Tech DBW, what is your experience ?

pcr · 19th October 2006, 19:24

Can anyone demonstate that Drive-by-wire does actually adapt to the way they drive ?. I cannot detect anything that suggests it is doing anything at all. When changing gear the revs just drop away, when I expected them to hold briefly, then move up or down according to the new gear selection.
All this DBW technology appears to do for me is add that "characteristic" delay when accelerating, I don't understand the hype.

TTDegs · 19th October 2006, 19:32

given that I can't recall exactly what it is supposed to do, I can't prove if it is or not

But - to be honest, unless I knew it was dbw, I would have assumed it was just normal drive by cable - which could be taken as either a good thing, or not, I guess

stu_iow · 19th October 2006, 20:46

I love it.

Had it in my 2004 clio too, so had a few years to get used to it.

It fantastic in the civic, really reads my driving style well (and that changes a lot).

1st gear in a pain with it tho, but so too was my clio and a charactistic of DBW at low speeds (less than 10mph) i guess.

pcr · 19th October 2006, 21:42

TTDegs,
Yes, that's my point, I hardly notice it. Something comes to mind about the King's magic suit of clothes.

Stu iow,
Please can you quantify what you like about it, say compared to a throttle cable, which would not have these 1st gear idiosyncrasies ?.

stu_iow · 20th October 2006, 06:35

Gear change is smoother compared to cable, as this drive by wire keeps the revs just right when changing gear. This in turn gives you great power when shifting i have found.

When in traffic with cbale accelerator, i found using first gear wasn't jumpy with slight movement of the accelerator, but with DBW, the slightest movement bounces the car, so its jsut a matter of controller the bouncing.

elfa7 · 20th October 2006, 08:00

I haven't noticed any difference with the DBW. It's as smooth as any other accelerator that I've used.

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pcr Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th September 2006 Location: Shropshire Posts: 848 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	DBW, what is your experience ? Can anyone demonstate that Drive-by-wire does actually adapt to the way they drive ?. I cannot detect anything that suggests it is doing anything at all. When changing gear the revs just drop away, when I expected them to hold briefly, then move up or down according to the new gear selection. All this DBW technology appears to do for me is add that "characteristic" delay when accelerating, I don't understand the hype.

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	given that I can't recall exactly what it is supposed to do, I can't prove if it is or not But - to be honest, unless I knew it was dbw, I would have assumed it was just normal drive by cable - which could be taken as either a good thing, or not, I guess

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stu_iow Big Civic fan Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 19th August 2006 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I love it. Had it in my 2004 clio too, so had a few years to get used to it. It fantastic in the civic, really reads my driving style well (and that changes a lot). 1st gear in a pain with it tho, but so too was my clio and a charactistic of DBW at low speeds (less than 10mph) i guess.

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stu_iow Big Civic fan Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 19th August 2006 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Gear change is smoother compared to cable, as this drive by wire keeps the revs just right when changing gear. This in turn gives you great power when shifting i have found. When in traffic with cbale accelerator, i found using first gear wasn't jumpy with slight movement of the accelerator, but with DBW, the slightest movement bounces the car, so its jsut a matter of controller the bouncing.

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elfa7 Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 8th May 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,703 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I haven't noticed any difference with the DBW. It's as smooth as any other accelerator that I've used.