Rav 4 get 2.5L I4~~

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Vibe2009
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Rav 4 get 2.5L I4~~

Post by Vibe2009 »

So anyone else notice this... 09 Rav4 get 179hp 2.5L I4... but we get the 2.4L only... they get similar gas mileage too~ what the!
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northvibe
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Post by northvibe »

Its probably just a bored and new tune 2.4l engine....So the 2.4 only gets 159hp?! dang didnt know it was that low....
file014
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Post by file014 »

How much HP do you want in an econobox? They have a 2.7L 4cyl out too. I want 40 mpg but I cant get that either.
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Post by northvibe »

Quote, originally posted by file014 »How much HP do you want in an econobox? They have a 2.7L 4cyl out too. I want 40 mpg but I cant get that either.you wont find 40mpg in these lame engines :/ my boss has a manual 1996 ford escort and gets 41-42mpg with no mods. Drives like a geezer though. idk I get mileage like my vibe did in my turbo so yeah until diesel comes we wait or get hybrids :/
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Post by vibolista »

Funny, when gas was being sold for over 4 bucks a gallon, I saw a lot of geezer drivers. Now it's less expensive and we are back to using it carelessly. Eventually as we use more gas, and the economy starts to churn up again around the world pushing demand even more, gas prices will head upward significantly, and we will probably be back to the geezer driving thing. Short memory, sucks.
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Post by jake75 »

Quote, originally posted by vibolista »Funny, when gas was being sold for over 4 bucks a gallon, I saw a lot of geezer drivers. Now it's less expensive and we are back to using it carelessly. Eventually as we use more gas, and the economy starts to churn up again around the world pushing demand even more, gas prices will head upward significantly, and we will probably be back to the geezer driving thing. Short memory, sucks.Precisely why the 2.4L was not even a consideration when I bought my 2009 two week ago - same sentiment of the other Vibe buyer that Saturday.
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Post by zionzr2 »

They need to put the Hybrid system into the Rav4
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Post by file014 »

What jake said. I'd get a 1.2L if they made it. Im not even that old, but I used to drive a 1.6L 1983 nissan with about 75 hp and I never got run over.
Vibe2009
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Post by Vibe2009 »

Is the fact that you get basically same gas mileage but more HP from the 2.5L... why not?
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Post by file014 »

I got 31.7 mpg in my 1.8L vibe. At the end of the trip I have 976 miles. its not even broken in yet. and I wasnt driving very slow. Id love to see a 2.4L vibe do that, or a RAV, or an xB.
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Post by kunkstyle »

Quote, originally posted by file014 »I'd get a 1.2L if they made it.They do. They're installed in riding lawn mowers and my old 3cyl ford escort (RIP).
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