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Yep.. I was behind a GMC Yukon and got wedged underneath. The tow hitch punched a hole clean through my radiator. Luckily, as I was pushing it off of the freeway, I didn't notice anything funny with the steering. Insurance should take care of everything, but that's another story altogether...

Less than 3k miles on the car - no idea whether or not it will be totaled. Airbags didn't deploy.

I got rear ended in Austin this weekend.. The lady hit me hard enough to push me into the vehicle in front of me.. Strangely, there was more damage to the front of my car than the rear.

I hear everything you're saying, but I think the torque curves you drew are opposite reality. The Turbo engine has max torque starting at 1700 rpm, and as such should feel much more powerful at lower rpm. Maybe that's why the NA CVT is programmed to kick down so much more readily. Big...

Not yet.. It's the next thing on my to-do list. I wonder if the dealer would mind me test driving another of their cars having just bought one from them a few weeks ago. The car has just over 1000 miles on it BTW.

I believe that you're right.. I'm just wondering why there is such a huge difference between my CVT calibration and that of the 2.0 CVT. The sedan I borrowed from the dealer kicks down readily and actually feels like it has significantly more power than my car because of it. Additionally...

I've had my Civic Coupe EX-L for a few weeks now. What I've noticed is that the CVT is extremely slow to "downshift" and provide any real power. It almost feels like the vehicle is in econ mode, but I pressed that button and it makes things even worse. It seems like I have to nearly floor the...