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Originally Posted by ME_Andy
I honestly think the 1.8L has a chance of matching the 1.4T, if they had the same final drive ratios. Cue conspiracy theories. Did GM increase the 1.8L drive ratio to bump down the mpg and sell more 1.4T's?
The stock difference is only 1mpg city, 2 highway.
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The 1.8L has a much less available torque at lower RPMs... I would bet it had more to do with drivability than conspiracy to sell more 1.4T models.
Don't take that to mean that I think the 1.8L car would be undrivable with the Eco manual trans