With the 2.7l ecoboost in my
With the 2.7l ecoboost in my 2015 f150 i can appreciate the turbo effect. Especially since my friend has the same truck w a 5.0 my truck makes 50% more power at cruising speeds from review of the dyno charts at 5 star tunning. But more interestingly we put our trannies in manual dropped to 50mph in 5th gear and my truck just destroyed his on side by side rollon performance. Validating the dyno curves. So in the honda the same will hold true. Day to day driving and throttle tip in can produce better performance at lower revs. Long term reliability not withstanding. Ive driven the new civic turbo and found the cvt and turbo to be a good match. I could even produce a tiny bit of wheel spin in certain conditions further proving the torque availability. I have also driven the cvt crv and its currently a disaster. The soft computer controlled launch completely removing all driver interaction to the transmission. Foot flat to the floor or part throttle tip in both resulting in the same uninspiring bland launch. Our 2012 crv is thrilling to drive in comparison. Sport mode on the f150 is also very enlightening. The same engine and transmission becomes a different vehicle w a push of the button. Why honda cant provide the same snotty boy racer driving experience is a shame. Better yet why not provide a factory computer program tunning tool at dealerships for customers to customize their sport programming. For a fee of course. Now that would be fun. Honda would have access to the programming and then mass compile the averages in a new mass market program. Free enginnering