2014 Acura MDX AWD Scott Mortara

摘要

I recently headed twice to Lake Arrowhead, a local mountain community, and I took the opportunity to sample the differences between the MDX's Comfort and Sport IDS (Integrated Dynamics System) modes, as well as D and S transmission modes. In a lot of vehicles, pushing the S or Sport button means little more than an audible exhaust note change. But selecting Sport and pulling the shifter to the S position transforms the MDX compared with having it in IDS Comfort with normal transmission settings, or even IDS Normal settings for that matter. (IDS gives you three setting choices that adjust steering effort, throttle response, torque proportioning, and engine note.) With the transmission in S, pulling a paddle on the wheel puts you in a redline hanging manual mode, where pulling a paddle in D gives you manual, but it will eventually upshift automatically.