Glossary / General

comfort mode

7 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Comfort mode makes the car feel smoother and easier to drive by making the suspension softer. It’s like when you choose a relaxed setting on a car’s steering or brakes.

Technical Definition

Comfort mode is a driving setting that softens the suspension and dampers to prioritize ride comfort over aggressive handling. It often reduces steering effort and lowers tire contact forces.

Hear It Discussed

"He just wanted to fill me in on a couple of things. He wanted me to drive it in comfort mode first."
Swatch & Audemars Piguet Just Caused Global CARNAGE Spike's Car Radio 09:30

"slightly stiffer than comfort mode is on the adaptive dampers but it's not also overly stiff ... I keep it in comfort mode when I can on the damper settings"
S2E18 - We Daily Drive BMWs — Here's What We Actually Own BMWBLOG Podcast 10:01

"If you just want it to be normal and there's a comfort mode, which is what I kept it in most of the time."
Episode 441: 2026 Volkswagen Golf GTI, 2026 Genesis GV70 Unnamed Automotive Podcast 38:43