OK, I stand corrected. :) I haven't driven a Civic in two years, but I do remember it to be pretty high-revving with a short 5th gear-- the engine didn't sweat it, though. Our Sentra is about the same, except with a much shorter 5th. I do know folks with V6 Accords and Maximas, though, and the engines do tend to chill on the expressway. My Blazer cruises at 1600 RPM at 70-- it almost lugs! Sam --- David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US> wrote: > On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Sam Scholten wrote: > > > You said it. Most engines cruise at HALF the RPM > that > > the bus engines do. That includes all the DOHC > Honda > > and Nissan engines that rev happily to 7K. The > thought > > of any pushrod engine cruising at 4000+ RPM is > > frightening, especially when the redline is 5K. > > The SOHC VTEC engine in my Civic spins a bit over > 3,000 RPM at typical > highway speeds. That's not as fast as a Vanagon > engine, but it's not > "half the RPM" either. (It's a much lower > percentage of the redline RPM, > though! On my Civic, redline isn't until 7200.) > > I agree about taking your time. That'll prolong the > life of any > vehicle, and lower your blood pressure, too. ;) > > David Brodbeck, N8SRE > '82 Diesel Westfalia > '94 Honda Civic Si
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