Quick car!

[iluvmercs]

OMG! The Seat Leon Cupra diesel is bloody quick! Had one nail it off some lights next to me yesterday in my E320 Coupe - I didnt use the gears (left it in drive), so started off in 2nd and I was a fraction late getting off the mark - and i certainly wasnt beating him! I had to back off because my lane ran out! The road then came onto a dual carriageway. Again we were side by side and neither of us were getting away from the other! Very surprised! Its amazing how far diesel technology has come in recent years!

>> Edited by iluvmercs on Tuesday 18th October 14:18

[Pentoman]

Heh yep you definitely got to stick it in '2' while stationary (so it starts in 1st and changes up to 2nd when it hits the redline) to be beating the new performance diesels!

Or you can modify the gearbox so it starts in 1st..

Russell
190E x2, '62 Elan

[tonylal]

..Wait until you come up against a C320cdi at the lights....I got to get me one of those. Try 0-60 in 6. It's a DIESEL Auto for crying out loud.....

[iluvmercs]

tonylal said:

..Wait until you come up against a C320cdi at the lights.

Yer I read about that! Almost matches the new C350 petrol! And both these new models seem to be able to match the old W202/W124 3.6 AMG's! Just kinda proves how much the standard engines have come along!

Note to self: invest in a 350 engine for my Coupe

[sleepezy]

tonylal said:

..Wait until you come up against a C320cdi at the lights

Wait until you come up against an E320cdi doing a fair crack along the A14.

Had a good tussle with one a few weeks back - didn't need full kickdown to keep up but the thing certainly shifted well into 3 figures

>> Edited by sleepezy on Tuesday 25th October 22:39

[tonyf]

My son just picked up one of those leon cupra deisels this morning, took me out for a ride and yes the bloody thing is quick! I am amazed at the performance and the torque curve, well, you gotta experience to beleive it. I am VERY impressed..

[sneijder]

I had a Golf GTTDi for a while (probably a similar donkey, if not the same) My mate has a V6 4-Motion Golf, and I have to say his was a good 20mph faster in a straight line flat out, but the oil burner was massively more torquey, and overtaking on the motorway going from 50-80 the derv would leave the petrol for dead.

[andysv]

it may have been chipped, i had a golf tdi 150, upped it to 190bhp and near 300lb ft! i tell you it was bloody fast. god i miss that little car.

[Tonyf]

My son has had hes leon chipped, now producing 186 bhp and 320 ft lb of torque, he can now keep up with my E320 cdi, theres nothing in it FFS !!! What a car !

[steve-p]

Tonyf said:

My son has had hes leon chipped, now producing 186 bhp and 320 ft lb of torque, he can now keep up with my E320 cdi, theres nothing in it FFS !!! What a car !

That's great... provided you like Seats