Big Red VF-SII Go-kart
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Do you recomend to go into the spot mode where u can manually change gears around town and just drive in a higher gear.
Sport mode — as in tip the shifter left and manually work the gears? If you rev it hard and shorten the shift duration, that will also increase fuel economy. The key is in the driving and frequency of gear changes; obviously you'll get higher/worse fuel economy around town, whether in Sport shift or straight auto (the auto is adaptive, but that only applies in straight auto, not sport shift mode). Lots of people launch in 2nd gear in Sports shift then quickly work through to final (I don't, because it is not my type of driving). But fuel economy isn't high on their list of priorities — horses for courses, if you want improved economy, or see how much of an improvement you can get, go for a long drive.