Bizarre figures!

[devil fish 0]

http://www.channel4.com/4car/used-cars/ ... rrado.html

 

so how come the n/a 1.8ltr16V is faster to 60 and has a faster top speed than the 2ltr16v. And faster to 60 than the supercharged 1.8???

 

wierd, or is it a case of they got the stats the wrong way round.

 

Have fun

Daz.

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

The 1.8 16v is more revvy and has a few more bhp than the 2.0 which has more torque.

 

The g60 can't reach 60 in second, 55 max, unless you get a vr 1st and 2nd ;)

[ben16v 0]

cos 1.8 16v rock :lol:

 

TBH i think its to do with G60 not being able to make 60 in second gear where the valver can and the fact that the 2.0 16v has a cat on it ( thats why they upped it to 2.0 to compensate)

 

or i could be totally wrong :lol:

 

edit... took me a long time to type that :lol:

[iow_corrado_g60 0]

do most uk corrado's come in left hand drive then?

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

iow_corrado_g60, erm, no.

[chaz g60 0]

8.9 sceonds to 60 in a g60??!! is that right?? cant be, i thought it was about 7 ish??

[saysomestuff 0]

nah it's not right, I posted up that the g60 figures are the same as the golf MK5 FSI and got a right kicking - i think it's more like 7.9 for the G

[bcstudent 0]

The 1.8 16v is more revvy and has a few more bhp than the 2.0 which has more torque.

They both make the same peak horsepower.

[dragon 0]

looks like stats came out of this book good read by the way

[iow_corrado_g60 0]

16v in that channel 4 article it says hard to get a right hand drive!

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

iow_corrado_g60, they're talking rubbish!

 

dragon, wondering if anyone has actually bought that book cos my car is also in there, would be cool to see some scans of it..

[dragon 0]

iow_corrado_g60, they're talking rubbish!

 

dragon, wondering if anyone has actually bought that book cos my car is also in there, would be cool to see some scans of it..

 

i will have a look and scan for you only b+w version though bud

 

There is a F239 BVV and a F242 BVV cant see yours 16v

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

Ah right, must be thinking of the wrong one then, no worries dragon, :)

[chubbybrown 0]

as far as I know they only introduced the 2.0 as a cat had to be fitted so they had to go higher in the horses game to overcome the cat. where as a 1.8 dones not have one.

Not sure about standard vw lists but my one makes 144bhp with no mods

[Ibsyj 0]

Is the G60 really worst for mpg!? thought the extra litre in the VR would keep it rooted to the bottom of that list.

 

Ibs

[The Hub 0]

"Note VW quickly became aware that the standard spec had to be upgraded, so within a year electric windows, central locking, height-adjustable steering column and radio/cassette with speed-related volume control were part of the package."

 

 

Does your radio get louder the faster you go :lol:

[CazzaVR 0]

Ibsyj, no way! VR6 is defo the thirstiest! The G is only slightly more thirsty than a valver in my experience.

[Phil K 0]

16v, bhp figure for the 2.0 and the 1.8 were identical AFAIK ;)

[Bojmobile 0]

136bhp for both of them 2.0l torquier but with a cat!

[bristolbaron 10]

hmmm, the unanswerable questions!

 

My G is less thirsty then my old valver, because i drive it differently. The 16v had to be kept at higher revs.

0-60 for the G does seem strange, but it is correct that you cant get to 60 without a gear change. However, I'm sure 9 secs is just stupid.

[Ibsyj 0]

The G is only slightly more thirsty than a valver in my experience.

Ahh that sounds more like it, something was definitely off there :lol: - thanks for that.

 

Ibs

[ben16v 0]

Does your radio get louder the faster you go

 

 

apparently, but cant imagine many still have the oe head unit

[Blinky16v 0]

Just to throw a spanner in the works, I've heard that the Cat on the 2.0L 16v does not impact the BHP much at all.

 

Anyone running a 2.0L 16v with decat pipe? Notice any difference in performance?

 

I have a Powerflow SS exhaust system with a sporty cat (from a Subaru apparently??) which does not have much in the way of a restriction and I noticed a little difference (mainly low end torque) from standard after it was fitted..

[bcstudent 0]

No, it's mainly the very conservative inlet cam that rains on the 2.0 16v parade, not the exhaust catalyst.

[harryc 0]

Parkers car chooser book gives the following stats;

.............0-60....... bhp.....mph..... mpg

1.8 16v.....8....... 136.... 131..... 34.7

G60 cat.....8.7.... 160.... 135 .... 33.1

2.0 16v.....9.3.... 136.... 131 .... 32.6

2.0 8v......10.6.. 115.... 124 ..... 35.5

vr6...........6.7.... 190..... 146 ..... 28.3

 

Im looking at buying a corrado at the mo, was going for a valver over the g60 because it,s quicker to 60 with a similar top speed. Do the 0-60 times really reflect the performance of these engines?