well, i made it up to an indicated 110 mph and the cx-9 felt very stable and comfortable. amazing how far cars have come in the last few decades. the last few road trips in this car the traffic was moving at 85-90 mph and it felt like 60.
the OE tires are V-rated so up to 149 mph. (i've replaced mine with h-rated tires; up to 130 mph.)
my mustang gt has an ecu tune and one of the tricks that tuners do is they re-map the throttle input to make your car "more responsive"; in fact some oems are using this trick to make cars feel more responsive off the line and in city driving. there certainly are hp/torque gains to be had, especially with higher octane tunes, but it annoys me that they also mess with the throttle map. i want the application of throttle to be linear so my right foot knows exactly how far to push!
yeah, you can eventually learn/adjust but it makes sporty driving much more difficult when the gas pedal is so touchy through the first 25% of its travel...
rant off.
the OE tires are V-rated so up to 149 mph. (i've replaced mine with h-rated tires; up to 130 mph.)
my mustang gt has an ecu tune and one of the tricks that tuners do is they re-map the throttle input to make your car "more responsive"; in fact some oems are using this trick to make cars feel more responsive off the line and in city driving. there certainly are hp/torque gains to be had, especially with higher octane tunes, but it annoys me that they also mess with the throttle map. i want the application of throttle to be linear so my right foot knows exactly how far to push!
yeah, you can eventually learn/adjust but it makes sporty driving much more difficult when the gas pedal is so touchy through the first 25% of its travel...
rant off.
