Mk1 Focus...2l worth it over a 1.6l?
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1.6 seconds apparently, although I know for a fact that it doesn't take 10.6 seconds to hit 60 in a 1.6.
My main problem at the moment is my 1.6 feels dog slow with aircon on or more than 1 passenger, I'm hoping a switch to 2l would cure that.
My main problem at the moment is my 1.6 feels dog slow with aircon on or more than 1 passenger, I'm hoping a switch to 2l would cure that.
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I had a 20 esp and an 1.8 the 20 flet much better than the 1.8 so i assume its much better than the 1.6
I've heard quite the opposite. That the 2.0 is quite a lot less economical, yet doesn't deliver that much more performance... Personally I've only ever driven a 1.6 (slow) and a 1.8 90bhp diesel (also slow).
Air con does sap a lot of power though. I remember a long motorway journey in my 1st car, a 1.25 fiesta, on a really hot day, 3 up and rammed full of luggage. It was evident that we could either do 85 and cook, or 70 with the aircon on. It was that afternoon I vowed to buy myself a more powerful car!
Air con does sap a lot of power though. I remember a long motorway journey in my 1st car, a 1.25 fiesta, on a really hot day, 3 up and rammed full of luggage. It was evident that we could either do 85 and cook, or 70 with the aircon on. It was that afternoon I vowed to buy myself a more powerful car!
Your one must have been broken then.
I didn't really find the 2.0 that quick, a bit better on motorways but didn't feel much nippier than the 1.6.
If you want one that feels quicker and copes better with being heavily loaded, have a look at the TDCi - if you want one that is quite a bit quicker, look at the ST170
If you want one that feels quicker and copes better with being heavily loaded, have a look at the TDCi - if you want one that is quite a bit quicker, look at the ST170
Really? What MPG are you getting?
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Similar to my Focus 1.8 Zetec, my Integra was better on fuel. Id go for the 1.6 if I was to go back in time and get a Focus again.
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My olde 1.6 auto LX used to do mid 20s mpg at best in town, auto box sapped a lot of juice i reckon, never got over 280 miles to a tank. However even with that box i'm sure it never took 11sec to 60 either.
Wowzers... my ST220 gets that economy, and the engine's nearly twice the size!
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That is awful, i could get around 400 from a tank in my 1.6 focus. To OP though i wouldn't bother upgrading to another focus even the ST170 isn't amazing and what the 2.0 makes up in performance you would lose in economy.
.I owned a mk1 Focus 2.0L Ghia for 3 years.
MPG is low for the type of car, I tended to thrash it everywhere and did lots of short journeys and averaged 30mpg, I would average 34mpg on a long run on the motorway.
It certainly has a noticable performance gain over the 1.6, and the 0-60 is not a fair comparison as the 1.6 can do 60 in second whereas the 2.0l can not (different gear ratio).
I never really noticed the air-con kicking in on the 2.0L, however this is certainky noticable on other cars I have driven.
I loved my Focus and have very few complaints about it (other than the cup holders), however if I had the same sort of cash again I would be buying a Mondeo, purely because it's a better buy for the money and isn't that much bigger to drive.
MPG is low for the type of car, I tended to thrash it everywhere and did lots of short journeys and averaged 30mpg, I would average 34mpg on a long run on the motorway.
It certainly has a noticable performance gain over the 1.6, and the 0-60 is not a fair comparison as the 1.6 can do 60 in second whereas the 2.0l can not (different gear ratio).
I never really noticed the air-con kicking in on the 2.0L, however this is certainky noticable on other cars I have driven.
I loved my Focus and have very few complaints about it (other than the cup holders), however if I had the same sort of cash again I would be buying a Mondeo, purely because it's a better buy for the money and isn't that much bigger to drive.