Focus XR5 to be dethroned

[Steffo]

Originally Posted by melbzetec

Don't forget the iVTEC factor though Piotr. Torque at bottom and top


p.s You can't get up close to it at MMS. They have put it on a pedestal since press launch this morning

Its bottom end 'torque' is an absolute joke. Cars like the Golf GTI, Focus XR5 Turbo, Megane 225 and Mazda 3 MPS have more torque at 1500-2000rpm then the stupid Honda has at peak. Variable valve timing (aka. iVTEC) doesn't give it magical bottom end torque. It makes what would be otherwise an unuseable, undriveable engine that wouldn't idle... useable. They're still a low rpm dog, that uses crutch technology to make up for its self-imposed power & design defficiency, which in the big picture, limits their performance and potential severily. 193Nm @ 6500rpm... what a joke...