It's not just the gas. It's the 500K price difference din siyempre. I'm not that young so I'm not that into speed pero gusto ko OK ang throttle response at acceleration pag singit sa traffic at pag lusot sa highway.

In other words, I'd just like it to go as fast as my 2002 Civic VTi MT for the first 50 meters or so of giving it gas. If I can get the 2.0 to go that fast, OK na ako sa kaniya. Actually, kung MT yung 2.0 or with sportshift, I wouldn't even have considered the 2.5 pero when I found it had neither, natakot ako kasi mainipin ako minsan. The last AT I drove (na non-CVT) was a 2000 Taurus with a big-ass engine and I found the acceleration too slow for my taste!

Pero I'm thinking ano kaya if after a year or so I put K&N filter, Iridium Sparks, and aftermarket exhaust/headers, maging kasing bilis kaya ng civic ko pag-accelerate?