subject: Consumption Test Of Toyota Runx 1.6 Valvematic [print this page] Finally, after ten months of testing, we found a car that, comparatively, is kept in the consumption of years ago, to say that the improvement. This Runx 1.6 (SPC) is placed in the table of "gasoline" untouchable behind the hybrid (of the same brand, by the way), and only 0.05 l/100 km worse than the tiny Fiat 500 in 1.4-16v 100hp. Not that the Runx engine is a "dead" to demand jobs, remove all the genius of its 132 hp (almost 83 hp / liter, and that in a quiet segment C cross off some of "car-washer"). What happens is that thanks to its sophisticated distribution with variable elevation, stage and duration in the intake valve, remarkable compression ratio (for indirect injection) of 10,7:1, its variable intake manifold and optimization of internal friction, provides an operating elasticity is surprising for a motor whose power and torque regimes maximums are 4,400 and 6,400 rpm. This engine, of dimensions only slightly super-square (80.5 / 78.5 mm) is the latest embodiment of Toyota in a displacement that is fluent decades, as has come to be the center of gravity of its range gasoline engine for the Corolla since its early days.
Despite its remarkable power of his good and elastic torque for your engine, and have a six-speed box, the Runx has not exorbitantly long few developments, but rather the contrary, in absolute value. What happens is that, given how high the chances of revs, such developments are not as long, but in what should be, and not always, the use of a six-well staged marches. But before proceeding with this analysis, the better set and summary sheet, so that readers may have evidence:
As mentioned, the developments of this case are set for top speed corresponds almost exactly to the maximum power in 5th, 6th and leaving the economy up and cruise filed. Indeed, since the development of 5th is 31.0 km / h, the tip of 195 km / h up to 6,300 rpm in the march, while in 6th this speed corresponds to 5,400 rpm; rate at which the engine has of about 116 hp, which could be enough to keep the top speed once launched in 5th, or very gradually losing tender. But these vagaries velocsticas are not important in a car whose profile is to provide a reliable, comfortable and affordable. Therefore, we will offer and the result has been achieved in this Runx our usual route.
As already mentioned, this result only overcome, at least for now, the hybrid Toyota itself and the little Fiat 500, we are behind the two Seat (Ibiza ST and Leon) with 1.2-TSI engine with 105 hp and 7.85 and 7.87 l/100 km, and the Fiat Punto Evo 1.4 Multi-Air Atmospheric, also with 105 hp, and 7.93 l/100 km. Then there is a certain gap, to 8.24 l/100 km Exeo 2.0-TSI of 211 hp, a commendable result for the size of the car and engine power, and imposing, though very little, 8.26 l/100 km of the Punto Evo 1.4 Turbo Multi-Air of 135 hp, and 8.34 l/100 km, the Golf 1.4 TSI 122 hp. Other results are already quite far, and are not relevant for comparison purposes. What we do is relevant is that Toyota has a naturally aspirated engine, and features clearly sports figures for their power and torque and the regimes they get them, in spite of which consumption exhibits a very dignified sobriety appreciated.
