RDX takes XT4

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Oct 23, 2018 | 08:58 PM

BrianC778

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RDX takes XT4

A new XT4 driver tried to beat me to a lane merge off the line today. No contest. 😈

I find it interesting how performance varies among so many similar luxury cars using a 2.0T engine. Ours does quite alright—at the expense of fuel.

Oct 23, 2018 | 09:01 PM

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Oct 23, 2018 | 09:46 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianC778

A new XT4 driver tried to beat me to a lane merge off the line today. No contest. 😈

Excellent job. C&D states the XT4 is almost a second slower 0-60 so your result is about right.

Oct 23, 2018 | 10:31 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianC778

A new XT4 driver tried to beat me to a lane merge off the line today. No contest. ��

I find it interesting how performance varies among so many similar luxury cars using a 2.0T engine. Ours does quite alright—at the expense of fuel.

I too have fun off the line. I have shocked many. This engine with the well calibrated 10 spd trans is amazingly quick. I just leave it in "D" and punch it. It screams off the line and that trans just bangs through the gears so fast.
It's a thrill ride, and I've owned many high performance cars over the years. Overall I'm not a "fan" of 4 cyl turbo engines.....prefer the previous and current 3.5 V6's Honda Motor Corp uses. My Gen 2 RDX's were also very quick, and
most that owned them didn't realize that. I don't think they truly pushed it hard off the stop. I did that one too, many times, and I surprised many Audi's!!