How hard do you guys drive your 2.4s?

[LiveReckless010]

I notice that I tend to drive mine pretty hard sometimes :/ then again a motor runs better at high RPMs than at idle

[Tuner]

I drive mine a little heavy footed... With the occasional intense throttling..

I try to pull the most mileage out of a tank as i can..

[LiveReckless010]

I ask this because I just got done jackin around with a teggy and I havent ran my car that hard in a while lol 4k rpms or more continuously. I can say I stayed ahead of him though! lol

[audioextremez]

I drive mine pretty hard, i tend to race a lot on the interstate since I commute to work 50 miles one way, so I get kinda bored, so if I see a car worth racing and they are up for the challenge I usually drop it to 3rd (4500-5000 RPM) and give 3 beeps of the horn and it sees the red line (6500 RPM) in 3rd and 4th gear, and pull to about 120-125 MPH before I let out of it, so I would say I drive her pretty hard, but I enjoy hearing the sound of the engine change pitch as it enters into the VVT (Variable Valve Timing) power band, and taking it to her limits. she seems to be holding up just fine....knock on wood! I use penzoil platinum full synthetic oil and change it every 5000 miles so even though I drive her hard I take care of her! looking forward to adding some performance upgrades and seeing some more power out of the 2.4L!

[ShaksForteSX]

I run mine hard but not at high speeds just hard acceleration. I rly like the high 2nd and 3rd gear RPM power and it shows cuz I'm averaging 13 mpg's as of last night lol whatev

[trevorusn]

Every stoplight is a new race, every corner begs to be taken faster, every highway is a 100+MPH challenge...

[a5ylum5150]

very hard. especially in the canyon

[outlawmobile]

Most of the time...not hard at all,actually baby it quite a bit.Every now and then tho I will really rip on her just for kicks

[the kia guy]

Thank god the 2.0 has bump shift, lately I've been driving it hard like leaving it in second on the street and on the freeway lol

[arinesmith]

I feed it speed every once in awhile. Lots of interstate merging where I have to get on it hard.

[Aluus]

Hard enough i make a 40 mile commute in under 30 minutes and get about 19mpg highway...

[tyzall1584]

Ever since I replaced my air intake this weekend, I have been driving it just a little harder...love that throaty growl!

[RaleTheBlade]

Pretty hard sometimes, lol. Especially around town. I like it when it upshifts at higher speed, the 6 speed makes it feel and sound faster than it really is, bahaha. I've carried it to about 6200 RPM (the tachometer says, not sure if it was fully accurate) a few times, never had a problem. The 2.4 seems pretty well built.

[Mickid173]

Iim at 32,000 miles and my second set of tires is already almost done. I corner more than "speed". Avergae 26mpg city and Highway. I accelerate full throttle every now and then(4-5 times a week) Don't usually exceed the speed of 100mph. I would rather avoid the hefty tickets. :P I would say I drive her pretty hard, I'm more afraid of my struts or something related to the suspension or tires going bad then the motor..

[UnDeR_FLiP]

I do most of my driving in the city so not hard at all...I actually baby it as much as I can. When I get out of the city on to some nice curvy back roads though, I like to push it