If the engine is built for a turbo, it shouldn't be a problem...
small motors and a turbo = short life?
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My '04 now has 432K...still going strong...
The 0-60 on a CRV is about 8 seconds pretty much the same as all the other similarly priced midsize SUVs. It is what it is.
Sounds like our Tiguan, horrible high rpm power but snappy from light to light. They detuned it for a reason and the tractorish sound based on the modified engine cycle is oddly soothing.
Here's How Volkswagen's New Engine Cycle Is Making Its Cars More Efficient
It's amazing what the tiniest change can do for an engine's efficiency.
www.roadandtrack.com
Turbo lag on the 2014 2L Escape I just sold was cured with a free flowing cat-back exhaust system.
With turbo'd engines, it's important to keep the intake pressure higher than the exhaust pressure.
Last May I bought a 3.6L Acadia instead of a slightly cheaper 2L turbo for all of the same reasons posted.
Plus I didn't want a 0W20 engine. The power is ok, but the suspension sucks.
I like the new 4 cylinder 2.7L GM "truck" engine, but better it didn't have the elaborate cam positioning, cylinder deactivating
and stop-start "technology".
We have the CX-9, but it seems to have excellent power everywhere. Its bottom end pulls hard enough that it doesn't need to rev much...but it certainly will if you want it to...Sounds like our Tiguan, horrible high rpm power but snappy from light to light. They detuned it for a reason and the tractorish sound based on the modified engine cycle is oddly soothing.
Here's How Volkswagen's New Engine Cycle Is Making Its Cars More Efficient
It's amazing what the tiniest change can do for an engine's efficiency.
The 1.5 turbo I drove could be timed with a sun dial...my CX-9 would tow it quicker than it can go on its own...
Qualifying it as a performance car in the early 80s.
The power is there with an ECU tweak but I imagine it was reduced for emissions more than anything. I mean getting 30MPG on the highway in an SUV isn't bad.
How long are most of the cheaply made engines suppose to last? Turbo's would be fine if it and all the rest was built correctly and from the correct materials. With all the various manufactures engine problems we've seen, that has to tell you something, about the state of engineering and manufacturing of ICE. Maybe its to help make EV look better? Don't know.
fun car, i did an engine swap in one. the 2.3 which is very similar to a ford duratech doesn't like being lugged. look up zoom zoom boom. the one I had the pleasure of working on was a ricer boy's and was definitely thrased hard. put a new engine and big turbo in it. that was last year. car had 150,000 miles on it when I had it. we told him to drive it gently and it would last longer. im guessing you didn't constantly go WOT off of idle with your Mazdaspeed. im pretty sure maintenance is mostly what kills turbo 4bangers, along with running them hard before they're warm or short tripping them.
Nice have you had any repair bills?
Got over 170K miles on my 2004 WRX (with the 2.0), and I haven’t treated the engine particularly well. It needs some suspension work, but the original engine and turbo haven’t had any issues. If there were I think I’d have seen a trouble code by now. I was kind of worried about turbo longevity when I got it. But I was told that turbo rebuilds were fairly cheap and that the water cooling helped immensely. I didn’t always wait for a cooldown period, as I was told a thermal siphon would draw heat from the bearing housing to prevent coking.
A few, but nothing major. Most expensive repair was the exhaust system (the cat alone was $600). Next expensive was probably replacing the hydraulic lines between the tranny and radiator (those had to come from Toyota, and just the lines with the fittings were $400+). The rest has been relatively inexpensive stuff like a radiator (aftermarket), alternator, wheel bearings, 1 window regulator, valve cover gasket, and having a sealant put in the A/C system and recharged. It still has original tranny, water pump, all engine internals, springs and struts, and CV joints...and everything still works on the car...I'm just gonna keep driving it until it dies...
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What manufacturer is making a turbo engine without GDI these days?
Ya this honda has maybe 5k left if it's lucky
Someone Managed to Put Nearly 250,000 Miles on a 2022 Honda Civic
Listed for $17,899, this Civic was previously owned by a medical courier who apparently drove the red sedan non-stop for the past 15 months or so.
www.caranddriver.com
Honestly turbos today aren't the crappy 80's turbo systems.
300k is no problem on a maintained small engine turbo vehicle.
