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Originally Posted by PenGun
If you are driving the car to the store, say 2,000 - 3500 RPM, you will never have a problem, with torque dip . If you are driving the car hard, say 5,000 - 7,000 RPM, again you will never have a problem with torque dip.
Its only when you are not quite decided it becomes a problem. As its actually a sports car, that's on you.  |
Thank you for giving the absolutely best take on this ever!!
I don't see it so much as a 'torque dip' between 3000-3500 rpm, but a torque
bump from 1500-3000 rpm. The engine could always be tuned to
reduce the torque below 3500 rpm. Then there would be no 'dip', and it would be linear all the way up. But then people would howl about too little torque down low.
No engine is perfect. No engine can deliver ideal power delivery throughout the rev range (at least not anywhere near this price). Every (reasonably priced) engine has compromises, peaks and valleys somewhere in the power or torque curves. Quite honestly, I think it's impressive what they were able to accomplish for the cost of this car. One can always want 'more powah' in any car, including this one, but then it wouldn't cost $25k new.