B or D?
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 3:20 pm
So I drive ALL the time in B… (except when in R)
What do you drive in?
What do you drive in?
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Re: B or D?
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 4:31 pm
D most of the time unless I’m going down a hill and want the additional braking effect. Not convinced there’s significant benefit to be had from staying in B normally and I prefer the more normal driving experience of D. May experiment a bit more if there is proof of benefit though.
Re: B or D?
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:25 am
I use D for general driving but B in traffic and built up areas. Coming from an ID3 I developed that habit from preference and not to squeeze every ounce of efficiency. I experimented a lot in the ID3 and found no matter how well I anticipated traffic ahead in D I could never better the miles/kW from driving in B. D and gliding though in my view is a more relaxing drive.
Re: B or D?
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 3:33 pm
Agree with D being more relaxing, but I really LIKE the heavy braking when in B. When I drive by myself. So damn effective when slowing down. Or when overtaking. When flying by in 120km/h, you just let off the gas and the car slows down pretty fast. If another person is in the car, it must be horrible having that sudden jolt, so I try to drive as smoothly as possible…
On another note; really wish VW/Cupra would add a setting to let those who want one pedal drive.
On another note; really wish VW/Cupra would add a setting to let those who want one pedal drive.
Re: B or D?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:14 pm
I frequently swap between ICE and EV. It's really annoying to keep changing driving methods, so I just use D all the time. Feels more like ICE and don't have to change the way I drive.
It cant be right to have to keep foot on the accelerator to go downhill when in B.
Likewise, I suspect driving tests frown the use of one-pedal-driving in a test. Imagine what the examiner thinks if one never uses the brake pedal. Time will tell...
It cant be right to have to keep foot on the accelerator to go downhill when in B.
Likewise, I suspect driving tests frown the use of one-pedal-driving in a test. Imagine what the examiner thinks if one never uses the brake pedal. Time will tell...
Re: B or D?
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 5:51 pm
B is just awful, it feels like you're driving a car with a manual handbrake, that you've left on.
It's hard to maintain a speed smoothly if you're not using ACC to do so because the car's looking to stop when you ease off the throttle. It's clearly meant to mitigate a poor/inefficient driving style.
My biggest irk is that in Cupra mode making use of the extra the E-Boost has, D mode has plenty of enforced regen when you lift off the accelerator - why?
It's hard to maintain a speed smoothly if you're not using ACC to do so because the car's looking to stop when you ease off the throttle. It's clearly meant to mitigate a poor/inefficient driving style.
My biggest irk is that in Cupra mode making use of the extra the E-Boost has, D mode has plenty of enforced regen when you lift off the accelerator - why?
Re: B or D?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 9:52 am
I use D mode all the time in the born and also did with my previous ID.3.
I will say though, B mode seems more aggressive in the Born than it did in the ID.3 so it's not a good experience imho. However in D mode in the born is definitely not as good as D mode was in the ID.3 as it would recognise speed changes/vehicles in front etc much much quicker so I tend to use more of the brake in the Born than I did in the ID.3.
I will say though, B mode seems more aggressive in the Born than it did in the ID.3 so it's not a good experience imho. However in D mode in the born is definitely not as good as D mode was in the ID.3 as it would recognise speed changes/vehicles in front etc much much quicker so I tend to use more of the brake in the Born than I did in the ID.3.
Re: B or D?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 1:59 pm
You are clearly a conservative bunch
B rocks, and has made driving a semi-new experince for me!
B rocks, and has made driving a semi-new experince for me!
Re: B or D?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:44 pm
It's a new experience, but for me it's also a worse experience. I drive much more smoothly in D mode - I like to be able to lift off the accelerator to maintain speed or very gently decelerate after anticipating the road ahead, and then use the brake pedal when I need to slow down, rather than always having to modulate the accelerator pedal.
Regeneration is good to recover wasted energy, but when you've a driving style that anticipates the road ahead and eases off rather than braking later and harder, the recuperation is quite small. There are some people that think B mode is more economical, but lifting off in B mode and pressing the brake pedal in D mode amount to the same thing, up to 0.25G.
Re: B or D?
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:05 pm
I have heard that many times but without a device how would you know what a quarter of G is?monkeyhanger wrote: ↑Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:44 pmIt's a new experience, but for me it's also a worse experience. I drive much more smoothly in D mode - I like to be able to lift off the accelerator to maintain speed or very gently decelerate after anticipating the road ahead, and then use the brake pedal when I need to slow down, rather than always having to modulate the accelerator pedal.
Regeneration is good to recover wasted energy, but when you've a driving style that anticipates the road ahead and eases off rather than braking later and harder, the recuperation is quite small. There are some people that think B mode is more economical, but lifting off in B mode and pressing the brake pedal in D mode amount to the same thing, up to 0.25G.
I prefere D but you can one pedal drive in B in a busy town or in stop start traffic.