3CorsaMeal
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http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/252078/
Crazy that this Euro 5 standard affects such modern cars
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3CorsaMeal
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Other Euro 5 victims include the 3.2 V6 in the Alfa Brera, the Mazda RX-8 and the VW Group’s 5.0 V10 turbodiesel.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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Everything is going smaller and turbocharged now.
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Daimo B
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Alfa V6....
End of an era. Fantastic engine  And i really am not a V6 fan.
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Ojc
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Understandable when you can extract that power from 2.0 or even 1.6 Turbos now
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mwg
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Who is making a 225bhp 1.6T? Sounds interesting!
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Kurt
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The later Alfa v6 was a GM/Holden unit same as the 2.2Jts
Both found in Vectras if I remember correctly. Both a load of shite, the older 3.2 gta engine was much better, as found in the 147/156
Alfa's new 1750 turbo is pretty good though, 235bhp in the Cloverleaf Giulietta
[Edited on 20-08-2010 by Kurt]
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daymoon
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Wankers. And then they moan new cars don't sell...Nothing exciting left now ;(
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Jambo
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Shame really but maybe it will mean they will make things lighter and therefore not need bigger thirsty powerplants. Plus the more economical they make hum drum cars that means you could afford to run a proper weekend toy may e 
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Steve
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yep hopefully this will see the return of 106gti'esque cars
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
The later Alfa v6 was a GM/Holden unit same as the 2.2Jts
, the older 3.2 gta engine was much better, as found in the 147/156
[Edited on 20-08-2010 by Kurt]
is that the one in the gtv?
people rave on about that engine on corrado forum
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
yep hopefully this will see the return of 106gti'esque cars
i would hope it meant cars makers made either a sports car or a family car, instead of trying to combine the two.
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mwg
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What if you want both of those things in one car though? You don't want the extra cost and hassle of running 2 cars!
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Kurt
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
The later Alfa v6 was a GM/Holden unit same as the 2.2Jts
, the older 3.2 gta engine was much better, as found in the 147/156
[Edited on 20-08-2010 by Kurt]
is that the one in the gtv?
people rave on about that engine on corrado forum
Gtv only had a 3.0 iirc, same one as the 166 and 75 I think, they use them on the hawk status conversions,
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Kurt
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Stratos even
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
What if you want both of those things in one car though? You don't want the extra cost and hassle of running 2 cars!
to me its like chris moyles wearing usain bolts trainers and kidding himself he has stuff in common with him 
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
yep hopefully this will see the return of 106gti'esque cars
i would hope it meant cars makers made either a sports car or a family car, instead of trying to combine the two.
That's what I was trying to say lol. You put that much better
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leon.
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the later gtv had the 3.2 v6
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random dav
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Bollocks to this emissions shite, Euro Nazi's
WRLFC !
Project cars
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by random dav
Bollocks to this emissions shite, Euro Nazi's
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Ben G
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our EU5 TDCI engines are brilliant  they actually produce more power (5bhp more in the 1.6 and 2bhp more on the 1.4) than the outgoing EU4 engines.
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dannymccann
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To be honest, Im all for performance at less cost to the environment, but I do disagree with the blinkered 'new cars are better than old' - scrapping perfectly road worthy and non-polluting 'modern' cars (we are talking 1998 onwards??) for new ones
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Robin
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This is only an issue when they start going back through and banning cars which don't meet x emissions standard.
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chrex
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thing is...why should 'low emission' cars get free road tax? This is whats pissing me off about the whole 'save the planet' bollocks...its crap.
I've already had a rant on the honda forum about this, and everyone agreed that the government just play on the country's majority stupidity.
Why do they get free road tax? They still wear the tarmac, use traffic lights and road signs. It properly pisses me off.
The planet is in a cycle of hot/cold...it happens anyway every 14000 years with an Ice Age, and we are already 1600years overdue...so we arent doing too badly. The carbon cycle is closed...so any gasses that woud be put into the the atmosphere will do anyway. We just have to pay because nature is doing what it does.
Thing is, if everyone goes electric...how will they generate that demand? With power stations...and they would have to be gas/coal because they dont like Nuclear and wind doesnt do shit. So they are gonna pollute anyway.
Its a fuckin joke. Bunch of nobheads that just brainwash the common idiot...
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Richardhhha
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how come volvo arent axing there 2.5T engines... same engine thats in the ST
they also have a 3.2T found in XC90's and some new V70's and S80's
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