Vietislav
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Hi. I'm on the verge of going to view a used 95bhp diesel Qubo and I felt I should maybe ask 95bhp Qubo drivers what it's like when you need to increase your speed from 60 to 70 to overtake on a motorway or dual carriageway. Is it plain sailing or can you end up in a mess due to slow acceleration?
Obviously I'm not expecting rocket power when the quoted 0 - 60 time is 12.2 seconds, but it would really help if I had advance knowledge of what to expect. After you've floored the accelerator, does the car take a while to register the fact that you're wanting it to speed up? Or does it respond immediately and swiftly? And do you need to drop down from 5th gear to 4th to make it do its stuff speedily or is it happy to accelerate smartish in 5th?
Alternatively, does increasing your speed from 60 to 70 take three-quarters of an hour and require the driver to take their life in their hands? And do you also run out of acceleration lane when joining a motorway?
I've recently been driving a 1.2 Corsa (petrol, 69bhp) and its sluggishness can give rise to the occasional hairy moment when trying to overtake trucks on busy dual carriageways. Ultimately the Qubo is a van, so how realistic is it to expect it to respond more like a car?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Obviously I'm not expecting rocket power when the quoted 0 - 60 time is 12.2 seconds, but it would really help if I had advance knowledge of what to expect. After you've floored the accelerator, does the car take a while to register the fact that you're wanting it to speed up? Or does it respond immediately and swiftly? And do you need to drop down from 5th gear to 4th to make it do its stuff speedily or is it happy to accelerate smartish in 5th?
Alternatively, does increasing your speed from 60 to 70 take three-quarters of an hour and require the driver to take their life in their hands? And do you also run out of acceleration lane when joining a motorway?
I've recently been driving a 1.2 Corsa (petrol, 69bhp) and its sluggishness can give rise to the occasional hairy moment when trying to overtake trucks on busy dual carriageways. Ultimately the Qubo is a van, so how realistic is it to expect it to respond more like a car?
Thanks for your thoughts.