i consider it like this.. the gas prices are hitting 1.01 a litre... and that realllly sucks big times. so with the 2.0 i get 630- 650 km a tank now. compared to the 2.3 which may get 550 to 560. its all about the price of gas lately. and because the canadian dollar is owning the american dollar. we are having to pay more fore gas i think

 

One good thing I think all will aggree. The 2.0 and the 2.3 are both good enough to pull the car with the A/C on. I had some cars where I opted for the smaller version of the engine. It was never quite enough to pull the car up hill with the A/C on. ie: 2001 Pon Sunfire with 2.2 instead of 2.4. I had a 1999 Pon Grandam with the 3.4 6 cyl. That one was way more then the 2.4 in it. I am all for the fuel economy. Bring on the electric yeah whooo. I filled up at the 1.01 mark as well this weekend James. Good thing I only needed 25 litres this week. I was filling up beside a "big" 1500 Dodge Ram. 90 litres this thing took. I bet the owner wished he filled up the night before when it was at 97 cents a litre.
James, just curious. What does your average kms per hundred guage say, on average?

 

my average litres is like 9.1 or something like that per 100 KM. its like for a full tank i get roughly about 650 litres. so thats pretty awesome but with these crappy gas prices... it really can add up. did you laugh at that guy with the ram? i hope the gas prices go down.. i thought that because the canadian dollar was more that the gas would go down.... guess not

 

9.1 seems a little high. I ran a mostly city after this fill up and I am running 8.2. (Turned 8000 kms) I usually try for low sevens but that is mostly highway. I've had high sixes on a straight drive to Sauble beach and back. Low speed, no stop and go. Sweet.

Do you have a heavy foot?

Did I laugh at the Ram. Nope. He can run me over if he catches me. And on a straight, he could probably catch me. Could take him on the ramps I bet.

Too much tax in our gas. That's most of the cost right there.

 

well what was funny is i just fillde up for $39 and it filled up my car. soo taht was really good. there was a guy in a 4 runner with a huge lift kit and big tires. it went mudding. he payed like 110 dollars for the fillup hehe. oh and my car gets 650 per KM which is pretty good i must say. anyhow i dont really have a heavy foot. i used to when i first bought it but now i dont. too stupid with these racing laws now. and unless ur car is an auto stick you could beat that ram. the thing is slow in pick up but at 60 KM/Hr, yea youd loose bad haha

 

You'd be surprised how fast some trucks are (especially diesels.) My brother's 3/4-ton 4wd Ext cab longbed truck is pushing 500 hp and 1000 ft*lb of torque and runs low 15's in the 1/4 mile on 33" mud tires.

 

yea i know that. they have on in georgetown called the diesel doctors. they got this crazy ram. it was in the tractor pull. and it won. oh wow it was such a crazy truck

 

I have test driven both and i can think of the few main reasons i picked the 2.3 over teh 2.0, none of them had to do with acceleration. The 2.0 weighs 200lbs less than the 2.3 so its not as noticeable of a difference in speed as you would think. THe main reasons i took the 2.3 are as follows:
1. Gauges- you only get the blue/red luminecent ones in the 2.3 i beleive or the highest 2.0
2. Exterior- I hated the look of the 3's without the body colored grill. the 2.3 chrome accents on the side of the car are nice too. Also you get 17' rims with the 2.3
3. Color choices- alot of colors are only available on the 2.3

Hope that helps, and the 2.3 gets an extra 10 hp and 15 lbs feet of torque with slightly lower gas mileage but that is more due to the added wieght

 

The engine doesn't weigh 200 lbs less, but the amenity differences between the i and s do. Std.power windows and locks, Std. A/C, air bags and NAVwould all add to the weight, and the HB weighs a little more of course because there's more sheet metal to drag around.
Since the only real difference in the engine itself is a slightly long stroke (for the 2.3,) I doubt that it would add any significant weight to the car at all.

 

wrong on that one man. my car has those. and my car is not the highest 2.0 its middle. annnd i could havegotten any of the colours that mazda offers. so basically it is the exterior... yea ith as a 17 inch rims to my 15"s annnd the grille... i personally really like it.