> >
> >>
> >> TDCI 0-60 10.6 seconds
> >> ST170 0-60 7.9 seconds
> >>
> >> ST170 looks faster to me.
> >>
> >> The TDCI engine may produce more torque but because of it's extra tall
> >> gearing, it has nowhere near the torque the ST170 has at the wheels
> >> where it counts.
> >>
> >
> >In a comparison of three "quick" estates, a German magazine compared the
> >ST170, the Opel Astra OPC and the Skoda Octavia RS. The ST170, as you said,
> >posted a good 0-60, but it's in-gear acceleration times were terrible. > >
> >
> What are we talking about here. 30 - 50 in 6th?
It was 50 - 70 mph in top and 5th. Anyway, the ST170 is in a whole different price class than the TDCi, and beyond what I want to spend. A fair comparison would be the 2.0 Zetec to the TDCi, which was my original question.
Stephen