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9th July 2019, 15:55 | #11 |
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Mine is a 50k (almost) 2.0 litre V6 which, when running sweetly (which is most of the time) is luvverly! Unlike the "quart into a pint pot" turbos! It sounds right too!
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10th July 2019, 13:24 | #12 |
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looks good, from the pictures, I do think that the 2.0 V6 engine will be a rare beast in a not too long period of time. There will always be 2.5 ENGINES AND cdt TYPES, BUT THE 2.0 will be the rare one.
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10th July 2019, 21:01 | #13 |
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1 more vote for the 2.0 V6 :¬)
As for them being slow - I've not had the chance to hit the 130mph top end but if you're happy to rev them they not too shabby. Plenty of modern cars on the road today do less that 10s 0-60. Having said that most of my driving is a gentle commute and it would just be nice to have longer gearing to improve the mpg. High 30's on a run is ok but I reckon she'd easily cope with 500 less revs at motorway speeds.
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11th July 2019, 08:10 | #14 |
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I would like to know how the poor returns in driving a 2.0 V6 can be overcome/improved? We know how the CDTi is economical to drive and the same for the 1.8T.
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11th July 2019, 22:49 | #15 |
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I don't think there is much you can do to improve the fuel consumption. I reckon its fair for a 2ltr petrol but I've found the biggest factor is just how you drive it.
I've kept a log of my petrol and just for info the scores on the doors are: 1.8 manual over 13500 miles average 37.34 lowest 29.9 highest 44.01 2.0 manual over 22700 miles average 32.7 lowest 28.32 highest 36.12 2.0 automatic over 37894 miles average 29.6 lowest 25.06 highest 34.96 I reckon the auto suffers most because you don't get top gear until you hit 60 which on my commute is a real pain. Keeping it well maintained, tyre pressures correct, no heavy junk in the boot and restraining the right foot is key. That or buying a Rover 25 :¬)
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The obvious answer to improved economy is lpg....
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11th July 2019, 23:36 | #17 |
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I shouldn’t complain really, as I drive the V6 between 2000-3000 miles per year. In 2015, I clocked up over 1500 miles driving from London to Edinburgh, around the lochs and back to London. The petrol was £200+
LPG would make sense if I was a commuter needing much higher mileages. SideValve if you ever go to any of the meets, you should see what some of guys load into their car boots, car junk mostly, tools and jacks etc, etc |
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After experiencing a lot of headaches from my Asian cars with terrible turbos I decided to go for the 2.0 V6 version of the 75.
I do rev up the car probably more than most others. A full tank gives me a range of 435 miles. The car doesn't mind going fast at all; tested on the autobahn. With 126 000 miles it's still going strong. |
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Yes I find after months of not starting my 2.0 V6 its fires up immediately, its the only v6 i have all the rest are diesel engine versions and i have found it quite reliable when left for weeks, always fires up, impressed, and with these engines first to get dropped by MG Rover, can't be many of them left.
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