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New Opel 1.6 177bhp Astra!!!

  • 23-11-2006 8:29pm
    #1
    pburns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,423 ✭✭✭


    First VW with it's 1.4 TSI, now GM...

    http://www.u-ka.cn/en/02/astra_line_up_adds_new_turbo.html

    The environmental backlash against cubic inches and towards smaller, more powerful engines may favour the Irish buyer, at least in the short term - VRT being calculated on engine size.


    And I think squeezing out more bhp/mpg per litre is great...


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  • #2
    JHMEG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭JHMEG


    Funny how the Japanese manufacturers were all doing this kind of power from small displacement engines 10 or 15 years ago, and without using turbo or super chargers.

    Honda first up in 1990 with the B16A, 1.6L: up to 170bhp (more for a B16B)
    Mitsubishi with the 1.6L 4G92, think around 1993: 175bhp
    Nissan 1.6L Neo VVL up to 200bhp (only 200 of these made tho)


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,411 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    pburns wrote:
    First VW with it's 1.4 TSI, now GM...

    http://www.u-ka.cn/en/02/astra_line_up_adds_new_turbo.html

    The environmental backlash against cubic inches and towards smaller, more powerful engines may favour the Irish buyer, at least in the short term - VRT being calculated on engine size.


    And I think squeezing out more bhp/mpg per litre is great...

    I was reading something on this at http://www.autoexpress.co.uk recently and the Vauxhall version is going to cost around GB£18k according to them as it replaces the old 2.0 litre 16v version. I would imagine over here the 1.6 litre 177bhp will cost around the same price as the Golf GT. Just under €30k my guess.

    The last time I looked the Golf GT is hardly selling in large numbers. Also it will not be too long before insurance companies start moving the goal posts again and start loading these engines on bhp rather than cc.


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