VR6 is slower than I thought???

[Cupra Turbo]

people always make out the mk2 is FAAAR lighter ... but its not "that" much lighter really... yes it IS heavier .. but its not like 500kg heavier!

thats why i say 0.5secs slower than the 8v mk2 so ... 9.5secs  

[Dizzie]

are we still going on about this!?  

[Cupra Turbo]

nope.


8v = 9.5secs
16v = 8.0secs
vr6 = 7.0secs

[golfvr6]

Mk2 8v 0-60 well i don't know cos i fell asleep waiting  

[Cupra Turbo]

we're in the mk3 forum... we can diss the mk2  

[turbo]

the vr6 isnt that fast 0 - 60 i'd say between 7 to 8 seconds sometimes if feels like this other times it feels like 6 seconds.....its when you hit 100 in 3rd and get in 4th then it takes off!
i think the vr6 is way under limited! doesnt sound like 6000 rpm! i bet it could take 8000 - 9000 easy big 2.8 dohc!
the vr6 suffers with what i'd call a type of lag........

only once you get moving it starts to really move.

the factory figs for the vr6 is

7.8 seconds 0-60
140mph top speed...
174bhp i think!

[Cupra Turbo]

Depends on the manual ... my 1997 manual states 7.4secs (i think.. or 7.3secs)

[turbo]

mk 2 8v i dont really know what the actual fig is for this as theres alot of figures about.......
but what i do know is that mines just turned over 200000 miles and its kept up with an audi tt to 60 once apon a time on a 70mph road which is now 40mph on same place same road i took on a A3 1.8T and kept up!

i also beat a calibra v6 in my older 8v b reg gti which i no longer have.....

i once got my escort eclipse to do 0 to 60 in ten seconds thats me pressing my stop watch! and flooring it at the lights.......i didnt drop the clutch!!!
so it may have been faster and that was a standard 1.3 escort mk 4!
i use to race 2.0 16v mondeos....and keep up! i beat a big old 525 bmw with all his kids in back! that was funny
i kept up with an astra gte mate didnt believe me!

it was even more funny when my knackered mg metro blue smoke out back as engine was trashed i'd just passed my test an i had ex school yobs chasing me and they were in 1.2 nova i was in knacked metro and i left them and thats going downhil!

now tho thing are even more diferent in the vr6 i dont get no chases!

the only time i was struggling in the vr6 was when i was chasing after a v6 4 motion! but i did have my bro yipping in my ear....... knocks concentration off.

[iball]

You can't possibly "estimate" 0-60 times by guessing the weight of the car and it's bhp comparing that to another car of similar weight and power and coming up with a 0-60 for it. Similarly you can't possibly get an accurate 0-60 using a stop watch yourself or even letting a passenger do it, by the time you take reaction times into account you'll be a couple of seconds out either way. So most of the figures quoted in this thread are probably rubbish

The only way to determine the true 0-60 is with proper accurate timing gear and a decent driver, there is no other method I'm afraid.

I believe Evo magazine quote the 0-60 of the mk3 16v as 7.6 seconds as tested, which seems reasonable to me (quote vr6 as 7.1 untested.) They don't list the mk3 8v (guess they didn't have a calender to hand to measure it!!! lol - joke) However having had an 8v and now owning a 16v there is no comparison, the 16v gets to 60 a good few seconds before the 8v then it hits its stride and will wave cheerio to the 8v from 60 - 100. Would love to know what the vr6 is like (hint, hint if anyone is ever passing Cambridge and wants to take me for a ride in a vr6 that would be great!!!)

Don't get me wrong the 8v is still a great car but it's no hot hatch and the 16v is only luke-warm by todays standards. Having owned an 8v I would be very surprised if it can do 60 in under 10 secs and having driven a VTR I would suggest that there is no chance an 8v could beat one. Sorry.

PS Mr vr6 - how much am I looking at for a decent induction kit for the 16v, what make would you recommend and how easy are they to fit? Thanks

[GTIMKiiJODE]

I want a VR6. I really want a VR6. I can't stop thinking about the VR6. I am torn between the Golf mkiii VR6 and the corrado VR6. I qualify at university in july as a diagnostic radiographer - so will be getting job with nhs. The course is really hard at times and the only thing that keeps me going is the thought of getting a VR6. My very own VR6. Bet they are spanking to drive. Can't wait.

Two dilemma's. Which VR6 (golf or corrado) and what do I do with my beloved mkii. Can't be worth alot with 200000 miles on clock. Any ideas.

How much should I pay for a good VR6 ?