GM \ JD Power rates Honda powertrain as industry benchmark
05-26-2005, 11:23 AM
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GM \ JD Power rates Honda powertrain as industry benchmark
Sorry if repost, MOD's please move this as appropriate (just posted in here since I thought it was pertinent).
Did anyone else catch this?
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102440
I loved, and still truly miss my CL S but this is truly scary. + What I have hard from others, where do they come up with this information?? The one mark against my CL was the transmission
Did anyone else catch this?
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102440
I loved, and still truly miss my CL S but this is truly scary. + What I have hard from others, where do they come up with this information?? The one mark against my CL was the transmission
05-26-2005, 02:18 PM
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The best thing about my CL IS the transmission. 
Don't quite get why GM is commenting on how good Honda engines are unless they use them, which I think they do, it's a marketing ploy mostly by GM.
Don't quite get why GM is commenting on how good Honda engines are unless they use them, which I think they do, it's a marketing ploy mostly by GM.
05-26-2005, 03:19 PM
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With the automatic tranny problems our cars experience aside, the result of that study was already engraved in my mind. I personally believe that Honda & Toyota make the most reliable powertrains! GM might not have many failures per 100 cars in the first 90 days, but what about in the first 9 years? They're ages behind the japs!
05-26-2005, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 03 CL TypeS
With the automatic tranny problems our cars experience aside, the result of that study was already engraved in my mind. I personally believe that Honda & Toyota make the most reliable powertrains!
GM might not have many failures per 100 cars in the first 90 days, but what about in the first 9 years? They're ages behind the japs!
GM might not have many failures per 100 cars in the first 90 days, but what about in the first 9 years? They're ages behind the japs!
05-26-2005, 05:21 PM
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I'd always hear/felt that GM made really good automatic trannies and that the Japanese are still learning how. The Jp have not been making cars that long and came from mostly building manual shifters.
Honda excels at both engines and manual shifters, that's mainly why I've stayed with Honda/Acura for my past 5 cars.
Honda excels at both engines and manual shifters, that's mainly why I've stayed with Honda/Acura for my past 5 cars.
05-26-2005, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by louisn
Any data, facts, or examples to support your conclusion?
I did beat the hell out of my 2000 Civic DX when it was new, and never had a single problem with it. Dealer replaced a 3rd gear syncro for free under warranty, but given the amount of times I powershifted that car from 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, and 3rd to 4th, I pretty much concluded that its drivetrain was bulletproof (at least in near-stock form).
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