February 18, 200917 yr Did anyone else notice that on the LaX page (I believe page 70), that the engine choice for best economy was the 2.4L 4 cylinder? That's the first I've seen of that powerplant for the LaX.
February 18, 200917 yr If there is minimal weight gain over the Malibu, I don't see why not..... but I would prefer the Turbo-Ecotec as the base engine.
February 18, 200917 yr but I would prefer the Turbo-Ecotec as the base engine. Agreed. Even if the ouput they go for is not very different from the atmospheric 2.4L, at least it would have a fatter (and flatter!) torque curve.
February 18, 200917 yr If there is minimal weight gain over the Malibu, I don't see why not..... but I would prefer the Turbo-Ecotec as the base engine. The base CX (3.0 DI) weighs in at 3948 lbs. I would imagine a four-cylinder LaX to be ~200 lbs lighter. The 2010 Equinox (2.4 DI) weighs 3770 lbs, and that gets 21/30 mpg.
February 18, 200917 yr The only downside is that even with the base engine the reviewers are going to expect GNX like performance and it'll get compared to some irrelevant BMW that costs $20,000 more and has the interior space of a Civic.
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