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[Kevin Wood]

Now that will have an interesting power/weight ratio ...  although the torque might make it somewhat "skittish" ....

Exactly. Same (ish) power as a tuned Duratec / V8 but I bet the weight comes down quite a lot. Shame their web site is so sh1te at giving specs really. First question about a sports car is always what does it weigh?

The chassis copes well with a lot more torque than that engine, so I wouldn't have thought it's a monster. The delivery is what will make or break a Turbo as far as the driving experience goes.

I don't like the way they seem to have ducted the intake air around 3 sides of the engine bay to get to the intercooler. I wonder if that makes it a bit laggy. Nothing a chargecooler wouldn't fix.

Kevin

[feeutfo]

Encountered a cdti insignia a while back, with a red "i" in the cdti badge. Barely gained on it at higher speeds, even on petrol. :-/

And there is a BMW 1 series "D" something or other that I encounter/provoke on my commute, must have been chipped, does shift.

[Kevin Wood]

Encountered a cdti insignia a while back, with a red "i" in the cdti badge. Barely gained on it at higher speeds, even on petrol. :-/

And there is a BMW 1 series "D" something or other that I encounter/provoke on my commute, must have been chipped, does shift.

They are fairly fast. The downside being you look like an extremely gay version of Noddy when you're driving one. 

Kevin

[feeutfo]

Encountered a cdti insignia a while back, with a red "i" in the cdti badge. Barely gained on it at higher speeds, even on petrol. :-/

And there is a BMW 1 series "D" something or other that I encounter/provoke on my commute, must have been chipped, does shift.

They are fairly fast. The downside being you look like an extremely gay version of Noddy when you're driving one. 

Kevin

.....should have said similar before somebody else did   . This particular tall Noddy could only be seen behind the b pilar, drivers seat "looked" empty.