Kick...as in a kick in the ass when a D series Honda beats you right? I drove a manumatic one a few years ago when I was looking for cars and the throttle response felt like molasses...it was so slow...then it has that Toyota VVT-i crap...from idle to about 4500 it was a utter turd...and you would feel the VVT-i kick in around 5 grand and pull you the rest of the way to about 6800...still slooooooooooow. For the money they want for em, I'll buy a '95 Civic hatch and swap in a B-Series motor for the same money, if not less and go twice as fast![]()