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16-10-13, 04:43 PM
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I find you will probably be quicker off the mark but once in motion I think a lot of diesel turbos would out accelerate the 180
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16-10-13, 05:48 PM
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I find you will probably be quicker off the mark but once in motion I think a lot of diesel turbos would out accelerate the 180
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Not the seat/vag diesels.
Had nothing from a 30mph rolling start.
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16-10-13, 06:19 PM
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That's what the gearstick's for .... Drop a gear floor it .... sorted.
A well kept 180 would have an 160 Insignia for breakfast. They are soooo heavy in comparison too.
New gen BMWs - 318d apart is a very different proposition. They are quick. 320d is about 180bhp IIRC - 325d 197 or 202 if later and the 330/5d's are monsters.
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16-10-13, 05:23 PM
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Our ZR160 is quicker off the line than either of my ZS180's and the MGF (143 VVC) is quicker still BUT once you get into 3rd the ZS's have it. They are also much quicker accelerating while in motion.
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16-10-13, 07:35 PM
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All this talk of speed.............Its the bends, round a twisty lane the ZS will eat most new cars for breakfast.......................Plus even if the Insignia is a bit faster, my god its an INSIGNIA...........................Id rather shoot myself than drive a car like that.
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16-10-13, 07:44 PM
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All this talk of speed.............Its the bends, round a twisty lane the ZS will eat most new cars for breakfast.......................Plus even if the Insignia is a bit faster, my god its an INSIGNIA...........................Id rather shoot myself than drive a car like that.
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Oh I don't know. I really like th looks of the VXR ones
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16-10-13, 08:21 PM
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There were a lot of family cars back in 2001 when the 180 came out that were faster, so now it's a fore gone conclusion! To be fair, and not wishing to down anyone's cars here (as i own a 180 after all!) the ZS180 never was fast!! 0-60 in 7.3? Yeah, dead fast!! Mid range is average at best, top end is poor too. A couple of weeks back i borrowed a 6 year old Audi S3 that had been breathed on a bit. Now that was fast, it would make mince meat of any MG ever made, puny SV-R included. I don't think you can state that since the 6R4 their has ever been a fast MG, not even the ZT260 was fast. Asthmatic is a better description!! They might be a bit quicker than the average car (I'm talking ZR160, ZS180, ZT190, ZT260 - sorry, but below them the average van will beat you) but we need to face facts, MG's are not fast and most family cars wont just keep up, they'll show us a clean pair of heels!
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16-10-13, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mat C
There were a lot of family cars back in 2001 when the 180 came out that were faster, so now it's a fore gone conclusion! To be fair, and not wishing to down anyone's cars here (as i own a 180 after all!) the ZS180 never was fast!! 0-60 in 7.3? Yeah, dead fast!! Mid range is average at best, top end is poor too. A couple of weeks back i borrowed a 6 year old Audi S3 that had been breathed on a bit. Now that was fast, it would make mince meat of any MG ever made, puny SV-R included. I don't think you can state that since the 6R4 their has ever been a fast MG, not even the ZT260 was fast. Asthmatic is a better description!! They might be a bit quicker than the average car (I'm talking ZR160, ZS180, ZT190, ZT260 - sorry, but below them the average van will beat you) but we need to face facts, MG's are not fast and most family cars wont just keep up, they'll show us a clean pair of heels!
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Other comparable cars at the time of the ZS 180 were slower
ST220 Mondeo - 7.6s
V6 Vectra - 8s
Just to name a couple
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17-10-13, 09:34 AM
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There were a lot of family cars back in 2001 when the 180 came out that were faster, so now it's a fore gone conclusion! To be fair, and not wishing to down anyone's cars here (as i own a 180 after all!) the ZS180 never was fast!! 0-60 in 7.3? Yeah, dead fast!! Mid range is average at best, top end is poor too. A couple of weeks back i borrowed a 6 year old Audi S3 that had been breathed on a bit. Now that was fast, it would make mince meat of any MG ever made, puny SV-R included. I don't think you can state that since the 6R4 their has ever been a fast MG, not even the ZT260 was fast. Asthmatic is a better description!! They might be a bit quicker than the average car (I'm talking ZR160, ZS180, ZT190, ZT260 - sorry, but below them the average van will beat you) but we need to face facts, MG's are not fast and most family cars wont just keep up, they'll show us a clean pair of heels!
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Can't compare a ZS with an S3 Audi. An average van .... Rubbish.
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17-10-13, 09:55 AM
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I don't see how you can compare the zs whose spec is as the same as it was in 2001 and has been out of production since 2005, with a car built in 2007 that probably cost a great deal more £££ than a zs.
Having made the above statement the 180 always felt short of a few bhp to me, and I'm sure had MGR had a decent budget available they'd have addressed that issue.
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