What's more, the pedal stroke needed to actuate the ABS-equipped 4-wheel disc brakes has been reduced, allowing for lightning
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| The pedal stroke needed to actuate the ABS-equipped 4-wheel disc brakes has been reduced, allowing for lightning quick stops and improved feel. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
quick stops and improved feel. I tested it throughout my day's drive, finding little pressure was needed even when attempting to slow down quickly from slightly higher than posted speeds. How did the engineers do this? By increasing the stiffness of the pedal bracket and upping the stroke, greater leverage resulted in more power being available to the brakes, resulting in reduced pedal force and increased deceleration. Along with the winding highway drive and blast up the freeway I took the opportunity to zip around town and get some shopping done. There's no better way to figure out how easy a car is to live with than to parallel park on a busy city street or maneuver it around a crowded parking garage, and to this end Acura's little sports coupe served my needs well. It's small for sure, which limits what can be picked up and stowed under its handy liftback, but for most peoples' day-to-day life, that is those without children or who already own an MDX sport utility
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| Acura offers high quality treatments on the majority of interior surfaces, including a nicely textured soft-touch woven material covering the dash, titanium finish accents throughout, chrome shift lever garnish and handbrake knob, and new white-faced gauges. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
or Odyssey minivan, it should be sufficient. There's room in the back for the kids, of course, but it's not convenient to pull them in and out of the back seat so I personally wouldn't consider it. After all, Acura makes an equally engaging TSX for such folks, me being one who falls into this category. Anyway, while shopping I bought a new suit and matching tie in a boutique downtown, but couldn't hang it up in the back as there aren't any hooks. I guess this isn't the kind of car that people who wear suits drive, or maybe it's an oversight on Acura's side. Either way, it would hardly be a deal breaker.
