My only issue with unbridled is that for some reason the aggressive regen doesn't engage the brake lights. I don't feel comfortable driving it on my commute due to the increase in traffic.
Engage is my Goldilocks. Whisper was too soft and Unbridled too aggressive with one pedal.
Someone posted on here a graph (from their own testing I believe) that showed power and efficiency was the same across all modes. I’ll see if I can find that.
ETA: correction—not power and efficiency but regeneration across the different modes. Link to post: https://www.reddit.com/r/MachE/s/nboKPZs4wv
Unbridled will regen much more aggressively. Whisper will let you coast if you have 1 pedal off and no pedal input. Unbridled will regen brake. Max regen is the same, but whisper requires brake input to activate it while unbridled is almost a baby one pedal mode.
This. One thing MME owners probably don’t know… you can prove this all out yourself. Drive mode and one-pedal mode can be turned on and off *while coasting* so you can experience it first hand. Just bring up the mode option page and try it.
For instance, drive whisper at 40mph with one-pedal off. Then as you start coasting, switch from one-pedal off, to one-pedal on, and you will *immediately* feel the difference one-pedal makes. Repeat this for any combination. For instance, with one-pedal off in whisper, start coasting, and during the coast, switch to unbridled and you’ll immediately feel how there is regen in unbridled. You can try any combination, and see for yourself exactly the regen/coasting difference between modes.
I was in the whisper club, until I drove on highway 17 (from Santa Cruz, CA to San Jose CA) I ended up flooring it, and it still wasn’t quite moving as I needed. It’s a curvy uphill road. I complained in this sub. Was immediately shut down for being silly and using whisper. I’ve switched to Engage and haven’t looked back. So, don’t be like me and be mindful of where you’re driving and when you need more power and umph.
As an aside, switching _while_ in motion sometimes doesn’t work.
I noticed no difference with Regen braking between modes. I like the strongest Regen too, and found no difference, other than maybe taking a touch longer to spool up the full braking amount?
I wonder if the regen behavior between modes changes depending on model year (or update version?) I've heard so many people say they don't notice a difference, but from my experience there's are obvious and unmissable differences. I'm talking about when you let your foot all the way off the accelerator for maximum regen.
Yeah I almost never use my brakes at all, only 1 pedal Regen..
Idk I'll try it again, it was hard for me to tell a difference, but it's possible I missed something..
The modes does nothing but the change response in acceleration and deceleration.
Your power and your regeneration is the same.
It also makes your steering more stiff
For the gtpe versions it also changes the suspension.
Me driving: Unbridled 1-Pedal
Wife driving: Engaged 2-Pedal
I have more experience with stick shifts and motorcycles, I like vehicles that accelerate and decelerate with just the throttled.
all modes give energy back in 1- pedal mode but engage is the only one the shows your energy return percentage. i wish they all did though. seeing that little 100% pop up is like a gold star lol
I like engage. Unbridled is fun but I find the regen way too high when I take my foot off the pedal (I use 2PD).
If it wasn’t for that I may have stayed there.
Yeah completely agree. I was on whisper (and use whisper in the winter when I’m driving on packed ice for 4 months straight) but like engage all around now.
I use 1-pedal unbridled and my wife uses whisper.
I can't for the life of me understand how Ford determines who's driving the car, but the fact that my keys and phone are the only ones in the car mean nothing to them since 75% of the time it uses her settings. Always that brief moment of "WTF!?" when I take my foot off the pedal and it keeps rolling backward down the driveway.
We do have profiles set up and they're linked to their respective keys/phones but for whatever reason if my wife is home, it'll just about always default to hers regardless of who drove last or who's driving. My only guess is that for whatever reason her bluetooth is connecting before mine so whenever we go to open the car, even if I have my keys, her PaaK is registering as the device that unlocked it instead of mine. Seems to me that keys should take precendence over PaaK, but who knows.
No matter what mode you prefer to use, it sucks that they took away the cluster animations. I really hate that it's just an icon of the car in the middle now.
Mine has lines in the corners of the display that increase with speed and decrease during deceleration. Was there more before? I only got the car in March.
Usually I like Unbridled and how responsive it is, but when my wife is in the car I switch to whisper since it is smoother. The jerkiness of Unbridled makes her feel sick
The steering is actually the part I like the least. It feels a little twitchy to me. On the Tesla I could control the drive and steering modes independently. I would probably do unbridled throttle with engage steering if I could.
Whisper is a lot nicer but the propulsion sound is weaker... but the steering is far better in whisper.
Either untame (unbridled in USA) or whisper for me!
(GT)
Prefer to remain a sleeper. Whisper by day…but, Unbridled only comes out when the lame ass chargers start revving their engines. Put the electric ponies on and wave bye bye 👋
Engage. I don’t use 1PD, I’ve found the regen & brakes to feel the best in that mode, and the most similar to my Chevy Bolt. Since I swap between driving my car and my wife’s Mach-E often, I prefer them to behave similarly.
In whisper, there is too little coasting regen and the brake pedal feels incredibly touchy. I would love to use the whisper accelerator mapping more often, but I can’t get slowing down to feel smooth. I’m sure it’s much better in 1PD.
In unbridled, there’s simply more regen than I’d like. I’d love to be able to use the unbridled accelerator mapping on its own as well.
Ford really needs to add custom drive modes, coupled with more options for regen strength.
whisper but i like to switch on engage mode and relive the car transformation scene from mib.
freaks out new passengers when the calm blue star trek tones switch to red november. This gives me joy.
I’m a whisper driver by default, kids and a wife that’s prone to car sickness, but when leaving work on the days my boss drives his GT350, unbridled and he is always slightly amazed at how I can keep up with him for our short time on the highway.
Whisper. I’ve not noticed a difference among the modes, but even if there is, I don’t have a formula 1 license.
Whisper is still more responsive than my BMW.
I’m usually in Engage or Whisper. I’m just not getting used to the braking when I let off the pedal, even though it’s light.
And that reminds me of a question for y’all: how many of you use 1 pedal, and how long did it take you to get used to it?
Cheers!
Whisper 1 pedal, lol. I'm a boring mom and usually toting around a kid and dogs.
But I do have a question related to this. I thought I remembered during my test drive, seeing that the display showed the amount of regen when braking on the left side? But I haven't seen that since I brought it home. Am I misremembering? Or is there a setting I have toggled off?
I test drove it on unbridle but switched to whisper while I got used to it over the last week. I drove to work on engage this morning and based on other comments here I think I’ll stick with it except for the days when I wanna choose violence 😈 (unbridle). One pedal all day every day - love taking corners without touching the breaks.
Whisper. But really because I use Blue Cruise so much and it’s way smoother with stop and go traffic. I was living in Unbridled, but finally realized that it’s kind of intense with Blue Cruse. So if I’m using a lot of BC it’s Whisper but if I’m on my own, it’s Unbridled!!!!
I drive mostly in downtown DC and I love unbridled because let’s be real the streets and drivers here are about as close to real life Mario Kart as you’re going to get 🤣
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Unbridled gang
Unbridled... unless my wife is in the car.
Same :) Although it’s called untamed in my car (Denmark)
All day !!
Unbridled FTW
All day long!!
I am unbridled in the school drop off, fight me 😭
My only issue with unbridled is that for some reason the aggressive regen doesn't engage the brake lights. I don't feel comfortable driving it on my commute due to the increase in traffic.
ALL DAY!!
All day, everyday!
Mmmmmmhmmmmmm
This is the way.
Usually Engage 1-pedal. Sometimes switch to Unbridled. Rarely use whisper.
Same
This is the way.
Engage is my Goldilocks. Whisper was too soft and Unbridled too aggressive with one pedal. Someone posted on here a graph (from their own testing I believe) that showed power and efficiency was the same across all modes. I’ll see if I can find that. ETA: correction—not power and efficiency but regeneration across the different modes. Link to post: https://www.reddit.com/r/MachE/s/nboKPZs4wv
Right. All three have the same max power, max speed, max regen. It’s just how far you have to push the pedal that changes.
Unbridled will regen much more aggressively. Whisper will let you coast if you have 1 pedal off and no pedal input. Unbridled will regen brake. Max regen is the same, but whisper requires brake input to activate it while unbridled is almost a baby one pedal mode.
This. One thing MME owners probably don’t know… you can prove this all out yourself. Drive mode and one-pedal mode can be turned on and off *while coasting* so you can experience it first hand. Just bring up the mode option page and try it. For instance, drive whisper at 40mph with one-pedal off. Then as you start coasting, switch from one-pedal off, to one-pedal on, and you will *immediately* feel the difference one-pedal makes. Repeat this for any combination. For instance, with one-pedal off in whisper, start coasting, and during the coast, switch to unbridled and you’ll immediately feel how there is regen in unbridled. You can try any combination, and see for yourself exactly the regen/coasting difference between modes.
Whisper all day baby. So smooth and comfortable, with huge power when you need it
I was in the whisper club, until I drove on highway 17 (from Santa Cruz, CA to San Jose CA) I ended up flooring it, and it still wasn’t quite moving as I needed. It’s a curvy uphill road. I complained in this sub. Was immediately shut down for being silly and using whisper. I’ve switched to Engage and haven’t looked back. So, don’t be like me and be mindful of where you’re driving and when you need more power and umph. As an aside, switching _while_ in motion sometimes doesn’t work.
Driving on the 17 is the one time I use whisper haha
Shhh 🤫 yep that’s the one
I was a Whisper gang but it sucks the regen is better on unbridled for one pedal driving.
Is the regen better on unbridled because it regen brakes faster / more aggressively?
I noticed no difference with Regen braking between modes. I like the strongest Regen too, and found no difference, other than maybe taking a touch longer to spool up the full braking amount?
I wish I could drive whisper but with stronger regen like on unbridled.
I wonder if the regen behavior between modes changes depending on model year (or update version?) I've heard so many people say they don't notice a difference, but from my experience there's are obvious and unmissable differences. I'm talking about when you let your foot all the way off the accelerator for maximum regen.
Yeah I almost never use my brakes at all, only 1 pedal Regen.. Idk I'll try it again, it was hard for me to tell a difference, but it's possible I missed something..
Just like Captain Picard. Engage!
The modes does nothing but the change response in acceleration and deceleration. Your power and your regeneration is the same. It also makes your steering more stiff For the gtpe versions it also changes the suspension.
Engage when the better half is the car. Unbridled when I am solo.
Me driving: Unbridled 1-Pedal Wife driving: Engaged 2-Pedal I have more experience with stick shifts and motorcycles, I like vehicles that accelerate and decelerate with just the throttled.
I think Engage gives energy back to the battery when you break
all modes give energy back in 1- pedal mode but engage is the only one the shows your energy return percentage. i wish they all did though. seeing that little 100% pop up is like a gold star lol
Oh good to know i didn't have a clue bout that 😅😂
I like engage. Unbridled is fun but I find the regen way too high when I take my foot off the pedal (I use 2PD). If it wasn’t for that I may have stayed there.
Yeah completely agree. I was on whisper (and use whisper in the winter when I’m driving on packed ice for 4 months straight) but like engage all around now.
I don't like how the aggressive regen of unbridled doesn't turn on the brake lights. It makes driving in heavier traffic uncomfortable for me.
Whisper One-Pedal. Such a nice, calm experience. Since I have gotten used to the One-Pedal, it has become probably my favorite feature of the car.
I use unbridled, as well. But I'd actually be into that mode for braking and Whisper for acceleration. Wonder if that'd bump up the range.
depends on my mood
I use 1-pedal unbridled and my wife uses whisper. I can't for the life of me understand how Ford determines who's driving the car, but the fact that my keys and phone are the only ones in the car mean nothing to them since 75% of the time it uses her settings. Always that brief moment of "WTF!?" when I take my foot off the pedal and it keeps rolling backward down the driveway.
You can setup profiles
We do have profiles set up and they're linked to their respective keys/phones but for whatever reason if my wife is home, it'll just about always default to hers regardless of who drove last or who's driving. My only guess is that for whatever reason her bluetooth is connecting before mine so whenever we go to open the car, even if I have my keys, her PaaK is registering as the device that unlocked it instead of mine. Seems to me that keys should take precendence over PaaK, but who knows.
A couple times it hasn't switched to my settings after my wife drives and I almost ran the stop sign at the corner.
No matter what mode you prefer to use, it sucks that they took away the cluster animations. I really hate that it's just an icon of the car in the middle now.
Guess on 2024s the mph is back in the middle.
Mine has lines in the corners of the display that increase with speed and decrease during deceleration. Was there more before? I only got the car in March.
Omg I even called Ford after that update to ask if something was wrong. What a stupid "update"
Usually I like Unbridled and how responsive it is, but when my wife is in the car I switch to whisper since it is smoother. The jerkiness of Unbridled makes her feel sick
Unbridle. Love having the power when I need it and I like the tighter steering.
The steering is actually the part I like the least. It feels a little twitchy to me. On the Tesla I could control the drive and steering modes independently. I would probably do unbridled throttle with engage steering if I could.
The tighter/heavier steering is often overlooked. I do really prefer the feel of it
Unbridled. Love the responsive accelerator pedal and perfect amount of regen braking.
Unbridled. Like driving a stock car.
Whisper 1-pedal because otherwise I drive like too much of a jackass.
I use unbridled with 1PD.
Whisper. I’m 57 & I drive like the old man I am.
I’m 65 and drive like I’ve never driven before! Engaged 1 pedal.
Unbridled. I'm 62 and drive like I'm 26. Except I try and keep it within 10 MPH of the speed limit or keeping up with traffic, whichever is faster.
Whisper is a lot nicer but the propulsion sound is weaker... but the steering is far better in whisper. Either untame (unbridled in USA) or whisper for me! (GT)
I found whisper to still have tons of power but so much smoother. I usually just end up in the middle.
Prefer to remain a sleeper. Whisper by day…but, Unbridled only comes out when the lame ass chargers start revving their engines. Put the electric ponies on and wave bye bye 👋
Unbridled and I drive it like a race car.
whisper, i drive 70-90 miles a day and value my range more than anything
Dumb question but do any of the modes reduce/increase drive range at all?
To help get the most from your charge, select 'Whisper' mode. This will soften your acceleration and help to maximise range.
Whisper and one pedal. That’s enough for me 😇
Unbridled but whisper when using Bluecruise on my commute.
Unbridled because I hate 1PD. The regen is just about the most I can tolerate. Plus, Pony go fast
Unbridled has the most braking
Yea I think he means unbridled 2pedal is the most regen he can take
Engage when I'm with my wife. Unbridled when I'm not. She has PTSD from an accident that was not her fault and wrecked her car a couple of years ago.
My kids make me use unbridled always! I love to feel the feedback on the steering wheel!
Engage in town, whisper on freeway
Smartest way to go
Engage. I don’t use 1PD, I’ve found the regen & brakes to feel the best in that mode, and the most similar to my Chevy Bolt. Since I swap between driving my car and my wife’s Mach-E often, I prefer them to behave similarly. In whisper, there is too little coasting regen and the brake pedal feels incredibly touchy. I would love to use the whisper accelerator mapping more often, but I can’t get slowing down to feel smooth. I’m sure it’s much better in 1PD. In unbridled, there’s simply more regen than I’d like. I’d love to be able to use the unbridled accelerator mapping on its own as well. Ford really needs to add custom drive modes, coupled with more options for regen strength.
unbridled 24/7 except bumper to bumper traffic i use whisper
Unbridled 100% of the time.
Unbridled all day, every day.
Unbridled.
Unbridled 100% of the time as well
Unbridled, one-pedal, all the time
Engage in city or traffic because it gives back juice to the battery unbridle on highway
Unbridle with 1PD
Engage. Normal pedal (not 1 pedal)
whisper but i like to switch on engage mode and relive the car transformation scene from mib. freaks out new passengers when the calm blue star trek tones switch to red november. This gives me joy.
Unbridled for the most part Engage with others in the car Whisper for winter months
Engage, just started using one pedal - jury is still out.
Unbridled all day, every day!
Ludicrous Speed!
Whisper for 82k miles 😂
Engage
Whisper for the wife and dogs. Engage by myself when I want to quote Captain Picard and Unbridled for special times to do some James Bond driving.
That one! Unbridled for the win!
What’s the purpose of that car icon 💩 …bring back earlier version!
I’m a whisper driver by default, kids and a wife that’s prone to car sickness, but when leaving work on the days my boss drives his GT350, unbridled and he is always slightly amazed at how I can keep up with him for our short time on the highway.
Mostly engage, for some reason i like seeing the brake coach but when im feeling frisky i like to use unbridled on the highway.
engaged
Whisper. I’ve not noticed a difference among the modes, but even if there is, I don’t have a formula 1 license. Whisper is still more responsive than my BMW.
I’m usually in Engage or Whisper. I’m just not getting used to the braking when I let off the pedal, even though it’s light. And that reminds me of a question for y’all: how many of you use 1 pedal, and how long did it take you to get used to it? Cheers!
Regardless of of the mode the top speed is 113mph
I am addicted to unbridled
Whisper 1 pedal, lol. I'm a boring mom and usually toting around a kid and dogs. But I do have a question related to this. I thought I remembered during my test drive, seeing that the display showed the amount of regen when braking on the left side? But I haven't seen that since I brought it home. Am I misremembering? Or is there a setting I have toggled off?
Someone said the regen coach only displays in Engage mode.
Ahhh, thank you! That explains it.
Switch to engaged and you’ll see it
Ok, I like seeing it, so maybe this will get me out of Whisper finally.
Unbridled mode doesn’t matter much unless you’re really into regen energy. Even then it barely works. I didn’t buy this car to go slow
Unbridled and when my partner enters the vehicle, I switch to whisper.
Whisper with one pedal on a gtpe, plenty fast
Whisper with one pedal.
Engage unless the kids are in the car demanding I go unbridled 🤣
Engage one-pedal mostly, unbridled when I’m showing it off to friends.
Engage most of the time with crazy moments turning to Unbridled. Unbridled is super nice, but decelerates to fast to my taste.
I drive 1-pedal Whisper mode, but since Unbridled doesn’t effect range I will make the change 😆
Whisper.
I test drove it on unbridle but switched to whisper while I got used to it over the last week. I drove to work on engage this morning and based on other comments here I think I’ll stick with it except for the days when I wanna choose violence 😈 (unbridle). One pedal all day every day - love taking corners without touching the breaks.
Unbridle, right up till the speed limit then cruise control takes over.
Whisper. But really because I use Blue Cruise so much and it’s way smoother with stop and go traffic. I was living in Unbridled, but finally realized that it’s kind of intense with Blue Cruse. So if I’m using a lot of BC it’s Whisper but if I’m on my own, it’s Unbridled!!!!
Unbridled!
We need a custom drive mode! I like Engage but would like the accelerator response of Unbridle.
It's public roads
City - Unbridled Freeway(road trips) - Engage
I own a real mustang so track mode with track exhaust and Rev matching
Tried all three. Never noticed any difference.
I drive mostly in downtown DC and I love unbridled because let’s be real the streets and drivers here are about as close to real life Mario Kart as you’re going to get 🤣
Engage for everyday fun. Unbridle when I want to show off
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