Drink tainted Sake'=Get Acura Vigor?

"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond) 09/28/2014 at 16:18 • Filed to: None

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Aka: "Let's figure out the most complicated way to install an i-5 in to a front drive car." A 2.5 engine, okay I understand that. Cool. But putting it in longitudinal to a side-output transmission in-between the front compartment legs to drive a differential mounted...next to the engine? Driving half-shafts to the front wheels? Who signed off on this, and did they get a family shaming demotion? Sales were terrible. It was just an extremely expensive Accord with a weird engine. But, but, it was comfortable. It drove nice. It was balanced well, and it is, i guess from the internet discussions, a reliable car? For some reason, guys out there are putting turbos on and adding power. I have no idea why. Blowing up a transmission or differential that is not a common Honda part has got to be an expensive lift-using painfully intensive time consuming issue. Dedication to weirdness isn't anything unusual, but a dedication to...Hell I don't know where I was even going with this. I don't understand it. Is there a reason to really like this? To WANT one of these? Is is bullet proof?

Would someone explain please. I don't get it. I need help.

I wonder if this would make an excellent group-2 Rally car. Lord knows pinning the i5 in a dirty ebrake induced corner drift would amaze the spectators.

dogisbadob > Grindintosecond 09/28/2014 at 16:28

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A quality Japanese luxury car with a manual transmission and only one bank of cylinders to work on :)

There's also the later 2.5TL with the same setup (but sadly no manual transmission). And remember, both are mid-engined (center of mass is behind the front wheels)

It's a 90's Honda, OF COURSE it's bulletproof :p

Steve in Manhattan > Grindintosecond 09/28/2014 at 16:29

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The name alone puts me off ... and I agree - if the car is something exotic, you tolerate the weirdness. If it's a 4-door luxury sedan, get something that won't blow up so easily.