I don't have my Venue yet, it's suppose to be built in March and I've been watching road tests on u-tube and many find fault with a lack of power for passing...now most of those who do road tests are so use to comparing cars to the 0-60 times and as far as I'm concerned those people have been brain washed when it comes to this test...the Venue was not designed to go against cars that have about 500 more horsepower and tens of thousands of bucks more then the Venue, so I ignore the stupidity of these tests...so how have you all been finding the power for passing when you are passing people that are going lower than the speed limit or you just want to say pass a large truck...as well I know almost all of us drive above the speed limit but do it at a safe reasonable speed and pass for this reason.
my current daily driver is a 20 year old Neon that has about 9 more horsepower than the Venue and it has a 5 speed standard transmission and when I pass and need more speed I can downshift to third gear which gives me a very large amount of power because the Neon engine's torque really comes alive at around the 3000rpm range and I have never had a lack of power to pass...so I'm thinking that if I need more power then normal to pass with the Venue I should be able to downshift to a lower gear simulation that would allow me to stay in that power range longer than just flooring the gas pedal and of course keeping in mind the RPM's.
many years ago my daily driver was a 1971 VW Bug and if I remember it was about 50 horsepower and would only go about 80mph top speed and I had enough brains to know how to safely pass a large truck and if any of you here have ever driven a VW Bug at highway speed behind a very large truck you know what it's like to feel the buffeting affect on the Bug and you wanted to pass it.
I'm buying this car because of all my needs will be met with it, so I'm just wondering how you members here have found with passing.
my current daily driver is a 20 year old Neon that has about 9 more horsepower than the Venue and it has a 5 speed standard transmission and when I pass and need more speed I can downshift to third gear which gives me a very large amount of power because the Neon engine's torque really comes alive at around the 3000rpm range and I have never had a lack of power to pass...so I'm thinking that if I need more power then normal to pass with the Venue I should be able to downshift to a lower gear simulation that would allow me to stay in that power range longer than just flooring the gas pedal and of course keeping in mind the RPM's.
many years ago my daily driver was a 1971 VW Bug and if I remember it was about 50 horsepower and would only go about 80mph top speed and I had enough brains to know how to safely pass a large truck and if any of you here have ever driven a VW Bug at highway speed behind a very large truck you know what it's like to feel the buffeting affect on the Bug and you wanted to pass it.
I'm buying this car because of all my needs will be met with it, so I'm just wondering how you members here have found with passing.