Good Afternoon,

I recently purchased a 2011 Acura RL and am considering installing a throttle controller for a more economical pedal profile. Anyone have any experience using a throttle controller to help save fuel/or to increase throttle response?

Thanks in advance for your input.

 

You will find two schools of thought:
1. its a placebo and they appreciate your donation
2. its a placebo and people dont want to admit they wasted money.

 

I don't think RL is a car you buy to save on gas... 18-19-20mpg is that territory RL comes with... but that is just my opinion

 

I agree with you, I didn't purchase this care for the fuel mileage but if I could get better fuel mileage by installing a piece of hardware I definitely would

 

And if i told you that by installing a piece of hardware, it WOULDN'T, would you do it anyway?

 

Likely not, thanks for the input.

 

As an owner of a 2011 RL I can vouch for looking at ways to change how the car moves off the line. I too looked at the "Pedal Commander" as an option to change the drive characteristics. That was almost 3 years ago...

A couple of tips to help get a better feel under foot.

• Footwear matters! The feel of the car under my work boots vs a nice light slip-on is night and day. Over time you will get used to how it feels.
• Give the car about 3 minutes of warmup time before driving or touching the gas. 5 minutes if you have the time! LOL
• Always use premium 91 or higher fuel - Ethanol Free is preferred to running a 93 or 94 octane. My Canadian gas sucks balls compared to what I get in Upstate New York. Car runs so much better on Sunoco! Find a gas station with decent gas and stick to fueling up there if possible. See if that helps some.

My 16 year old son is learning to drive now and I can tell he doesn't have a feel for the sweet spots just yet but I'm working with him. Takes time and patience.

My current Trip B mileage (which I never reset) converted for the MPG crowd is 21.4 mpg (10.9 l/100lm). In the summer time with good gas and lots of freeway cruising it can get as high as 27.6 mpg (8.5 l/100km)

 

the bad gas mileage is from the AWD not the engine it will make no difference