2.5 Power

[mikemart]

I travel over a mountain pass between Cheyenne and Laramie, WY on a regular basis to see my lady. My 4cyl Accord '89 struggles on the steep parts to the point that I have to down shift my auto transmission, doing 65 mph if I'm lucky. My '90 legend V6 can fly up that mountain @ 75-80 mph like nobody's bizznazz!! Will I be struggling up that hill every weekend if I get the 2.5?

Also: 2.5 owners, does your car suffer severe power drain when running the air conditioner?

I don't like the city mpg of my legend; I think that is the main reason I will probably go with the 2.5

Hear about Vick? Lets hope they put HIM on a r*pe stand.

[tw17ch]

Obviously I couldn't tell you for certain since i've never driven my 2.5 coupe on a similar terrain (nor have I ever driving in a car going up a hill like that), but I can tell you this....I get my altima after driving a V8 Cadillac Seville for a few years and the power I get from that 2.5 L engine blows my mind every time i step on the gas. And living in Florida durring the summer time my a/c is constantly on full blast and there is no noticable power drain at all. Go test drive one...i'm sure all of your questions will be answered after that.

[mikemart]

The only A/C for sale in my city is a V6. I might go test drive it later this week. I only want to so that i may get a feel for the car's interior and overall 'feel'. I think it would be difficult to test drive such a car @275hp only to purchase a similar one with 175hp.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

^ Yea you'll be hooked on the V6 once you drive it

[ctrlaltcoupe]

You can also check to see if there are any 2.5 sedans available to test drive. The engine and transmission are the same and the interior is very similar.

I test drove a 2.5 6-speed sedan because I could not find any 6-speed coupes in my area.

[CC-ski]

2.5 will get you up some steep hills fine. I guess it really depends on how much power your looking for on the hillies. Honestly my CVT 2.5 is all id ever need and I live in PA which is pretty hilly.