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[DimPrawn]

My biggest gripe with these performance diesels is the very narrow power band.

They do bugger all until about 2000 RPM and it's all over by 4000 RPM.

Also, they sound terrible and you always get a slight vibration that becomes tiresome on long journeys.

Give me a silky 6 cylinder BMW pertrol engine anyday of the week. Smooth as silk and linear power from tickover to redline.

[theemeestroo]

My 6 Cylinder 2.5L picks up nicely.
(with 200BHP, it should...)

I do like the Tiptronic box too.

I am guessing you have an Audi then.
Is the tiptronic the one where the gears "stretch" or something so it is really smooth? Or is that the Multi-tronic or something?

[Churchill]

what car you got?

Skoda Superb.
(with a nice piece of go faster kit from Jabba)

[gingerjedi]

My 6 Cylinder 2.5L picks up nicely.
(with 200BHP, it should...)

I do like the Tiptronic box too.

My 4 cylinder 2L normaly aspirated engine also has 200bhp and a 6 speed box... wanna race? only joking!

[DimPrawn]

Skoda Superb
Microsoft Works

My two favourite oxymorons

[Spacecadet]

Give me a silky 6 cylinder BMW pertrol engine anyday of the week. Smooth as silk and linear power from tickover to redline.

Ditto the 3 litre, V6 lexus engine in my RX. Cruising, theres virtually no engine noise even at motorway speeds.
Smash your foot to the floor, drop the gears (or let the autobox drop them) and the engine roar is highly satisfying

[Churchill]

Skoda Superb
Microsoft Works

My two favourite oxymorons

Well, it's worth every penny I paid for it.
(Discounting my BIK tax of course...)

In fact, if I was going to spend £20K on a new car I'd buy one.

[Numptycorner]

To be fair 50-70 is the only performance figure worth looking at. 0-60 is meaningless, unless you are a boy racer or are on a track.

[DodgyAgent]

No i went for 1.6 FSI Petrol Engine.

Everyone keeps telling me i should have gone for the diesel?

I have one of these two months old. We use it only as a second car

[Spacecadet]

To be fair 50-70 is the only performance figure worth looking at. 0-60 is meaningless, unless you are a boy racer or are on a track.

not entirely true