On Feb 15, 1:20 pm, Steve <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Jeff wrote:
>
> > Yet, in the same model year, the less powerful engine almost always
gets
> > better fuel economy.
>
> Saying it over and over doesn't make it true. Go spend a few weeks
> researching magazine road tests (don't just use EPA figures, they're
> flawed badly). In real world driving, engine in today's cars makes
> *very* little difference unless the driver is a consistent lead-foot.
> There are even quite a few cases where moving up to the next engine size
> will yield better mileage because acceptable performance can be achieved
> with a lower (numerical) rear-end ratio, plus the bigger engines often
> get an extra gear in the transmission too .
Really? Take an Accord, or Camry, or Altima -- the 4 almost always
gets better mileage than the V6. Mustang? V6 vs V8, same story.
SUVs, ditto.
Only if the 4 is so underpowered it has to work really hard might your
claim be true.
And that is from magazine tests.
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