mwg
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Originally posted by fearless
Just got back from a technical launch meeting of the Corsa D at Vauxhall - They recon its going to have 208 bhp !!!
I really dont believe that
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bubble
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accordiing to tech2 on selection screen the corsa d has tthe z16net engine in. which is 180ps BUT does have overboost buttton for 200ps for few seconds.
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Paul H
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you can almost bet thats an opc concept and won't be the one thats realesed
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ed
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The first Corsa OPC had 174 bhp from the 1.6 Ecotec.
I think they have put a lot of work into this car. I doubt they will fuck it up and make it serverly underpowered in comparison to the compitition...
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Steve
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yes can you imagine back in the day when the corsa gsi was being released, I bet everyone wouldve been going, OMG its going to have 174bhp 
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matt_aka_smiler
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Vaux didnt want the 1.6 engine in the GSi/sport making the astra look bad so it was restricted. also i read its always been there economy car. but this is a VXR they cant realy have it under powered wearing that badge can they? im expecting it to be around the 150-170 mark myself. but like others have said its got stiff comp so maybe they'll have smaller power with less of a price tag
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
quote:
Originally posted by fearless
Just got back from a technical launch meeting of the Corsa D at Vauxhall - They recon its going to have 208 bhp !!!
I really dont believe that
Like what the bloke has said in the post above you can't have the VXR badge wearing car being under powered in its class, I reckon it will have 208bhp like Fearless says.
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Steve
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Originally posted by matt_aka_smiler
Vaux didnt want the 1.6 engine in the GSi/sport making the astra look bad so it was restricted. also i read its always been there economy car. but this is a VXR they cant realy have it under powered wearing that badge can they? im expecting it to be around the 150-170 mark myself. but like others have said its got stiff comp so maybe they'll have smaller power with less of a price tag
just like they had the gsi underpowered wearing that badge you mean? a badge doesnt mean shit
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Cybermonkey
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steve stop being a cock. the 16XE put out 150bhp in pre-production spec. was reduced to improve economy and to stop it stealing the limelight from the Astra.
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
quote:
Originally posted by fearless
Just got back from a technical launch meeting of the Corsa D at Vauxhall - They recon its going to have 208 bhp !!!
I really dont believe that
Like what the bloke has said in the post above you can't have the VXR badge wearing car being under powered in its class, I reckon it will have 208bhp like Fearless says.
I hope it does have 208bhp.
But I dont know whether it will as surely the performance would then be too similar to the Astra VXR
[Edited on 15-10-2006 by Matty G]
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
steve stop being a cock. the 16XE put out 150bhp in pre-production spec. was reduced to improve economy and to stop it stealing the limelight from the Astra.
so what different in this situation?
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mwg
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If they do stick with the Meriva VXR's engine output then look what I found 
http://www.celtictuning.co.uk/vehicles/vauxhall/vauxhall-meriva-ecu-remap-chip-engine-tuning.html
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mattwhite
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Spoke to someone a the vauxhall dealership about it and he said 1.6 turbo engine with between 180 and 200bhp.
So that sounds good enough to me, he also said they should go into production about march time and will start taking details for test drives early in the new year.
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Steve
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so he probably means either 180 or 200 bhp, and TBH hes probably only read what we have
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alli Ronald
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
If it has 200bhp it will
a) handle worse than the competition
b) look worse than the competition
c) not go as fast as it should
lol - full of enthusiasm eh...
a) the new corsa got an excellent review from whatcar? autoexpress for every aspect rated as an "improvement over the old model" so if the new one sux...
b) looks are always a matter of opinion - i like it, looks like a mini sport hatch
c) eh? not go as fast as it should? how fast should a 200hp car go? and if you look at the new clio 197, id be surprised if vaux were to compete at hot hatch level KNOWING the competition have a 6.9second 200ish hp car. I would expect these figures to be very similar to the new corsa. christ - the LCR only hits 0-60 in 7.2 with its 225hp!
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mwg
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The LCR 225 is more like 6.6 0-60.
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alli Ronald
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not according to whatcar?
dunno if this will work but here goes:
http://whatcar.com/car-review-performance.aspx?RT=226&ED=39866&U=1
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mwg
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I was going off this
http://www.vagweb.co.uk/perf.htm#leonmk1
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alli Ronald
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lol, topgear rates the R at 6.7 from 30-70mph not 0-60... anyway - this is splitting hairs
all im saying is it SHOULD do 0-60 in around 7sec IF vxl want it to compete with other hot hatches 
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mwg
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yes it should do and I hope it does.
but I am preparing myself for the worst 
But then again they did allright with the Astra VXR so there is hope yet!
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Steve
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the cupra r 225 is NOT 7.2 7.2 is more like the 180bhp cupra territory even parkers reflects this.
People need to get there facts right before posting crap
[Edited on 16-10-2006 by Steve]
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alli Ronald
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lol, theres a link to whatcars figures...read it then come back with something useful. you really should get your facts right before commenting...
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Steve
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OMFG i cannot believe you are arguing this with me, what car must have ther figures mixed up with the mk1 leon cupras you fool.
Wait til anyone else with an ounce of knowledge comes on
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alli Ronald
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as in the 210hp model?
they have that car here: http://whatcar.com/car-review-performance.aspx?RT=226&ED=4605&U=1
so once again, well done knob jockey - what i cant believe is you moaning that i quoted figures from whatcar? that you dont agree with - thus I must be talking shite.... did i write the review on the LCR? no. so why is it my fault they quote those figurs?
cheers- just proven that you are indeed - a knob jockey.
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Steve
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no as in the 180bhp leon cupra Mk1, the mk2 210 was 7 secs dead maybe a tad quicker.
All i have proven is that you were wrong TBPH
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