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Offline Cupra Turbo

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Re:MG Rover's Marketing BS!
« Reply #20 on: 22 February 2004, 22:36 »
vr6, thats EXACTLY what I say!

The ZR120 (115bhp) has a top speed of 119Mph.

the 8v 115Bhp GTI has a top speed of 124Mph

so there 5mph difference... with those two ... the 16v does about 134Mph.

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Re:MG Rover's Marketing BS!
« Reply #21 on: 22 February 2004, 22:38 »
Well that will be it then , the rover is fast 0-60 because of the gearing.
Put the rover against the 16v on a motorway, and the 16v will piss all over it.

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Re:MG Rover's Marketing BS!
« Reply #22 on: 22 February 2004, 22:43 »
Just makes me laugh... cos of the gearing its faster than my car... if Vw put shorter gearing on the 8v, it'd be a lot faster to 60!

maybe theres a way to do that *cunning plan*

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Re:MG Rover's Marketing BS!
« Reply #23 on: 22 February 2004, 23:49 »
it's called a 1.6 gearbox
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Re:MG Rover's Marketing BS!
« Reply #24 on: 23 February 2004, 00:45 »
Thanx  ;D :D ;)

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Re:MG Rover's Marketing BS!
« Reply #25 on: 23 February 2004, 08:24 »
I'd rather have a 2.0 Mk4 than a Rover, anyday.  But I don't think the 2.0 8v should really ever have been marketed as a GTI.  2 litre 'sport' would probably have been a better title.

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Re:MG Rover's Marketing BS!
« Reply #26 on: 23 February 2004, 10:25 »
Im gonna post summet now, that'll piss off all U mk3 16v owners.

ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS FIGURES: -

VW Golf GTI 16v 150Bhp - 0-60 = 8.7secs (VW Manual)

MG ZR 120 16v 115Bhp - 0-60 = 8.6secs (MG Manual)

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Now how'd ya feel?





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I can't quite imagine any MG looking nearly new and being worth ?4,000 ofter 7 1/2 years.


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Re:MG Rover's Marketing BS!
« Reply #27 on: 23 February 2004, 12:13 »
I read two very interesting hot topics( MG & Clio) this morning, all very much dwelling on speed of our beloved VW Golf against other competitors. We can out run some of them but not all.

We must realise that technology in engineering has moved on and advancement in that field don?t mark time. VW engineering gurus must be a pace or two ahead of its competitors or else we may struggle badly in years to come when we essentially need the speed to overtake the likes of MG, Honda, Mazda and other models.

Undoubtedly, VW golf is a great car but other competitors are catching up and that is a fact. I keep my Dub nevertheless. It?s old but great thrill to drive.

Shall I say when you love something you love it because of a quality. And that thing called quality is a list of things. Just settling on one aspect (speed) is indeed not fair.
You don?t fall in love with a woman just because she looks sexy. What about the other departments, er??  Well, it all boils down to personal preferences.



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Re:MG Rover's Marketing BS!
« Reply #28 on: 23 February 2004, 14:36 »
it is a joke when vw cant make the gti's properly anymore.... but mg are in the s*** as ever likely they are trying their best to sell the cars as they have not sold many.......and are close to going bust again...!

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Re:MG Rover's Marketing BS!
« Reply #29 on: 23 February 2004, 15:42 »
Personally i'd like to see MG do well.
Its a shame whats happened to them over the years.
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