Few questions for 2017 stick shift owners

[PetrolioBenzina]

Originally Posted by curiosul

Actually thinking about getting one. I test drove one (see my impressions here) but I didn't have time to notice/check everything.
Questions:

1: What rpms do you get at 70 mph?
There's no youtube video of someone cruising (or even accelerating) in 6th gear. Maybe some one can post a youtube video of cruising, 1/3 throttle accelerating from 60 and WOT accelerating from 60 in 6th gear?

I'll look next time. Sixth is perfectly usable, more so than in the manual FR-S.

2: How accurate is the speedometer (compared to GPS)?
All the old cars I've had were doing around 67 when 70 was indicated.
The newest car I have (a 2016) is SPOT ON.

Why is this an issue?


3: What kind of cruising MPGs do you get (flat road, no AC, 70mph, stock)?

Approx 30 mpg at fillup, which is all that matters. The MPG display is utterly useless for comparisons.

4: How accurate is the indicated fuel consumption?

Why does this matter? Again, a useless indicator for any real-world use.

5: For "early adopters" (people who bought it in early fall) did you notice a big difference in fuel consumption between summer and winter blends of gas?

No.

6: How do you get the high beams with the new headlights?

The switch on the stalk like usual?

Is there a separate bulb (that I can't see in pictures) or is the whole assembly twisting up?

Is it blinding for the incoming traffic or just a tad brighter than low beams?

It's a high-beam, how would it be different? I get flashed often when on low.

Thank you!

Buy the car, but if these are actual concerns for you, you will go mad once you have the thing.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Borchert97

I always use the electronic speed warning signs around the city to gauge a vehicle's accuracy. As OP said, a lot of vehicles do understate their own speed. I'll go by an electronic sign indicating, for example 25 mph, at 32 mph, but the sign tells me I'm going 29 mph.

Again not a great way since they can vary even more than GPS or the speedometer. Those signs are just designed to be in the general ballpark and are not a precision device.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Shinigami301

Certainly did not mean to irritate you with that, sorry if I did.

Don't worry. Tcoat's just a d!ck.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Don't worry. Tcoat's just a d!ck.

Ultramaroon ....... shame on you .......

@Tcoat is NOT that way ALL the time ......


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Ultramaroon ....... shame on you .......

@Tcoat is NOT that way ALL the time ......

Ok, he's not a d!ck. That's just a very tiny part of him.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Ok, he's not a d!ck. That's just a very tiny part of him.

LOL

[Summerwolf]

This is not the car you are looking for.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by PetrolioBenzina

Buy the car, but if these are actual concerns for you, you will go mad once you have the thing.

@curiosul I suggest you consider what he just said.

This car makes all kinds of funny little sounds and moves that take some getting used to.

After reading some of your other thread, it seems that your expectations may be too high for any different car in this price range.

IMHO, this car does very well for what it was intended to do for the price.

If you're looking for something more "tossable" and one with the road, within the same price range .......I too suggest you check out a NC Miata.


humfrz

[billwot]

Originally Posted by DM7

Tire wear will affect your speedometer reading as well. Going from a brand new tire with 9/32" tread depth to a bald one with 2/32" multiplied by 2 is 7/16" of change in diameter. Speedometer indicated speed will be higher than actual speed. Going from one tire make and model to another will change diameter as well even if they have the same size specifications.

Want accurate speed? Snapchat speed filter is the only way to go.

Tire wear/tire size, etc will effect actual speed, but has no effect on indicated speed.

The speedo is actually a tachometer reading the RPM of the output shaft of the tranny. Any changes from the tranny on back will not have any bearing on what is indicated on the speedo.

You could mount a pair of 20s on the drive wheels, or a pair of 10" tires on the drive wheels...the speedo will still read the same relative to engine RPM.

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The high beams are a separate bulb just like the old ones. It will blind oncoming traffic exactly the same any other high beam on a car.

High/low beams are all one unit on the 2017.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Andrew025

High/low beams are all one unit on the 2017.

Probably the least of the concerns with this thread really.

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Probably the least of the concerns with this thread really.

I just calls em like I sees em

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[nextcar]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

1. about 3k rpm give or take
3. Should expect EPA numbers for freeway
4. It is optimistic by at least 10%
5. No, traffic conditions have a bigger impact.

Originally Posted by DandoX

In my '13 FRS at sea level it is about 3200 rpm, maybe 3100 but around there.

Your elevation will impact this.

And you guys are aware that the final drive ratio varies by country, and in the US at least was changed for manual transmission cars in 2017, right?

[nextcar]

Originally Posted by billwot

The speedo is actually a tachometer reading the RPM of the output shaft of the tranny.

You sure about that? Not the wheel speed sensors used by the ABS system?