TAW commented:
John Hess's euro 6 has a lot more low end grunt than the LR 4 cyl
engines and pulls hills much faster than a 109 with a 4 could. I think
people's dislike for the engine is that it was an archaic design back
then and you gained a lot of weight and engine bulk for what on paper
seems a tiny power gain. The factory was unhappy enough to go out and
buy V8 engine tooling a few years later.
But in real life that tiny amount on gain on paper translated to a
vehicle that ran a lot better on the highway, through the mountains and
had it's torque peak at the same RPM as the LR four cyl diesel engine
Mine is a euro 6 and I will agree with what Terri Ann says. I have never
driven/ ridden in a Westlake 6 so I can not attest to the differences. I
can keep up with freeway traffic (60 -70mph) in mine (County Station Wagon,
109") and can climb the I-70 hill out of Denver without dropping into 2nd
(usually).
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