The diesel options for the current V70 come in 2 flavours - 163PS and 185PS. They both have the same 2.4L capacity.
Does anyone know whether the different power outputs are simply due to chipping - or whether there are any physical differences in the engines?
Both the same engines- different software.
Buy the 163 and have superchips / other treat it for 190bhp.
Tim..
Bull-s*it. The greates difference is not the engine: the 185 hp version comes with a 6-gear-automatic and the 163 hp with a 5-gear. The stronger engine has different injectors with a 5-hole design and the turbo-geometrie is variable. IIRC even the intercooler design is slightly different.
Not quite true - in the UK at any rate. Whether opting for the 163PS (not
*quite* HP) or 185PS engine, you get a choice of a 6-speed manual or 6-speed auto transmission.So I'm interested in differences which apply specifically to the *engine*.
AFAIK the European engines are the same, certainly the 163 unit over here also uses a VGT turbo...
Tim..
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