Hi All,
Interesting thread. I have been using 'Snow Mode' for about a year now on my 99 IS200 Sport after reading on here that it made a difference to fuel consumption. My car is manual and I run it down to very low in the tank normally. When I fill up I am generally putting in 65 litres and I used to always get between 315 and 330 miles on a tank. The car is rarely used on motorways and is usually used mainly for short trips, probably in total only 26 miles a day, school run mainly, so back and forth a bit but not many miles each time.
Since using the snow mode I now achieve around 380 - 400 miles per 65 litres in the tank, which certainly adds up in price savings over the year. If I am on the motorway for a longinsh trip, say around 450 miles round trip which I do a couple of times a year I have fuel still left in the tank. So I think snow mode makes quite a difference on consumption. Just hope it's ok to run my car all the time using it! :)
Let's face it, using snow mode in actual snow doesnt really do much to stop lexie from sliding all over the place!! I think it just sends a message to Lexus Head Office to say.... hahaha someones trying to use one of our cars in the snow again, fools! So it might not be great for it's original purpose but it's handy for saving a few quid.
Mike.