Which 106's could beat a 306 DTurbo?

Jimbo Mahoney · 5 Feb 2006 at 15:15

OK, first disclaimer - I do not believe the 306 DTurbo is the fastest car in the known universe

Anyway, I was approaching a stopped 106 at a set of lights (leading uphill into a national speed limit (60 mph) road. I had no intention of racing, but intended to accelerate a bit harder than normal to overtake him.

As i pulled up alongside (in my 1994 DTurbo, totally standard), I noticed it had been debadged, had non-standard alloys and a non-standard exhaust. I hoped it was going to be a 1.4 or something...

We ended up racing and he beat me quite comforably, but not ridiculously so.

Just wondering what it would have been?

Thanks.

Batf1nk · 5 Feb 2006 at 15:21

I'd have thought, off the top of my head. Gti, 1.4 & 1.6 XSi and the 1.3 / 1.6 Rallye.

Though i may be wrong.

MarkLP · 5 Feb 2006 at 15:21

How about something like this?

http://www.japimportsuk.com/stock/?action=viewcar&carid=139

BaJ · 5 Feb 2006 at 15:22

GTI
Rallye
XSI

1.1 Zest

PMKeates · 5 Feb 2006 at 15:23

Nothing short of the Bugatti Veyron can beat a 306 DTurbo, and that's only if it has a rolling start. The Thrust SSC has been known, on occasion, to beat the 306 DTurbo on the 1/4 of a light year run.

Phil W · 5 Feb 2006 at 15:46

The 1.1's aint all that slow to 50-60mph

neil-ste · 5 Feb 2006 at 15:47

Series 1:

1.4 xsi
1.6 xsi
1.3 rallye

Series 2:

1.6 16v GTi
1.6 xs
1.6 rallye

NickXX · 5 Feb 2006 at 15:52

PMKeates said:
Nothing short of the Bugatti Veyron can beat a 306 DTurbo, and that's only if it has a rolling start. The Thrust SSC has been known, on occasion, to beat the 306 DTurbo on the 1/4 of a light year run.

Yeah, but the DTurbo beats both of those hands down on fuel economy. They don't stand a chance tbh.

geiger · 5 Feb 2006 at 15:52

You can bet he was taking that little car right to redline hehe

wolvotim · 5 Feb 2006 at 15:53

106’s weigh about as much as a pack of fags so it aint gona take a particularly large engine to see off a 306 turboD

Phil W · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:06

geiger said:
You can bet he was taking that little car right to redline hehe

I dare say he was, but if they are the 4 speeds, they can do 70-75mph in second with ease

Ultra_Extreme · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:08

off the mark a lot will beat the dturbo, i mean 306's (other than the GTI6-rallye) have a standard 0-60 of >10s. mainly due to their 1200kg girth. Had you raced to 100 though he may not even have got there! Truth is it was most likely a stock 1.6 model. Most small 1.6 engined cars will beat my 1.8 306 and equally i would expect they'd beat the 2l XSi version too.

Jimbo Mahoney · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:12

Yeh, it was standing start 0 - 60.

LOL @ some of the posts.

50/50 · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:14

Kimbo u **** look in2 the screw-mod which will turn ** Dturbo in2 a true hot hatch, ensuring ** car is never beat again. Trust a screw-modded Dturbos can give M3s a hard time!!1

MagicBoy · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:14

PMKeates said:
Nothing short of the Bugatti Veyron can beat a 306 DTurbo, and that's only if it has a rolling start. The Thrust SSC has been known, on occasion, to beat the 306 DTurbo on the 1/4 of a light year run.

Yeah, but the OP did say it was std, so no screw mod...

The 0-60 on the 306DT is about 12s, so any petrol 106 with more than a 1.1 could beat it. From the top of my head it'd have to be a 1.4, an XSi, a Rallye or a GTI.

Enfield · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:17

Phil W said:
The 1.1's aint all that slow to 50-60mph

Yes they are. About 13-14 seconds!

Stonedofmoo · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:20

The 0-60 on the 306DT is about 12s

I got 9.98 out of my housemates on a G-Metre. They arent slow up to about 70. It see's off a lot of cars you might consider as hot hatches. Unfortunately after that the useful power is all gone by 80mph due to the useless rev range.

MagicBoy · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:27

Yeah, you could have a point. My 306DT would quite happily keeps up with a mate's Escort GTi. I think Pug quote figures like VW using 2 burly blokes and a boot full of luggage.

Ev0 · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:29

Enfield said:
Yes they are. About 13-14 seconds!

to do 10mph?

clv101 · 5 Feb 2006 at 16:29

Stonedofmoo said:
I got 9.98 out of my housemates on a G-Metre. They arent slow up to about 70. It see's off a lot of cars you might consider as hot hatches. Unfortunately after that the useful power is all gone by 80mph due to the useless rev range.

I'd say 12 sec (or even 9.98) to 60 is pretty slow tbh.