Generally speaking, I typically switch to sport when I see a windy portion of road ahead....about 35–40 mph. Sport is too aggressive for me in daily driving, and I’ve had no problems.
Try this...get up to 30mph on flat ground and hold the gas pedal steady while in eco mode for a few seconds at least, then don nothing other than switch into sport. Your car will break the sound barrier and negate every rolling race ever won by an SRT4.
I drive in normal mode 85% of the time. Never use Eco, but I’ve gotten over 41mpg multiple times on my 2.0T Sport. Eco only really helps if the climate control is on. Otherwise it just changes the throttle mapping to make it feel like a 1.0T
Top speed may be in km per hour which is right around 120ish.
However, aftermarket tuned cars with just a downpipe will make that 160mph a reality. I haven’t done it in my stock Accord, but did so in my 2015 VW GTi 2.0t. I had gotten that Vw up to 163 and 166. It would hit 100mph in well under 11 seconds and kept on pulling good until about 145 with a similar engine setup displacement and turbo size wise.
The Accord does weigh 200 lbs more, but weight has relatively very little effect on top speed. The problem is finding enough straight track or closed road to do so. Just a slight curve FEELS iffy at that speed unless you’re used to it. And at that speed there’s no guarantees on straight track. A tire blowout could mean your life at those speeds. It’s dangerous, and you really start to feel the speed at about 150.
Be safe, and enjoy.
Try this...get up to 30mph on flat ground and hold the gas pedal steady while in eco mode for a few seconds at least, then don nothing other than switch into sport. Your car will break the sound barrier and negate every rolling race ever won by an SRT4.
I drive in normal mode 85% of the time. Never use Eco, but I’ve gotten over 41mpg multiple times on my 2.0T Sport. Eco only really helps if the climate control is on. Otherwise it just changes the throttle mapping to make it feel like a 1.0T
Top speed may be in km per hour which is right around 120ish.
However, aftermarket tuned cars with just a downpipe will make that 160mph a reality. I haven’t done it in my stock Accord, but did so in my 2015 VW GTi 2.0t. I had gotten that Vw up to 163 and 166. It would hit 100mph in well under 11 seconds and kept on pulling good until about 145 with a similar engine setup displacement and turbo size wise.
The Accord does weigh 200 lbs more, but weight has relatively very little effect on top speed. The problem is finding enough straight track or closed road to do so. Just a slight curve FEELS iffy at that speed unless you’re used to it. And at that speed there’s no guarantees on straight track. A tire blowout could mean your life at those speeds. It’s dangerous, and you really start to feel the speed at about 150.
Be safe, and enjoy.
