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I keep seeing more cars with tiny engines and turbos, which have decent performance and very good fuel economy.
by donkeyd 11y ago
I keep seeing more cars with tiny engines and turbos, which have decent performance and very good fuel economy.
- arethuza 11y agoYeah - we have a 1.2 turbo ŠKODA Yeti which is a great wee car. Had a couple of VW's before that had the 1.4 twin charged engine (turbo and a supercharger as well) which I liked as well. [NB I have had cars with much bigger engines in the past (e.g. 4.4 BMW) and I honestly don't miss them].
- ollie87 11y agoI have the same engine in the SEAT Ibiza. 1.2 8v only a single overhead cam, but direct injection and a turbo. Makes 105 PS and 175Nm in the model I have, but in the larger cars they tune it to 110 PS. Most of the time it feels alright, about on par with a 1.6 16v engine but sometimes I miss the power of my old RenaultSport Clio.
- arethuza 11y agoI certainly don't miss the speeding tickets! I used to speed regularly - the last time I got a ticket I decided to stop speeding completely (I literally never go above the marked speed limits). So no worries about speeding tickets, use much less fuel, I find driving less stressful and it turns out that it doesn't seem to make a huge difference to how long it takes to get anywhere. Edit: I find it amusing that when I look into the engine bay of our Yeti that I can actually see the road in the gap behind the engine - probably makes it much easier to service!
- ollie87 11y agoThe funniest thing about the 1.2 TSI is the oil filter pointing straight at you. Looks like you could change it in seconds.
- donkeyd 11y agoRenault even has a Clio with a 0.9 liter engine that's fun to drive.
- ollie87 11y agoDoesn't have 200bhp though!
- wwarren 11y agoI have a Chevy Cruze with a 1.4 Turbo - great on gas and just enough pep