I'm going to spin it in my mind that I'll have the most efficient Acura TSX engine out there, rather than a less efficient Insight. I'm going to have a car that pretty much accelerates at the limit of what's possible in a front wheel drive car without drag radials, while burning less fuel than any other vehicle on the road sans a handful of hybrids. I'm possibly going to have the most efficient car on the road ANYWHERE at this this level of acceleration, probably better even than any sport bike with similar acceleration.
Although it's only a few more days until I get it on the road, it's hard to complain when I have strong reason to believe I'll still be getting 50+ mpg, beating the fuel economy of most CVT Insights as well as that of careless or poorly maintained MT, all the while having a 0-60 time
lower than some modern Lamborhginis.
Take the Diablo - 0-60 in 4.4 seconds with 8mpg city and 13mpg highway. Look at it in inverse - 25-30L/100km vs <4.5L/100km estimated. Outrageous. Economy supercar, in every sense of the phrase. Gone will be the days of 100mpg cruising, but I can't help but feel it isn't too bad a trade, to go from maybe 3L/100km to 4.5L/100km, considering how it will stack up.
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I understand the ability to accelerate quickly is of little interest to many, and, frankly the amount of time one spends accelerating as opposed to cruising makes a swap like these a bit silly. I hope others enjoy the story at least.