Not exact matches
Starting out
from a
stop seems so easy that it's real easy to forget that normal braking is typically
harder than normal
acceleration.
It is exceptionally smooth and has none of the typical hybrid roughness going
from a dead
stop to
hard acceleration and is very nice to drive in city traffic.
It is slow
from a complete
stop and not as responsive as we'd like under
hard acceleration.
There is no torque steer - a pulling to the left or right under
hard acceleration - though blasting through a curve
from a
stop can cause a little steering difficulty.
HERE»S WHAT I DO N'T LIKE: Loud wind noise (anytime I exceed 40 - 45 mph), makes it
hard to hear the radio at normal volume; intrusive road noise, which I corrected by swapping out the standard Goodyear tires with Continental tires; lackluster
acceleration for a V6 engine, CVT tends to lose momentum when you lift your foot off of the gas pedal — often jerky when accelerating and decelerating while in motion and when accelerating
from a dead
stop; as mentioned by another reviewer, accelerator hesitates before catching when shifting
from reverse to drive; bumps in the road are not well absorbed (the 2016 model may have addressed this issue); no power to windows after you shut off the engine; no auto door locks; poor V6 fuel efficiency averaging around 24 MPGs combined; trunk lid's arms and safety feature makes it heavy and sometimes
hard to lift open; Infotainment system does understand most voice commands; and Harmon Kardon speakers are sometimes crackly.
Acceleration from a standing stop is typically turbolike: Power comes on with a rush, and there's a little torque steer, which is the tendency for front - wheel - drive cars to steer slightly left or right under hard a
Acceleration from a standing
stop is typically turbolike: Power comes on with a rush, and there's a little torque steer, which is the tendency for front - wheel - drive cars to steer slightly left or right under
hard accelerationacceleration.