Fastest Vehicle Under 1M

[EQAddict]

Yes the jazz is not so fast from a standing start. But how often do you need to drag race? the real fun is keeping it and its engine on the boil. 4.5k rpm and up and that vtec sound and kick is nice. And more importantly..... Youre engaged to it because of the flappy paddles. The fiesta has that ungainly rocker switch. So unintuitive and basically unusable. Keeping it in the powerband is very easy once you get going and is really part of the fun and the challenge. Try it (the paddles) and you will know why its loved by legions and this is what really gives it its FUN character. Love using it on sweepy roads and curves. If its a drag race you want at this level.... It wont win. But once it gets moving and the road gets challenging.... Its a hoot to drive. NA engines near the redline are really nice. And you can keep it there in that redline all day for as long as theres enough road.

Here is a use case example: lets say youre bombing down the road and see a slow car or group of cars in front of you. You slow down right? And wait for an opening to overtake. In an ordinary automatic without paddle shifters....the engine will drop revs and go to a higher gear when u slow down as its programmed for that. You will mash the throttle when the road is clear and there will be a little pause as it downshifts again and the revs climb again to get you in the powerband. Boring.

In the jazz....yes you will slow down....but just click the left paddles and the tranny will drop a few ratios maintaining your engine rpm speed . You will be easily in the 5k range..and more importantly You are still in the powerband and you can feel it with your right foot. Overtaking is much easier and more engaging.....and the sound of that vtec small engine at high revs keeps the blood flowing as well

Numbers and power figures arent everything at this price bracket. A fiesta or accent will beat it in a drag race but....at most by a car length. And thats it. They will never beat it on engagement and fun.



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