3.6 vs 2.0

[TrailJoy]

The 2.0 is now available without BSG/eTorque.

It's not even available in Canada (at least on the Sahara's, it's not). We got ours without eTorque (which I'm very happy with).

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[18JLRubi]

on the discussion of 2.0 and octanes... i have been running 86 in my 2.0 rubicon for over a week now... 2 fill ups.... my avg is .6 mpg higher than when i was running 91..... i do the same commute every day and not much driving outside that during this time..... im pretty happy..... i put a few miles on jeep ( 13k already... ive had jeep 6 months) so this will make a difference

 

[word302]

My motor can beat up your motor.

 

[Laststand]

Which engine is my last decision. Had the chance to rent a JLU with the 2.0 last week and on return test drove one with a 3.6. Both were great engines - very hard to chose between the two.

2.0 was spunky and power came on in a hurry as the turbo spooled up - lag was almost non-existent. Gas mileage was very impressive, overall average 23.9 and it was in combined city/hwy driving. Really fun to zip around in.

3.6 felt smoother - more linear acceleration if that makes sense. Quiet compared to the 2.0.

Again liked both, leaning towards the 3.6 right now since my sport car days are over and I'm more of a traditionalist. However, I'm schizophrenic on this so plenty of time too go back and forth since I won't be ordering for a couple of months.

 

[aldo98229]

Which engine is my last decision. Had the chance to rent a JLU with the 2.0 last week and on return test drove one with a 3.6. Both were great engines - very hard to chose between the two.

2.0 was spunky and power came on in a hurry as the turbo spooled up - lag was almost non-existent. Gas mileage was very impressive, overall average 23.9 and it was in combined city/hwy driving. Really fun to zip around in.

3.6 felt smoother - more linear acceleration if that makes sense. Quiet compared to the 2.0.

Again liked both, leaning towards the 3.6 right now since my sport car days are over and I'm more of a traditionalist. However, I'm schizophrenic on this so plenty of time too go back and forth since I won't be ordering for a couple of months.

Those were my reactions of the two as well.

In the end for me, the V6 has been out longer, giving it time to prove itself, and the engine's relative simplicity seems better in line with owning a Jeep.

 

[amnesiac]

have you driven a 2.0 with etorque ? mine feels like it will tote the dang front wheels if i hammer it off the line..... its crazy.....

nope, only drove manual transmissions.

 

[TrailJoy]

Again liked both, leaning towards the 3.6 right now since my sport car days are over and I'm more of a traditionalist. However, I'm schizophrenic on this so plenty of time too go back and forth since I won't be ordering for a couple of months.

hahaha I went in the opposite direction, I think. My kids are getting older and the road to freedom is sooooo close (not having to taxi them around, being able to leave them at home alone for short periods of time, etc). I went from sports cars to minivans (well, SUV's), and the midlife crisis in me is screaming "GET THE ZIPPY ONE! So I did! I did stick with an automatic though. As much as I miss driving a stick (SO, SO MUCH!), the modern comforts or things like auto start and proximity entry (and the "no 2L manual) won me over.

 

[Oct]

I just picked up my 2020 JLU Willy's that I order and I got it with the 2.0 and enjoy the way it drives , the 3.6 without the manual is a horrible and sluggish but the 3.6 with manual is very very fun to drive .. they need to offer manual in all variations

 

[Pingbling23]

3.6 with the 8 speed sluggish? Interesting.

 

[TrailJoy]

I just picked up my 2020 JLU Willy's that I order and I got it with the 2.0 and enjoy the way it drives , the 3.6 without the manual is a horrible and sluggish but the 3.6 with manual is very very fun to drive .. they need to offer manual in all variations

I found the same thing. It had power, but it didn't have a lot of "get up and go". Good for the highways, but a bit boring for city driving. Standard transmissions though...

 

[aldo98229]

I just picked up my 2020 JLU Willy's that I order and I got it with the 2.0 and enjoy the way it drives , the 3.6 without the manual is a horrible and sluggish but the 3.6 with manual is very very fun to drive .. they need to offer manual in all variations

There’s nothing “horrible and sluggish” about the V6 with the automatic.

You must have driven a V6 with two blown cylinders...or a JK.

 

[Oct]

3.6 with the 8 speed sluggish? Interesting.

The wife has a 3.6 manual Willy's 2016 loves it and I love driving it to and now we also have the 2020 2.0 Willy's and love the way it handles

 

[aldo98229]

I didn’t like 2.0T much. It felt jerky and unrefined compared to the V6.

Besides, it is a Fiat motor; good luck with that. I should know, my other car is a Fiat.

 

[DadJokes]

I own two 2.0’s. I wanted one in the Jeep because of how impressive it is in our 18 Giulia. Power and economy with no pattern of failure.

 

[Strommen95]

I just picked up my 2020 JLU Willy's that I order and I got it with the 2.0 and enjoy the way it drives , the 3.6 without the manual is a horrible and sluggish but the 3.6 with manual is very very fun to drive .. they need to offer manual in all variations

I have no issue with people preferring the 2.0 over my preferred engine. I’m not surprised more people seem to like it more actually. With that said I’m going to doubt any review that says the 8speed is sluggish compared to the 6speed. That’s just blatantly false especially if you’ve driven a 3.6 JK.

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