My New Car is a SRI 1.6 Turbo 180 bhp

Gaygle · 17 Nov 2010 at 14:52

Matt82 said:
crikey. thats a fair old output for a 1.6

Not really? They were making 225bhp 1.8turbot's nearly 10 years ago!

Not to mention the Mini Cooper S turbo which is a 1.6T (175bhp?) and the 207gti. And the Corsa VXR had a 1.6t producing 190bhp, what, 4-5 years ago?

Firestar_3x · 17 Nov 2010 at 14:53

Thing to remember is 1 Vauxhall BHP is only worth 1/2 of a normal BHP.

DM · 17 Nov 2010 at 14:56

Lot of back slapping here now i see

Django x2 · 17 Nov 2010 at 14:57

LOL FOX

matt_fsr · 17 Nov 2010 at 14:58

[TW]Fox;17808923 said:
Sounds awesome, nice one.

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
Happy days.

Firestar_3x said:
I really like the Astra, best in it's class well worth 15k.

Loving the new motors forum.

Its all smiles.

Gaygle · 17 Nov 2010 at 14:58

Firestar_3x said:
A 1613kg Astra, is that right?

180bhp yet 0-60 in 8.8 seconds, must make 180bhp for about 0.0112% of the rev range?

1613kg?

My 330i Saloon with a big heavy 6 cyl engine is still about 110kg lighter?

Just how did they make it THAT heavy?

Firestar_3x · 17 Nov 2010 at 14:59

That's what the parkers website of fail tells me, might be slightly wrong.

Janesy B · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:03

Parkers always get it wrong.

Scania · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:05

matt_fsr said:
Loving the new motors forum. Its all smiles.

Oh **** OFF! :mad:

Janesy B · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:07

Oh BTW..

I LUFF YOUR NU CAR!

Is that okay? I think that's what I was supposed to say.

Firestar_3x · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:07

Janesy B said:
Parkers always get it wrong.

I would go to the Vauxhall website to check but i don't want a virus.

Dreadi · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:09

Relentless81 said:
Wow thats heavy and the 0-60 is a little off what I would have guessed it would have been. Is it the same engine thats in the Corsa VXR?

185BHP and so what, its got nothing to do with this car

Yea but it has something to do "wow, all that power for a 1.6!" You can get more from non-turbo 1.6's, it's nothing special.

thepeteh · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:10

Nice car mate... great deal.

Vita · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:12

I think you paid too much for an Astra.

Gaygle · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:13

Firestar_3x said:
I would go to the Vauxhall website to check but i don't want a virus.

I updated my Sophos and had a look. They only list the gross weight of the vehicle, which is between 1885-2060kg depending on the engine.

Matt82 · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:15

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
I had a 1985 and latterly a 1990 Escort 1.6 RS Turbos both running (relatively reliably) with a 175BHP "Re-map", I'd have thought a more modern design would handle it with ease?

Happy days.

well the modern one has a warrenty, much stricter emmissions. definately a bit of an achievement IMO esp when you consider what vauxhall usually turn out

and think about stuff like refinement. think about how the RS delivered its GO, they were awesome. the astra will be so civilised your granny could do it and still have the 100k mile warrenty

Relentless81 · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:19

Gaygle said:
I updated my Sophos and had a look. They only list the gross weight of the vehicle, which is between 1885-2060kg depending on the engine.

Christ, so as manufacturers get more eco aware and strive to build more economical engines, the cars are getting heavier and heavier, is it me or does this contradict itself

[TW]Fox · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:26

Vita said:
I think you paid too much for an Astra.

At least he has his own car.

TaKeN · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:26

Enjoy

Gaygle · 17 Nov 2010 at 15:29

Relentless81 said:
Christ, so as manufacturers get more eco aware and strive to build more economical engines, the cars are getting heavier and heavier, is it me or does this contradict itself

Unfortunately i can't find the kerb weight figures for the new Astra, but from looking at the ratio of the old 1.6 Astra's Kerb weight:Gross weight, we can make an educated guess:

Old Astra 1.6:

Kerb Weight: 1240kg
Gross Weight: 1765kg

So assuming the new Astra has a Gross weight of about 1900kg, i estimate the Kerb Weight being about 1450kg.