Believe it or not
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I think the new Volkswagen Polo Blue Motion acceleration should be quite good.
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Originally posted by deathwish:
I think the new Volkswagen Polo Blue Motion acceleration should be quite good.
but it's got a 1.4L 3-cyl TDI inside and it's designed to run on economy.... which for a 1.4L car is pretty damn good. Diesel mah lol -
I think the turbodiesel is only good for torque rather than high speed. Due to their low proximity of the redline and that the full torque often comes at low rpm too, the diesel engine will feel "dead" at ultra high speed(>160km/h), or at flatout phase near their top speed.
PS: And for those taxi fans, im sure you'll like this flatout video of the Mercedes Benz E220 CDi, which is used as our merc taxis here. -
And to show what a modded TDI engine is capable of...
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
Once sat inside a Skoda Superb 2.5V6 turbodiesel taxi.The cabbies claimed that Skoda taxis can outrun a Subaru WRX2.0 Turbocharge petrol,Wonder how true it is..
The cabbie is talking rubbish..VS stock wrx with speed cut, top speed is bout there...but if is 0-100km, the taxi eat dust.Of cos if the wrx driver never run, taxi win, of cos outrun lah... lorry also can outrun z350 cos 350 not flooring accerator mah..
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Originally posted by nightsky87:
Your one also 2.5 V6
.. Mark x is definately not slow..
not slow. i dare to say im faster than 50% of vehicles on the road. but ah, the taxi pickup is really too fast. and im not willing to floor my pedal cuz of the petrol prices. can u imagine, a 22 year old paying for the petrol of a 2.5 v6? -
One thing to take note that most European Turbo diesel cars can run compared tothier Japanese/Korean counterparts.Except the speedo is not accurate enough,TD cars can hit up to 130kmh(Which i really dun believe it,Tried my Uncle Sonata) in just 1 minute.I feel the 130kmh similiar to pertol powered cars 115kmh.
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Originally posted by carbikebus:
One thing to take note that most European Turbo diesel cars can run compared tothier Japanese/Korean counterparts.Except the speedo is not accurate enough,TD cars can hit up to 130kmh(Which i really dun believe it,Tried my Uncle Sonata) in just 1 minute.I feel the 130kmh similiar to pertol powered cars 115kmh.
How do you exactly "feel" that a car is travelling at 115km/h or 130km/h? wet your finger and stick it out of the window?Lemme share with you my experience: I once travelled in a Phantom on the NE Highway at 160km/h, and it didn't felt it was doing so cos it was too f**king quiet.
Unless you've really tried both a 2.0 petrol Sonata and your uncle's Sonata, I'm not convinced with your opinion there.
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u rode on a Phantom 200cc on 160km/hr? haven't die before ah?
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Originally posted by newcomer:
u rode on a Phantom 200cc on 160km/hr? haven't die before ah?
Oh sorry,. i meant travelled in a Rolls-Royce Phantom
I thought the term "quiet" with "160km/h" would make enough sense to tell that it's a car. 
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To add on..
"most European Turbo diesel cars can run compared tothier Japanese/Korean counterparts". you mean Skoda's 2.5L V6 TDI compared to Hyundai's 2.0L 4-CYL CRDi? I wonder which engine is actually producing more horsepower and torque...
1min is a very long time. To reach 130kmh is easily achievable for most higher CC sedans, unless you're talking about the Chery QQ.
You don't judge speed by your "feelings". Similar to the example I had given, how is it fair to compare between sitting in a comfy Sonata cab with sitting in a 5 year old Nissan Sunny?
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It's hard to explain in details unless you've tried,Rolls Royce with the speed of 180 also quite quiet since its a bigger cc car.Yes i've tried many car models including petrol powered Sonatas.I've used to work at PSA as a driver driving those all new cars to their respective agents and shops.Its up to you if you still in doubt with me,I rest my case here.
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130 in 1min is rather slow. if u say have a min still sounds quite 'normal'.
anyway, can anyone explain to me what do they mean by flatout?
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Originally posted by Unknown_X:
130 in 1min is rather slow. if u say have a min still sounds quite 'normal'.
anyway, can anyone explain to me what do they mean by flatout?
Accelerator fully depressed?
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Flatout means topping out the car at it's max speed.
Additionally, the phase of speed near the top speed(can be characterised where even acc fully depressed, speed increase very slowly) is called the flatout phase
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Originally posted by ceecookie:
Flatout means topping out the car at it's max speed.
Additionally, the phase of speed near the top speed(can be characterised where even acc fully depressed, speed increase very slowly) is called the flatout phase
so am i right to say that it means the car almost reach redline already? -
Yes, when you're doing flatout, your tachometer is near redline.
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Originally posted by tranicide:
Yes, when you're doing flatout, your tachometer is near redline.
ic. thanks. but my ride is limited to 180. basket. would like to try a flatout. -
Probably 1 min is just my assumption,Maybe less.But the speedometer is just damm fast to over 130 which i dun think its 130.Maybe when Govt reduce those f***ing diesel tax then i will consider using Turbo diesel cars
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Originally posted by Unknown_X:
ic. thanks. but my ride is limited to 180. basket. would like to try a flatout.Just don't let it stay at redline for too long, it will overheat and harm your engine. Actual damage I'm not sure.
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Originally posted by Unknown_X:
ic. thanks. but my ride is limited to 180. basket. would like to try a flatout.Yup but can be delimited one. Most performance workshops can do that, and you could also consider a more aggresive ECU mapping
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i know can delimit. but i got lack of funds. not easy providing petrol for this car at all. and i just changed my brakes too. but in sg, no place try also la, so no point to get it done.
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Well if you got the passion for motorsports, you can always go Malaysia to play around with your car. Yes, I know its not cheap, but I believe its fun once in a while.
