Diesel versus petrol
Discussion
Hi all,
Having owned many NA, turocharged and screaming petrols in my time, I recently bit the bullet and bought a senssible diesel for the trip to and from work. Don't laugh, but I bought a Skoda Fabia VRS.
As standard it is a pocket rocket. It uses the 130bhp, 229 lb.ft turbo diesel VW engine, but in a lighter car gives excellent performance.
Then you "optimise" the performance and end up with 180bhp and 305lb.ft In gear acceleration is WOW, top speed reads 150 on the clock and 0-60 is around 7 seconds. And average fuel consumption? 48mpg... I rest my case.
I still need the motorbike for high revving thrills, but diesel engines are really coming on.
Having owned many NA, turocharged and screaming petrols in my time, I recently bit the bullet and bought a senssible diesel for the trip to and from work. Don't laugh, but I bought a Skoda Fabia VRS.
As standard it is a pocket rocket. It uses the 130bhp, 229 lb.ft turbo diesel VW engine, but in a lighter car gives excellent performance.
Then you "optimise" the performance and end up with 180bhp and 305lb.ft In gear acceleration is WOW, top speed reads 150 on the clock and 0-60 is around 7 seconds. And average fuel consumption? 48mpg... I rest my case.
I still need the motorbike for high revving thrills, but diesel engines are really coming on.
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