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Same ole same ole, Pass!
Everybody is moving to forced induction v6, these guys kept the same rough v6.
Anybody know why they stop making the Acura Legend?
that hybrid shit is a hoax...Hybrid v6's are the next thing actually. You can get the same power with more reliability.
Its Honda - they really don't like 6's - but that being said - that engine is pretty good - great even when mated to a manual tranny - I like it almost as much as GM's 3.8 v6 from the late 80s -90s and Nissan's 3.0 and 3.5 v6 from the 90'sjagu said:Same ole same ole, Pass!
Everybody is moving to forced induction v6, these guys kept the same rough v6.
Hybrid v6's are the next thing actually. You can get the same power with more reliability.
Anybody know why they stop making the Acura Legend?
Anybody know why they stop making the Acura Legend?
Big diesels with turbo > hybrid.
that hybrid shit is a hoax...
Its Honda - they really don't like 6's - but that being said - that engine is pretty good - great even when mated to a manual tranny - I like it almost as much as GM's 3.8 v6 from the late 80s -90s and Nissan's 3.0 and 3.5 v6 from the 90's
Hoax my ass its already started. I have the q50 hybrid that makes 60 more hp and 175 extra lb ft of torque. Hoax . Right.
While the 2014 Q50S Hybrid certainly puts up the numbers of a performance hybrid, it doesn't exactly drive like one. The brakes are one issue. Though they obviously stop the car well enough (our 60-0 mph braking test proves that), the Q50S Hybrid's brakes exhibited some of the worst pedal feel we've experienced since the first-gen Toyota Prius. The handoff from regenerative braking to mechanical braking is incredibly abrupt, with the brakes seemingly not slowing the Infiniti down in regenerative mode before quickly engaging in mechanical mode, throwing the car forward on its front wheels. Testing director and dynamics guru Kim Reynolds summed up the brake transition woes quite well: "Basically, their crazy initial bite renders the car unacceptable. I'd hate to be a passenger in this car in city traffic." As senior features editor Jonny Lieberman put it, "Performance hybrids require performance brakes."
And then there's the Infiniti's Direct Adaptive Steering -- steer-by-wire – which feels neither direct nor adaptive. We've already gone on record saying that Infiniti's steer-by-wire system makes the Q50 exceptionally capable at drifting, and that's still the case with the Q50S Hybrid. But while drifting is great and all, that's not how the Q50S Hybrid owner will spending most weekends – he or she is going to spend most of the time in the city or on a highway, with sporadic trips to favorite back roads. Cruising about town isn't where the problem lies, as the Infiniti hybrid feels rather smooth. "They've managed to dial out bumps in the road," said MT editor-in-chief Edward Loh. "[It] creates an odd sensation when you see bumps, feel/hear them hit the tires, and come up through the suspension." Steer-by-wire shows its limitations on back roads. "Weirdest feeling ever," said technical director Frank Markus. "It almost feels like I'm in a classroom simulator, and the instructor is constantly modifying my steering inputs." "Steering wheel feels like the column terminates in a jar of molasses," said Loh. Lieberman: "Steer-by-wire needs a serious rethink to be viable."
Have always loved Honda/Acura and always will, but they have lost a step for a loooooong time.
I know it's too late in the game for them but I sorta wish they would just pull all Hondas up to the Acura level so they can then focus/force Acura to tackle the higher tier auto makers. Right now IMO Acuras are competing at the level of Lincolns and Buicks when they should be hitting Lexus, BMW and Benz strata.
maaaan, i expected you to be driving a 'car' that hovers by now.
but anyway, acura dropped the ball YRS AND YRS ago. that line been dead.