1.8 vs 2.0

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1.8 vs 2.0; Which uses more fuel?
Topic Started: Tue Nov 3, 2009 12:34 pm (155 Views)
Gary_b	Tue Nov 3, 2009 12:34 pm Post #1
Ava' Banana... Posts: 360 Group: Members Member #2,734 Joined: June 6, 2008	Which uses more fuel? 1.8 or the 2.0? I’ve got it into my head that the 1.8 uses more fuel as it has to work harder than the 2.0. Can someone shine some light on this please? Ta



aemt	Tue Nov 3, 2009 1:03 pm Post #2
Member Posts: 2,907 Group: Members Member #3,171 Joined: September 1, 2008	I never noticed a difference bwtween my 1.8 and 2.0 both were between 27 and 33 depending on the type of driving



Karlos28	Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:06 pm Post #3
Member Posts: 67 Group: Members Member #4,748 Joined: October 14, 2009	my 1.8 does 100 miles a day on 15 quid.. ish.



Gary_b	Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:19 pm Post #4
Ava' Banana... Posts: 360 Group: Members Member #2,734 Joined: June 6, 2008	Karlos28 Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:06 pm my 1.8 does 100 miles a day on 15 quid.. ish. So around 25 mpg?



Karlos28	Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:21 pm Post #5
Member Posts: 67 Group: Members Member #4,748 Joined: October 14, 2009	not sure! iv not actualy worked it out. id have thaught more then that? i dont think its too bad tho. and iv come from a 1.4 golf..



Stempies	Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:23 pm Post #6
Hot Lips Posts: 3,305 Group: Members Member #2,380 Joined: March 6, 2008	Gary, can you really get petrol for £3.75 a gallon??? Probably more like 30mpg!!



190ian	Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:23 pm Post #7
190ian Posts: 766 Group: Members Member #1,851 Joined: October 25, 2007	i do about 230-250 miles a week on a tank but i do have a heavy foot and drive in lower gears so i can here the exhaust sound mines a 1.8 Im sure i read on here somewhere that the 1.8 does use more fuel then a 2.0 Edited by 190ian, Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:27 pm.



Gary_b	Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:26 pm Post #8
Ava' Banana... Posts: 360 Group: Members Member #2,734 Joined: June 6, 2008	Stempies Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:23 pm Gary, can you really get petrol for £3.75 a gallon??? Probably more like 30mpg!! Not bad for a quick stab though



Karlos28	Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:30 pm Post #9
Member Posts: 67 Group: Members Member #4,748 Joined: October 14, 2009	haha sounds better. speaking of exhaust notes.. does removing one of the centre box's give a good one? or is that just being cheap.



190ian	Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:33 pm Post #10
190ian Posts: 766 Group: Members Member #1,851 Joined: October 25, 2007	i got no cat and a stright through centre box Need to do a tunnel run and record the sound Edited by 190ian, Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:39 pm.



Karlos28	Tue Nov 3, 2009 6:42 pm Post #11
Member Posts: 67 Group: Members Member #4,748 Joined: October 14, 2009	i neeed that sound in my life!!! is that 1.8? any airfilter mods?? (sorry for completely hijacking your thread!!)



190ian	Tue Nov 3, 2009 7:02 pm Post #12
190ian Posts: 766 Group: Members Member #1,851 Joined: October 25, 2007	standard 1.8 no engine mods Edited by 190ian, Tue Nov 3, 2009 7:03 pm.



Karlos28	Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:25 pm Post #13
Member Posts: 67 Group: Members Member #4,748 Joined: October 14, 2009	That's my weekend sorted then :-) cheers fella.



olliecampbell	Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:27 am Post #14
Member Posts: 168 Group: Members Member #4,083 Joined: April 24, 2009	I think it will depend on your driving style too. If you like riding the torque then a 2.0 might be more frugal as it has more lower down, where as a 1.8 you'd have to rev more to be going as quick. But then there's 200ml less petrol being burnt per rev in a 1.8....



chrismatheou	Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:14 pm Post #15
Enthusiast Posts: 1,480 Group: Members Member #789 Joined: January 4, 2007	Andy (aemt) would you say the performance difference is quite noticeable from 1.8 - 2.0litre?



aemt	Wed Nov 4, 2009 6:25 pm Post #16
Member Posts: 2,907 Group: Members Member #3,171 Joined: September 1, 2008	I found the 1.8 more revvy and quicker to respond, even though it was also auto. ideal around town. Also although it had standard springs it had sports shock so you could throw it around a bit in traffic which made it an ideal daily and town car. The 2.0 which I have now put sportline shocks/springs/bushes on now handles almost as well around town but is a better car on middle/long distance journeys. of the two I would always go for the 2.0 and preferably sportline or change the springs and shocks so you get more stability in turning. Best of all worlds. I would go for a 2.6 if I was doing predominently longer journeys but 2.0 would be my personal choice Edited by aemt, Wed Nov 4, 2009 6:26 pm.



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