TTRPGGeek
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So my Accord has a VTEC engine, and I've driven the 2016 Civic Touring for a bit. For the last few days I've been intentionally pushing my Accord when given the opportunity, which isn't often on my commute.
If I'm in "S" mode and I floor it there's some early get up and go that's ok, then a couple/few seconds later we get to around 6000 rpm, the engine howls and my head nudges back a bit. That, I presume, is the high RPM VTEC kick? Not a lot of long opportunities to push it to redline, so I haven't.
But, from what I remember a year ago driving the touring, the turbo lag was there but it was quite brief, and that kick, that nudge back into my seat, came a lot earlier - and then kept zipping a bit.
So, I reckon I anticipate the earlier torque in the SI to be a lot more handy on a day to day basis than what would have been happening in a VTEC.
If I'm in "S" mode and I floor it there's some early get up and go that's ok, then a couple/few seconds later we get to around 6000 rpm, the engine howls and my head nudges back a bit. That, I presume, is the high RPM VTEC kick? Not a lot of long opportunities to push it to redline, so I haven't.
But, from what I remember a year ago driving the touring, the turbo lag was there but it was quite brief, and that kick, that nudge back into my seat, came a lot earlier - and then kept zipping a bit.
So, I reckon I anticipate the earlier torque in the SI to be a lot more handy on a day to day basis than what would have been happening in a VTEC.
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