i bought a new rs 2 weeks ago the shifting seemed kind of erky jerky and not very smooth at all. today i reached the 800 mile mark and it feels like it's learned how i like to drive it. did the car learn or did i adapted to the car? i just ordered the BNR tune today, it most be awesome with all the praise i've heard about because today the car was running the way i want it to run. the turbo lag even seams less like it was spooling up faster. i'm on my third tank of gas and got a little less mpg's than the last fill up going by the amount of gas i put in and miles driven, not by the computer, the first tank was 34.7 the second tank was 32 i went all the way down to no bars left on the gauge then it held 10 gallons each time making mpg calculations easy. to be honest i've been running my little car hard because i love it so much, it's hard to take it easy on it. i changed the oil after 500 mile not because it needed it i just wanted to make sure every thing looked ok and it did. i refilled it with Mobile 1 fully synthetic. i can't wait till my tune gets here.
New sonic wakes up after 800 mile
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MORTIS
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I as well would like to know if it can learn. I know it can learn a bunch of other parameters but the predominant driving style may not be one of them; I hope it can though. So hopefully someone will chime in who actually knows whether the on-board computer can adjust to driver input.
If it can't learn, then maybe what you're experiencing is simply the machine breaking in and smoothing out as the tolerances marry. I also have a new 2015 6M, and now as of 470 kilometers I think I'm feeling a smoothing of shift gates.
Is your RS an automatic?
I also have the 1.4T and still yearn for more power so I hope mine also wakes up after around the mileage yours did.
If it can't learn, then maybe what you're experiencing is simply the machine breaking in and smoothing out as the tolerances marry. I also have a new 2015 6M, and now as of 470 kilometers I think I'm feeling a smoothing of shift gates.
Is your RS an automatic?
I also have the 1.4T and still yearn for more power so I hope mine also wakes up after around the mileage yours did.
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it is a different animal now. i have a lot of experiences with the 5.3 litter in stander cab short bed. this is a totally different animal. i'm a truck person converted to hot rod hatch
I've got about 4300 miles on mine now and I've figured out that I really don't like the car. It's the worst standard transmission I've ever come across. It takes a tremendous amount of work to shift smoothly. And no it's not me. The majority of the vehicles I've owned have been standards. Between the pathetic engine and poor transmission I really regret buying it.
VaBumbleBee
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SMH, you either can´t drive or something is wrong with your car.
Love my bees, sorry for your experience, sell it or get it fixed.
MORTIS
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I don't really have any trouble shifting my manual smoothly but the actual shift-gate action is among the worst I've experienced. Also the shift throws and clutch travel are much longer than my previous cars. My impressions are perhaps understandable since most of my previous cars were Honda and Acura. The shifter and clutch on my last car, an RSX, was absolutely sublime; short precise throws that I could do with a light flick of the wrist, and short clutch travel that grabbed close to the floor with great feedback; so easy to shift quickly and smoothly.
I soon got accustomed to the Sonic shifter and clutch and otherwise enjoy the car very much; no regrets.
Palmaris
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Yes, I agree with the others. This car drives itself very effortlessly. Its much easier to get going than my old Subaru. I think there is a problem with your particular car. Good Luck
bluejay
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I passed the engine brake-in period and im going to have to a agree the car seems to have a little more go .it could be that im finally getting the hang of driving the car but i really noticed an increase in power right around the 1250-1500 km mark . there is 1655 km on the car right now and im avg 8.3l\100k with mostly spirited driving .