> I haven't driven a new Civic, but if they're anything like the previous
> generation, they're a bit short on low-end torque. You can drag a Prelude
> around a low-speed corner without shifting and find some exit
> acceleration -- the same maneuver in the Civic has you hunting for first
> gear to get the revs back up. I think most of the other cars in GS -- DSMs,
> MX-6s/Probes, Camarobirds -- are similar to the Prelude in this manner.
> (Yes -- I deliberately left out Integras....).
Just to make a quick correction on my previous post, the Civic Si has a
lower SECOND gear than the GS-R (not first gear) and therefore picks up
from lower revs in 2nd a bit better. Not as well as the Prelude, but not
bad.
Rich Johnston
95 Z28 ESP
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