GJ-Molestor
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- 2011 BMW 528i, 2015 Mazda 6, 1995 Nissan Maxima Manual
From the archives..slowness and its impacts depends on your environment i guess..in mine I found the 2l with awd/auto borderline dangerous and you really had to rev the piss out of it for anything to happen..unlike the 2.5 which has great low end..for an na4..almost 25% more tq, peaking 750rpm sooner makes a pretty yuge difference in everyday driving.
MikeM did and likely would still argue but consumers voted otherwise- sales took off and the 2l was dropped..good riddance. Fine in 3/cx3, buzzy and felt overworked in cx5. I mean how many 2l owners you see/know?
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2013-mazda-cx-5-sport-manual-test-review
the bolded text is a great way of putting it.
I will also say that the more usable torque has little to no impact on fuel efficiency - maybe a small difference if you drive very conservatively, but you just wont have effortless torque on tap so readily. I found the 2L to be completely gutless in the significantly smaller/lighter Mazda 3, let alone the CX-5 so that's a no thanks for me.
plus, there is a 1MPG difference between the two engines and out in the real world, particularly when you need to pass someone the 2.5L will get excellent fuel economy. The 2L is really not that efficient when you are trying to get somewhere.