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Which engine would you go for:

A 2.0T or a 3.0 V6 TDI?

and why?

Car will be used for just general driving around town and around two 200mile motorway journeys a month. MPG isn't a factor.

Thanks
 
Seems like a strange choice as there's 5k difference in OTR price

2.0T FSI Sport - 30k
3.0TDI Sport - 36k
3.2 FSI Sport - 36k

Assuming it's a company car so the cost is tax related?
 
iaind said:
Seems like a strange choice as there's 5k difference in OTR price

2.0T FSI Sport - 30k
3.0TDI Sport - 36k
3.2 FSI Sport - 36k

Assuming it's a company car so the cost is tax related?
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No not a company car. My sister is looking for her next car and that is two she's interested in.
 
If MPG isnt an issue, I'd go out the way to find a 3.2 then. Although the V6 TDI does look pretty good - if it was between those 2 I definitely wouldnt have the 2.0T
 
I dont know about the 2.0 but the 3.0 Diesel is fantastic! The whole car is something else. Get the Sline version if possible, that has all the toys!

OP: Are you looking at the used car market or dealer approved?
 
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daelo said:
I thought the 3.0 litre TDI quattro dooes 0-60 in 5.9 which is very respectable if you ask me, correct me if im wrong!
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Because its four wheel drive and therefore gets off the line very quickly giving it an artificially low 0-60 time.

It does not have the same overall levels of performance as other cars which acheive 0-60 in 5.something seconds.
 
[TW]Fox;16850527 said:
Because its four wheel drive and therefore gets off the line very quickly giving it an artificially low 0-60 time.
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I wouldn't say it is 'artificially low' - it gets to 60mph in the time it does, no two ways about it.

It is just a car of different merits to X, Y and Z. The car having 4wd doesn't affect the validity of its 0-60 times.

However, that is not to say that a 0-60 comparison isn't in any way naive...
 
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If you use 0-60 to appraise the general performance you can expect from a car (Which although you shouldnt is usually the only figure you have, so what else are you supposed to use) you might end up a bit dissapointed with a 3.0 TDI A5 because it does 0-60 in 5.9 seconds because it gets off the line like a rat up a drainpipe, not because it offers performance on a par with other cars with a similar 0-60 time.

The 330d, for example, does 0-60 in 6.0 seconds. On paper slower than the A5, in the real world, it is the faster car. The 335d has a 0-60 time exactly the same as an A5 3.0TDI. So, the same performance? Yea right, the 335d is noticeably quicker.
 
[TW]Fox;16850867 said:
If you use 0-60 to appraise the general performance you can expect from a car (Which although you shouldnt is usually the only figure you have, so what else are you supposed to use) you might end up a bit dissapointed with a 3.0 TDI A5 because it does 0-60 in 5.9 seconds because it gets off the line like a rat up a drainpipe, not because it offers performance on a par with other cars with a similar 0-60 time.

The 330d, for example, does 0-60 in 6.0 seconds. On paper slower than the A5, in the real world, it is the faster car. The 335d has a 0-60 time exactly the same as an A5 3.0TDI. So, the same performance? Yea right, the 335d is noticeably quicker.
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In complete agreement!

The 335D is a far faster car, its got more power and torque plus a vast amount more actually getting to the tarmec, but if you went of 0-60 times you could be led to believe they both offer same levels of performance.

It would be nice to see manufacturers posting more times like 30-70mph, 60-100mph and 0-100mph to get a truer representation of performance.

You have to think to yourself in real-world driving its rare you go from a standstill too full throttle, you far more likely to accelerate hard through the gears from a roll.

Perfect example is A5 3.0TDI Quattro takes 16.6s to hit 100mph from a standstill. Yet the BMW 335D with the same 0-60mph time as the A5 gets upto 100mph a lot quicker in just 13.7s, more or less a whole 3s quicker.

The 335D also remaps too 335BHP and 500lb/ft reducing 0-100mph to sub 12s, for a diesel thats very fast.
 
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