Dreaded ECO GOAT mode??

[69-300]

I have the 2.7 and I don't see to get better than 16.7 mpg around town. I do leave in a hilly area, but nothing close to 18 mog. I am running the car in Regular, and the only thing that has happened twice now, is that if I merge onto a highway while in ECO and really step on it, the engine started misfiring, runs rough and as soon as I go back to normal, it clear and keeps working like nothing. First time took it to the dealer and they couldn't find anything.

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[66GT]

Does anyone know exactly what the ECO mode does to try to save fuel? I would guess that the scale of the gas pedal is artificially altered, so the amount of throttle delivered is less than the actual position you are pressing the pedal with your foot. I would also guess that the wastegate is controlled to open slower and deliver less boost across the board.

Is that about right? Is there anything else that it does?

This is the best graphic I have seen.

It seems that between the 3 settings of 'soft', 'normal', and 'aggressive'... for ECO mode, it sets throttle response, transmission shift points, and steering response all to 'soft'. It is also the only mode that appears to close the grille air dam. These combine for a total composite score of 'unfun'.

 

[mpeugeot]

I just did a 50 mile highway trip on eco mode. I got it up to 22mpg with speeds between 60mph and 70mph. Though I don't trust that mpg number anymore as I've realized my speedo is off by about 1.5 mph compared to GPS. Best I got in normal mode with a similar route was 21.5mpg.

I drive "poorly" using sport mode, and this was a stretch from Corpus Christi to San Angelo tonight; including one running fuel, rest, and drink stop (about 10 minutes). Average speed including the stop was 76.5 mph. MPG 22.5, speedo is pretty much on target with my GPS.

Mileage calculator usually agrees with the tank within a fairly tight range. I am pretty happy that this brick can pull 22.5 mpg @ 80 mph sustained.

 

[Brewdaddy]

Have driven over 3,000 miles from MI to Seattle and now back to SD. Used Eco mode and much of MT is 80mph speed limit. 2.7L engine, getting 17.2 mpg.

 

[BigTex22]

I’ve been using eco mode on my FE the past few weeks. Mix of local and highway driving got me 17mpg before and 19.5 mpg now.

 

[SubmarineNuke]

I've been getting between 17-18ish MPG in the Wildtrak. Even setting the cruise at 78 on the freeway with Eco mode it still didn't give me a lot better mileage...then again, I was set at almost 80 and I know that guzzles gas anyway.

 

[gryphon1231]

Anyone else find themselves using the dreaded Eco goat mode now with the way gas prices are? If so, have you seen a significant improvement in MPG?

Just wondering, I've just started switching to Eco and waiting to see the results.

Not concerned about mpg.

 

[KnoxGnater]

I've played with it, but for $4.50 a week difference (assuming 3 gallons saved on a full tank, one fill up per week, 1.50 $/gal price delta), I'd rather have the crisper response of normal or sport. If you really want to save gas, slow down 5 MPH on the highway. (Note, I don't follow my own advice)

My local pub owner takes the brunt of this gas crisis, I now swap out one high dollar IPA for a PBR on special to cover my increased fuel costs every week.

 

[bloominguez]

I've flipped between Eco, Normal, and Sport modes over 2400 miles so far. Eco is not very fun, I agree. But Sport is too Nissan-y for my tastes. By that I mean that the throttle response is twitchy and unnatural, just like all Nissans used to be. Trying too hard to be fun and not getting it right. Just not fun to drive when you don't have a good linear throttle pedal. Normal really is just right, in my opinion. I suppose if I really were trying to go fast I'd appreciate Sport, but I don't find that to be the case so far.

I should add that I have a manual transmission, so I can select the gear I want at any time, so I don't think Sport mode is as important for me.

 

[CrystalRedTintCoat]

I realize this is an ECO GOAT question, however does any know why the NORMAL GOAT mode sometimes picks 4A while other times it picks 2H?

 

[bloominguez]

I realize this is an ECO GOAT question, however does any know why the NORMAL GOAT mode sometimes picks 4A while other times it picks 2H?

Does Normal mode "pick" 4A? Or does it just leave it in 4A if you return to Normal from another mode (e.g. Sport) that had previously chosen 4A?

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