Sports Mode 2018 GXL

[Katut Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Katut]

Hi,

i have a new 2018 GXL Prado upgraded from a 2013.

Friend of mine has a 200 GXL cruiser and he has a sports mode button which he reports makes a significant difference to the cars performance.

when I look at my manual I see this is available in other models.

Does anyone know why it’s not in the current GXL, if it can be retro fitted

[404pug Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close 404pug]

Pull the gear lever over to the right and select the gear you want eg. 5th. The box will shift up and down but gears will change at different points. Tow in S4 which is a direct 1:1 gear.

[sleeky5 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sleeky5]

Don’t expect any change in performance though. It just enables manual selection of gears. Useful but hardly “sport”.

[CamJam Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CamJam]

Hi,

Friend of mine has a 200 GXL cruiser and he has a sports mode button which he reports makes a significant difference to the cars performance.

There's your problem - a 200 owner report! Let me guess, he also gets 6.2L/100 on the highway and by putting a bull bar on reckons he can get more than what he paid for it.

The 2.8 is what it is. It's actually not too bad for power/ performance really. If you need more power/ torque, you're talking performance chips.

All that 'sports mode' button does is change gears earlier or later. As 404 says - just go the manual mode and it's no difference.

[GEEEXL Member Find all posts View Profile Close GEEEXL]

haha its funny you dont see 200 owners carry on like that about playdo owners :-)

[Atherton Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Atherton]

There's your problem - a 200 owner report! Let me guess, he also gets 6.2L/100 on the highway and by putting a bull bar on reckons he can get more than what he paid for it.

The 2.8 is what it is. It's actually not too bad for power/ performance really. If you need more power/ torque, you're talking performance chips.

All that 'sports mode' button does is change gears earlier or later. As 404 says - just go the manual mode and it's no difference.

Careful Camjam, you're starting to get that Y62 chip on your shoulder.

[GEEEXL Member Find all posts View Profile Close GEEEXL]

takes a priest to get that datsun chip removed from ones shoulder :-)

specially one with half a 120y

"jokes joyce" haha