You are correct. K20 2.0L NA engine is quite slow, and the new Atkinson cycle R20 2.0L NA with direct injection does have less power, but Honda had to change the engine to meet strict emissions requirements. Emissions and fuel economy requirements are the reason you see cars like the Fit have disappeared, while some manufacturers have completely given up on all small vehicles, and why most vehicles are generally getting larger.
FYI, there's no transmission in Honda Hybrid. Those shifts are just the engine change RPM (fake shift) while generating electric. So while the car is accelerating, usually there's no connection between engine and driveshaft. The engine just provide the electric to the electric motor. Sometime the engine engages with the driveshaft (via clutch, 1:1 ratio), but it's usually only when cruising at higher speed.
No.. It is connected. The “motor” is an e-cvt gearbox. The transmission provides electric power but it is very little. Once the car requires more power or is low on battery it will use the engine to power the wheels like any old regular cvt vehicle. The gearbox is both the motor and the transmission. Making an electric car with an engine only for charging the battery doesn’t make sense in this or any configuration. Especially if you can’t plug the vehicle in overnight to charge. Mazda has tried with the CX-30 PHEV (I could be wrong about the model) and it’s just a really bad ev. Even still if it was just “provide the electric to the electric motor” why the hell would it need to simulate shifts? Fact check yo facts man..
The hybrid uses an Atkinson cycle engine. The older base Civic engine and the Integra do not use Atkinson. I think another contributing factor to the sense of unrefinedness at idle is the lack of a traditional tachometer. But keep in mind that unrefined doesn’t necessarily mean unreliable, and I would have no issue with an unrefined yet reliable engine. In fact, the Integra may be more refined, but the 1.5t is a lot less reliable
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You are correct. K20 2.0L NA engine is quite slow, and the new Atkinson cycle R20 2.0L NA with direct injection does have less power, but Honda had to change the engine to meet strict emissions requirements. Emissions and fuel economy requirements are the reason you see cars like the Fit have disappeared, while some manufacturers have completely given up on all small vehicles, and why most vehicles are generally getting larger.
Why do you always jerk your steering wheel ?
Because I’m a jerk
@@CarDietrich no you are not😂
FYI, there's no transmission in Honda Hybrid. Those shifts are just the engine change RPM (fake shift) while generating electric. So while the car is accelerating, usually there's no connection between engine and driveshaft. The engine just provide the electric to the electric motor. Sometime the engine engages with the driveshaft (via clutch, 1:1 ratio), but it's usually only when cruising at higher speed.
No.. It is connected. The “motor” is an e-cvt gearbox. The transmission provides electric power but it is very little. Once the car requires more power or is low on battery it will use the engine to power the wheels like any old regular cvt vehicle. The gearbox is both the motor and the transmission. Making an electric car with an engine only for charging the battery doesn’t make sense in this or any configuration. Especially if you can’t plug the vehicle in overnight to charge. Mazda has tried with the CX-30 PHEV (I could be wrong about the model) and it’s just a really bad ev. Even still if it was just “provide the electric to the electric motor” why the hell would it need to simulate shifts? Fact check yo facts man..
@@RiDapper-k9p That’s Toyota design with e-cvt. Honda is different. There’s no e-cvt on Honda. Go read the technical on Honda hybrid.
The hybrid uses an Atkinson cycle engine. The older base Civic engine and the Integra do not use Atkinson. I think another contributing factor to the sense of unrefinedness at idle is the lack of a traditional tachometer. But keep in mind that unrefined doesn’t necessarily mean unreliable, and I would have no issue with an unrefined yet reliable engine. In fact, the Integra may be more refined, but the 1.5t is a lot less reliable
I have a question. What did you replace the Integra with??
So far nothing. I still have my 2011 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor and my 2012 Mercedes S65 AMG.
Not a CVT !