sonyfever

I hope some Acura guys read this, and can pass the suggestion to the vehicle dynamic department. I finally took RDX A-spec to stretch its leg in the mountain. The car handled neutrally in Sport and Sport+ with trail-braking at maybe about 7-to-8/10 of tire grip, and felt incredibly stable. Wish the initial lean was slower but that is nitpicking for non-Type-S. The car really rewarded smooth driving. However, on the way down, I felt the transmission S map (or D in Sport+) keep the rev high thus I found myself caught up in either too much engine braking, or too much acceleration for anything more than a tap on the throttle. I really have to switch to manual control to tame the car. So hopefully the S map, at least for Type-S model, can take into account the incline to for the gear selection, e.g. one gear lower on downhill than uphill?
It is great you guys tested the cars well on a track, but please don't forget fine-tuning Type-S on mountain roads with enough elevation change!

hans471

I just hit the paddle and all is well. But you are correct about the high revs.