Bertster7 wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
Usually poor bhp compared to petrol equivalents.
Torque increase usually makes up for it, increases accelleration, and for a first car you aint going to be going over 70mph anyway so top end speed is pointless, unless you wanna lose your license in the first 2 years.
But they don't have good bhp, like you said. I have a 2 litre engine in my car, that produces 165bhp - find me a diesel (of the same engine capacity) that comes close to matching that.
They feel nasty to drive too. Especially for a hatchback. Little hatchbacks should be nippy and fun. Diesels are not nippy and fun.
I'd say your 165bhp probably only manages what 30mpg combined tops? If you drive it carefully (in which case why have 165bhp) I can rev the tits off mine, have fun with it's puny 70bhp (yes you can have fun, corners can be taken too fast even in a low power car
) and get 50mpg, and his main point was good fuel economy.
Plus my car is an example of probably one of the weakest engines you can get in a diesel form.
Oh and for comparison, Peugeot 207 1.6l HDi Sport, 110 bhp, Torque 180 lbs/ft, 56mpg combined.
Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2009-02-20 09:50:11)