Hey everyone. I've been a longtime fan of the Japanese super car: the 3000GT, the Supra, the 300ZX, and the MR2. What I want to bring up today is torque. The above cars had loads of torque and they had it at the low end. Japan's new cars, such as the Integra, the RSX, and the S2000, have just measly amounts of it. I blame this primarily on the VTEC system. Acura's homepage describes VTEC has "generous low-rpm torque and awe-inspiring high-rpm horsepower from the same engine." Now, does that seem to anyone else to be a bit false? The RSX has 142 lbs-ft of torque at 6000 RPM. I've driven an Acura Integra GSR, and those things have hardly any torque at all...only 115 lbs-ft, despite that massive 170 HP. And the ultimate mockery of low end power is the S2000...despite its accolades of "120 hp per liter!" this supposedly potent engine belts out 153 lbs ft at 7500 RPM. The Germans-specifically Audi and VW-put a ton of torque into their cars, and they perform better at lower RPMs. So, for me at least, that leaves 2 questions:
1-How can people claim that VTEC offers both low end and high end power?
2-Wouldn't it be better to do away with VTEC and bring back the Japanese supercars I described above?

I'm a Honda/Acura fan, and I hope these questions can be answered.

Thanks Guys


MarkDavid