I got the RS, and tbh not worried about continuing servicing at SC after 5 years… my Civic FC I went outside after 5 years servicing and it wasn’t that much cheaper than SC so I went back to SC in the end lol.

IMO the hybrid powertrain refinement and smoothness is the signature of G6, it’s so refined no joke because it’s so quiet and comfortable without the NVH most of the time of the petrol engine. If anyone has the budget I would wholeheartedly recommend the hybrid variant to them.

I have both auto gear and CVT powertrain cars still at home. Been switching between them, feel ok when driving different powertrain all these years. Both got their pro and cons.

However after I drove eCVT, suddenly feel the auto gear a bit rough and no power (I never have that feeling when switching between CVT and auto) and the CVT while still smooth, can feel micro-vibration when accelerating (I never felt that before that for years, got used to it).

So the switch the eCVT powertrain makes quite a huge impact on my impression of EV or hybrid driving experience.

That is why I say, many ppl keep mentioning on the price difference and emphasize on fuel saving to see whether worth it or not...they forgot to consider the driving experience, quite substantial improved driving experience that don't translate into monetary value when ppl considering worth it or not.

If you asked most ppl that drive EV, just for driving experience alone, they will never go back to petrol engine unless forced to due to charging time, range anxiety, resale value.

It seems like CRV is also having the steering rack issue. Alamak. Thought of ordering it next month. This makes me think twice.

This post has been edited by shanjuen: Aug 28 2024, 01:04 PM

Totally agree with u on the general concept. But i still can get EV mode at 120 while foot pressing the accelerator. I myself is a bit suprised to notice that.

Ya, I am also wondering, initially I heard it is only up to 90km/h, then below 110km/h still got. Now you say 120km/h also got. Well, better then for eHev owners.

i guess there are some details on the mechanism that has not been disclosed by Honda. Perhaps in time some of the youtuber would be able to explain on this.

The system is smart enough to know if your throttle input/demand can be met by just the electric motor, in which case it'll decouple the clutch to the petrol engine and just use the electric motor. It's possible it'll also prefer to use the electric motor more and more as your hybrid battery charge % becomes high, as when it's almost full it won't be able to take more charge that the petrol engine might be providing from spinning the generator.

The hybrid battery in ehev car doesn't store electricity the same way an EV car does. Instead, it acts more like a temporary holding place for energy before the car uses it. That's why the car is always replenishing the hybrid battery, either through braking or by generating energy from fuel. At the same time, the car continuously uses electricity from the battery as its main power source, as long as specific conditions are met, like when cruising or during times without a surge in power demand.

Ya, forgot. Lack of spare tires in the RS is another big consideration for me.

If all tires run their natural life, sure we change them all. But what if a pretty decent tires got damaged by curb etc? You still have to change at least 2, if not 4, even if there are still plenty of thread life left.

My intention is to get the 1.5T and later the Proton EV as 2nd smaller car for town use.

Manage to capture the EV mode while cruising at 115kmh. apologise for the blurr pic

Where do you guys stick the RFID tags? I saw ppl posting on number plates but not sure about CRV.

I stick on my windscreen for my current car, but heard metallic tinted films would cause interference?

Some of crv owner did stick the tag on plate no frame. According to them its working.

I myself stick it on windscreen

Metallic based tints can cause RFID signal interference. So no windscreen sticking if you use metallic-based tint.

Another official place to stick is on the middle of left (passenger) headlamp. At least 5cm from any metal parts.
That is where I placed all my RFID coz I used metallic-based sputter tints for all my cars.

I donno my tinted got metallic or not. All i know is berapa gelap..potong panas..thats it

Is it reliably detected on the left headlamp? The RS has adaptive headlights where the middle LED component can selectively shut off, and idk if it affects that feature at all? So far I've still been using TNG like a caveman...

This post has been edited by KingArthurVI: Aug 29 2024, 05:09 PM

What brand of tint and range that you use, based on the brands and range, we should know?

If I am not wrong, the adaptive headlight sensors are located inside the car behind the windscreen on the dashboard or near ADAS, not at the headlight, so RFID tag should have no affect on the sensors.

This post has been edited by Cavino: Aug 30 2024, 09:36 AM

mine is 3M hexa carbon safety

Not familiar with this tint ler..

But the name 3M carbon already says it....most likely carbon tint, carbon tints are usually darker in colour vs other tint.
So extremely likely NOT metallic. Can put rfid on left top side of windscreen.

Anyway I prefer to put on headlight, not just becoz of my preference for metallic-based tint but I am more likely to change windscreen over the years vs headlight coz I travel on highway everyday. Almost all my cars' windscreen broke at least once already but headlight, none of the car change it yet (crossed finger, no front impact that damage the headlights yet).