Turbo Honda engine
06-07-2006 | 07:13 AM
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Turbo Honda engine
reported on autoweek.com
260 lb-ft 
2007 ACURA RDX
ON SALE: July
BASE PRICE: $30,000 (est.)
POWERTRAIN: 2.3-liter, 240-hp, 260-lb-ft turbocharged I4; awd, five-speed automatic
CURB WEIGHT: 3968 lbs
0 TO 60 MPH: 7.4 seconds (mfr.)
RDX is powered by a 2.3-liter turbocharged intercooled four-cylinder with i-VTEC. Since this engine will likely bolt easily into a lot of existing Hondas, it is sure to be a hit with tuners. The turbo features a variable flow design to keep power up at lower rpm.
ON SALE: July
BASE PRICE: $30,000 (est.)
POWERTRAIN: 2.3-liter, 240-hp, 260-lb-ft turbocharged I4; awd, five-speed automatic
CURB WEIGHT: 3968 lbs
0 TO 60 MPH: 7.4 seconds (mfr.)
RDX is powered by a 2.3-liter turbocharged intercooled four-cylinder with i-VTEC. Since this engine will likely bolt easily into a lot of existing Hondas, it is sure to be a hit with tuners. The turbo features a variable flow design to keep power up at lower rpm.
06-07-2006 | 07:53 AM
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I know this was posted before, but I personally am curious whether anyone thinks this might make a good platform on which to build a next generation of S2Ks or whether the nature of the engine would diminish what makes the S2000 truly special.
I looked around the net for some techinical information on the new engine in the RDX, but couldn't find anything with any detail in it.
I looked around the net for some techinical information on the new engine in the RDX, but couldn't find anything with any detail in it.
06-07-2006 | 08:18 AM
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It doesn't have any more hp than the F22C, so the car wouldn't be any faster. The 240hp happens at 6000rpm, which means the torque has dropped to 210 lb-ft by then. That's a huge dropoff, and I hate driving cars with engines like that. Redline is at 6800rpm, and I can't imagine how pathetic it's performance would be at that point, if the torque drop continues. 
No thanks, I'll keep the F series. 
No thanks, I'll keep the F series.
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