When I first purchased my car, I noticed that the engine had a lack of low-end torque. The transmission would constantly hunt for gears. I've got about 232 miles on the clock. There is a marked difference now in power and shifting. The car revvs easily to 3k. I'm enjoying it more as time passes--like aging wine.

 

That is called break-in, wait until 600miles, you will be more happy than ever

 

Seems the same to me after 2300km.

 

I cannot say because I have a manual transmission so I never have to hunt for gears I have complete control over what gear I am in and such.

 

My MT shifts so much smoother at 700 miles than it did at 100. Just gotta let it break in. The ride is starting to loosen up a bit too. It was extremely stiff at first.

 

I have around 2500kms on my Fit and I have found that the fuel economy has gotten a little better. I was averaging around 400kms per tank but i now seem to be getting closer to 450 - 460kms.

 

Mine drive better and better everyday.. I'm excited to see how it finally breaks in after 1000miles

 

The auto transmission may be learning the shift points.

This may be crap, but my mechanic uncle once told me that if you unplug the battery on newer cars, they shift and idle a little rough the first several hundred km before the computers self adjust to more ideal settings.
This is just a guess on the honda's though.

Can anybody out there confirm?

 

I think my throttle foot is getting smoother. The hair-trigger, gas by wire feature is so so nice! The car is good, its just me being the nuance to this go-kart.

 

Engine and tranny both have cpu's. Both may be learning.

 

Yea the break in is drastic for my fit. My car feels faster actually than i remembered when i first drove it.

 

I must be getting more comfortable with my Fit. Tonight on the way home, I found myself driving a lot less cautiously than I have been over the last week and a half. For the first few days, I was like a little old lady driver. I hit the break going around every curve and down every hill. I'm no Mario Andretti either, but let's just say tonight my car held its own against drivers going 75-80 mph. (But, I would NEVER do that! )

 

If you have the Sport AT, wait till you start playing with the paddle shifters, your smile will get even wider.

 

Learning? What computer science are you refering to?
A CPU cannot learn it is a Central Processing Unit, it processes tasks and nothing more. There might be an algorithm that tries to optimize the fuel efficiency, shift points (auto only), etc... This could be called "learning" but seriously it is not learning it might be changing parameters slightly and seeing the result and then modifying those parameters again until it seeks an "optimal" solution. But that is a mathematical subject called "Neural Networks" and is not yet implemented in cars as far as I know and I happen to be studying that. I am a graduate student in mathematics. So most likely the CPU's are not doing this.

I do believe that mechanically an engine/trans/tires/etc... will improve with a little use. Especially the engine, think of it like this; in the winter, in cold places, you should let your car warm up so that it will run efficiently. The break in period is a similar idea.

 

I have the m/t but I believe something is better. I don't know if its me learning the car or the break in.

 

drknife
We all know computers dont really learn. No need to split hairs. That is just what it is called. Go with the flow.

 

From my understanding, the PCM looks at your driving conditions all the time. As time goes by, it picks up your driving pattern and tries to adjust to it, assuming you have an automatic transaxle. I'm pretty sure that with the new paddle shifters, the PCM won't interfere with shifting. But when you leave the shifter in Drive, I'm almost certain that the PCM will tell the transaxle to shift at points that will optimize your driving pattern.