Technical Performance

[rriggs]

You'll find that most multi-valve engines give their best performance when they are revved high - Especially when compared to older engines which pulled hard low down and ran out of puff by high revs. These modern engines are designed to take the revs but even then you will suffer from noise and vibration (and using lots of fuel!).

It is very difficult to compare cars directly as they can feel very different even with identical performance. Sound proofing, suspension, steering, seats, gearchange and so much more can affect the feeling of performance.

If you think your car is performing poorly, contact your dealer and ask their opinion and/or whether you can try a demonstrator with the same engine. This will give you the best idea of whether you have a problem or not.

Roja

2003 Silver 3-Door Abarth with graphite wheels and all the toys

 

[roby76it]

<blockquote id="quote"> face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by gfotopou
I have now my Stilo 1.8 Dynamic for 3 weeks and I have done almost 3000 km (yes I drive a lot). I had no major problems (touch wood, make a sacrifice to Neptune etc.) except a squeaky driver's window after each rain, but it's getting better with time I guess because the plastic is getting softer. I also noticed something that I could hardly describe but it's like that the car does not respond the same when I engage the reverse gear. It's like that the gear does not completely engage, but I guess it's just my idea. However I have a major concern: the performance of the car simply sucks!! [}] I don't know if it's my idea or my expectations were too high or simply I was used to drive a more powerful car (Opel Astra 2.0 GSI with 150 CV). But I can't see why the 17 horses that this car has less and the few kgs that it has more than my previous car make such a difference. I mean it can't be only that... I see around me any possible car overtaking me!!! Little cars, big cars even lorries!! And I'm not talking about driving in the city but driving on national roads and motorways, how the hell is possible every 1.2 or 1.4 lt car to go faster than me and accelerate much better??? [?] The car hardly accelerates when going uphills, unless I lower the gear and still it's bad... Has anyone noticed something similar or is it simply that the car is not powerful enough?
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old Opel Astra 2.0 GSI 150cv 0-100 km/h 7,9"

new Fiat Stilo 1,8 133cv 0-100 km/h 10,9"

No surprises.....

maybe before buying a Stilo 1,8 you should have checked the technical features...

a bomb!

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Fiat Brava 1.4 12v sx

 

[Stilatos]

damn that hurtssssss i know how you feel though dude i had a 1.4 punto and thought a 1.6 would be a good enough leep to enjoy my speed thrill without hurting my wallet well i regret it this car AT LEAST needs a 1.8 to be driven decently. you shouldnt complain. other people in this forum have a 1.2 imagine what they go through

1.6 silver dynamic 3d with skywindow and silver rims.

 

[gfotopou]

<blockquote id="quote"> face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by rriggs
If you think your car is performing poorly, contact your dealer and ask their opinion and/or whether you can try a demonstrator with the same engine. This will give you the best idea of whether you have a problem or not.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

To tell the truth I feel that it's getting better I pushed it a few times overtaking and it seems to perform better, as expected, in high revs. May be I'm getting used to it as well. I'll probably ask for the opinion of the dealer's technical department when I'll go for the first revision. By the way isn't it supposed to get the Dynamic version with a mirror on the driver's sunshade and a 12V socket in the boot? I didn't have these... Overall I'm pretty happy with it and I persuaded my girlfriend to buy her first car (after 5 years of nagging ) and it will be a FIA Punto

Grigoris

3-Door Black Stilo 1.8 Dynamic, 17" Alloys, Dual Zone Climate Control, Spoiler

 

[gfotopou]

<blockquote id="quote"> face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by roby76it
old Opel Astra 2.0 GSI 150cv 0-100 km/h 7,9"

new Fiat Stilo 1,8 133cv 0-100 km/h 10,9"

No surprises.....

maybe before buying a Stilo 1,8 you should have checked the technical features...

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Well........ I was expecting a difference. I had the Opel until it reached 200000 km and still at the last measurement (last August) it had lost only 3 horses from its maximum power. It was indeed a very good car. However I was expecting Stilo because it's a new car to be slightly worse and not much... I think that with Stilo I can reach the maximum speeds that I usually drive with (not more than 5-10 km over the speed limit, which is 120 km/h in Switzerland) easily and even more. What surprised me in a negative way was that with the Stilo I couldn't accelerate with high gears in and low revs, while with the Opel I could accelerate with 5th in, going uphill and starting from a 50-60 km/h speed. That's the main difference... Now I lower the gear and it's better

Grigoris

3-Door Black Stilo 1.8 Dynamic, 17" Alloys, Dual Zone Climate Control, Spoiler

 

[gfotopou]

<blockquote id="quote"> face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stilatos
damn that hurtssssss i know how you feel though dude i had a 1.4 punto and thought a 1.6 would be a good enough leep to enjoy my speed thrill without hurting my wallet well i regret it this car AT LEAST needs a 1.8 to be driven decently. you shouldnt complain. other people in this forum have a 1.2 imagine what they go through<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

With a 1.2 engine must be really sluggish. I think that the 1.8 is the minimum. Anyway my next one will be a Ferrari

Grigoris

3-Door Black Stilo 1.8 Dynamic, 17" Alloys, Dual Zone Climate Control, Spoiler

 

[peterlloyd]

Mine is a 1.2 and it really isn't all that sluggish. Around town it keeps up with the traffic with no trouble at all - on the open road it will cruise over the legal limit in all countries except Germany. I don't know how it would cope at high altitudes but would probably struggle.

Over a 130 mile trip on a variety of roads, urban, motorway and minor country roads it is only about 5 minutes slower than my other car and returns 36 mpg instead of 24.

By the way if you are wondering the other car is a SAAB 9-3 Aero coupe (205 BHP, 0-62 in 6.9 secs). There are very few occassions where it can be unleashed so in the real world the Stilo is pretty much as quick. The speed question is about how fast a driver is prepared to drive and how fast the traffic conditions allow.

Stilo Active 1.2 5 Door/ Panda 4X4