engine size and travel distance

Coveredinbees!!!!

What, I had a fiesta 1.25 and it flew only got rid 'cus the wife got a free ford KA, now that was a shed.

gaz_jones

I used to drive from Milton Keynes to Bournemouth and back every fortnight in a 1litre Mini Mayfair. Whilst it wasn't the most enjoyable drive, the car never missed a beat.

I now drive a 3 litre 3 series and I must say, it's nice to be able to sit at 70mph and only at around 2000rpm instead of the 4500rpm in the mini.

flyingscotno1

CHR15 wrote: »

AVIS have been giving out Nissan Note's as Group C cars for a while now.

Group C used to be Focus/Mondeo/Vectra sized cars and were fine for the 500 mile round trip motorway stomp to attend a meeting.

Can't believe the Focus which is a small hatch was in the same class as a Mondeo or a Vectra which are much larger cars. If they are replacing Focuses with Notes then not too bad but Mondeos....

pgilc1 wrote: »

thescouselander wrote: »

Crikey! Those are extreamly small engines for a car the size of a Passat - I bet you have to thrash the engine a good bit to get it moving.

Its generally down to the car size, not engine size. Volkswagens passat 'economy' variants come with a 1.4 petrol engine or a 1.6 diesel.

Yep forget looking solely at engine size you need to compare it along with power. The Skoda Octavia is running a 1.2l TSI engine- might be 1.2 but as others say they have turbochargers- similar to what diesel has being doing for years. As such it kicks out 105bhp, which is alright for the Octavia in my experience. My 1.6 diesel is more powerful than my old 1.9. Same all round- American cars are noted for having ridiculous cubic capacities compared to power.

thescouselander

flyingscotno1 wrote: »

Can't believe the Focus which is a small hatch was in the same class as a Mondeo or a Vectra which are much larger cars. If they are replacing Focuses with Notes then not too bad but Mondeos....



Yep forget looking solely at engine size you need to compare it along with power. The Skoda Octavia is running a 1.2l TSI engine- might be 1.2 but as others say they have turbochargers- similar to what diesel has being doing for years. As such it kicks out 105bhp, which is alright for the Octavia in my experience. My 1.6 diesel is more powerful than my old 1.9. Same all round- American cars are noted for having ridiculous cubic capacities compared to power.

Just had a look at the website and the 1.4 TFSI engine in the Passat puts out 122 ps - not enough for a car of that size in my opinion. Even worse the 1.6 diesel only puts out 105 ps!

no_more_cards_for_me

thescouselander wrote: »

Just had a look at the website and the 1.4 TFSI engine in the Passat puts out 122 ps - not enough for a car of that size in my opinion. Even worse the 1.6 diesel only puts out 105 ps!

Both options would be very s l o w...

150bhp minimum for decent progress on a car that size

Lum

movilogo wrote: »

Even a 1.0 L engine can do VERY long distance journey without drama.

Often the driver will collapse before the car gives any trouble on a long journey

That's because a long distance drive in an underpowered poky little shopping trolly will rapidly wear you out.

catflea

colino wrote: »

Try a 1.25 Zetec Fiesta and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the speed, economy and overall comfort.

Sorry, had to pick up on that one, I've done more than my fair share of driving in one of those (mk4 V Reg) and its absolutly hateful for anything even resembling long distance - 70 mile journey and I was aching all over, interview done, returned home & I was ready to do a Basil Fawlty......

On the flip side, the N Reg (mk3) Fiesta I owned with its 1.3 HCS (60s designed) engine was an absolute breeze to drive to manchester and back in a day

tomstickland

dannymccann wrote: »

If you are planning on using motorways as a commute to work, dont bother with anything less than a 1.6 petrol (or diesel for that matter). They will almost certainly only have 5 gears (meaning you will be sitting at around 3.5k - 4.5krpm in a petrol and 3 - 3.5k in a diesel, which will make you deaf). Plump for a 1.9/2.0 TDi if doing long distances or a 1.8 / 2.0 petrol, preferably with 6 gears to give a nice quiet cabin and good fuel economy

My 5 gear Diesel runs at 2,500rpm at 75mph indicated., which is low enough I think.
Mind you, my old BMW was 4,000 rpm at 80 indicated and did hours like that.

MORPH3US

pgilc1 wrote: »

I bought a brand new one in 2007. It averaged 28mpg and had fairly dire power.

I also bought a brand new one in 2007 (57 reg) with the 1.4 petrol engine.

Still have it now and get 40mpg out of it.

I do agree with the power though, even the 1.4 is below average.

terryya

pgilc1 wrote: »

I bought a brand new one in 2007. It averaged 28mpg and had fairly dire power.

+1 to that. I had a 57 plate that wouldn't average over 30mpg no matter how or where you drove it.