Yes, most modern transmissions adjust to driving habits but given that this is a more sports oriented vehicle and that it has three different modes, I just thought it could be sportier in the dynamic mode. Going back to my MDX, in sport, it simply holds the gears longer which creates a more spirited driving experience even when I’m not flooring the pedal. I guess I’ll just try to use the paddle shifters more often... if my wife ever lets me behind the wheel.
This is a result of it adjusting to
your driving style. This is not the default, when you first start driving it in D it holds gears a long time and to high RPM, over time as you fail to use that it will drive more conservatively. Try driving in N for a bit then switching back to D, and be more aggressive with the pedal, it might reset back closer to the default / non driver compensated program it has learned for you.
Also worth mentioning that Dynamic seems to contain more than one drive mode. Strong quick steering inputs and powering through curves will trigger it to go into the highest performance mode. Immediately after turning 90 deg to the left from my office parking lot the road starts a tight sweeping turn to the right, this quick left / right steering input plus accelerating results in the car wanting to hold gears almost to redline every time I leave the office. I've seen the same steering related dynamic adjustment of the driving characteristics many other times before as well.
in a nutshell, dynamic mode is truly dynamically adjusting all the time. Push the car hard and it'll respond with aggressiveness, treat it gently and it'll respond with a gentle response. However just don't expect it to always jump from gentle mode to aggressive mode or back instantly, it sometimes needs time to figure out that you're asking from it something different than you've recently been asking.
Side note, I've noticed that if you switch the shifter to M and exclusively use the paddles for a while, the car seems to listen and learn how you want to the car to drive, and it will continue to mimic that driving style for a while once you are back in auto on the shifter. The effect seems similar but muted when using the paddles to temporarily command the shifting while in auto. Full manual appears to have a greater effect on the car's "current attitude" setting.