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danrae

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #15 on: March 17, 2009, 08:53:11 PM »
never been off
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SDM

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2009, 09:11:59 PM »
Never touched a so called "sport button" in my life...
Think it'll be on mostly though. :)
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2009, 09:13:50 PM »
Quote from: SDM on March 17, 2009, 09:11:59 PM
Never touched a so called "sport button" in my life...
Think it'll be on mostly though. :)

once you've had it one once, the turn it off you feel really disapointed with the car.... hence most will keep it one. the extra touque and throttle response makes a lot of difference.
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lloyd

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2009, 09:18:00 PM »
played with the button for the first week but its been on ever since
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2009, 09:20:33 PM »
Only button like that on my car is the start button, its definately going to be missed on the Abarth. There's something wonderful about a button starting the engine, the mad man who had the SM before us had, had one installed. Hmm Maserati V6 goodness.
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Alex_gregory_uk

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2009, 09:22:19 PM »
The girlfriend hated it when I put it in non-sport mode when she was driving and was shocked at what a difference a button could make! I think that will be most peoples oppinion, I really am not sure why they included it as a feature.
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2009, 09:26:44 PM »
Quote from: Alex_gregory_uk on March 17, 2009, 09:22:19 PM
The girlfriend hated it when I put it in non-sport mode when she was driving and was shocked at what a difference a button could make! I think that will be most peoples oppinion, I really am not sure why they included it as a feature.

fiat have a thing with economy.... maybe its something to do with this.... "offical" figures show inproved MPG with it off..... i personally cant tell the difference
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Joe

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2009, 09:33:12 PM »
It's an odd one. I have the sport button on my Fiat 500 sport and it has exactly the same effect to the car as it does with the 500 abarth. I can say in almost 12 months of ownership I've used it say twice? It's not that I haven't used it out of principal either, I've genuinely tried to 'eco drive' with it, but you need to press the pedal half way to the floor before anything happens and the steering is reminiscent of dodgem cars. It's truly pointless in my mind. If you can't park with it in sport mode then you shouldn't be driving and if you want to save fuel then shift up a gear and be gentle with the loud pedal...

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lloyd

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2009, 09:36:57 PM »
why have they stopped calling it the girly button?
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chriskeegan

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2009, 09:38:29 PM »
I tend to start the car with the sport button 'Off' and after about 5 or 10 minutes (i let the temperature gague reach normal temp) i turn the sports button 'On'

Same goes for if iv been out my car for an hour or so, i allow the engine to warm up in normal mode before turning the sports button back on.

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Blueey

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #25 on: March 17, 2009, 10:08:39 PM »
Quote from: chriskeegan on March 17, 2009, 09:38:29 PM
I tend to start the car with the sport button 'Off' and after about 5 or 10 minutes (i let the temperature gague reach normal temp) i turn the sports button 'On'

Same goes for if iv been out my car for an hour or so, i allow the engine to warm up in normal mode before turning the sports button back on.

 :)

That's very technical and interesting.
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TheSwede

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #26 on: March 20, 2009, 01:29:12 PM »
Sport Button On  :thumb:
Sport Button Off  :thumbd:

It really is like Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde.
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #27 on: April 02, 2009, 02:39:36 AM »
on all the time i'm driving. Only off in car parks and when parking. I look at it as a parking aid. No other reason to have it off.
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #28 on: April 02, 2009, 07:53:06 AM »
Quote from: lee on April 02, 2009, 02:39:36 AM
on all the time i'm driving. Only off in car parks and when parking. I look at it as a parking aid. No other reason to have it off.

yeah same here....to me its no longer the sport button but the the dreaded 'city' button that the normal 500 has.
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #29 on: April 02, 2009, 02:28:31 PM »
I quite like the idea of a Ferrari-esque manettino switch on the steering wheel so you can alter the car's "personality" with different settings for ESP, throttle response, and power outputs, depending on mood, road conditions, how late you are, etc.
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