Love my Yaris...

[Bob_VT]

Your should have kept the Acura

[09TRD]

Originally Posted by Bob_VT

Your should have kept the Acura

It handled like a boat, its brakes were sub-par (undersized rotors and noisy pads) and fuel economy was poor (for a V6 powered car).

The front end of the car would actually float and porpoise when driven with any enthusiasm. My two Accords were even worse in that regard. Honda has lost its way in suspension tuning.

The Acura's interior was its greatest strength.

What I should have done is traded the Acura for a 335 iX (AWD) BMW instead of buying the Corvette/Yaris pair.

I still like the Yaris, though.

[Bob_VT]

Originally Posted by 09TRD

It handled like a boat, its brakes were sub-par (undersized rotors and noisy pads) and fuel economy was poor (for a V6 powered car).

The front end of the car would actually float and porpoise when driven with any enthusiasm. My two Accords were even worse in that regard. Honda has lost its way in suspension tuning.

The Acura's interior was its greatest strength.

What I should have done is traded the Acura for a 335 iX (AWD) BMW instead of buying the Corvette/Yaris pair.

I still like the Yaris, though.

I'm surprised but I had heard it was a rough riding car.... The Yaris will be like a go-kart to you with the TRD set up...... and dam near as economical,

[09TRD]

Originally Posted by Bob_VT

I'm surprised but I had heard it was a rough riding car....

That's the joke with the Acura.

My Corvette actually rides better than the Acura over many surfaces.

Yet, the Acura still bobbed and floated when driven hard.

The entire suspension was wrong.

The rear was OK in terms of springs and dampers, but it needed more rear bar (too much understeer).

The front needed more spring and even more in terms of damper - particularly rebound.

There wasn't a hint of aluminum in that suspension, either. The front lower control arms and uprights were cast, solid steel.

The car cornered pretty flat and felt reasonably well planted on the open highway, but at best it was nothing more than "a good highway cruiser."

The TRD Yaris is a much better balanced car. The Acura had more lateral grip, but that's solely due to wheels/tires. (I'm running the stock steel wheels and R92 tires on the Yaris.)

The Acura had a nice stereo (Panasonic ELS, which was standard OEM.) It also had nice seats a nice dash layout with decent materials. It was also fairly quiet.