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General New 95 hp diesel engine
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General New 95 hp diesel engine
Mad, isn't it!
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95 bhp engine with a remap - now that sounds interesting
95 bhp engine with a remap - now that sounds interesting
I bet that even with a remap it still sounds like a tractor though
I bet that even with a remap it still sounds like a tractor though
Maybe......... but what a tractor!!!!!
FireballXL5man
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Last week, I had a 75bhp 1.3 multijet diesel 500 as a courtesy car. My own 500 car is a 1.2 8v. The immediately noticable difference was the powerful surge of the diesel engine around 2,500rpm, it was great. The 95bhp version should be fierce. The negative side was the noise and also the vibration through the steering wheel at idle. I found it a little harsh on the motorway at an indicated 70+mph compared to my 1.2 8v petrol which is silky smooth at that speed, although higher revving. The other negative issue was the clutch on this diesel which made an annoying grunt with each upward change. On handing back the courtesy diesel 500, I was very much aware of the smoothness and refinement of my 1.2 8v lounge. I think Fiat have done a great job with the refinement of what I believe is a well proven FIRE engine in this (old fashioned) 8v form.
The 95bhp version of the diesel 500 should be quite a warm hatch.
The 95bhp version of the diesel 500 should be quite a warm hatch.
The benchmark to beat.
Now those are proper Winter tyres?
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I've had my Diesel ByDiesel for 5 or 6 months now. No noisy clutch, no issues, no rattles, no oil pressure rising, no DPF issues.
No point scaremongering as someone already said. I personally think its the pick of the bunch.
No point scaremongering as someone already said. I personally think its the pick of the bunch.
Ive had mine for nearly 2yrs and again no issues. I also think that the engine is wonderful but under no circumstance is it worth the addition £2.4K compared to the 1.2
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Nice to hear Scrogg. Will be arranging a test drive of the new 95bhp unit - got any branches ooop north yet?. If it's really got the extra ooomph as the paper stats indicate then it will be troubling a few abarths. My baby already shifts.
Somewhere on the net I saw 0-60 quoted as 10.7 seconds for the 95hp multijet. Probably linked off here somewhere.
tonywalk
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Abarth 500 is 7 secs to 60 so the diesel is still nearly 4 secs slower...
But the torque! Until you've had it you don't know what it can do :devil:
I bet the 95hp will have more gear shifts 0-60 than the abarth. In gear accel should be pretty stonking though with that sort of torque.
So I see; very similar. What's the fuel consumption of the Abarth?
