What drive function is best

[Wenthos]

Kia Telluride SX - SMART , ECONOMY, COMFORT , SPORT

I am a fan of Smart on the highway and comfort on local roads. However, lately Sport is good but a bit too fast for me since I’m heavy on the foot. How about you and why?

 

[HillCountry]

I use 95/5 Comfort/Sport. Sport is for occasions when I anticipate maneuvering and need torque at the ready, or I find myself on something winding. Comfort serves my needs otherwise.

Also some good discussion here on the various drive modes: Smart vs Comfort Mode-what do you use and why?

 

[DarkMossJustin]

Primary: Sport

Sport Mode is best for active driving.

When you need to best use your Telly's engine, nothing beats the feel/response in Sport.

Eco: under certain conditions, i'll use this mode:

If I'm driving a long empty freeway at night with little to no traffic and I can afford to basically coast for long stretches without having to brake or make adjustments, then this mode is best for coasting/passive driving. Again, only certain situations call for this, otherwise Eco is way too weak/mushy for active driving.

 

[PittPa]

I use smart because it basically defaults to this all the time. It is supposed to "learn" your driving habits FWIW.

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[anotherlostmonkey]

I prefer comfort 99% of the time, and sport if I'm merging on to the highway. From my unofficial testing ECO doesn't give me any better MPG then comfort. Its about the same.

 

[villager]

Comfort Mode. On a recent roadtrip across 6 states and hitting harsh weather conditions, Comfort proved to be my go to mode. I was getting an average of 28mpg at one point of time too! To me it is versatile in all conditions.

 

[ottoSXP]

Comfort 75% & occasional Sport for fun/challenging roads
Smart, is not