In comparison to my AE86 GT-S...

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Originally Posted by SuperDave

of course, i agree whole heartedly, but honestly comparing my previous daily driver civic to this car, it's a wonder machine. i have friends that don't like electronically assisted power steering or throttle response like a german vehicles, but it is what it is, and to me it's really responsive and most all other reviewers and people tend to agree that the throttle is electric...

Originally Posted by sierra

I know exactly what you mean and some cars have a shocking delayed response but the 86 is very quick compared to most of them. I was told the ECU capacity has a lot do with it. A small capacity ECU takes longer to compute the command it needs to make from the throttle pedal position, so there's a longer delay. I had a Corolla for a while and found it hard to drive because the delay was so marked. You could tap the throttle and nothing would happen, then the engine would do a rev! The engine revved during gear changes because it was so far behind what was /had already happened.

Don't let it put you off, it's a tiny delay on the 86 and there are aftermarket throttle pedal units that boost that signal to make it virtually instantaneous. I'm sure there will be one for us too.

Thank you guys for re-assuring. This is definitely will be my next car. Sierra, yes the part you explain "You could tap the throttle and nothing would happen, then the engine would do a rev! The engine revved during gear changes because it was so far behind what was /had already happened. " this is the problem I had with my Altezza, I find much harder to blip and match the rev when downshifting.