2.0 cvt any good ??

[Edgie70]

11 minutes ago, 2badmice said:

I went back to the dealer for a used one just 10 months in and it was out of my monthly budget range.  It also had a lot of "love" for want of a better word. LOL

Love meaning mileage ?

[Kieranm9091]

I have a 2022 2.0 Corolla and love it, it’s rapid when you want it to be and economical every other time. I’ve never driven the 1.8 but know it’s much more economical.

1.8 can get 70mpg on good days, 60mpg on average mixed driving (my friend has the 1.8)

2.0 gets about 50mpg on average mixed driving.

I do a lot of motorway mileage, infact 5 days a week I do 50 miles a day to work and back and the 2.0 is nice and responsive.

 

Not had an issue so far with the engine or car, only time will tell but a year and half it’s been great.

[2badmice]

On 10/25/2023 at 7:50 PM, Edgie70 said:

Love meaning mileage ?

No, "love" meaning battered and bruised.  There was damage to the rear and inside the tailgate.  Didn't look as cared for as you'd expect for a car so young.

[Yowsah]

My average mpg is about 52mpg. I’m delighted with the 2.0 TS GR Sport. It’s a joy to drive with plenty power and good acceleration. I’ve yet to find something that I’m not happy with. Great car.

[Talking Hoarse]

Mine - a 2.0 TS Design - meanders along very peacefully.  But that is usually at a very good pace.  The performance is rapid enough, perfectly "point and squirt" when required.  It is a nice car to travel in.  I think the car would have been much less satisfactory - for me - with the lesser 1.8.

My overall mpg average (not reset since I bought the car new in September 2022) is 57.  It crept a touch higher in warmer weather, and rather lower last Winter.

Looking forward to ditching the oe Hankook tyres, I guess at 20,000 miles approx if I swap fronts with rear.  I find these grip OK except in snow (when they are very poor), but seem a bit noisy.   

[Mr Billiards]

I took delivery of a 2.0 GR Sport mid October 23 and must say it does drive very well. So far I have done 450 miles in total and it has averaged 50mpg which I'm pleased with.

A few days ago I was caught up in heavy congestion due to a road accident a few miles from where I joined the que. It usually takes me 15 mins to do the journey but because of the heavy congestion it took me an hour and five minutes. Interestingly the car covered 80% of the journey in EV mode, the engine did cut in a couple of times but only for five minutes maximum.

Agree on the Hankook Tyres, I like to use the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres. I had them on my previous Toyota GT86 and they transformed the car.

 

[AndrueC]

3 hours ago, Mr Billiards said:

A few days ago I was caught up in heavy congestion due to a road accident a few miles from where I joined the que. It usually takes me 15 mins to do the journey but because of the heavy congestion it took me an hour and five minutes. Interestingly the car covered 80% of the journey in EV mode, the engine did cut in a couple of times but only for five minutes maximum.

That happened to me several years ago on the A55 when there were roadworks outside Abergele. The MPG displayed on the dashboard went from high 60s to mid 70s I think.

It certainly explained why Taxi drivers like hybrids.

[DC_Ms]

MY23 2.0 TS Excell so on 18’’ wheels …

July 62,5mpg

August with more than 3k miles European road trip 55,5mpg

September 61,9mpg

October 59,1mpg

I do a lot of city driving but each month I have a fair share of motorway driving too.

2 examples of city driving from 2 weeks ago I think:

 

[Kieranm9091]

On 11/3/2023 at 8:54 AM, Talking Houbik said:

Mine - a 2.0 TS Design - meanders along very peacefully.  But that is usually at a very good pace.  The performance is rapid enough, perfectly "point and squirt" when required.  It is a nice car to travel in.  I think the car would have been much less satisfactory - for me - with the lesser 1.8.

My overall mpg average (not reset since I bought the car new in September 2022) is 57.  It crept a touch higher in warmer weather, and rather lower last Winter.

Looking forward to ditching the oe Hankook tyres, I guess at 20,000 miles approx if I swap fronts with rear.  I find these grip OK except in snow (when they are very poor), but seem a bit noisy.   

The standard tyres are absolute trash, lose traction in places it’s basically impossible 😂

[AndrueC]

On 11/14/2023 at 12:41 PM, Kieranm9091 said:

The standard tyres are absolute trash, lose traction in places it’s basically impossible 😂

Never had any problems with my Falkens. Some people claim they are noisy but it's never bothered me and for all that I'm a laid back driver I take bends at speed. They've never let me down.

[Louie]

I am averaging 57-62 mpg if I drive like a 70 year old (average  50 mph) which I  am. However If  I pretend to be  a boy racer it can get to low 40's (average 60-70 mph +).  However there are too many average speed  cameras where I live so that's good in a way in that I get good fuel economy and am prevented from loosing my licence.

[RzrAzr]

2.0 works under less load and is just that tiny bit more pleasant to drive. Nothing wrong with 1.8, but there's always that hard to describe feeling when you have more power than you really need and it makes the car quieter inside. I'd say at this point, at least for me it is a comfort thing as I of course don't gun my 2.0 ever and rarely go over 3,000 rpm. 

[Elmahdi]

I drive a 2.0. The Battery is larger and different than the 1.8. 
Fuel efficiency is better with the 2.0 

[TrackLink]

I would have gone for the 2.0 but need the maximum boot space the hatchback  can offer, so ordered the 1.8.  The TS would have been great but it’s just a bit too long for my short driveway. I think that 140 hp will be sufficient power for the majority of driving situations though - I’ve never found the 150 hp 1.4 TSi in my current car wanting for more power.

[JayCee88]

I have the 2.0 TS because I prefer the extra grunt when required. First time driving a CVT and must say I am impressed by how smooth it is, really suits hybrid cars imo.
 

My TS also comes with flappy paddles. Only tried it once and to be honest I don’t really see the point of flappy paddles in a CVT car 🙂

Best mpg recorded on single trip was 55mpg, averaging around 45-50 on regular use which is not bad at all. I have recently switched from Falkens to Michelin Cross Climate 2 and noticed that somehow the mpg got better. 

[Elmahdi]

5 hours ago, JayCee88 said:

I have the 2.0 TS because I prefer the extra grunt when required. First time driving a CVT and must say I am impressed by how smooth it is, really suits hybrid cars imo.
 

My TS also comes with flappy paddles. Only tried it once and to be honest I don’t really see the point of flappy paddles in a CVT car 🙂

Best mpg recorded on single trip was 55mpg, averaging around 45-50 on regular use which is not bad at all. I have recently switched from Falkens to Michelin Cross Climate 2 and noticed that somehow the mpg got better. 

You need to coast all the time to push the engine into EV mode . My driving around city centre %65 EV mode. 

My mileage is just over 100000 miles and so far so good regular service at the dealership and good maintenance for CVT transmission fluid. No a single issue since day one. 
 

Driving wise very smooth.

My next car will be Toyota but I will look for a car that have separate heat pump for the hybrid system like rav4 plug-in hybrid.

[Cyker]

Yup, I call it 'the lifty trick' - It's a bit like blipping the accelerator, but backwards, so you lift-off for a split second and the car will shut the engine off. It helps the car use the Battery more, where it sometimes is otherwise reluctant to switch off the engine even tho' it could easily run on the electrics.

[AndrueC]

17 hours ago, Cyker said:

Yup, I call it 'the lifty trick' - It's a bit like blipping the accelerator, but backwards, so you lift-off for a split second and the car will shut the engine off. It helps the car use the battery more, where it sometimes is otherwise reluctant to switch off the engine even tho' it could easily run on the electrics.

I use this quite a lot but there is some debate (and a lengthy thread on one forum somewhere) about whether this is a good idea or not. As I understand it the argument against overuse is twofold:

• The energy in the Battery comes from burning fuel and there are losses involved in that process. Therefore you should only use EV mode when there is a significant advantage to it.
• If you discharge the Battery too much the car might be forced to charge it when it would be better not to. Either that or charge it more quickly than it would like.

Personally I only use EV when I know that I am approaching a low load situation (the brow of a hill for instance, or decelerating toward traffic lights) or a heavy load situation coming when I believe (no hard evidence) that the ICE will be in a better position to help charge the Battery.

My strategy is to keep the battery in reserve for the most part rather than trying to use it at every possible moment.

[Cyker]

Yeah, overusing it has the same problems as trying to use the EV-mode button.

I generally do it to, effectively, extend a coast - It's what makes the pulse and glide technique so effective with hybrids, as you can extend the glide with the lifty trick, and if done right you don't deplete the Battery too fast like e.g. when trying to use it to accelerate without making the ICE kick in, so you can extend the glide for aaaages in flowing traffic.