How does switching a car into sport mode work?
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The main difference is in the throttle response. What’s important to understand here is that there is no direct connection anymore between your pedal and the engine: there is a computer in between.
In standard/comfort or eco mode, that computer smooths out your pedal input so that you can ride at a constant speed more easily or accelerate and decelerate more continuously. **If you accidentally push a little harder on the pedal because of a bump in the road, the computer will usually smoothen that out** for example. On the “downside”, when you floor the pedal the computer will also think “are you sure?” for a second before actually increasing the throttle.
Sport mode mainly addresses that final part, since ideally you have only two inputs: FASTEEEER and SLOWEEEER. So **in sports mode the computer will more aggressively switch to full power.** This also means that slight changes in pedal depth also cause relatively big changes in power, making it less comfortable to drive at constant speeds.
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