That was fun....

must of been a fast road race with the marea's stonking 8sec 0-60 :)

Vamp, generally you post slightly incoherent but non the less fairly well informed posts.... however, sometimes you post utter bollocks.

I'll file this as the latter, as 0-60 times have very little use when chasing each other over twisty mountain B-roads.

what sort of torque is that lovely 5 potter putting out (any at what rpm gen)

yes but then it wouldn't get a bit of a pissed reply and you wouldn't feel the need to correct my bullshit and posting well informed stuff isn't as fun :-P my dad's S60 had a slower 0-60 than my MR2 by 3secs but it would pull away just from 50-70mph but then the MR2 would catch it easily by 80mph :)

Don't know how that compares, other than the 24v V6 in the 156 has

It is a glorious noise isn't it ?

In the upper reaches of the rev range you *are* Stig Blomqvist in a Quattro S1 on the 1000 Lakes.

The best aspect of the car IMHO - nearly as good as a 145 Boxer(1)............

(1) But obviously not a patch on a Turbodiesel Audi on full tractor mode.

I was thinking the same thing. Hope Steve never has to use his car to pull the skin off a custard.

Fraser

Oh I don't know, I'm sure it could manage custard no problem. It's the rice pudding that'll give him grief :)

Much better overlaid by a bit of turbo noise. Even much better when they're putting out >200 bhp.

heh - just realised - my elch-machine has more torque.

And rumble and vibrate.

You know I can remember the days when we laughed at people who thought a V5 was a type of engine layout.

Mine has an all-mighty 110 lbs/ft at 4,000rpm :)

Good 20-90 times are most handy though... 8)

Nice to get a highland hoot in despite the short days and s**te weather

- well done!

VR5 is just odd - a complicated method of ending up with an engine not much more economical or compact than the VR6 but more complicated and larger than the I4. Of course, VW turbocharge the I4 to make more power than the VR5, and IIRC the VR5 doesn't balance.

Proper I5s have their place - simplicity, extra smoothness and more valve area than a 4, fits easier into a transverse install than an I6 / V6.

The non turbo 8v makes 119 ft.lbs. of torque at 3,500 rpm. and me old 16v Turbo makes

Not bad for a car that doesn't really make much extra power as stock much beyond 5k

Yup. You need 6 for a smooth idle.