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Wagons Chevrolet HHR HHR Future Powertrains?
33 messages, Last post on May 04, 2007 at 5:21 PM
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It would be nice if they offered a performance engine for people who want hot rod performance and don't care much about MPG and an economy powertrain option with high mpg. The current offerings that combine the unfortunate combination of weak acceleration with low-ish gas mileage leave much to be desired. They should, at the very least, offer a 5-speed automatic instead of only 4-speed auto. You would get slightly better performance from more closely-spaced gear ratios combined with an extra-tall overdrive gear for quieter and relaxed highway driving at lower rpm and lower fuel useage.
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Replying to: jaxs1 (May 05, 2006 4:40 pm)
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Replying to: smogdung (May 05, 2006 7:44 pm) Most cars get good mileage driving at a steady highway speed (even a 268HP Camry can get 30 mpg on the highway), so 30 mpg on highway trips is expected, but mix in stop and go city driving other people say they get more like 22 MPG (which is V6 territory). The problem with the HHR is that it seems to give you V6 gas mileage with the performance, noise and vibration levels of a 4 cylinder. What kind of acceleration numbers have the mgazines got when the HRR has the automatic transmission? I only see test results with the 5-speed manual.
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Replying to: jaxs1 (May 05, 2006 8:19 pm) |
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Replying to: smogdung (May 05, 2006 7:44 pm)
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Replying to: poncho167 (May 06, 2006 4:28 am) The 2.4 would probably be fine if it had a 5-speed automatic instead of that old 4-speed. A couple more mpg and a little better acceleration without having to drive and try to resell a manual transission model down the road. The very heavy weight of the HHR is probably what causes the sluggish performance and so-so fuel economy. The Edmunds review tested the HHR with the 2.4 engine and automatic at 0-60 of 9.5 seconds. That seems just adequate if a little slow. If the 2.4 is that slow, then the 2.2 with automatic must really be dangerously slow for merging onto highways with a load of passengers. A V6 would be nicer and would move the vehicle's weight around without working as hard, but their V6s probably don't fit the engine department or they would offer one.
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Replying to: jaxs1 (May 06, 2006 8:01 am) So jaxs1, what vehicle out there, well loaded, station wagon like, that really get 27.9 mpg, for <$20K beats the 2LT?
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Replying to: smogdung (May 06, 2006 5:31 pm) Chevy just should not put engines designed for the much lighter Cobalts into such a very heavy vehicle as the HHR. Or maybe the HHR just shouldn't be as heavy as it is and then the Cobalt engines wouldn't have to struggle to move that weight around as much as they do.
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