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They weigh about 1300kg and even the conservative BMW 0-60 time is 5.9 seconds for the older one, the newer Si model is even quicker. There isn't a hope in hell that a VW Polo, no matter how many leet remapz it has done, would be capable of 'embarrasing' one of these if the driver of it had some clue and wanted to play ball. Sorry to crush your dreams.
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They weigh about 1300kg and even the conservative BMW 0-60 time is 5.9 seconds for the older one, the newer Si model is even quicker. There isn't a hope in hell that a VW Polo, no matter how many leet remapz it has done, would be capable of 'embarrasing' one of these if the driver of it had some clue and wanted to play ball. Sorry to crush your dreams.
I think they've made a few improvements as yours felt better as does the new roadsters in my local dealer, but its little things like the area under the handbrake etc which feel a bit cheap.
lets take the 2005 3.0si manual for an example:
1385kg
261bhp
188.45bhp/tonne
My polo, conservative weight estimate
1140kg
220bhp
193bhp/tonne
You do the math. I didn't say I was embarassing the car, I said I was embarassing the driver, mainly as he would most likely have the same deluded thought path as yourself and think omgz I can't gain any ground on this little polo, which has no hope in hell of doing this to my amazing b33/V\3r
1385kg
261bhp
188.45bhp/tonne
My polo, conservative weight estimate
1140kg
220bhp
193bhp/tonne
You do the math. I didn't say I was embarassing the car, I said I was embarassing the driver, mainly as he would most likely have the same deluded thought path as yourself and think omgz I can't gain any ground on this little polo, which has no hope in hell of doing this to my amazing b33/V\3r
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You also neglected to mention that your Polo is an FWD scrabblewagon and isn't going to be doing clean launches to 60 in less than 6 seconds.
A whole 5/bhp a tonne difference is far from enough to embarras anyone - especially when you consider aerodynamic properties (Your Polo is a shopping car for women to go to Tesco) and gearing.
A whole 5/bhp a tonne difference is far from enough to embarras anyone - especially when you consider aerodynamic properties (Your Polo is a shopping car for women to go to Tesco) and gearing.
[TW]Fox;12422728 said:
You don't do a "launch" on the dual carriageway, so that is irrelevant in the context of my post. 5bhp/tonne is enough for them not to be able to gain any ground/lose ground on you at the speeds of road racing (60-illegal)
I guess women shoppers must like going faster than hair dressers
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If you are talking about dual carriageways you need massive power differentials to show somebody up and vanish into the distance. This is why you get chavs in 106 GTi's thinking they can keep up with Audi S3's. Because the S3 doesn't vanish into the distance they think they've done well.
I guess women shoppers must like going faster than hair dressers
I'm so busy trying to comprehend why somebody would spend a 5 figure sum on a VW Polo and then destroy the only reason for buying nearly new - the warranty - my brain can't process a comeback
[TW]Fox;12422789 said:
which is why I mentioned not gaining any ground/losing some ground rather than saying yea I pwned him so bad, he ate my dust
I'm so busy trying to comprehend why somebody would spend a 5 figure sum on a VW Polo and then destroy the only reason for buying nearly new - the warranty - my brain can't process a comeback
because most dealerships don't test ecu's for remaps when cars are in for warranty claims, I know countless people who have had warranty work done while remapped and subtely modified, including myself
Go and race an M3, I doubt that'd gain THAT much ground either on a leet streeracin dual carriageway sprintzot but you are not about to say you embarrased that, are you?
Surely they'll notice you upgraded brakes, or did you not bother?
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I assume you've been in the car to know the brakes are inadequate?
Edit: Congratulations to the OP, you saw a BMW.
Edit: Congratulations to the OP, you saw a BMW.
Ans then you come to a corner where even a 2.0i Z4 would whizz all over you.
Polo's weight of 1145kg is given without driver. Even if you are a rather thin little chap, your Polo weighs over 1200kg.
As stock, this gives it a power to weight ratio of 122bhp/tonne. We'll take your amazing leet tuned figures (Where did these come from? Guesswork? The tuners own RR?) and we get 180bhp/tonne.
Whats even more amusing though is that this is a fairly pointless but at least vaguely interesting thread about the Z4 and what people think. Yet still in you come to try and convince a forum full of people who simply don't care how amazing your shopping trolley is. Are you trying to convince us, or yourself?
As stock, this gives it a power to weight ratio of 122bhp/tonne. We'll take your amazing leet tuned figures (Where did these come from? Guesswork? The tuners own RR?) and we get 180bhp/tonne.
Whats even more amusing though is that this is a fairly pointless but at least vaguely interesting thread about the Z4 and what people think. Yet still in you come to try and convince a forum full of people who simply don't care how amazing your shopping trolley is. Are you trying to convince us, or yourself?
