Not sure how you arrived at the conclusion that the engine was not properly warmed up based on the evidence in that video.He's also doing that on a cold engine... With 125 miles on it.
Need to find out if there's any truth to the "mandatory 2k break-in".
The temp line on the gauge is barely above the "C" line. The Edge Sport, while sharing the same engine, is not the same vehicle. There's an entire thread on the 0-60 issues with the Fusion Sport. The Accord currently ties the 0-60 speed and 1/4 mile time, and it's got 60 fewer HP's and no AWD. There's clearly something not 100% with the FuSpo yet, and nobody has been able to determine why.Not sure how you arrived at the conclusion that the engine was not properly warmed up based on the evidence in that video.
The owners manual recommends a 1k break in.
There were people on the Edge Sport Facebook pages that had ~500 miles on the odo running 14.2 to 14.5's stock. So that ECU/PCM cuts the power idea seems fanciful.
Again, I don't have any reference as to what the temp gauge should read once the engine hits proper operating temperature. Maybe it only gets to "barely above C".The temp line on the gauge is barely above the "C" line. The Edge Sport, while sharing the same engine, is not the same vehicle. There's an entire thread on the 0-60 issues with the Fusion Sport. The Accord currently ties the 0-60 speed and 1/4 mile time, and it's got 60 fewer HP's and no AWD. There's clearly something not 100% with the FuSpo yet, and nobody has been able to determine why.
The line you see right above the "C" is part of the scale/graphics. The actual gauge line in this video is sitting much higher, overlapping with the coolant temperature icon. At least that's what I'm seeing in this, and a few other videos that he posted.The temp line on the gauge is barely above the "C" line.
What I meant by dummy gauge is that within a certain range of normal operating temps, say from 80 C to 110C, more or less, it'll just sit in the same spot, around the middle.Its definitely not a dummy gauge.
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Yeah I didnt' see that angle when I was watching it... At the beginning the only line you can see is the one for the cold marker. My mistake!The line you see right above the "C" is part of the scale/graphics. The actual gauge line in this video is sitting much higher, overlapping with the coolant temperature icon. At least that's what I'm seeing in this, and a few other videos that he posted.
Here is a better view of it:
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Absolutely. Even worse is that he did not even let the car warm up first. The fact that the dealer would let him treat a car like this puts them on my **** list for future reference.This guy is an f'n idiot for doing this on the street with a dealer stock car.. I hope he gets fired.
You guys realize that everyone that test drives that car is going to do the same right? And the car was warmed up. AutoVlog, while a bit obnoxious, posts quite a few videos, has 10k subscribers and probably brings a bit of traffic into the dealership he works for. At least he took it upon himself to test the car out a bit since C&D/MT and the like have yet to say a peep about it.Absolutely. Even worse is that he did not even let the car warm up first. The fact that the dealer would let him treat a car like this puts them on my **** list for future reference.
The dealer I buy my cars from would never allow anyone to treat the car like that. Of course traffic congestion is so bad that you would be lucky to get a straight shot up the highway on ramp before getting stuck.You guys realize that everyone that test drives that car is going to do the same right? And the car was warmed up. AutoVlog, while a bit obnoxious, posts quite a few videos, has 10k subscribers and probably brings a bit of traffic into the dealership he works for. At least he took it upon himself to test the car out a bit since C&D/MT and the like have yet to say a peep about it.
Fair enough, your dealer sounds like a great guy. So hes a car salesman thats literally 1 in a million. But does your dealer control what happens once that car rolls of the line? What happens during testing? What happens when it's being loaded onto a train/truck? Or when it gets off a train/truck?The dealer I buy my cars from would never allow anyone to treat the car like that. Of course traffic congestion is so bad that you would be lucky to get a straight shot up the highway on ramp before getting stuck.
I was actually at the dealer while someone's blue Sport rolled off the truck. They allowed me to get in and take a spin around the lot but not the street. The dash kept displaying that the car was in transporter mode which I have no clue about.Fair enough, your dealer sounds like a great guy. So hes a car salesman thats literally 1 in a million. But does your dealer control what happens once that car rolls of the line? What happens during testing? What happens when it's being loaded onto a train/truck? Or when it gets off a train/truck?