Admittedly, as the engine doesn't really get going until after 3000rpm it's less of an issue when you're enjoying a quiet road and from about 4500rpm it definitely pulls
harder than the standard car.
Not exact matches
«The staggering way the GT - R gains speed is still mentally
hard to process, but with the huge increase in body control there is less squat under acceleration
than with the
standard car, so it actually feels slightly less intimidating because you feel in sharper control.»
Torque steer is no worse
than in the
standard RS, but it's still a
hard car to drive smoothly.
The engine doesn't feel any more urgent in practice
than that of the
standard car, but it does still pull
hard throughout the rev range and throttle response is still fantastically sharp.
The 2.0 T
standard engine delivers flexible thrust that will satisfy most drivers, though obviously, it's working
harder in this
car than it does in the smaller A4.
Despite what Porsche marketing might say, it's pretty
hard for me to ignore the fact the change to this system was driven massively by EPA mileage
standards rather
than making a better sports
car.
The picture was clouded slightly by the test
car running on larger 17in diameter alloy wheels
than standard (16in) but the
car has a positive front end without being nervous and the back axle follows the front with precision and without stepping out unless you do really stupid things with the throttle while cornering
hard.
Although Mugen says its modifications will cut economy to about 35mpg, we averaged nearly 40mpg — better
than the
standard car, despite
hard driving.
Then its bang, thump, bang as the
car jars and winces its way forward makes it
hard to believe it has about 30 mm more suspension travel
than the
standard E-Class.
It's
hard to imagine how anyone would need more goodies
than were included as
standard equipment in the $ 17,584 Prelude Si test
car, made available by Holler Honda, Winter Park.
It also offers better and more complete cabin technology, including
hard - drive - based navigation and
standard Bluetooth cell phone integration,
than any
car in its price range.