BINGO
Just popped 32MPG again. SPORTS manual and dropped off sports for town driving.
My last 3 2.5's would hit 32 MPG as well no mater sports or no sports. Im in a 3.0 running RON 95.
To be honest I never really felt much difference with sports on other than a bit of back twitiching and heavy stearing wheel
In the 3.0 auto its chalk and cheese, may be the auto is more lively and the 3.0 another step lively. I would never change down in a manual as much as the auto so its more lively than I would normally drive. I do notice the difference in lag out of sport mode.
Now I wonder what athe 3.5 would feel like ummmmm
RON 98 no real improvement compared to sports and my fuel cap says ron 95.