Note in this, our Lancer, small-medium bracket of the market, Toyota Corolla and Mazda 3 are streets ahead of the pack in market share. Corolla top of Mazda mainly due to fleet sales.
Interesting, both are 2ltr non turbo:!! We in Australia unlike many overseas larger markets, (beyond the argument of fuel saving?) don't get any financial benefit, tax breaks etc:
from smaller turbo: engines but are forced to accept these not for economy but for economic reasons. No special engine just for our tiny market! Then it has a turbo!!!! Oh, Wow, up the price!
Makes it sound like a benefit! The 1.6ltr and 1.4ltr tiny engines, with their smaller parts ie: big ends, pistons bearings ETC: No matter how well engineered it is. Pushing around the same size
and weight car as a 2ltr NA engine can't possibly have the same life span. Plus there is all that extra heat to contend with.
Is adding a turbo: to a smaller (cheaper) engine an unwarranted price hike, like the unrealistic huge jump in the price for higher octane petrol?
Resale of older used, especially, high mileage, Turbos: is going to be interesting, a few years down the track.
Interesting, both are 2ltr non turbo:!! We in Australia unlike many overseas larger markets, (beyond the argument of fuel saving?) don't get any financial benefit, tax breaks etc:
from smaller turbo: engines but are forced to accept these not for economy but for economic reasons. No special engine just for our tiny market! Then it has a turbo!!!! Oh, Wow, up the price!
Makes it sound like a benefit! The 1.6ltr and 1.4ltr tiny engines, with their smaller parts ie: big ends, pistons bearings ETC: No matter how well engineered it is. Pushing around the same size
and weight car as a 2ltr NA engine can't possibly have the same life span. Plus there is all that extra heat to contend with.
Is adding a turbo: to a smaller (cheaper) engine an unwarranted price hike, like the unrealistic huge jump in the price for higher octane petrol?
Resale of older used, especially, high mileage, Turbos: is going to be interesting, a few years down the track.