Floor Mounted Gas Pedal Vs Hanging

I went from a car with hanging pedals to a 09 honda civic with a floor mounted pedal.

Floor mounted gas pedal vs hanging.

The hanging style stock gas pedal can be a pain at times. I hate the floor mounted pedal. Ive thought about changing them just to get a different pedal for the gas. You literally cannot regulate the speed well.

The gas pedal was mounted at the floor unlike the hanging pedal in my coupe. Its probably not proper form but in my car i usually drive with my toes on the bottom third of the pedal and my heel on the floor. Ive never actually driven a car with a floor mounted pedal so i cant really comment. But i do have issues with non factory floor mats getting under the clutch pedal or over the gas pedal.

That part of the car matters alot in terms of feel and there is nothing worse than a crummy after market floor mat sliding around under my heels. No good spot to rest your foot sometimes. Now floor hinged pedals are not a new invention my dad s 1955 dodge truck had them as did a slew of farm equipment i ve. Street car brakes vs race car brakes duration.

It sits too high up. On a floor mounted pedal provided a large part of your foot is on the pedal you use your ankle to modulate the speed. The other day i took my g35 coupe in for service and was given a g37 sedan loaner. If you have the floor mounted one like the 4 cylinders had those are alot better.

It was better in almost every way that matters to me except for one. Mazda engineers fit into the sky g cars a floor hinged throttle pedal.