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how do you drive your kona?

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#1 ·
96% of the time I'm in sport mode, I hit the button to the left of the steering wheel to turn off traction control, unless it's rainy, and move the shifter to the left to put in the gear I want when I drive. Very rarely do I drive it in normal, just to remember what it feels like or if the cops are around.

 

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#2 ·
I actually drive my car in normal almost all of the time, I have a heavy foot in general so it helps me more ~ currently averaging 18.7 mpg city driving in Chicago

if I need to go a bit faster I just slam it into manual mode

installing my own intake didn’t help with MPG :p
 
#6 ·
sport mode almost always.. just recently I used normal mode and drove "normally" a few times.. My mpg went up 5+ mpg and I didn't get there any slower.... but I find the DCT upshifts too soon so I still prefer sport mode even when driving normally. I have myself programmed to hit the sport mode after startup before I back out..
 
#10 ·
i only use eco when on long hwy drives, otherwise i'm in sport, especially when getting onto said hwys. normal/comfort uses more gas, my hubby has a tendency to use it in normal a lot, since he forgets to switch it when he borrows it. since i live in the land of snow and ice, i find sport is better for dealing with it, plus that handy hill assist button.
 
#16 ·
Nice lip kit. Installed them recently? Where you got them?

96% of the time I'm in sport mode, I hit the button to the left of the steering wheel to turn off traction control, unless it's rainy, and move the shifter to the left to put in the gear I want when I drive. Very rarely do I drive it in normal, just to remember what it feels like or if the cops are around.