road trip with new car

[akescpt]

we doing a 1k road trip next week. mom bought a 1.4 Hyundai i20. might go with the new car. i usually nail it on the long road but was wondering if i need to adjust my driving style for the new car. does the engine need to be 'run in'?

[lcbxx]

we doing a 1k road trip next week. mom bought a 1.4 Hyundai i20. might go with the new car. i usually nail it on the long road but was wondering if i need to adjust my driving style for the new car. does the engine need to be 'run in'?
Ask the dealer. Honda told me that I do not need to run the Civic's motor in, as did VW when i bought my Polo back then.

[akescpt]

thanks, will update later. gonna email the agent now.

[akescpt]

she reckons that the fuel consumption will be high for the first 1k. but her colleague says 3k. the official line is that it does not need to be 'run in' but she reckons that if you push it hard in the beginning you get a burnt smell. so now im just confused. might go to another dealer to ask them

[ponder]

Just drive it.

[lcbxx]

she reckons that the fuel consumption will be high for the first 1k. but her colleague says 3k. the official line is that it does not need to be 'run in' but she reckons that if you push it hard in the beginning you get a burnt smell. so now im just confused. might go to another dealer to ask them
The fuel consumption will be higher since the moving parts are still "tight". That should loosen up after about 5k and run really well after the first lube change.

Just drive it.
+1

[akescpt]

i will drive it!:) but want to know if 120km/h for almost 1k kilometers will do damage? and when overtaking i might go past that!

[lcbxx]

i will drive it!:) but want to know if 120km/h for almost 1k kilometers will do damage? and when overtaking i might go past that!
If you hit a stationary object at 120km/h, wearing a seatbelt and 8 airbags won't help prevent damage. It will most certainly break the engine.

Other than that, nope.

[flarkit]

i will drive it!:) but want to know if 120km/h for almost 1k kilometers will do damage? and when overtaking i might go past that!

It shouldn't, as long as you're in 5th at that speed. Keeping the revs between 2,000 - 3,500 for the majority of the drive should be quite safe. Over-revving and "lugging" (using an unnecessarily high gear at low speeds) are bad.

[SaiyanZ]

It's normally only the performance cars that you need to run in. I did 1800kms in one day from Durban to Cape Town when my 1.4 RunX was brand new. It had less than 100kms on the clock before the trip. The car ran like a gem for the 4 years that I had it. Not a single problem.

[Tim182]

Firstly you can't nail it with a 1.4 Hyundai i20 :D

Secondly, if anything doing a 120km over long distance will run the car in. That's more or less the speed that the car is happiest at.

[Khanya]

Just drive it.

Haha, good one.

[Draconia2]

Ask the dealer. Honda told me that I do not need to run the Civic's motor in, as did VW when i bought my Polo back then.

yeah they tell you that because the bloddy idiot who drives the car to the showroom races it at 160 in a 120 zone ! ive seen this several times with the toyota blokes here in kzn UGH

this is why i wont ever buy a toyota or any new car for that matter lol

[satanboy]

...That's more or less the speed that the car is happiest at.

a happy car is a .....

LOL

[Brawler]

won't be a problem at all just don't redline it or push it to 160kph

[akescpt]

won't be a problem at all just don't redline it or push it to 160kph

thats what im afraid of, those long downhills! must control myself!

[akescpt]

It's normally only the performance cars that you need to run in. I did 1800kms in one day from Durban to Cape Town when my 1.4 RunX was brand new. It had less than 100kms on the clock before the trip. The car ran like a gem for the 4 years that I had it. Not a single problem.

and your average speed?

[Tim182]

thats what im afraid of, those long downhills! must control myself!

Don't worry. The i20 won't go that fast

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[akescpt]

Firstly you can't nail it with a 1.4 Hyundai i20 :D



now thats nasty! lol

[akescpt]

Don't worry. The i20 won't go that fast

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u serious? i can go past 160 in my sirion. 1.3 is not what it used to be friends.

[Brawler]

Don't worry akescpt - some people just cannot resist the urge to be a COCK the whole time.

I20 is a fine little car.

[Tim182]

Don't worry akescpt - some people just cannot resist the urge to be a COCK the whole time.

:D

[SaiyanZ]

and your average speed?

Stuck to around 120-140km/h on the freeways.

[akescpt]

Stuck to around 120-140km/h on the freeways.

kewl. thanks.

[Freshy-ZN]

With news cars you want to vary the revs a bit. In other words dont stay at the same speed/revs for long periods. Maybe drive at 125 for a while then 110 then 120 etc. You also want to do city driving and open road.

[akescpt]

what a brilliant car. lovly upgraded finishes. the blue is really nice at night. the drive is very smooth as well. easy to see why its so popular. wanted to drive it home! lol

[DJ...]

we doing a 1k road trip next week.

A 1k road trip you say? Is that like to the shops and back?

[wizdumb]

just don't redline it, keep the speed on the highway at 129km/h (or below ...lol) and in traffic/city driving maybe keep the revs below 4000 rpm and you should be fine. my car's fuel consumption dropped from ave 7l/100km to 6l/100km after about 6k km and has stayed there for past 6k km

[Gnome]

Ask the dealer. Honda told me that I do not need to run the Civic's motor in, as did VW when i bought my Polo back then.

All engines need to be run in. It is unlikely a company would run it in before you get it as it is time consuming process unless it is a very expensive vehicle.

More info: http://www.ntnoa.org/enginebreakin.htm


Don't worry. The i20 won't go that fast
I've driven my friend's Mom's i20 Auto (1.4) and it easily hit 140km/h, I didn't try for faster but it will almost certainly be possible considering the ease it hit 140 with.


u serious? i can go past 160 in my sirion. 1.3 is not what it used to be friends.
Sirion is substaintially lighter than the i20. The i20 1.4 engine however produces more power and torque than the Sirion 1.3. Weight makes a huge difference.

[D3x!]

do they not break the cars engines in in the factory these days? as gone are those initial like 1500km services that used to be

[R13...]

It shouldn't, as long as you're in 5th at that speed. Keeping the revs between 2,000 - 3,500 for the majority of the drive should be quite safe. Over-revving and "lugging" (using an unnecessarily high gear at low speeds) are bad.
A 1.4 engine will be at revs higher than than on 120.

[samr1wp]

A 1.4 engine will be at revs higher than than on 120.

at 120 on my golf also 1.4 it sits at 3500 ....

[Gnome]

Just calculated with gear calc, if fitted with standard tires:

i20 1.4: 3595rpm in gear 5 @ 120km/h
i20 1.6: 3395rpm in gear 5 @ 120km/h

1.4 Max torque: 4200rpm in gear 5 (136Nm) @ 140km/h
1.4 Max power: 5500rpm in gear 5 (74kW) @ 184km/h

1.6 Max torque: 4200rpm in gear 5 (156Nm) @ 148km/h
1.6 Max power: 6300rpm in gear 5 (91kW) @ 223km/h

This is REAL speed btw. ALL speedometers overread by 5-10km/h, so @ 120km/h on the speedo the RPMs will be slightly lower.

[Rouxenator]

Interesting that dealers say new cars have had their engines "driven in" on the bench. Basically you can just drive it without taking any special consideration because its new.

Why I say it is interesting is that in the 20,000km review of the i20 1.4 done by CAR Magazine the test driver noted that the car felt dead and thirsty during the initial couple of thousand Ks. Then it gradually became more responsive and economical over time. Perhaps I have been preconditioned by reading that, but I also felt my 74kw 1.4 Corsa becoming more nippy about 2000km after its initial service.

Anyone else that had similar exeriences with the i20 or other cars?