i thought i found our new family hauler in '13 Acura RDX, but i was wrong
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i thought i found our new family hauler in '13 Acura RDX, but i was wrong
we had our sight on the new '13 RDX ever since i saw the car for the first time on Autoblog.com. but i just realized it uses the same VCM equipped i-VTEC engine Pilot and Odyssey uses, rather than the true VTEC unmolested 3.5L V6 Acura TL uses. what a dissapointment, but i wasn't surprised a bit, they have to save the good stuff for the MDX. oh by the way, the new RDX won't have the SH-AWD either, it'll use the same AWD system as the new CRV.
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we had our sight on the new '13 RDX ever since i saw the car for the first time on Autoblog.com. but i just realized it uses the same VCM equipped i-VTEC engine Pilot and Odyssey uses, rather than the true VTEC unmolested 3.5L V6 Acura TL uses. what a dissapointment, but i wasn't surprised a bit, they have to save the good stuff for the MDX. oh by the way, the new RDX won't have the SH-AWD either, it'll use the same AWD system as the new CRV.
The CR-V AWD set up works well in the snow.
Last edited by Joeb427; 02-25-12 at 01:10 PM.
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well, AWD is not important to me, i'm in socal. my biggest problem is the iVTEC 3.5L V6, this is not the same true VTEC 3.5 they use on the TLs. this iVTEC version uses the dreaded VCM (engine cylinder deactivation) technology which are used on the V6 Accord, Pilot and Odyssey. just google iVTEC VCM you see why it's so unpopular.
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well, AWD is not important to me, i'm in socal. my biggest problem is the iVTEC 3.5L V6, this is not the same true VTEC 3.5 they use on the TLs. this iVTEC version uses the dreaded VCM (engine cylinder deactivation) technology which are used on the V6 Accord, Pilot and Odyssey. just google iVTEC VCM you see why it's so unpopular.
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I don't see the big deal with Honda's VCM. You can't tell the difference when it's activated or deactivated. The ECO light on the instrument cluster seems to bother some people but you should be paying more attention to the road in front of you at all times anyway. I'm glad our Pilot has this feature as the price of gas will keep increasing.
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we had our sight on the new '13 RDX ever since i saw the car for the first time on Autoblog.com. but i just realized it uses the same VCM equipped i-VTEC engine Pilot and Odyssey uses, rather than the true VTEC unmolested 3.5L V6 Acura TL uses. what a dissapointment, but i wasn't surprised a bit, they have to save the good stuff for the MDX. oh by the way, the new RDX won't have the SH-AWD either, it'll use the same AWD system as the new CRV.
Not sure why you'd prefer vtec over i-vtec. I think it's a no-brainer........
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just go check it out how disappointed Honda/Acura fanboys are with the i-VTEC on the new RDX:
http://vtec.net/forums/one-message?m...tem_id=1042689
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Honda is weird with their names. iVTEC in the J-series V6 is different than iVTEC in their K-series.
In the case of V6, iVTEC has Variable Cylinder Management. In the 4 cylinder, there is Variable Cam Timing. I will take VCT over VCM any day of the week, but the J-series doesn't have DOHC to allow that, otherwise Honda could be making much more power without the expense of fuel.
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if it makes you feel any better, the acura tl with VTEC also has jerky acceleration, but that has more to do with the fact that the auto tranny's #1 priority is to be in sixth gear at the lowest speeds possible
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Honda is weird with their names. iVTEC in the J-series V6 is different than iVTEC in their K-series.
In the case of V6, iVTEC has Variable Cylinder Management. In the 4 cylinder, there is Variable Cam Timing. I will take VCT over VCM any day of the week, but the J-series doesn't have DOHC to allow that, otherwise Honda could be making much more power without the expense of fuel.
In the case of V6, iVTEC has Variable Cylinder Management. In the 4 cylinder, there is Variable Cam Timing. I will take VCT over VCM any day of the week, but the J-series doesn't have DOHC to allow that, otherwise Honda could be making much more power without the expense of fuel.
The downside with J series is that it is single overhead cam. If they used DOHC, then yeah maybe performance attributes will be better.
However, I'd still take newer J series i-VTEC engines over that weak**** and archaic K24 engine.
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we had our sight on the new '13 RDX ever since i saw the car for the first time on Autoblog.com. but i just realized it uses the same VCM equipped i-VTEC engine Pilot and Odyssey uses, rather than the true VTEC unmolested 3.5L V6 Acura TL uses. what a dissapointment, but i wasn't surprised a bit, they have to save the good stuff for the MDX. oh by the way, the new RDX won't have the SH-AWD either, it'll use the same AWD system as the new CRV.