• Sign Up! To view all forums and unlock additional cool features

    Welcome to the #1 Audi S3 Forum and Audi S3 community dedicated to Audi S3 owners and enthusiasts. Register for an account, it's free and it's easy, so don't hesitate to join the Audi S3 Forum today!

What is your favorite daily Drive Select mode?

What is your favorite daily Drive Select mode?

  • Comfort

    Votes: 6 15.0%
  • Auto

    Votes: 7 17.5%
  • Dynamic

    Votes: 15 37.5%
  • Individual

    Votes: 12 30.0%

  • Total voters
    40

S3Mike

New member
Messages
20
Reactions
3
City
Las Vegas
#1
What is your favorite daily Drive Select mode?
 
Messages
12
Reactions
0
State
CA
Country
United States
What I Drive
2015 Audi S3
#2
What is your favorite daily Drive Select mode?
I really wish Audi would give us 3 engine/transmission modes. Eco, Normal and Dynamic. Eco would offer start/stop and shift around 2200-2400, normal would shift around 3200-3400 and Sport would shift around 4000.

I end up using manual shifting 80+% of the time since Comfort is way to conservative and Dynamic is at the other extreme.
 

S3Fan

Administrator
Staff Team
Messages
476
Reactions
27
State
AZ
Country
United States
What I Drive
2015 Audi S3
#3
During the first month of ownership I was always on dynamic. Lately it's been comfort lol.
 
Messages
160
Reactions
7
State
OK
Country
United States
What I Drive
2015 Audi S3
#4
Individual
 

Bo.Turki

New member
Messages
6
Reactions
0
State
Non-US
Country
United States
#5
Comfort
 

Azad_R

New member
Messages
3
Reactions
0
State
Non-US
Country
United Kingdom
#6
Dynamic

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk
 

esemett

New member
Messages
41
Reactions
0
State
IL
Country
United States
What I Drive
S3
#7
I keep it in Automatic
 

ScoobyS3

New member
Messages
42
Reactions
0
State
CA
Country
United States
What I Drive
2016 Audi S3
#8
I use them all pretty equally, depends mostly on if my girl is riding shotgun or not. Lol. I really do agree with most there is something left to be desired in reference to the "gap" between COMFORT and DYNAMIC modes. To be honest I'm not too happy with drive select. The AUTO setting is a joke, it doesn't automatically do anything, it just puts everything in the middle. It might as well be called "MID." The DYNAMIC mode is awesome but clearly not for daily driving, I wish it was called "TRACK" instead. The DYNAMIC mode makes the magnetic ride way too harsh! So it's COMFORT mode for me most of the time.
 

esemett

New member
Messages
41
Reactions
0
State
IL
Country
United States
What I Drive
S3
#9
Let me ask you guys this, which mode is best for the longevity of the car. keeping it in Dynamic all the time seems harsh on the car.
 
Messages
211
Reactions
1
State
TX
Country
United States
What I Drive
2015 S3
#10
Let me ask you guys this, which mode is best for the longevity of the car. keeping it in Dynamic all the time seems harsh on the car.
I would think comfort as you can really see the RPM drop while cruising in the lower gears.
 
Messages
69
Reactions
0
State
NH
Country
United States
What I Drive
2016 S3|Prestige|Blk Optics|S.Seats
#11
In the summertime, I keep it in Dynamic. Now that winter is here and the roads are getting bad, I switch over to Individual and set the Suspension to Comfort.
 

DRTJRZY

New member
Messages
17
Reactions
0
State
NJ
Country
United States
What I Drive
2015 Audi S3
#12
In the summertime, I keep it in Dynamic. Now that winter is here and the roads are getting bad, I switch over to Individual and set the Suspension to Comfort.
In bad weather like snow and ice I either use dynamic or manual to use a lot of engine braking for more control
 

Krissy

New member
Messages
7
Reactions
0
State
Non-US
Country
United Kingdom
#13
Thought Dynamic would ruin my MPG but it?s the best MPG I get so keeping it on dynamic mode!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

tady2222

New member
Messages
6
Reactions
0
State
NC
Country
United States
What I Drive
2015 Audi S3
#14
I use individual mode most days.
 
Messages
7
Reactions
0
State
Non-US
Country
United Kingdom
#15
For day to day driving dynamic is a bit fierce for me, I?m more individual mode and then eco when I know I?m in the town centre in traffic

Although when the mood is right dynamic manual mode is far by the best


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Messages
9
Reactions
0
State
CA
Country
United States
What I Drive
2018 S3
#16
I use the 'individual' setting with steering and exhaust set to dynamic with all others on auto, that being said I spend a lot of the time in manual mode cuz dynamic is too aggressive of a ride/feel for me.
 

jfglass

New member
Messages
42
Reactions
1
State
GA
Country
United States
What I Drive
2016 Audi S3
#17
Everything is dynamic except for the suspension which is in auto.
 

dgcS3

New member
Messages
3
Reactions
0
#18
Had mine a week, dynamic is now renamed dynamite and I feel bad using it as I feel my engine may pop at any moment. Lol. So I try and stick to comfort/auto
 

Kamiel

New member
Messages
4
Reactions
2
City
Amsterdam
State
Non-US
Country
Netherlands
What I Drive
Audi S3 cabriolet, 300HP
#20
Dynamic
 

Similar threads



Top