New Style Vectra 3.2 V6
04 February 2006, 07:50 PM
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i was considering buying one . i will be buying a new property soon so im looking for a family saloon. performance figures are a lot lower than you would imagine for a 3.2 v6 !! as above i will drive one first and see .
performance link below
http://www.autoroadtests.com/cardeta...carlist=132,89
performance link below
http://www.autoroadtests.com/cardeta...carlist=132,89
04 February 2006, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by James Neill
These engines have 207bhp - pretty low I think for a 3.2. Can these engines be chipped or readily tuned for more power?
05 February 2006, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by pete1977
Wouldnt you be better of buying a performance car in the first place?rather than buy it and have the headache of trying to make it quick.
I have an Impreza at the moment. And before that I had a 3.2V6 Elite (with all the gubbins). You're right they were torqey. But still, didn't set my pulse racing.
Just asking the question in case I want to go back to a "delux barge". I really like the Vectras actually. Just wondered if there was something you could do to turn the V6 to turn it into a bit of a dark horse.
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06 February 2006, 09:21 AM
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The 2.8T engine that is in the Vectra has been out in the SAAB for a while, its 250 BHP but Hirsch (Saab Official Tuning) do an ECU upgrade taking it to 300 BHP.
They have good torque but dont really blow you away whilst driving, it felt like a V8 Range Rover, Thirsty, loads of torque but no real get up and go.
I would say the 2.0T SAAB Aero is a quicker car point to point.
The biggest problem with the 2.8T is that the average MPG is 16-18, give it some right foot and it drops to 12 MPG. Not good at all.
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They have good torque but dont really blow you away whilst driving, it felt like a V8 Range Rover, Thirsty, loads of torque but no real get up and go.
I would say the 2.0T SAAB Aero is a quicker car point to point.
The biggest problem with the 2.8T is that the average MPG is 16-18, give it some right foot and it drops to 12 MPG. Not good at all.
Zippy
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