Sport Mode
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Changes shift point I believe, steering changes also.
I really didn't notice much of a difference either. I was hoping for a more noticeable kick. If mine didn't have it, I wouldn't miss it. I guess I am not enough of a spirted driver with it. Maybe I need more back road driving.🚗
Yes in many ways, but I still have fun driving the Trailblazer. Neither one compares to my last Z06 though. Can't shake the need for speed, lol.
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All it does is tighten steering it does nothing to the shift points. A lot of people claimed this in the 8 speed Camaros well if you have tuning software like HPTUNERS or EFI you'll be sadly disappointed in what modern sport mode actually does. At most the throttle opens marginally to a little quicker that's what your feeling not shift points.
From the owners manual.
"When active, Sport Mode modifies steering efforts, transmission shifting, and suspension tuning, if equipped".
It's interesting the manual says "suspension tuning" even though we don't have any sort of electronic suspension or magnetic shocks/struts. I wonder if it's a misprint, like they took the general description from another GM vehicle.🤔
"When active, Sport Mode modifies steering efforts, transmission shifting, and suspension tuning, if equipped".
It's interesting the manual says "suspension tuning" even though we don't have any sort of electronic suspension or magnetic shocks/struts. I wonder if it's a misprint, like they took the general description from another GM vehicle.🤔
They did say IF EQUIPPED. 
I know in sport mode ours (ACTIV) is much more responsive in the steering, getting into the gas and the shifting.
I know in sport mode ours (ACTIV) is much more responsive in the steering, getting into the gas and the shifting.
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Suspension and Steering Tuning is literally the same thing on these it's pretty words for the same thing to add value to something. We don't have adjustable anything except the electronic power steering atleast from the factory anyway. Again they can say it changes transmission shift points but if you've had any experience in tuning and the complexity of anything over a 6speed you know they're adding it in there for the tryhards who go hey it's faster in sport mode. We use drive by wire throttle control the old wire throttle method is long gone. Your it shifts faster is the revs hitting quicker because of throttle manipulation not transmission when someone decides to tune or open one of these up with software it'll be an eye opener for a lot of people.
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