Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 5:44 pm
i know someone with a seat ibiza 2000model tdi chipped and its feckin quick 
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 8:34 pm
If you really want to know how fast they are, go into a Seat garage and book a test drive for the new 1.9TDi Cupra R Ibiza. Ive been told it picks up as fast if not faster than the Leon Cupra R- I have driven the Leon and I got a bit scared after a certain speed which I cannot mention. So if the diesel matches that amount of performance with diesels torque then I'm going to get a sticker at the bottom of my number plate reading: "My next car is going to be a PDiesel "
"Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 1:11 pm
ill try it out 1st!
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:47 pm
AMD can chip the 130 TDi upto 185 bhp.
Imagine the power there, you'd be wasting Cooper S's all day long.
Imagine the power there, you'd be wasting Cooper S's all day long.
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 10:24 am
My brother has the Seat Leon 1.9TDi Cupra, 150bhp, 6 speed box, and it's very fast, yet still manages over 50 to the gallon!tornado_ally wrote:If you really want to know how fast they are, go into a Seat garage and book a test drive for the new 1.9TDi Cupra R Ibiza. Ive been told it picks up as fast if not faster than the Leon Cupra R- I have driven the Leon and I got a bit scared after a certain speed which I cannot mention. So if the diesel matches that amount of performance with diesels torque then I'm going to get a sticker at the bottom of my number plate reading: "My next car is going to be a PDiesel
It's a lovely car actually and i'd have one if I could afford it....
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 9:48 am
And can do morealx3 wrote:AMD can chip the 130 TDi upto 185 bhp.
My AmD tuned Fabia is currently pumping out 200 bhp and 340 lbft torque.....Coopers, no problems
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 6:43 pm
Have you had a look at the Diesel Inside website at
http://www.diesel-inside.com
they have a few great diesels.
http://www.diesel-inside.com
they have a few great diesels.
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:17 pm
200bhp!?
low 7s for 0-60 then?
low 7s for 0-60 then?
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 9:32 pm
it's more about in gear acceleration than 0-60. a 200bhp diesel could probably humble a CTR in a 30-50 and 50-70.
it's all about torque in real world driving not 0-60.
it's all about torque in real world driving not 0-60.
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:49 am
This is very true.alx3 wrote:it's more about in gear acceleration than 0-60. a 200bhp diesel could probably humble a CTR in a 30-50 and 50-70.
it's all about torque in real world driving not 0-60.
I'm not interested in 0-60 times at all, it's 50-70 type timings that I want to know - the sort of speeds you use for overtaking on A-roads and on the motorway etc - that's where performance is really useful and not just to hack away from a set of traffic lights like a t**t.
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 1:25 pm
o right, mid range pulling power then?
ive heard tdi owners saying "diesel power in 3rd gear!"
ive heard tdi owners saying "diesel power in 3rd gear!"
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 1:39 pm
That's it exactly Carmadaaron.carmadaaron wrote:o right, mid range pulling power then?
ive heard tdi owners saying "diesel power in 3rd gear!"
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 3:08 pm
that's it and the reason i'm off to test drive a golf 130 to get a feel of the engine before I order a Polo GT. then after a few thousand miles comes a call to AMD and a healthy 300 lb ft of boy racer killing torque.
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 12:56 pm
ive never driven a TD. i drove my mates Toyota Carina 2.0D and was so slow! 
but i might test drive 1 to c what it is like! 
but i might test drive 1 to c what it is like! Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:04 pm
honestly my 9n TDi is my first car and i haven't driven any other car (except for a leon cupra on the racing track 
), but its pull in third and maybe the fourth gears is amazing. the first and second gears are relatively slow, but high speed acceleration really compensates for that. plus you get amazing mpg values! 
cheers!
), but its pull in third and maybe the fourth gears is amazing. the first and second gears are relatively slow, but high speed acceleration really compensates for that. plus you get amazing mpg values! cheers!