JHZR2
Staff member
Originally Posted By: televascular
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
But "sporty" or not, think of how folks drive 95% of the time. Its not all that pleasant to be between 5000-8000 RPM in daily driving. Heck, its not that pleasant to be above 3000 in cars designed for it, like our integra.
Not meaning to cause offense, but you just made it painfully obvious that you have never driven a Honda K-Series at the limit. The K20 is far more rev-happy than the B18B1 or B18C1 that you may be used to.
Youre right, I dont have real experience with the latest greatest. But I did drive a co-worker's Si hatch a few times, and it was, as you put it, unnervingly high strung in benign conditions, let alone traffic, etc.
He actually got rid of it because he couldnt stand to drive the thing in heavy traffic... traded it for a regular, AT civic.
But to each their own. To me, commuter car 'performance' means that it shold do all things decently, but nothing all that out of the ordinary. for me, that is an E30 BMW 318i for the commuter daily driver, though I have other cars for other uses. For others, it is other things.
JMH
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
But "sporty" or not, think of how folks drive 95% of the time. Its not all that pleasant to be between 5000-8000 RPM in daily driving. Heck, its not that pleasant to be above 3000 in cars designed for it, like our integra.
Not meaning to cause offense, but you just made it painfully obvious that you have never driven a Honda K-Series at the limit. The K20 is far more rev-happy than the B18B1 or B18C1 that you may be used to.
Youre right, I dont have real experience with the latest greatest. But I did drive a co-worker's Si hatch a few times, and it was, as you put it, unnervingly high strung in benign conditions, let alone traffic, etc.
He actually got rid of it because he couldnt stand to drive the thing in heavy traffic... traded it for a regular, AT civic.
But to each their own. To me, commuter car 'performance' means that it shold do all things decently, but nothing all that out of the ordinary. for me, that is an E30 BMW 318i for the commuter daily driver, though I have other cars for other uses. For others, it is other things.
JMH