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Most driving I have done in a weekend!
Over this weekend I had the pleasure of driving the 180 a total of 740ish miles!
Friday Eve - Norwich to Yarm (225 Miles) Sunday Afternoon Yarm to Norwich (225) (Had a drinking session in Newcastle) Monday Morning - Norwich to Southam (145 miles x 2) Then drove back in the afternoon. (That was to buy a Audi 3.2 V6 with my bro but we did not buy it) I must say it was some of the best driving I have done and 180 just ate the miles like nothing and loved every one of them. I cant fault the power, handling, ride or anything (well maybe the interior but who needs the toys!) It made a difference to my normal short distance driving of 10 miles a day for work! Found out the A3 3.2 is heavier than the ZS 180! The 180 is performance motoring for a bargain price imo. |
Totally agree. Love my 180 but have always wondered why manufacturers like Ford & Vauxhall seem to be able to get 220 BHP out there cars (ST220 / Vectra GSI) when there both 2.5 V6 aswell
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I never take much notice of bhp figures the true way to test how fast a car it on in the 1/4 mile |
I guess that makes sence. I constantly telling people a story about when i raced a V Dub Coraddo VR6 on the way home from Glentress where i go biking. We were both on a straight and i was guled to his back bumper from about 40 MPH to about 100 MPH where he started to back out and i kept my foot in it.
So i sailed away from him all proud of myself and my car, feeling great UNTIL!! Made it all the way to Glasgow, was sitting at a set of lights at St James'es interchange and an old rusty yellow (R) plate punto GT pulled up beside me. At this point in im feeling pretty cocky as i just beat a 2.8 V6 and i know the punto it a 1.4. So hes sitting beside me reving the nuts out this we motor and im just sitting there laughing at him. Well, guess who got the last laugh (Not Me) I swear to god. I gave my beloved 180 everything and couldnt get near him. He was off like a bullet Moral of the story, dont judge a book by its cover ! |
Are you sure it wasn't a punto gt turbo?
Ive had a good go with a Audi A3 2.0T neck and neck untill I started to reel him in (this is on a private road of course) :D |
Always good to hear folk enjoying their 180s still, probably why I still have mine when only too easy to look at other cars for a change.
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Yeah Ive been looking a 220GSI Turbos cant help myself lol
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Blimmy - I've just taken my Zed to Spain for a week and didn't even clock up 500miles!
(we did 60 miles to take the Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry and stayed in Bilbao) The ZS is quite slow off the line but once it starts rolling it picks up quickly. |
The other factor is that the Ford and GM v6 makes more power but it is pulling more weight, add lightness for more speed according to Colin Chapman:smile1:
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ZS180 http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...car/?car=88352
Mondane ST220 http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...car/?car=96690 Opel Vectra http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...car/?car=97845 VW Corrado VR6 http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...car/?car=17545 Both the ST220 and the GSI have bigger engines producing a little more power but are heavier, slower and more poluting. The VW however has a little more power and is a few kilos lighter. I had to use the Opel as the Vauxhall only showed Stafford Micks first love ;) If you want to waste a few hours here is the front page - http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/ |
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