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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS
I heard that the accord coupe was ONLY good in v6, considering that its a heavier car, and the 4 cyl didn't give it enough go.
I wonder if my civic's CVT is gonna blow one day. They sold me that it's a CVT chain and not a belt, so it won't "snap". But iirc, the 8th gen accord CVT is the same CVT in the 9th gen civic, which sucks donkey nuts.
You'll really have to learn how to drive a CVT transmission - fast. If you drive like a typical cee-lai you'll be fine. But if you need to make a pass on the hwy, good luck LOL.
pro tip: if you really need to accelerate you can floor it, and let off to mid throttle and immediately floor it again. It'll make the rpms shoot up.
Though it will probably shit and you won't go fast. You know what? Just don't floor a CVT, it doesn't go anywhere.
Here's a couple links about daily driving a Honda CVT (Tho the 10th's CVT are nice):
What do you DISlike about your civic? - Page 38
Living With The CVT - Page 4 |
My V6 pulled fairly well. The only gripe I had is the auto trans. Not that it's unreliable or anything, but the gears are really tall.
That said, you probably want a good set of tires to use the full potential of the V6. It's FWD and has no LSD, so it can get the wheels to spin easily when accelerating hard from standstill, even with the tall gears.
CVT suffers the tall gear issue I mentioned before. It helps with fuel economy, but also remember it's a full second slower from 0 to 60 than the 6MT counterpart due to the taller gear ratio range the CVT has.
Btw, I think you meant 9th Gen Accord. 8th Gen only had 5AT for the clutchless I4 and V6.
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Originally Posted by roastpuff
Yes the Civics and Accord have "S" on the gear selector for Sport mode.
Keeps the revs up. Also I believe that the Coupe gets paddle shifters, which I really wish I had in my sedan.  |
Sport trim Sedans have paddle shifters.