So far my HR-V have been a nice little car, I like it. 35 - 40 mpg fuel economy on 40-60 mph driving around town.
Do to job change I will have a 2 year contract requiring me to drive about 70miles one way.
Mostly Hwy, high speed: trip consist of 40 miles @ 80 mph Texas hwy, 30 miles @ 55mph, 5 miles @40 mph.
It is the 80mph driving that concenrs me.
With the1.8 Liter 4 banger - 6 speed manual- I will be at above 3000 or even 3500 RPM for extended times.
Lets face it the HR-V is not the most areodynamic vehicle , it will have plenty of air drag to fight at 80 mph.
Run the A/C in the Texas heat to further over task it and I may just kill this little undercutter (refering to the engine)
What do you think?
Opt for something witha little more grunt, lower RPMs - a V6 engine or a 2.0 turbo?>
PS: when I made this drive my mpg was in 30 to low 30s. Not too bad, but concened about the high RPMs.
I need something that can eat up 80-85 mph speed easily like my diesel jetta did.
Sadly Volkswagen screwed the public a bit and lots trust in them as well as in diesels do to the ever stricter EPA mandates and the complexity/aftertreatments it requires to achive "clean burn"
Do to job change I will have a 2 year contract requiring me to drive about 70miles one way.
Mostly Hwy, high speed: trip consist of 40 miles @ 80 mph Texas hwy, 30 miles @ 55mph, 5 miles @40 mph.
It is the 80mph driving that concenrs me.
With the1.8 Liter 4 banger - 6 speed manual- I will be at above 3000 or even 3500 RPM for extended times.
Lets face it the HR-V is not the most areodynamic vehicle , it will have plenty of air drag to fight at 80 mph.
Run the A/C in the Texas heat to further over task it and I may just kill this little undercutter (refering to the engine)
What do you think?
Opt for something witha little more grunt, lower RPMs - a V6 engine or a 2.0 turbo?>
PS: when I made this drive my mpg was in 30 to low 30s. Not too bad, but concened about the high RPMs.
I need something that can eat up 80-85 mph speed easily like my diesel jetta did.
Sadly Volkswagen screwed the public a bit and lots trust in them as well as in diesels do to the ever stricter EPA mandates and the complexity/aftertreatments it requires to achive "clean burn"