Not sure I really notice much of a difference. I think I notice a slight difference when I have traction control off... but it's hard to say for sure. And I always have Econ off (never use it).
I just changed the oil and the stock honda oil isn't as fun as some of the ultra high synthetics but then again, I'm not putting unnecessary additives in there.
Are the final drive ratios the same? I assume the gearbox is identical for cost reasons. 2.0 could have shorter final drive since it revs higher and makes less torque on the bottom. Might also have more flywheel mass on the 1.5 as well. Rev up a turbo too quickly and the lag gets worse as it's "chasing" itself.
This is a real noob question but I am not much of a car person. When you talk about engaging the turbo, do you just mean basically gunning it from 0 to whatever regularly? Is it an automatic process? Guess I'm still stuck in the "Gone in 60 seconds" mind set where he had to hit the "Turbo" switch to get Eleanor to take off to "race speeds"
The turbo is always "engaged". All exhaust gases go through the one side of the turbine and the intake air always passes through on the other side. But at low RPM's and low load, the intake is under vacuum and exhaust pressure is fairly low, so the turbine isn't spinning very fast. However the back-pressure it creates helps low end performance.
I know dude, I was underwhelmed during the test drive. I would rather have a 1.5 even if all it gives me is good alignment and tires stay well. In 3 months of driving, only lost 2 psi on 2 tires, no nail magnet here either and alignment is rock solid. Better chassis with the hatch must be the reason. so glad i didn't get the sedan.
Weird, I'm getting 33.9 US mpg with 95% city rush hour driving with my 2.0 CVT Sedan. I never use econ but only occasionally use air con. While I'm not the type of guy to rocket from red light to red light I'm also far from light footed haha.
In my 2.0L, if I drive constantly aware of my mpg I can get 34 combined. It's a drag to have to focus that hard to hit advertised mpg. Yes I know advertised mpg depends on a lot of variables but if I am intentionally being gas conscious with my driving it shouldn't be that hard to hit. I'm not a racer, or even an aggressive driver.
Ratings are only intended for comparison to other vehicles and only represent what mileage you might get if your driving conditions are similar to the testing. There are so many variables it won't even try to list them.
The switch on Eleanor was a Nitrous switch, so that's a whole different story.
