Difference between Eco, normal and sport modes

You want to try having big feet and being a retired bus driver. Probably explains why my m/kWh are low ?

This explains a lot.. I was driving behind a red MG4 last week and it pulled into every bus stop, let a few passengers out, then pulled out right in front of me every time I went to overtake ??

Old habits die hard, eh? ?
 
This explains a lot.. I was driving behind a red MG4 last week and it pulled into every bus stop, let a few passengers out, then pulled out right in front of me every time I went to overtake ??

Old habits die hard, eh? ?
Sorry I thought you were letting me out by flashing your lights and sounding your horn. I'm sure I waved at least one finger at you in thanks ?

You may joke but it has been known for me to find myself using a bus lane in my car. Luckily it wasn't covered by cameras ?
 
Sorry I thought you were letting me out by flashing your lights and sounding your horn. I'm sure I waved at least one finger at you in thanks ?

You may joke but it has been known for me to find myself using a bus lane in my car. Luckily it wasn't covered by cameras ?

Ahh yes, I did see the old One Finger Salute, and I thought to myself 'what a thoroughly nice bloke' ?

Hey, we've all been there, It once took me a week or so of driving back towards my old house after work before I convinced myself we'd moved house and started driving to the right house. It is only a mile away, though ?

Pretty sure the new tenants got a shock when I walked in every day and put my keys in the bowl ?
 
Apart from any effects it has on the car's systems - and in Eco I believe the AC can drop into a low power mode as well - Eco mode promotes efficient driving in the mind of driver, partly achieved through the dulling of the throttle response and partly through the visual reminder that the car is in "eke-out-the-range" mode.

Psychological factors like this only work with certain people - which is why when they enable Eco mode and drive differently, they then report their great results and praise Eco mode.

Others drive the same way regardless of mode and even compensate for it - eg push the accelerator harder to get the same response - and then loudly complain how Eco does nothing / is useless / etc...

For people who drive their cars hard, Eco is particularly irrelevant (why would you), but then they will complain "the car only does 2m/kWh" when in fact it is a driver limitation, not the vehicle.
 
Is there any difference for xpower, like 4 wheel drive or only rear wheel drive in certain modes (eco?)
 
Is there any difference for xpower, like 4 wheel drive or only rear wheel drive in certain modes (eco?)
Yes. I think Sport & Snow are AWD and Normal & ECO are RWD (unless you "kickdown" then the front motor joins in). All shown in the energy consumption graphics. Custom by its very nature can be customised to various power outputs.
 
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Yes. I think Sport & Snow are AWD and Normal & ECO are RWD (unless you "kickdown" then the front motor joins in). All shown in the energy consumption graphics. Custom by its very nature can be customised to various power outputs.
As per testing my Xpower on the snow, and looking at the energy consumption graphic to show where the power is going, I can get the Xpower to be RWD even in snow mode, if I very gently use the throttle. But the threshold of adding the front axle is very low on the throttle, and immediately when wheel spin occurs it will go over to AWD anyway. But I can manage to get it to creep very slowly in snow mode and AWD up a hill if traction is sufficient. The energy consumption graphic is supported by the feel of the car to be accurate.
 
I tend to agree. ECO not needed as normal mode can be quite eco on its own. Why do we have Snow mode, which knocks our OPD,
If enabled.
 
Sounds reasonable, but annoying when clicking through modes via shortcut which disables OPD. Perhaps snow mode should only be manually selectable or ideally not override OPD, which you likely would not enable if snow mode required.
 
In my experience in development of EVs, for long distance driving, you should make use of the regen capability as often as you can, if you encounter any downhill gradients, release the throttle enough so the regen is charging the battery. Also reduce the amount of electrical loads such as heaters, aircon etc which will also help conserve SOC .
Hope you enjoy the drive !!!
 
My own feeling is that, whereas driving economically as a habit is no doubt a good thing, electric cars are so damn cheap to run (if you charge at home) compared to ICE cars that there's no reason at all to compromise comfort "to conserve range". Certainly in a one-off situation, where maybe adverse weather or a detour has messed up your calculations for your next charging stop, freezing your bits off to get a bit further before running out might have to be considered.

If you're regularly having to resort to extreme measures to make it back home from your daily driving, you bought a car with too small a battery. But let's face it, even the SR will do 130 miles useable range in the depths of winter while being flogged along a motorway, and who does that sort of mileage on a daily basis? Not many people, and they all bought the ER anyway.

Use your car to suit you, don't inconvenience yourself to suit the car. Stay warm, stay cool, and put your foot down on a fun bit of road if you want to. "Conserving range"is for the occasional, unusual situation where you've miscalculated. Apart from that, all it's worth is bragging rights, and who wants to freeze (or indeed bake) for the sake of bragging rights?
 
Snow mode reduces the power to the rear wheels to reduce the probability of wheel-spin in snow. (Worked a treat last winter.) Unfortunately did not work for a Poster in a muddy field reported earlier this year.
 
I am happy to do short runs in ECO mode and it is a pleasant distraction to coast into traffic lights and roundabouts without braking. However, is there any way to make this setting the preferred choice or will it always revert to NORMAL each time you start a new journey?
Got to say it, but I’m loving this car.
 
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I am happy to do short runs in ECO mode and it is a pleasant distraction to coast into traffic lights and roundabouts without braking. However, is there any way to make this setting the preferred choice or will it always revert to NORMAL each time you start a new journey?
Got to say it, but I’m loving this car.
The MG4 always reverts to normal with LKA active and so will all new cars.
 
I’m doing a 200mile journey tomorrow in my xpower mostly motorways, should I use normal or eco mode ?
 
Use whichever you wish. Eco really only deadens the throttle response - you can drive equally efficiently in Normal (or even Sport); it depends on how much finesse you have with your right foot. :)
 

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