Not exact matches
Whenever
sharp turn - in and full
throttle coincide, the rear end bites
like a Bavarian cobra, sending the car on a slightly more apex - oriented trajectory.
When test driver John Kiewicz blips the
throttle, the note changes to a hard - as - nails V8 holler, with
sharp, urgent stabs of noise firing from the sawn - off exhaust stubs
like sonic buckshot.
Preuninger says he wanted the car to «really feel
like a turbo,» rather than the industry trend of turbocharged engines that try to mimic normally aspirated ones, and while the
throttle response isn't GT3
sharp, neither is it laggy in any meaningful way.
Less
sharp is the gearbox, which never responds quite as quickly as you'd
like and thumps through changes on part -
throttle.
Just about everything is configurable, from how cushiony you'd
like the dampers to be, to how
sharp or otherwise the
throttle response, and how fast and weighty the steering.
It is still frustrating that Honda won't allow you to configure the car how you'd
like it, because what you really want is the
sharper throttle map combined with the softest damper setting.
It's not the best - sounding engine on the planet, making a droning noise
like a hoover on full
throttle, but the slightly manic power delivery and
sharp throttle response (especially in Sport mode) is great fun to try and tame.
It also manages to combine the benefits of both gas and diesel powerplants, with features
like solid high - end power, a
sharp throttle response, cleaner emissions, and high fuel efficiency.