habits die hard and I find it jarring...)
This evening's freeway run, up and down a fast stretch of the 2 and 210 freeways in Los Angeles convinced me that Sport mode on freeways makes no sense. Perhaps it does in the M235 but the 228i's eager four-banger has to work hard at these speeds and any mode that gives the engine a bit of a break by not being so eager to shift that fantastic 8-speed tranny up and down is a good idea for the longevity of this car, I reckon. Even in Comfort mode, it's probably doing 5000 rpm at 90 mph.