:lol: Ahhh, the advantages of owning a barely-subdued Tier-3 in Petrol, instead of an impossible to discipline "S".
Take the word of a prude: Eco is a fine way to budget your expenditure of fuel and energy if you are a casual operator of the throttle on moderately long errands.
The trouble is that excessively aggressive or playful operation of the car quickly counteracts anything Eco Mode can do for you-----and as illustrated here by the posters,.. "S" owners DON'T endorse any other way to drive than… err, "counter productively" towards Eco Modes.
So PhilB's humor may be spot on: as an S-owner you'll find it hard to discipline yourself enough to get the same (if any) substantial benefits from Eco that a Portfolio (Prestige) driver like myself easily can.
We have frequently debated if engaging the S-Gear completely defeats the purpose of drving in Eco-Mode (and I think we came to an agreement that there MUST be SOME portion of Eco benefits lost when we have both engaged together).
If you are good at smooth driving (enough to see Eco really benefit you even in an S model), then I'd recommend practicing with the Paddles. It will achieve the lower-gear responsiveness whenever you need it, and you won't have to drive in S-gear all the time.
I've found that you can cruise along silently, spurt ahead shockingly fast with an initial nudge on the throttle followed by single or double tap of the D-paddle---turning a few heads, and NOT even cause the drivers-style monitor on your touch-screen to give you a demerit for harsh accelerator treatment. I do it because it eliminates "lags" in the car altogether (and is said to promote a healthy longer life for your turbocharger).
It takes a great deal of practice to perform this as devil-may-care, piece-of-cake, as the experts.
But, If your're good enough to exploit the benefits of Eco-Mode in your "S", then you're good enough to master a smooth, lithe, Down-Paddle twitch at just the right moment in local roads.
And it WAAYYY more satisfying than just letting the S-gear take all the glory away from you in city streets.
...How many of you "S" owners use your paddles every day?