Undecided on a car choice... Opinions required!

getmore4less

its not just power

Torque especially low down give the traction.

Weight if you change that up you will also notice it feels slower.

sh0597

True, a turbo car will generally feel faster than an equivalent power NA car.

getmore4less

iamashoppingaddict wrote: »

I have the 120d smart !!!!.

your 120d probably around

180BHP
280lb ft
1350kg

1.6 QC

115BHP
117lb ft
1312kg

no wonder the QC felt sluggish that, 120d must pull like a train.

one thing you have to change when you go from D to P is you need to let the engines spin up more to make progress. There are few options out there with decent torque the 1.8 VAg unit pushes 160BHP and 180lb ft which will feel nippy but still nothing like 280lbft under 2000revs

JustinR1979

Didn't realise they were 280 lb/ft! Torque is moving on as much as bhp in these modern diesels.
Must make a single car overtake rather brisk.

iamashoppingaddict

I love my bmw and I am going to miss it. It does go like !!!!! of a shovel and do cheap to run! Anyway decided for the time being against having a qashqai and see what happens for the short term.

Thanks for your help all.