What Steering Mode do you use?

[follow.johnny]

Standard for daily driving, Sport for spirit driving on the weekends

 

[ebmcs03]

Sport is too twitchy.

 

[TEG]

I enjoy twisty mountain roads in comfort mode... It doesn't feel "sloppy" at all, like I would have expected with a lot of steering boost. Still get enough road feel.

 

[ngogas]

I’m not old so I use sport. Haha

 

[nvx1977]

sport requires less turning of the steering wheel to make the same arc as standard or comfort. I like that efficiency. Wife changed the setting to standard once and didn't change it back. The reduced responsiveness was immediately apparent to me. I thought at first there was something wrong with the car. then I checked the setting and put it back to sport. all is right again.

 

[Abstrakt1]

I like sport, the tight steering just feels more in control for me. Like every little action from my hands gets a response. I don’t commute though so most my driving is for fun.

 

[sharkbyte119]

Daily commute I use comfort in my 3. Any sporty driving and I'll bump it up but feels too heavy for me

 

[timk225]

I've had my 3 in Sport steering mode for months, never noticed much difference between the 3 settings. Then a couple weeks ago when I test drove a P3D, I noticed right away that its steering was definitely heavier.

 

[mal_tsla]

Seems to only affect weight/steering effort. I'd hoped it affects steering ratio but it is fixed.

So I use comfort. Why work harder for the same results

 

[kbecks13]

P3D+ definitely has heavier steering compared to a RWD, but i still don't think Sport is too bad - it's just very noticeable at low speed. I do a multi-point turn almost every day in a P3D+ on Sport and really don't mind at all (plus it builds muscles?)

I'm going to switch to comfort for the next few days just because of this thread and will report back how i feel

 

[nvx1977]

Seems to only affect weight/steering effort. I'd hoped it affects steering ratio but it is fixed.

So I use comfort. Why work harder for the same results

The reason I thought something was wrong with my car when the setting had been switched from sport to standard was because the wheel was less responsive, not that it was easier to turn.

Combined with a variable-ratio steering rack that has three selectable levels of resistance,

from this article

Saw the variable-ratio mentioned from a few other places as well. Which means model 3 is capable of changing the ratio. question is if it's only changing based on speed, or if it changes also with steering mode selection.

 

[mal_tsla]

Most cars have variable ratio. It varies on speed. With selectable resistance only. Its easy to perceive weight as response change

I tried it around corners (at driving speed, not parking speed), wheel was at same angle in each setting. Maybe I'll retest

 

[CruzinTX]

Sport all the time.

 

[Big Earl]

sport requires less turning of the steering wheel to make the same arc as standard or comfort. I like that efficiency. Wife changed the setting to standard once and didn't change it back. The reduced responsiveness was immediately apparent to me. I thought at first there was something wrong with the car. then I checked the setting and put it back to sport. all is right again.

The steering rack is a fixed 10:1 ratio. What you're describing is not possible in a Tesla.

 

[JeffK]

I, for one, welcome our full self driving overlords.

 

[TT97]

The survey needs an option for multiple modes/all of the above. For daily commuting, I prefer Standard. For fun driving, keep it on Sport. For multi-hour mostly-AEP trips, I use Comfort.

 

[compu85]

Standard for me on the 3, husband uses comfort. In S & X, I use sport.

Yup, I leave it in grandpa mode.

 

[astrowunder]

I’m not old so I use sport. Haha

I'm old so I use sport

 

[Torque Monster]

Comfort is too squishy. Sport is too heavy. Standard for me.

 

[joebruin77]

I have always driven my P3D+ in sport mode. But 2 months ago, I strained my rotator cuff and had to steer mostly with one hand. I switched the mode to comfort and it made a huge difference. I was thankful to have a car that would let me adjust the steering weight.