It does. I greatly utilized this view to better understand the car when I first got it.Change the gauges to the one that shows throttle percentage. IDK if the type R has it, but my si did, I will check next drive.
Separately use cruise control to take your foot on the accelerator pedal out of the picture.
No it isn't.About midway in the video where you see 4 different rev ranges all going at the same speed if i remember correctly it looks like a slightly higher RPM is more efficient as some of you have mentioned.
Yeah it will have a lot more pep when it's at a higher RPM, but it may or may not be in it's most efficient zone We can use the throttle gauge to tell what gear uses the least fuel.It does. I greatly utilized this view to better understand the car when I first got it.
Personally, it feels like this car WANTS to drive around the 3000 RPM mark. Very different from my V6 accord which I always felt cruising between 2 and 3k rpm
I find I get (according to the Economy Meter on the Dashboard) slightly better fuel economy at 50 mph in 4th gear at 3K RPM as opposed to 5th at about 2.6 K. I feel like it lags in 5th.I used to cruise at 2300ish RPM when commuting, but the engine always felt so meh when I applied throttle (not WOT) without downshifting. Lately I started cruising at around 3300 RPM instead, and the engine feels much more responsive and much more eager. Interestingly enough, I had thought my fuel economy would drop slightly from cruising at a higher RPM but it really hasn't. It's also way more fun shifting at 4.5k or higher
(Disclosure: Despite owning it for almost 2 years I still don't drive it that hard... that's slowly changing as I realize that it makes the car far more enjoyable)
The only negative is my cabin is louder with a slight drone (HKS exhaust, not OEM), but it's nothing that would drive me insane.
Any other's thoughts on this? I thought I remember something about smaller displacement engines actually being more efficient at higher RPMs.