[keep_hope_alive]

I have 170 miles on mine since taking delivery on Saturday. I have no complaints with AFM. I keep the display screen on fuel econ and AFM mode so I can see what it's doing. I do a lot of driving on the highway normally and this car will be no exception. The change to V4 is seamless, physically. The exhaust tone is what I notice. But I've been using Touring mode on the highway and the quieter tone isn't a problem. Cruising at 70mph at 1,500RPM while doing 30mpg isn't terrible. Maybe it's the difference of a daily driver vs a weekend driver. I do use Sport mode in town just because of how it sounds. Since I'm following break-in procedures, I'm pretty light-footed now.

Don't get me wrong, the sound is glorious and I smile every time I hear that beautiful V8. I smile every time it starts, and every time it bellows it's luscious tone. My wife and daughters are also in love with how it looks and sounds. We're fans.

If it turns out that AFM reduces reliability and longevity of a daily driver, then I would get the bypass device. There will be 20k miles a year put on this car, I buy cars to drive and I enjoy what I drive.