sport mode

Vehicle's aggressive configuration

Sport mode is a setting in vehicles that adjusts performance characteristics for more aggressive driving—sharper throttle response, firmer suspension, higher shift points in automatic transmissions.

I put it in sport mode on the highway.

Figuratively, going into sport mode means shifting into a more intense or competitive state: Time to switch into sport mode for this presentation.

Related

throttle · throttle response · pedal to the metal · paddle shifters · paddle · shifters · exhaust · revs · rev limiter · horsepower · adrenaline · dashboard · steering · responsive · aggressive · torque · engine · roar

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Opposites
driving dynamics priority

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Energy-conserving device setting

comfort mode · econ · standard mode · quiet mode · hypermiling

driving aggression/engagement

sport modecomfort mode

Soft-ride vehicle configuration

cruise mode · autopilot

Family

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G