The other half is currently watchin 5th Gear, they are giving away a VW Golf GT as a prize.... Vikki Butler Henderson driving it around, looks ok. Very Next feature is testing different speeds to go over speed humps (sleeping policemen) so what are they using at 15mph 30mph 45mph and then 60mph? Yup the PRIZE!!!! lmao - do you want it now??

Behold the budget of Channel 5...

It's like Top Gear giving away a capsized Toyota Hilux...

well id still have it for free i'm surprised at them using the prize tho

Alex-R said:

well id still have it for free i'm surprised at them using the prize tho

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it prob isnt the prize

youd prob get a new one that you could chose (color and such like)

You would hope so......

If I were to enter and win, I'd want the DSG box and in blue with 5 doors. I hope Fiat develop a Supercharger-Turbo engine...

Gav said:

If I were to enter and win, I'd want the DSG box and in blue with 5 doors. I hope Fiat develop a Supercharger-Turbo engine...

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FIAT already did that way back in the late 70s with the Lancia 037 twincam unit used in the Delta... both supercharged and turbocharged...

-Alex

Gav said:

If I were to enter and win, I'd want the DSG box and in blue with 5 doors. I hope Fiat develop a Supercharger-Turbo engine...

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Lets see how long these dual-compressor engines last with modern driving (lots of stops and starts) and being switched off hot taking its toll. I think its a gimick. The emissions saved won't cover the increased production emissions from the extra parts. Just give it a N/A 2.0 and be done with it.

please explain?????

mk5 golf gti's are twin turbos? or one of each???

grandparents have got one, and its a bit smoother than the saab on power take up (i.e will pull from nothing, wheras saab has a bit of lag and pulls from2800rpm). but the saab tramps on it the rest of the time

alexGS said:

FIAT already did that way back in the late 70s with the Lancia 037 twincam unit used in the Delta... both supercharged and turbocharged...

-Alex

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which really was the knife in the heart of its own group iirc

faster4_tec said:

please explain?????

mk5 golf gti's are twin turbos? or one of each???

grandparents have got one, and its a bit smoother than the saab on power take up (i.e will pull from nothing, wheras saab has a bit of lag and pulls from2800rpm). but the saab tramps on it the rest of the time

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It has a Supercharger and a Turbo Charger and both complement each others flat spots so in theory doesn't have any lag . In practise all its going to mean is expensive maintenence and repair bills......

just wait till they both blow seals or something... ouch...

ChrisUK said:

It has a Supercharger and a Turbo Charger and both complement each others flat spots so in theory doesn't have any lag . In practise all its going to mean is expensive maintenence and repair bills......

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Amen. An expencive gimick.

A gymic.

I can guarentee in 3 years time they will be as reliable and problematic as the suspension on the Citroen BX and Xantia.

Matt

fiatpuntosx said:

A gymic.

I can guarentee in 3 years time they will be as reliable and problematic as the suspension on the Citroen BX and Xantia.

Matt

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Ironically, I read that it was the weird hydro-pneumatic Citroen suspension fitted to the BX, Xantia (and XM, CX, DS and GS) that was about the only thing that WAS reliable and not problematic on those cars! Everything else went wrong!

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Ironically, I read that it was the weird hydro-pneumatic Citroen suspension fitted to the BX, Xantia (and XM, CX, DS and GS) that was about the only thing that WAS reliable and not problematic on those cars! Everything else went wrong!

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The suspension was great, remember i was amazed when the parents has a bx. And the destinct tick over noise they made (..........tick...........tick...........tick).