jbozz
Well-Known Member
I've driven both and I've always liked how turbo motors make power - so i ordered the turbo. Agree with another poster above - the exhaust sound is...weak...LOL But really, that's NBD. The Jeep makes plenty of other noises to entertain...
I just sold my RAM EcoDiesel, and it was a lovely engine, but honestly, not worth the upgrade cost and wait time in my case. Maybe in 7 years or so, if it's still available in the Wrangler, I may opt for it again. It makes lots of torque, and CAN return wonderful fuel economy (we saw 32 mg in our 6500 pound truck on one run!). But in LA traffic now, it ran at about 20 mpg or so. New owner just told me he saw 27 mpg on a run to Arizona at the speed limit (which is largely ignore din Cali, hence the poor economy!).
I expect the 2.0 turbo to be the same as any engine out there today - how you treat it determines your economy and longevity. A percentage will suffer problems and those folks will complain - but heck, you won't see happy people posting about how happy they are.
Now, about that weak exhaust sound...
If we can pipe enhanced exhaust sounds INSIDE vehicles today, how hard is it to mount a marine speaker under the Jeep and pipe cool sounds outside?! Mark my words...it's gonna happen!
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