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hitman4free
- Posts: 18
- Joined: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:05 pm
- Location: Albany, NY
What is your top speed so far, what is THE top speed of the Kizashi? Ive heard 130mph is the limit electronically but car and driver says 127mph, which is very close, does any body know the speed with stock equipment, othere than a K&N filter? Auto CVT of course.
26,508 miles. Last tank 29.5 MPG! (389.5 miles, 13.2 gallons)
-I'm amazed at the rigidity still displayed by the body structure, since I spend so much time pounding poorly surfaced unpaved roads. NO rattles; none.
-Tire noise is increasing. I'll be fixing that soon with a set of new snows.
-Wiper blades are getting streaky; I'll have those replaced at the 30K service.
-My recent 25K oil change cost $39.
-The other day I got into a truly lurid slide while romping down a shiny rain-slicked dirt road, and while I was correcting the ESC kicked in. It caused a need to brake forcefully. I should have turned it off.
THINGS I DON'T LIKE =
-the steering wheel doesn't telescope close enough to me;
-the stereo has no mid-range adjustment available;
-the dashboard lights dimming does not affect every dashboard light;
-when accelerating hard (but not fully floored) in 'Drive' from low speed there is a soft spot, around 25--35 MPH;
-the Kizashi is overly susceptible to cross- and side-winds.
I continue to grow fonder of my 2011 S AWD.
Paint still attached.
-I'm amazed at the rigidity still displayed by the body structure, since I spend so much time pounding poorly surfaced unpaved roads. NO rattles; none.
-Tire noise is increasing. I'll be fixing that soon with a set of new snows.
-Wiper blades are getting streaky; I'll have those replaced at the 30K service.
-My recent 25K oil change cost $39.
-The other day I got into a truly lurid slide while romping down a shiny rain-slicked dirt road, and while I was correcting the ESC kicked in. It caused a need to brake forcefully. I should have turned it off.
THINGS I DON'T LIKE =
-the steering wheel doesn't telescope close enough to me;
-the stereo has no mid-range adjustment available;
-the dashboard lights dimming does not affect every dashboard light;
-when accelerating hard (but not fully floored) in 'Drive' from low speed there is a soft spot, around 25--35 MPH;
-the Kizashi is overly susceptible to cross- and side-winds.
I continue to grow fonder of my 2011 S AWD.
Paint still attached.
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hitman4free
- Posts: 18
- Joined: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:05 pm
- Location: Albany, NY
My top speed (so far) 105-110 mph with plenty of room to go> would like to max it out if i can find a road without cops.
27,010 miles.
I've found for less frenetic dirt-road frolic it's best to leave the ESC enabled; for WFO antics I find it best to turn the system OFF.
I've found the car's handling very predictable regardless of road surface or surface condition. As I exceed traction limits the car remains well-balanced, with plenty of time and control for corrections.
I've found once rolling it can accelerate very hard, and maybe even harder if using the electric manual-select mode.
Maybe not.
Paint still attached; grin from ear to ear.....
I've found for less frenetic dirt-road frolic it's best to leave the ESC enabled; for WFO antics I find it best to turn the system OFF.
I've found the car's handling very predictable regardless of road surface or surface condition. As I exceed traction limits the car remains well-balanced, with plenty of time and control for corrections.
I've found once rolling it can accelerate very hard, and maybe even harder if using the electric manual-select mode.
Maybe not.
Paint still attached; grin from ear to ear.....
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OzzieKizzy
- Posts: 76
- Joined: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:15 am
Great work WESHOOT2! 
I've just done over 5000km's on my 2011 and still loving every minute!
I've just done over 5000km's on my 2011 and still loving every minute!
2011 XLS
Tinted
De-Badged
Kenwood Satnav
Tinted
De-Badged
Kenwood Satnav
Now 292 days, 27,656 miles.
I used a tankful of premium Mobil and got 30.76 MPG (352 miles, 11.44 gallons).
I was rereading some of this thread, and I noticed I have a fair amount of miles on my car. 15,570 of them were for getting to work, which leaves over 12K for pleasure driving. That's an average of 41.4 miles of pleasure per day.
Hell, I must like the car, ay?
I used a tankful of premium Mobil and got 30.76 MPG (352 miles, 11.44 gallons).
I was rereading some of this thread, and I noticed I have a fair amount of miles on my car. 15,570 of them were for getting to work, which leaves over 12K for pleasure driving. That's an average of 41.4 miles of pleasure per day.
Hell, I must like the car, ay?
Nice mileage - other than that benefit how does the Premium affect performance?WESHOOT2 wrote:Now 292 days, 27,656 miles.
I used a tankful of premium Mobil and got 30.76 MPG (352 miles, 11.44 gallons).
Former driver of a 2011 SLS AWD Platinum
