Can't really fault ours. 106k on the clock and to me drives like a new car. Box is smooth changing and kicks down imediately given any throttle.
A lttle more thirsty than the manual. After driving my TT Audi (a good car), the more relaxed driving position, light steering, relative isolation from road noise plus the easy auto box, all make the car pretty effortless to live with if that's what appeals.
Suspect you've not driven auto's? No need to do anything. Press the throttle pedal and the box changes down one or even two gears in literally an instant. In a way, the car can be driven/make quicker progress than a manual 1.8 because it finds the correct gear, where in the manual the driver has to physically select that gear. The 1.8 does'nt have a lot of torque so needs a fair bit of work with the gearbox to keep it in its 'power band'
Downside to a/the auto is that when slowing down auto boxes tend to hang on longer in high gears, thus engine braking is typically less than when driving a manual.
Forgot about that one! Still nearly do it myself sometimes due to also having a manual. (using the left foot on the brake pedal thinking I'm driving a manual with a clutch pedal)
Using left foot on the brake when doing slow speed manoeuvres stops you "losing control" by stamping on gas pedal by mistake. If more people did it there would not be the accidents that happen when parking in particular.
I suspect many teach right foot only.
That is why many older drivers "lose control" if they hit the go pedal by mistake.
With no left foot covering the brake they go off like a scalded cat because they can't react so quickly and hit the brake with the right foot.
The Auto in a 2010 is 'proper' old school torque converter type, it's proven tech.
very quick to drop down if you floor it to get into vtec power mode (about 5400 rpm)
it is a bit thirsty though, a mix of town/motorway driving returns about 32mpg (the dash incorrectly reads about 35 mpg)
As for your left foot, let it relax on the footrest provided and forget about it!
Not in a 1.8. The 1.4 and 1.8 engines have an economy version of VTEC, not the power version of VTEC found in the 2.0 in the Type R. In the 1.4 and 1.8 VTEC is on when cruising under light engine load at 3,500RPM or less, high engine load at any time or RPM is full power mode.
You certainly will notice better acceleration at high RPM regardless though, the 1.4 and 1.8 don't produce peak horsepower until just short of the redline.
In normal driving where is your left foot, by the brake pedal or resting on it ?
If it's anything like mine just resting your foot on the pedal triggers the brake lights. I also wonder whether they realise it could also cause brake pad wear.
As already posted, our ex gt auto gives 40+ on the motorway and 26/27 around town.
Looking at figures for the 9 gen, they do give better numbers. High on the list poss replacement for ours is the 9 gen SR Auto.
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