I was down pretty hard on Ford's Ecoboost effort, labelling them as largely failed. However, that whole approach may have a future. Its a partial success, half-failure, trying to gain fuel economy while delivering power using a smaller blown 4.
Anyway, to get a look at what that ubiquitous 2.0L turbo 4, various designs of that size/type, can do, take a look at the list below, from CarAndDriver archives. All cars listed have 2.0L turbo 4's unless they say "v6", for comparison (arranged by city EPA MPG number):
2014 Audi A3 24/33 220 hp 5.4 sec
2014 Audi A4 24/32 220 hp 5.6 sec
2014 Mercedes CLA250 24/32 208 hp 6.1 sec
2013 BMW 228i 23/36 240 hp 4.9 sec
2012 BMW 528i 23/34 240 hp 5.9 sec
2012 Hyundai Sonata 22/34 274 hp 6.5 sec
2014 Ford Fusion 22/32 240 hp 6.6 sec
2014 Ford Focus ST 22/32 252 hp 6.0 sec
2013 Nissan Altima v6 22/31 270 hp 6.1 sec
2013 Honda Accord v6 21/34 278 hp 5.6 sec
2014 Hyundai Sonata 21/32 274 hp
2012 Toyota Camry v6 21/30 268 hp 5.8 sec
2014 Chevy Malibu 21/30 259 hp 6.2 sec
2014 Cadillac ATS 21/31 272 hp 6.0 sec
2013 Buick Verano 20/31 250 hp 6.4 sec
2014 Cadillac CTS 20/30 272 hp 6.2 sec
2012 VW Passat v6 20/28 280 hp 6.3 sec
2015 Chrysler 200 v6 19/32 295 hp 6.3 sec
2011 Chevy Camaro v6 19/30 312 hp 6.0 sec
2014 Kia Cadenza v6 19/28 293 hp 6.2 sec
2014 Cadillac CTS v6 18/29 321 hp 6.0 sec
2014 Chevy Impala v6 18/28 305 hp 6.0 sec
2014 Cadillac ATS v6 18/28 321 hp 5.4 sec
2014 Corvette Stingray17/29 460 hp 3.9 sec
2011 Chevy Malibu v6 17/26 252 hp 6.3 sec
2014 Cadillac CTS v6Turbo 17/25 420 hp 4.4 sec
2014 Chevy SS v8 14/21 415 hp 4.5 sec
2011 Cadillac CTS-V 12/18 556 hp 3.9 sec
Too slow:
2014 VW Passat (1.8T) 24/34 170 hp 7.5 sec
2013 Ford Taurus 22/32 240 hp 7.4 sec
2014 Mazda6 2.5L no-turbo 26/38 185 hp 7.0 sec
Anyway, to get a look at what that ubiquitous 2.0L turbo 4, various designs of that size/type, can do, take a look at the list below, from CarAndDriver archives. All cars listed have 2.0L turbo 4's unless they say "v6", for comparison (arranged by city EPA MPG number):
2014 Audi A3 24/33 220 hp 5.4 sec
2014 Audi A4 24/32 220 hp 5.6 sec
2014 Mercedes CLA250 24/32 208 hp 6.1 sec
2013 BMW 228i 23/36 240 hp 4.9 sec
2012 BMW 528i 23/34 240 hp 5.9 sec
2012 Hyundai Sonata 22/34 274 hp 6.5 sec
2014 Ford Fusion 22/32 240 hp 6.6 sec
2014 Ford Focus ST 22/32 252 hp 6.0 sec
2013 Nissan Altima v6 22/31 270 hp 6.1 sec
2013 Honda Accord v6 21/34 278 hp 5.6 sec
2014 Hyundai Sonata 21/32 274 hp
2012 Toyota Camry v6 21/30 268 hp 5.8 sec
2014 Chevy Malibu 21/30 259 hp 6.2 sec
2014 Cadillac ATS 21/31 272 hp 6.0 sec
2013 Buick Verano 20/31 250 hp 6.4 sec
2014 Cadillac CTS 20/30 272 hp 6.2 sec
2012 VW Passat v6 20/28 280 hp 6.3 sec
2015 Chrysler 200 v6 19/32 295 hp 6.3 sec
2011 Chevy Camaro v6 19/30 312 hp 6.0 sec
2014 Kia Cadenza v6 19/28 293 hp 6.2 sec
2014 Cadillac CTS v6 18/29 321 hp 6.0 sec
2014 Chevy Impala v6 18/28 305 hp 6.0 sec
2014 Cadillac ATS v6 18/28 321 hp 5.4 sec
2014 Corvette Stingray17/29 460 hp 3.9 sec
2011 Chevy Malibu v6 17/26 252 hp 6.3 sec
2014 Cadillac CTS v6Turbo 17/25 420 hp 4.4 sec
2014 Chevy SS v8 14/21 415 hp 4.5 sec
2011 Cadillac CTS-V 12/18 556 hp 3.9 sec
Too slow:
2014 VW Passat (1.8T) 24/34 170 hp 7.5 sec
2013 Ford Taurus 22/32 240 hp 7.4 sec
2014 Mazda6 2.5L no-turbo 26/38 185 hp 7.0 sec
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