does higher horse power engine means less fuel efficiency?

Question

i am planning to buy a honda crv. it has two variants, a 2.0 L gasoline powered engine and a 2.4L gasoline powered engine. Does the 2.0L mean better fuel efficiency and milleage?

Answer 1

Not always. I would say the 2.0L will do better if you are by your self majority of the time and the vehicle is unloaded all the time. If the vehicle was loaded most of the time and 80% of the time, the 2.4L will probably do better in gas mileage. On the subject of gas mileage majority of people think smaller the car or only 4 cylinder cars are fuel efficient. NOt getting into driving habbits, buying vehicles for best fuel economy, the powertrain has to match up with the vehicle or proper powertrain of how vehicle is going to be used. For example, I have a friend who is handicap and needs a wheelchair lift van. He has a 1994 Ford Econline 150 van. He was telling me around the time He was gong to get that van, he wanted the 5.0L V8 to save gas, but the company that outfits the vans for handicap use told him he would be better off with the 5.8L V8 due to the heavy equipment he needs. Hope this makes sense.

Answer 2

Not necessarily some times larger engine produces more torque and can run less rpm's. It is the owners right foot that calls the fuel mileage. Your mileage may vary the EPA says. I own a 6.0 liter engine car and can get as low as 13 mpg and as high as 26 mpg. Remember more is better when having power to run the A/C and six passengers merging onto the freeway. So get six salesmen and try that. Acceleration 4 Cyl is not the CRV's strong point.

Answer 3

CC actually denotes the cubic capacity of the cylinder of the engine on a bike. Thats the volume of fuel - air ratio that will be subjected to combustion. This is what produces power in the bike. However the efficiency at which this fuel-air mixture after combustion would be converted to Brake horse power in the wheels would vary. A larger cc bike would normally have a higher amount of power output, however if the engine were marginally smaller but more efficient it may produce more power. Power output too is subjective. A large truck, like the Kenworth,may produce 350 Horse power, the same amount of power produced by a top of the line vehicle like a Mercedeze or BMW, however a Kenworth produces this power at 1200 rpm or near idling speed without the risk of overheating the engine, and would be able to produce this power consistently for very long periods of time, so long as it does not run out of fuel. However a car would produce this power at 5000- 6000 rpm. It would not be able to run at this high speed for very long periods of time without overheating. The manufacturers figure that at this speed it would run at over 200 Km/hour, it wouldnt practically have to run at this high speed for very long, as it would eventually run out of road, so it would eventually slow down after running thus for a relatively short period of time.

Answer 4

My wife and I have a 07 CRV since January. It has the bigger motor and is a wonderful vehicle. We average 23 mpg city and about 28 mpg city. I like the bigger motor. It has plenty of power for passing and pulling out in traffic.

Answer 5

Not always. The higher power motor will have to work less to move the vehicle, and may get about the same, or sometimes lower mileage thanthe lower power engine.

Answer 6

The difference between a 2.0 and 2.4 is very small, and therefor very little difference in gas consumption.

Answer 7

If you are a normal driver(no lead footing)then smaller engines generally give better mileage

Answer 8

I would think so, you could do a search on the web to find out the rated mpg's