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Rav 4 get 2.5L I4~~
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:02 am
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!
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:30 am
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....
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:11 am
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.
Re: (file014)
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:16 am
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 :/
Re: (northvibe)
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:25 pm
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.
Re: (vibolista)
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:22 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:29 pm
by zionzr2
They need to put the Hybrid system into the Rav4
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:46 am
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.
Re: (file014)
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:07 am
by Vibe2009
Is the fact that you get basically same gas mileage but more HP from the 2.5L... why not?
Re: (Vibe2009)
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:35 am
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.
Re: (file014)
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:12 am
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).