Insignia Diesel - Wow, it's powerful!!!!!
Have a pre-contract car before my new Audi A4 Company Car gets delivered, and it's a rather nice Insignia CDTI.
Had it the weekend, and have done a couple of hundred miles already, and I can't believe how powerful it is!!!!
I've had Diesel's before, but not like this. On at least two or three occasions, I was on the motorway, rev's at a low (or so I thought 2-3000 rpm) and I looked over at the Speedo and I was doing 100mph!!!!!!!
It cruises like it's not even trying at 80mph.
Has anyone else changed from Petrol to Diesel and had trouble judging the speed they're travelling at?
I am guessing it's just gonna take a little getting used too!!!!
Had it the weekend, and have done a couple of hundred miles already, and I can't believe how powerful it is!!!!
I've had Diesel's before, but not like this. On at least two or three occasions, I was on the motorway, rev's at a low (or so I thought 2-3000 rpm) and I looked over at the Speedo and I was doing 100mph!!!!!!!
It cruises like it's not even trying at 80mph.
Has anyone else changed from Petrol to Diesel and had trouble judging the speed they're travelling at?
I am guessing it's just gonna take a little getting used too!!!!
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Modern diesels are quite fun. However, cos of the vast amount of power they have, you often find that your fuel economy is close to what you'd get from a petrol engine...
I mean at what point are car makers going to stop making deisels so fast? You can get a plain run of the mill Golf or Passat with 170bhp as a diesel...!
Madness...0 -
I was surprised with the average MPG that I was getting to be honest, as it wasn't very good at all lol!
Will give it a couple of weeks of routine normal driving and see how I get on.0 -
There's no such thing as a free lunch. However with a big modern diesel you can get the best of both worlds. The petrol equaling performance if you drive it, and real economy if you just set off a bit earlier
Get my vote :TI like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
You don't actually get more power in a diesel, its just that the power is delivered differently making it feel faster. Actually diesel is still way behind in power terms when you compare like with like - eg 2 litre turbo diesel vs 2 litre turbo petrol.
I have to drive diesel cars a lot in work and I don't really like them. You get a big burst of power low down in the rev range then they quickly run out of puff meaning you need to change gear. Ultimately I think this makes them slower.0 -
thescouselander wrote: »You don't actually get more power in a diesel, its just that the power is delivered differently making it feel faster. Actually diesel is still way behind in power terms when you compare like with like - eg 2 litre turbo diesel vs 2 litre turbo petrol.
I have to drive diesel cars a lot in work and I don't really like them. You get a big burst of power low down in the rev range then they quickly run out of puff meaning you need to change gear. Ultimately I think this makes them slower.
But you do get a darn sight more power than an equivalent sized diesel of only a few years ago, this is where the improvements have been made. It makes for a very easy to drive lazy style of driving and you can be doing over 100mph before you need any revs at all .
Like the OP there aren't many people who fail to be impressed the 1st time they are in a "new" diesel.I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
I drove the 1.8 SR Insignia and thought it was appallingly under powered so glad to hear the TDi is better - loved the big speed indicator in the dash board, it was about the only thing I liked about the car LOLrev's at a low (or so I thought 2-3000 rpm)
re fuel consumption We have just had a Alfa 159 Td "M" spec as a hire car whilst the Saab was being repaired (someone ran into the back whilst it was parked) and took it on our once a month trip to Birmingham thinking we would get great economy, we went at the roughly the same speed there and back and averaged 41.6mpg against 39/40 in the Saab (petrol) which is far far nicer to drive. I have yet to find any real advantage in diesel and lots againstTotally Debt Free & Mortgage Free Semi retired and happy0 -
cyclonebri1 wrote: »Like the OP there aren't many people who fail to be impressed the 1st time they are in a "new" diesel.
I was very impressed by my mates new Alpina D3, It didnt have that mid range drop off in power that a lot of diesels have, its just about the only diesel I would consider swapping my petrol guzzling beast for, So far.0 -
Each day I leave my village at a steady 40mph in 4th gear 1500rpm and head out to the dual carridge way where the limit is 70mph. Without changing gear and using about half throttle I've left everything else far behind, doing 70mph inside just a few seconds and straight to 6th gear 2000rpm and 56mpg cruising. No smoke out the back.
If you keep a petrol with the same peak power on the boil at 4000-6000 rpm it can keep up, but it's hard work. Peak power is not the same as the area under the power curve - how much of the total possible power you get access to more of the time. That's where a "good" diesel wins - easy access to power which makes for faster progress in road going conditions.
Many diesels, including the highly regarded 4 cylinder VW group TDi engines I find too "peaky" in power delivery. Power band much too narrow to be useful.0 -
harveybobbles wrote: »Modern diesels are quite fun. However, cos of the vast amount of power they have, you often find that your fuel economy is close to what you'd get from a petrol engine...
I mean at what point are car makers going to stop making deisels so fast? You can get a plain run of the mill Golf or Passat with 170bhp as a diesel...!
Madness...
Nope, turbodiesels generally run rings around their petrol equivalents with regards to economy.0 -
thescouselander wrote: »You don't actually get more power in a diesel, its just that the power is delivered differently making it feel faster. Actually diesel is still way behind in power terms when you compare like with like - eg 2 litre turbo diesel vs 2 litre turbo petrol.
I have to drive diesel cars a lot in work and I don't really like them. You get a big burst of power low down in the rev range then they quickly run out of puff meaning you need to change gear. Ultimately I think this makes them slower.
A turbo diesel is a totally different engine type and therefore should not be held directly comparable to a turbo petrol engine. In the same way as the Mazda RX8 Wankel engine technically has a 1.3 litre engine, but cant be compared to a 1.3 litre standard petrol engine.
I find turbo diesels have more usable power. Who really wants to rev the brains out of a car in day to day driving to get anywhere?
I had turbo diesels for years, oodles of zip around town and at motorway speeds. I've now got a 140BHP petrol Alfa 156, pulling out at 70mph to pass a car on a motorway results in..... nothing!! It needs dropped a couple of gears to do anything which is a real PITA to be quite frank.0
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