Hi;
The "feel" that the car was not "under-power" could be due to the electric motor-assist during the acceleration. The electric motor adds to the torque of the petrol engine. Find this feature very good as no need to step hard on accel pedal.
On releasing the accel pedal, belief that the re-gen kicks-in, which cause the "faster-than-usual" slow-down effect. You can confirm that if you hv the iMID displaying the flow of the power source (ie from petrol engine or charging of the Li-ion battery).
Yah, the vent should not be cover, not good for the air circulation for the Li-ion Battery package in the backseat rest. Hv not sit on the backseat yet, but seating upfront, either front passenger or driver, don't hear the "suction" sound, in fact, find the ride rather quiet (as compare to previous 8th Gen civic 1.8L).
QUOTE(ehklee @ Sep 12 2013, 02:41 PM)
All, I finally found one show room and tested the HCH. The driving experience was ok.
The car is actually not under power. However, one thing though. When I tried to accelerate, the car response was good and went ahead right away. Good torque power I can say. However, after I released the pedal, the car slows down faster than I thought. My feeling might be wrong.
I do not have any problem on the auto stop. I had experience driving a Toyota Prius. So, I do expect this will be the Hybrid car experience that I will adapt sooner or later. Unlike Insights and CRX, HCH aircond remains cooling even the engine is stopped. So this is another plus point.
Another observation while I was driving HCH. Due to the ventilation windows at the back of the seats were covered by the plastic, I heard a loud air suction noises. I asked the SA, why the air suction noises are so loud. He explained to me, coz the windows are still covered by the plastic as the car is the brand new one. It will not be any sound once the plastic is being removed. Is this true? Any opinion from the HCH driver here?
Jul 18 2013, 08:13 PM
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