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Is there a noticeable performance gain with the 2l over the 1.6 in mk1 Foci?
I know there's ~30bhp difference but just how noticeable is it?
I know there's ~30bhp difference but just how noticeable is it?
Mk1 Focus...2l worth it over a 1.6l?
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Very.
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
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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!
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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
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Not broken, just took a lot of power off an engine that didn't have much to begin with. Plus I'd imagine the car was approaching max. weight. Ahh the memories!
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.
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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.
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I've got well over 30mpg in my ST170... so your missus was doing something wrong 
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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.