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It's a disease, be thankful you don't have it. My bank account wishes I didnt. This was last summer's intercooler install.
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That's not a Bronco Sport tho........It's a disease, be thankful you don't have it. My bank account wishes I didnt. This was last summer's intercooler install.
Some cars are worth tuning and some are not..... (3 Cyl)
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But you know a Ford 2.0 is nothing like modding a VW 2.0 or Audi 2.0 Right?
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No plans to actually mod the bronco, at least the power train, since I have another outlet for those impulses. Was a throwaway comment, like this thread since I didn’t get the 1.5. Few motors respond as well to mods as the ea888 in my vw, I’m aware.
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3 cyl can definitely be set up for serious speed. See the Toyota Yaris GR. That thing flies. Toyota just won’t sell them in North America.
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The Yaris doesn't weigh nearly 4000 Lbs, so a hot 3 cylinder is fine. If you want power the 2.0 is a better base to start with.
i dunno. me personally i think the 1.5 does pretty well for an suv. i got the roadrunner and the power ram should i need to move fast. i totally understand why someone would mod a car to death, it is a total addiction.
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Well yeah, but the point is a 3 cyl can be made to fly
Personally, the 3 in the Bronco Sport is plenty of power for what it is. I find that this vehicle, compared to my Golf7 I traded in, is much much easier to just drive along at or near the speed limit. The Golf wanted to fly and was going to eventually get me one heck of a speeding ticket. The BS is fun in different ways.
this.Well yeah, but the point is a 3 cyl can be made to fly
Personally, the 3 in the Bronco Sport is plenty of power for what it is. I find that this vehicle, compared to my Golf7 I traded in, is much much easier to just drive along at or near the speed limit. The Golf wanted to fly and was going to eventually get me one heck of a speeding ticket. The BS is fun in different ways.
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A Golf 7 and the BS are apples and oranges, along with your Yaris reference. The BS is a CUV that has offroad capability, the 2.0 liter version which I have does run pretty good, but I'm not out to win any races with it.
For me the extra power of the 2.0 makes for a better drive on the open road, especially when loaded and encountering any decent grade, it doesn't scream or bog or have trouble trying to figure out what gear it should be in like the 1.5's I've driven.
For me the extra power of the 2.0 makes for a better drive on the open road, especially when loaded and encountering any decent grade, it doesn't scream or bog or have trouble trying to figure out what gear it should be in like the 1.5's I've driven.
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Well, my experience might be limited. But, going from a 2000 Expedition 5.4, to the Bronco Sport 1.5, going down the freeway in Sport mode has some real pep. Acceleration is very responsive and kinda fun. But, I haven't done any long drives yet with it loaded up where I suspect I'll feel it start struggling.
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Of course they are apples to oranges to plums
The point I am making is simple: 3cly engines can be made fast - want them fast? Make them so. That is what Gazoo Racing did with the Yaris
The driving style that the BS is geared to is cruising along at "North American" speeds (dead slow) where the Golf7 is engineered for 2 to 3 times that speed. Remember, the Golf7 R can cruise all day at 268kmph, and the base Golf7 shares a lot of its dna. It was boring slow feeling at very illegal speeds. The BS is quite lovely at 80kmph and is much more suited to the road less traveled than a normal car is. In a very real way, cars designed for the autobahn system in Germany are utterly pointless on this continent because you cannot use them the way they are designed to be driven. You can use a BS as intended though, which is its own kind of fun.
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