I am thinking of getting a car with a 2 litre engine.?

Question

My current car is a 1.8, but I want to know if a 2.0 will use more petrol?

Answer 1

Duhhhh...obviously a bigger engine will use more petrol...get a mortgage 2.00 is a big engine will guzzle the fuel...

Answer 2

It won't necessarily use more petrol, there are a few things that make a difference to fuel economy.

Primarily it's down to the way you drive, if you high rev in each gear and spend a lot of time on country roads and around town braking and accelerating all the time you will use more petrol than you would sitting at 70 or 80 on the motorway.

Generally bigger engined cars don't need to work so hard when they are travelling at speed in a higher gear (5th) so will save a bit of petrol.

If you tell me what car you've got and which cars you are considering I could give you a bit more info.

Overall I'd say you won't notice the difference, especially if you're swapping an old car (more than 5 years old) for a newer one as technology has improved a lot.

Answer 3

This is like asking "how long is a piece of string?" It depends on the engine and the power/weight ratio of the vehicle. Many 2 litre engines will use less fuel than a 1.8 because they have to work less hard. Just do a bit of research in the car trade mags as this can vary a whole lot.

Answer 4

A 2 litre engine is 11 percent bigger than a 1.8 litre engine. All else being equal you can expect it to use a similar percentage more fuel.

All things are rarely equal. If you have to downshift and rev the 1.8 more than the 2 litre to make it up a hill that will help cancel out any advantage in fuel economy the smaller engine has.
If one vehicle is more aerodynamic than the other that will also have an effect.

Answer 5

In general yes it will, but engine size is not the only factor, e.g. a small 1.3 or 1.5 engine in a medium or large car wiil likely mean it's underpowered, and you spend lots of time with foot rammed down on accellerator (using loads of fuel with little or no benefit).

A 2 litre engine in small car is overpowered, and unless your a speed-merchant, pointless.

1.8 to 2 litre in a large / medium large car is probably the ideal - do remember though, that the higher the power, the more expensive insurance costs will be.

Answer 6

Not necessarily. Some 2 liter engines are more efficient than 1.8 liter engines. It depends on a variety of factors, such as transmission (automatic, manual, 5 speed, 6 speed, CVT), vehicle weight, aerodynamics, tires, driving style, climate, upkeep and maintenance, etc.

Answer 7

There will not be a lot of difference... If you give me the make of car I will tell you approx how many miles per gallon it will do.

Answer 8

consider this get a diesel what you save of fuel may cover the cost of insurance

Answer 9

There will not be much of a difference unless you accelerate harshly all the time.

Answer 10

it weill use more petrol but it shouldnt be that noticeable coz it is only 200cc difference