Filby1
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Cally Turbo LET or the Sapphire Cossworth (Not RS 500)
Which one?
[Edited on 17-06-2005 by Filby1]
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Jason Iles
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Cally should imagine due to the 4 wheel drive traction
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boyracer2002
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quote: Originally posted by Jason Iles
Cally should imagine due to the 4 wheel drive traction
cossie could be 4x4 tho too ?
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Teddy
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Standard Cossie will beat a cally turbo to 60mph buy 0.2 of a second - but then the cossie gets wasted by the vauxhall.
(assuming both cars are totally standard)
The above FACTS are taken from an Autocar test.
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Joff
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Is the Cossie still holding it's value better than the equivalent Calibra/Cav?
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Jason Iles
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quote: Originally posted by boyracer2002
quote: Originally posted by Jason Iles
Cally should imagine due to the 4 wheel drive traction
cossie could be 4x4 tho too ?
True but there aren't that many 4x4 Cossies are there??
I know the Calibras quick, my mates is rapid
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TNM
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quote: Originally posted by Jason Iles
quote: Originally posted by boyracer2002
quote: Originally posted by Jason Iles
Cally should imagine due to the 4 wheel drive traction
cossie could be 4x4 tho too ?
True but there aren't that many 4x4 Cossies are there??
I know the Calibras quick, my mates is rapid
Loads of sahp 4x4s!
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Filby1
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Escort?
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Teddy
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The report that im refering to is the Escort Cosworth vs a Cavalier Turbo..........
Its reads a little like this........
"Drivers of the Cosworth had better keep an eye over their shoulders or ignore the new Vauxhall Cavalier 4x4 Turbo at your peril........................"
"0-60 the Cosworth will just about dispatch the Cavalier buy 0.2 of a second. After this there is no arguement the Cav will hit 70mph from 30mph a full 0.5 seconds faster than the Cosworth and even more impressive is how the Cavalier will dispatch the Cosworth by nearly 1.5 seconds if the sprint was to hit a magic 110. Top speed there is no arguement either the Cosworth will hit a mighty 144mph whilst the Cavalier will storm on to 152mph"
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Adam_B
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yes but how many standard cossies are there, not many i suspect
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Adam_B
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having said that i actully know of one round the corner from me but it never gets driven so it doesnt count
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Filby1
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cool, i always thought the Cossworths where better but i was wrong then, which leaves the only other Cossworth to beat Vaux is the RS500?
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Stu
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Still love the Escort Cosworth myself, great engine as well!
Wouldnt have a Calibra turbo, never really been a fan.
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Filby1
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i no it showes its Age a hell of alot more than the Cosworth i aggre
[Edited on 17-06-2005 by Filby1]
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Teddy
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RS500 would beat a Cav/Cally Turbo without a doubt........................
................hello Lotus Carlton - the LC would and i quote again..................
"The LC uses Cossies to wipe its bottom"
People are very quick to dismiss Vauxhall as a "performance" Car manufacture but you look at the facts and figures they just managed to keep it very quiet!
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Ditch
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EsCos would hand a cally or cav its arse
bring out the Lotus Carlton
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jr
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A saph cossie is a saph, a RS500 is a sierra completly diffrent car
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jr
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i would have RS500 or even just a 3 door over any vaux bar a HSR chevette and a LC
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Teddy
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quote: Originally posted by Ditch
EsCos would hand a cally or cav its arse
bring out the Lotus Carlton
Nah it wouldnt. Read the report i posted above - that was tested by autocar.
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jr
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and also as standard the cossie drivetrain is far superiour to the cally one
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Ditch
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quote: Originally posted by Teddy
RS500 would beat a Cav/Cally Turbo without a doubt........................
................hello Lotus Carlton - the LC would and i quote again..................
"The LC uses Cossies to wipe its bottom"
People are very quick to dismiss Vauxhall as a "performance" Car manufacture but you look at the facts and figures they just managed to keep it very quiet!
Great minds Teddy
both posted at :12mins past
went to Performance Vauxhall in convoy with my friends dads LC, such a brute of a car!! His is running at approx 450bhp... and is clean as a whistle!
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Teddy
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quote: Originally posted by jr
and also as standard the cossie drivetrain is far superiour to the cally one
How so?
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Ditch
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quote: Originally posted by Teddy
quote: Originally posted by Ditch
EsCos would hand a cally or cav its arse
bring out the Lotus Carlton
Nah it wouldnt. Read the report i posted above - that was tested by autocar.
Both in standard trim... surely the EsCos is faster even on the move??!
Either way, I have watched both on a track, at the same time, and the EsCos was walking all over the Callibra. Both standard bar suspension mod's
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Teddy
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Nah - the report which was with timing gear in simple terms.... the Cos will beat the Cav to 0-60 by 0.2 of a sec - then the Cav literally hands the Cos its whaletale back
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jr
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maybe superiour is the wrong word, as the cally was a clever design
but as standard you dont have the concern of lowering or rotataing tyres on the cossie, and its ony when you startign running big power on the 4x4 (mt75 box ???) that you have to worry about braking it
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