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My Toyota hybrid has instant torque - just not a lot of it. It's only really noticeable in the "power" (I guess calling it "sport" would be too much) setting.

• numpad0 6y ago
  I was thinking about a potato video I no longer have links to, that explained how shifting from N to D or B(not sure which) while flooring accelerator bypasses an undocumented safety limiter and cause the car to jump forward harder than the car normally would. Nissan Leaf reportedly has a similar jerk limiter feature. Isn’t it a bit odd that no one talks about it? Though probably the fact is just that no one take stock Prius or Leaf seriously
  • Tade0 6y ago
    I think it may be from R to D - I do that a lot and you're almost guaranteed to get all the torque you want this way - at least I always had, as opposed to just accelerating from a standstill, to which sometimes the ECU would react with a cold "yeah, no". I read that in the former case it's connected with the fact that the motor-generator attached to the sun gear has to start turning in the opposite direction to assist acceleration - the high-pitched whine of the inverter appears to support this theory. As for talking about it: I guess people just assume all EVs have instant torque. I for one was surprised to learn that the Renault Zoe has a delay put there supposedly to emulate an automatic transmission. The IONIQ hybrid on the other hand, which I've test driven, has to react like a regular automatic because the electric motor is sandwiched between the engine and the transmission. I was meaning to get it after my first Toyota hybrid got stolen, but the way it reacted to throttle input turned out to be a deal breaker for me.