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Driving in High Mountains
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:50 pm
by zoomie
During a recent trip in my Vibe I was pleasantly surprised that I didnt lose power during this one high altitude flat stretch that would always have me pressing the pedal to the floor in both my 4-speed MT '95 Metro or '81 Civic. Sweet Those were .75L and 1.1L engines. The Vibe is heavier but I havent looked into power to weight ratios, the Metro was fuel-injected (well, sort-of ). Why the better performance?
Re: Driving in High Mountains (zoomie)
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:08 pm
by L5K
Your engines are getting larger, mine are getting smaller...I had a Chrysler 2.2 Turbo 2Chrysler 2.0And now a 1.8 Vibe GTKnow of any vehicles using a 1.6? I need to get ready for after the Vibe it seems.... lol
Re: Driving in High Mountains (zoomie)
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:10 pm
by star_deceiver
The Vibe has twice the horsepower and torque (or more) then the other two.
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:22 am
by lovemyraffe
You will still lose some performance at high altitudes, but it isn't as noticeable on the flat roads. I live at about 6,000 feet and the Vibe seems to do pretty good for the most part. Usually on the weekends, my family jumps in the car and we head up the mountains and get above 10,000 feet with no problems.