Aurelleah
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- Aurelleah
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- Northern Ontario, Canada
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- 2018 Civic EX in Modern Steel
Fyi as someone whos driven both the k20 and the l15 engines, the 2.0L isn't that far behind a stock/untuned 1.5t. I've compared gas usages and they're pretty much the same. With the 1.5t you get a small kick when the turbo kicks in after a second or two, but the 2.0L has a decent kick from the dead stop with no delay. It does take longer to hit highway speeds by a second or two, but for in-town driving it's got great pep and performs nicely. And with a CAI it sounds really, really, really good. Feels good to get use of a wider rpm range too hehe. It really roars and sounds exciting when you give it some gas, sounds almost angry with the CAI.I resd about the turbo before I bought it.... I wouldn't even get interested in a little car like this without the turbo and a CVT that works well and the fuel consumption that it has. Because generally, little cars that cost little money, go forward, backwards and turn left and right just aren't my thing.
I was surprised to note that cruising on the highway, the realistic gas mileage was actually very similar. In my EX, I took a drive for about 30km just cruising at the speed limit and for 4.5L/100km (got a pic to prove it lol).
Obviously the 1.5T is faster, but the 2.0L is still a fantastic engine that shouldn't only be viewed as just the base model imo. I did notice too the 1.5t starts instantly when you push the button, while the 2.0l turns over slightly longer like you'd expect an engine to. One thing I noticed that was a huge difference was in engine braking, non-existent in the turbo compared to the 2.0l, probably would help with gas mileage when you let off the gas, as it'll probably coast a bit farther. Harder on your brakes for mountains/hills tho
It's not that slow! with how light the car is, it's still pretty peppy! Faster than most of the same-price competition, like the corollaHa, I would normally agree, but I have to say that the K20C2 is a solid engine. Slow? Yes, but I'll bet that it'll be bullet-proof if you take care of it. Just look at all the other iterations of the K20 out there. I still see K20A, K20A2, and K20A3-equipped cars, modified and unmodified, going strong during track season.
I recently had the option to hand off the financing to someone and buy a new EX-T or touring, but after test driving the touring compared to my EX back-to-back, I didn't notice much of a difference in terms of ride enjoyment between the two. Real-world applications for most of what I do for spirited drives and city commuting, there really wasn't a huge difference. There was a bigger difference if I was flooring the turbo from a stop, but that made fuel consumption skyrocket (seemed higher than flooring the 2.0L). I missed the 2.0L engine sound too, such a great sounding engine
But yeah back to the original topic, the 2.0l shouldn't have any fuel dilution issues as it's port injected, not direct injected. Shouldn't be an issue making short trips with it at all, I've only ever heard of fuel dillution in direct injected engines
That being said, it wouldn't hurt to have analysis done on the oil for wear metals; but I'd wear levels aren't abnormal then there's not a big deal to worry about. I'd always opt for the extended warranty on a vehicle with a new engine configuration though, Honda traditionally makes excellent N/A engines and their turbo mainstream ones are newer. Doesn't mean they won't be just as reliable though
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