you mean they don't have an intercooler as std? or do you mean they have one, but cavalier 1.7TD style with it on top of the engine (i.e just their to prevent it totally melting down)?
have to take it to a track day one time, and compare with our saab hot aero, its running a BSR stage 3chip, wastegate actuator, ported wastegate opening, highboost hosing, and a newer type downpipe from a 9-5 HOTaero.
std their mean't to be 205brake, which is damn damn quick (low 6's?) and with traction control on its still holding back in 3rd
with its BSR kit on, its rumoured to be 265bhp, but the fact of the matter is, they are more than 205brake in the first place, as that is not taking into account the intercooler, so with BSR kit its proberly actually 265bhp in stationary wind as it were, but at say 80mph on a chill morning, maybe more like 320bhp:devil: :devil:
at least put this way, you turn the traction control off, you die PERIOD, overtaking it actually quicker in teh punto, as you have to accelerate a tiny bit (overwise you rear end the car in front), let off, pull out, floor it, pull past, let off, whoossh, pull back in, back on the throttle again.
Its the first car I've driven that I have been scared of, and I like it:slayer: the ride is next to appauling but I couldn't give half a