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Originally Posted by Steeph
Besides that, it's not a fair comparison, a 1.6 liter against a 2.2 liter engine. Bigger engine means lower MPG, laws of nature basically  .
The focus will be much more economic, but will have have much less power and smoothness and will be much less fun to drive. |
Yes, you're right. The 1.6 diesel Focus has much less power and is very slow off the mark until the turbo cuts in. In comparison the Civic has incredible punch and amazing bottom end torque. Hopefully the economy will improve when it's run in. I haven't really pushed the car yet so the engine is probably still quite tight.
I do get the feeling though that the Civic is a car tuned for performance rather than economy. I've owned 2.2 diesels in the past (I had a new shape 2.2DTI Vectra - god foresaken unreliable wretch of a car) and that was probably better on fuel than the Civic - but had a lot less power too.