[jcp123]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

In the short amount of time I had my Echo 5-speed, I seem to recall the engine being willing to live at low revs quite happily.

The modern miracle of variable valve lift/timing!

Meanwhile, putting an XFi cam into a garden variety Metro is also an eye-opener in terms of how it behaves at low revs vs. the stock cam. There's no "maybe it's better, or it might just be my imagination." It's quite obvious.

Ooh, I remember that now.

I should write something up about the Echo vs. my Civic while my memory is still fresh enough. They compare very interestingly.

How's that three cylinder sound? The same enthusiasts who liked to trash the Mirage also tended to like the sound of the triple. They seemed to like it in the 1.0l Ecoboost as well.