If you actually drive your "performance car" like it is one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aO2vC_iMTI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aO2vC_iMTI
gee, you mean life is full of tradeoffs?
Who'd'a thunk it.
You might as well title the thread, "Why Small Turbo Engines Get Great Mileage" and show the same video.
And it seems to me that if you drive your Corolla or Sonic like you stole it, you'd also get lousy mileage....
They did a mileage test once with a Prius vs a 911 (or something like that, maybe an M3?)
Anyway they did laps around a track and all the faster car had to do was keep up with the Prius which got single digit mpg...the sports car got mid 20s or something like that
Moral of the story is if you’re driving habits are gonna crush the economy of an economy vehicle there’s no point in driving one. Get what fits you and your driving style
I regularly get over 30mpg in my gti and have plenty of fun, zero highway most tanks
What does a NA engine have to do with the subject?
I suppose allot comes down to what someone defines as lousy mileage. I've run 7 tanks of gas through my 1.8 5 speed, and I'm averaging a touch over 30 MPG in mixed driving. Best tank was a bit over 32, worst was 28.5. I drive pretty conservatively for the most part. I don't think that's lousy mileage.
The thing I like about the 1.8 and the 2.0, is the torque band and the fact that you can baby it and get good mileage. If you need more power though, you just have to use your right foot and it's there. You might get better mileage with a conventional 4 cylinder engine, but there's also a good chance that you won't have that extra power if you want it.
I think it comes down to a choice. Maximize mileage, or take a bit of a hit in the mileage department for better (IMO) overall drivability.
I figure you have a similar national MPG test, so the carmakers can game the system just as well. There are no max acceleration phases in our tests, which I'm pretty sure the carmakers sold our EPA.
Next year, the Golf and FWD GSW receive your 1.4L.He's not that good a teacher....& doesn't understand small engines & what the manufacturers have done...mind you over there in USA you don't get the small engines we get....as you are still governed by "there ain't no substitute for cubic inches".....& he obviously feels the need to "big up" the bigger engines....