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I always thought it was the placement of the pedal. In the 2IS, I can use just the tip of my foot to push down on the pedal. On the 3IS, the pedal is placed so that I must have my entire foot on the pedal to be able to push it down.
That is probably also a contributing factor. I personally do not like the new pedal. I know it's supposed to be more "german sport sedanish" but meh. Why fix something if it's not broken?
My 2IS definitely had better response than my 3IS. In the 2IS I never really had to floor it to get the car to jump. I have to mash the peddle all the way to the floor to get the 3IS to jump. I blame the tranny tho. The 8 speed is a POS.
Originally Posted by nixx621
Oh! And I had an 06 Accord V6 coupe...that thing was a rocket off the line but was still slower than the 2IS overall.
Glad someone else feels the same way. (Hey you got an v6 accord too! )
A Prius owner told me that toyota "tightens" the gas pedal to make the cars more fuel efficient. Perhaps that explains the existence of ECO mode in the 3IS
the "response" is due to the more aggressive diff the 2IS has. 2IS tranny is less responsive compared to the 3IS, much slower shifting. Its not the tranny that makes the 3IS feel slower.
For the 'quicker' Accord guys, remember FWD vs RWD will be different in power delivery
Originally Posted by Thunderwuf
Glad someone else feels the same way. (Hey you got an v6 accord too! )
A Prius owner told me that toyota "tightens" the gas pedal to make the cars more fuel efficient. Perhaps that explains the existence of ECO mode in the 3IS
My 2IS definitely had better response than my 3IS. In the 2IS I never really had to floor it to get the car to jump. I have to mash the peddle all the way to the floor to get the 3IS to jump. I blame the tranny tho. The 8 speed is a POS.
I'm happy with the throttle response in normal (actually even in ECO), I just don't like that the transmission is reluctant to downshift beyond 7th gear in daily traffic in normal and ECO modes. Sport is too aggressive to be useful in daily driving with the transmission programming when it really needs to be in a gear higher (5th instead of 4th etc etc...).
Give the left paddle a pull.
People who buy autos shouldn't complain that the transmission can't read your mind.
the "response" is due to the more aggressive diff the 2IS has. 2IS tranny is less responsive compared to the 3IS, much slower shifting. Its not the tranny that makes the 3IS feel slower.
Sorry to disagree but....
if you will do the math between the 3IS first gear in the tranny and differential compared to the 2IS first gear in the tranny and differential it does not figure any advantage for the 2IS.
01-16-15, 04:28 PM
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