MK3 GTI 8V OR 16V OR VR6?

[tweed]

my mate has a farm and has a 1.1/1.2 mile straight bit of road. my old 16v that done 100,000 miles would hit 135mph (clock read out) my 8v with 27,000 miles will do 120mph.
it's fair to say the 8v would get spanked. But I love my 8v over my 16v. it's not about straight lines it's about corner speed and the 8v corners better than a vr6!!!

[tdi_blu]

Im not trying to say the 8v is quicker or faster top end than a 16v or a VR6 out the box standard cars the 8v upto 60mph will live with a 16v of course once you get into the higher gears and revs the 16v will pull away I agree.If your after more BHP then the 16v and VR6 are by far the best cars to go for but if on the other hand your not to fussed about engine mods BHP etc then the 8v is a decent car and as said its not fast fast but its fine round town decent on a run and offers good mpg.I just think sometimes the 8v gets to much slack when its not that bad a car at all.

[joff GTI]

8v pro`s - cheap , reliable , mpg , cons - slow slow slow...

  http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=121567.0 8v is quicker mid range than a 16v

that really doesn`t make any sense , how can it 7.8 secs to get from 30-70 & 8.2 secs 30-50?! have i misread it...

Tests are done in different gears.

at the end of the day my 16v has smoked many an 8v thats all i need to know.. 

As I'm sure a VR6 would do to yours.  I'm not sure the power is in question 

in a straight line obviously but i`d be glued to your arse on a winding road 

[joff GTI]

I really think the 8v gets way to much flank for what the car actually is.Its only 115bhp it was never going to be a rocket but it isnt slow either.8v and 16v 0-60 are vertually the same if anythink I would say the 8v might just nick it due the 16v doesnt really open up till it hits the higher revs I agree once it does the 16v comes into its own but its should do its 35bhp more.The VR6 sounds great when you boot it cant beat the sound of that V6 but thats it really I still think that there is very little between the the 16v and the VR if the VR didnt sound the way it did they wouldnt be as popular as they are.

A straight line race between an 8v and 16v would be decided by the driver tbh, if you nailed every gear change in an 8v and whoever was in the 16v fluffed one then that could decide it!

Sorry but no. 35hp difference + power on for longer is a big difference.

& mine would be 47bhp dfference thanks to the remap & the short shift might help also

[Wayne]

I really think the 8v gets way to much flank for what the car actually is.Its only 115bhp it was never going to be a rocket but it isnt slow either.8v and 16v 0-60 are vertually the same if anythink I would say the 8v might just nick it due the 16v doesnt really open up till it hits the higher revs I agree once it does the 16v comes into its own but its should do its 35bhp more.The VR6 sounds great when you boot it cant beat the sound of that V6 but thats it really I still think that there is very little between the the 16v and the VR if the VR didnt sound the way it did they wouldnt be as popular as they are.

A straight line race between an 8v and 16v would be decided by the driver tbh, if you nailed every gear change in an 8v and whoever was in the 16v fluffed one then that could decide it!

Sorry but no. 35hp difference + power on for longer is a big difference.

& mine would be 47bhp dfference thanks to the remap & the short shift might help also

So you believe a remap has given you 12bhp

[harlemex]

I am a bit dumb when it comes to those graphs, so please explain. Why are there two lines on each graph? and the second one shows about 130bhp for the standard 8v?

[Adezmk3]

My 8v Gti is better than a vr6 I saw the other day because it has a glove box, for that reason I think it should be crowned the best. 

[tdi_blu]

My 8v Gti is better than a vr6 I saw the other day because it has a glove box, for that reason I think it should be crowned the best. 

 

[AudiA8Quattro]

I am a bit dumb when it comes to those graphs, so please explain. Why are there two lines on each graph? and the second one shows about 130bhp for the standard 8v?

One is BHP, the other is torque.

[Mike87Turbo]

Im gonna have to agree with Blu on this one as i was very surprised when i picked my missus 8v up for her! Drove it back from rotherham way and it was surprisingly good! I was a bit hesitant at first, it looked good but i thought 115bhp??? Nowai!!
Low and behold on the trot home, i gave it a bootfull from a standing start and the grin stretched from ear to ear! Not to mention throwing it round the twisties on the b-roads! Couldnt beleive how much it was!
As an entry into the mk3 world i would recommend the 8v anyday, then work up to a VR should you feel the need to.
I would get one myself but im a bellend so id have to get a VR if anything cos i love the 6cyl roar!

This by the way, is coming from somebody whos daily is a Vectra Gsi V6. So its not like ive jumped out of a 1.2 punto and thought the gti was rapid.


That is all, Peace and apples,
Mike