Sounds silly... and probably is.
I've only ever owned turbo diesel cars and the power delivery is quite different in my NA DC5 which I've now been driving for a week. My last car was a MK1 Seat Leon FR with approx 190bhp and whilst I only have the Type S delivering 160bhp, I can't help but feel underwhelmed by the performance.
I know the DC5 isn't a power car as such and I am used to driving high torque engines but I can't seem to make this car move, especially on the motorway. If I'm in a high gear and put my foot down it takes an age to climb the revs (I'm talking 90bhp Nissan Micra style) and I'm convinced VTEC is a myth as I've never felt or heard anything close to what I've read about!
Am I supposed to rev the living hell out of this car to extract any performance? It's just not what I'm used to doing after driving turbo diesels all my life and I can't help but feel I'm hurting the car, which is backed up by the slight burning smell in the cabin whenever I do!
It sounds like I'm being pretty negative but everything else about the car is fantastic. The handling, the noise and the looks are all great, I just can't get the thing moving!
Can anyone offer any DC5 driving tips and maybe a decent garage in the Yorkshire area where I can take the car to check it over and make sure everything is firing as it should?
I've only ever owned turbo diesel cars and the power delivery is quite different in my NA DC5 which I've now been driving for a week. My last car was a MK1 Seat Leon FR with approx 190bhp and whilst I only have the Type S delivering 160bhp, I can't help but feel underwhelmed by the performance.
I know the DC5 isn't a power car as such and I am used to driving high torque engines but I can't seem to make this car move, especially on the motorway. If I'm in a high gear and put my foot down it takes an age to climb the revs (I'm talking 90bhp Nissan Micra style) and I'm convinced VTEC is a myth as I've never felt or heard anything close to what I've read about!
Am I supposed to rev the living hell out of this car to extract any performance? It's just not what I'm used to doing after driving turbo diesels all my life and I can't help but feel I'm hurting the car, which is backed up by the slight burning smell in the cabin whenever I do!
It sounds like I'm being pretty negative but everything else about the car is fantastic. The handling, the noise and the looks are all great, I just can't get the thing moving!
Can anyone offer any DC5 driving tips and maybe a decent garage in the Yorkshire area where I can take the car to check it over and make sure everything is firing as it should?