I'm same as Neily03, very noticeable steering is lighter on Normal and throttle response better on Sport where the steering also stiffens up.

Tsi dsg. Yep notice the difference in steering response, but only slightly. Try going to individual, and in town switch steering response whilst doing 30, move wheel. Should feel difference.

Throttle, big difference between D & S. Frighteningly so at times.

I find the change in steering weight is only noticeable at higher speeds on mine. Tootling around town I can't tell the difference.

 

And to GatorLinearFade - keeping below 2500rpm is not good for running an engine in - you should avoid labouring the engine (which on a TSi you will be doing below 2500rpm) and avoid excessive revs - just drive normally and it will run in fine.

Apologies, yes, I'd forgotten about the steering. It is definitely the most noticeable change to me. Having driven a DSG vRS for a week while I was waiting for my car, the mode change definitely seemed to do "more" to the car. The combo of small changes to steering and throttle response, paired with significant changes to automatic shifting and the sound generator made the changes really apparent.

With my manual and no sound generator the changes are much more subtle. Not that I have a problem with that!

I've just taken delivery (in New Zealand) of a 1.8 4x4 Elegance estate which I wasn't expecting to come with Driver Mode Selection - it was listed as an optional extra. So it was a pleasant surprise to get it.

 

Having come from an Audi A3 I initially found the Octavia in the normal setting a bit bland.  Nothing wrong with it but just not as engaging as the A3 had been.  I then switched to sport and the Octavia suddenly cam alive and felt a lot more like the A3.  It was a joy to drive on the open road.  However, in town, which is most of my driving during the week I'm leaving it in the Eco mode.  As well as presumably saving a bit of fuel it's also more relaxing.

Sport mode for throttle map on a diesel is utter garbage. It's quite potent initially and when giving the engine tweaks of acceleration at lower speeds but when you reach what I believe to be wide open throttle at approx half pedal travel I don't think it's quite giving 100% throttle, just seems to hold back and actually seems to have more overall go and punch in normal.

DMS is good only for putting the steering into Sport which weights it up a bit, partly making up for the lack of feel.

Something that endlessly frustrates me is why they set such a high rev limit on the diesels (they rev a bit beyond 5 before the soft limiter if you have the patience to really flog them) as there is no useful power after 4k rpm. Why they don't just set the red line to 4k with cut out at 4.2k...would just make so much more sense.

Sport mode for throttle map on a diesel is utter garbage. It's quite potent initially and when giving the engine tweaks of acceleration at lower speeds but when you reach what I believe to be wide open throttle at approx half pedal travel I don't think it's quite giving 100% throttle, just seems to hold back and actually seems to have more overall go and punch in normal.

DMS is good only for putting the steering into Sport which weights it up a bit, partly making up for the lack of feel.

Something that endlessly frustrates me is why they set such a high rev limit on the diesels (they rev a bit beyond 5 before the soft limiter if you have the patience to really flog them) as there is no useful power after 4k rpm. Why they don't just set the red line to 4k with cut out at 4.2k...would just make so much more sense.

Agreed, and sports mode with a diesel DSG takes it to the red line before changing, I end up having to use the paddles to shift up at around 4200rpm as you really feel the torque drop off of a cliff after that.

And to GatorLinearFade - keeping below 2500rpm is not good for running an engine in - you should avoid labouring the engine (which on a TSi you will be doing below 2500rpm) and avoid excessive revs - just drive normally and it will run in fine.

Letting an engine rev freely is good for running in I agree and not labouring also very good advice but a TSI won't labour until your bellow 1800 as its well on the way to making some boost pressure then, mine will pull smoothly and effortlessly from 1800 upwards and lower still when your in the lower gears and it has more mechanical advantage. Obviously if your cruising you can lower the gear further still for better efficiency and the computer often reccomends a gear to be around 1400rpm in such a case

Agreed, and sports mode with a diesel DSG takes it to the red line before changing, I end up having to use the paddles to shift up at around 4200rpm as you really feel the torque drop off of a cliff after that.

 

I wonder if it's the same programming as on the vRS diesel maybe - only have the manual but my vRS TDI pulls strongly all the way to the redline.  It was one of the things that struck me when test driving it as the power delivery is much more petrol like than the old mk1 fabia vRS.

Agreed, and sports mode with a diesel DSG takes it to the red line before changing, I end up having to use the paddles to shift up at around 4200rpm as you really feel the torque drop off of a cliff after that.

Before I got my vrs I tried the golf gtd with dsg and found exactly this - intervening and changing up earlier was far more effective than allowing the system to haul it all way to redline before changing.

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