Which has the fastest acceleration during downshifting?

[lamborghinione]

Which of the following compact cars has the fastest acceleration during downshifting(flooring the gas pedal)?

1. Honda Civic 2.0L
2. Mazda 3 2.0L
3. Altis 2.0L
4. Focus 2.0L(Gasoline)

[niky]

Which of the following compact cars has the fastest acceleration during downshifting(flooring the gas pedal)?

1. Honda Civic 2.0L
2. Mazda 3 2.0L
3. Altis 2.0L
4. Focus 2.0L(Gasoline)

That would depend on where in the rev range and what gear you're in.

If you're talking about transmission response, the Civic's 5-speed is the fastest.

If you're talking about acceleration per se... the Mazda3, Altis and Focus are all similar... maybe differing by a tiny bit, depending on the car condition. They all have good low-rpm torque and a swelling midrange. The Altis 2.0 feels breathless at high rpms, though, and has an annoyingly low rev-limiter.

The Civic, I haven't driven one for a long time... low-rpms not as good as the others, but the mid-range and high-end of that motor are incredibly impressive. The 2.0S MT was faster than the Focus TDCi in a drag race, but they don't sell it anymore... just the 5AT.

[biglang_liko]

Hmm, interesting question. I wonder why local car companies seldom publish acceleration times in their brochures? 0-100 and 80-120 times should also be published alongside fuel economy ratings... just a thought

[niky]

Hmm, interesting question. I wonder why local car companies seldom publish acceleration times in their brochures? 0-100 and 80-120 times should also be published alongside fuel economy ratings... just a thought

Hehehe... because it encourages anti-social and irresponsible behavior...

[biglang_liko]

Hehehe... because it encourages anti-social and irresponsible behavior...

Haha, point taken sir, but then again, with or without published figures, there will still always be the irresistibe temptation to test the capabilities of one's car on the street from time to time

[lamborghinione]

Haha, point taken sir, but then again, with or without published figures, there will still always be the irresistibe temptation to test the capabilities of one's car on the street from time to time

*sir niky, thanks for the info.
*biglang_liko
Got your point also, if these technical figures are already written
in brochures, there is no need to test these acceleration data on
actual roads.

Usually Civics are the ones bullying my Mazda 3 in EDSA. And they don't
need to do that if they already know that theirs has better accelaration IMHO.

Or maybe those few Civics bullying me just want to have a drag race!

[Type 100]

Hmm, interesting question. I wonder why local car companies seldom publish acceleration times in their brochures? 0-100 and 80-120 times should also be published alongside fuel economy ratings... just a thought

That's because 0-100 km/h is moot in everyday driving. It's good only for bragging rights, nothing more.

The 80-120 km/h acceleration figure is much more useful...but to be truly useful it has to be timed though the gears (on a manual-transmission car) or on kickdown (for an automatic).

How long will a car take to accelerate from 80-120 km/h in
5th gear - ?
4th gear - ?
3rd gear - ?
2nd gear - ? (if still applicable)

That's how it should be done.