Subj : they usually stand up fai
To   : AUGUST ABOLINS
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Wed Dec 31 2025 08:20 am

RM> Mine is the Turbocharged 1.5 Litre engine, higher HP
RM> than the 2 Litre engine, which also worried me a bit but
RM> it sounds like they usually stand up fairly well.

Correction.. The 2 litre engines are usually turbocharged
as well and have fairly high HP (250), but the Ford 2.4 litre
engine that is not turbocharged puts out about 140 HP compared
to my 1.5 liter engine's 180 HP..

AA>My Rav4 is 2.4L.  I think I would miss that size. Factory
  >mileage has been pretty consistent between 10L/100km and 9L/
  >100km.   Winter driving and winter fuel grade is dragging it
  >down to 12L/100km though.

Mine is usually about that or a little better when the computer
actually checks it but, in theory, I should be able to get as
high as 7.8L/100km.. Mixed Highway/City is supposed to be 9.1.

Yes, winter gas especially, and most gas year round contains
ethanol and the only benefit of that in winter is you never
get frozen fuel lines. The rest of the year it's a scam to
employ farmers who grow any of several crops used in making
ethanol but, if you put 10% ethanol in the gas, your fuel
economy drops by 10%.

AA>Mine has just squeezed past 145K km since 2007.

The high miles used to worry me, having grown up back when
most engines didn't last much longer than 160K km, but one
of the Neons I bought had 175K on it which worried me a bit
until I looked into it and most if properly cared for were
good for 250K to 300K km..  (300K = 186,000 miles)

AA>Most of the Escapes I see at the local dealer are all 1.5L.

If they stand up as well as claimed it seems a good engine for
general use, although if I were pulling heavy trailers or something
I'd want a bigger engine not turbcharged.

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