2.00 lt Petrol engine

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Having chewed the fat on the Ford Focus TDCi and the TDi units (after advice on here) I found myself test driving a Focus 2.00 lt petrol engined car. Ford seem to supply so many different engine capacities I end up confused. The next one down on the year 2000 Focus seems to be an 1.8 lt unit. Can't see 200cc doing much different?? any explanations on characteristics please.

[Cider Andy]

If they're anything like the Mondeo (and I think they're the same engines), there's not a great deal of difference. But the 2-litre is definitely torquier, especially noticeable at the bottom end and it doesn't run out of steam under load as much as the 1.8-litre.

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Thanks cider andy, sounds like a much better engine to use for towing with rather than the 1.8 then.
I shall tow my vintage car on its trailer 5/6 times a year (1000 miles in all) so I think the 2.00 lt is perfect.

[Mattt]

You also get the MTX75 box on the 2.0 rather than the IB5 on the 1.8 (and smaller engines) IIRC - you can tell as it has the lift up reverse. Much better box IMO, after using one for a while, the IB5 feels like it's made of plastic.

I ran a 2000 2.0 ESP for a while a couple of years back, decent car, can pull pretty well - mine ran 142bhp/136lbft with just a panel filter.

The TC is pretty primitive IMO, was a real pain if trying to pull away quickly on poor surfaces (but can be turned off) - but the ESP seemed decent enough, I only ever got it to kick in on purpose, but seemed to sort the car out when it did. Comes as standard on the prefacelift 2.0 models IIRC, then as an option on the facelift.

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Some very handy comments, thanks I appreciate the help.