Peak 370 Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 This morning. Audi S1. Blooming heck, that went quick! 2014 car. Just Googled. AH! 230 bhp stock in a very small car. Forgot they were that pokey. Quote
370Ad Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Still only 5.8 to 60 which I personally think isn't 'great' compared with the power/4WD tech. The EP3 does it 0.6 seconds slower and that's 13 years old! Quote
coldel Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 The 350z did 0-60 in 5.9 seconds, the 2014 370z does it in 5.3 By that logic therefore the 370z is hardly an improvement on the 350z in over ten years 1 Quote
Ekona Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 FWD 0-60 is limited by grip, so there will never be great improvements in that. In gear shove in the S1 will be hysterical though, and all wrapped up in a nice interior. Great little fun hatch, if not quite enough balls to the wall for my taste. 1 Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 The 350z did 0-60 in 5.9 seconds, the 2014 370z does it in 5.3 By that logic therefore the 370z is hardly an improvement on the 350z in over ten years If you can get a 350 to do 0-60 in under 6 seconds without mashing your gearbox then you are doing well Far more to Zeds than 0-60 imo Sent from the golf club... 3 Quote
coldel Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 The 350z did 0-60 in 5.9 seconds, the 2014 370z does it in 5.3 By that logic therefore the 370z is hardly an improvement on the 350z in over ten years If you can get a 350 to do 0-60 in under 6 seconds without mashing your gearbox then you are doing well Far more to Zeds than 0-60 imo Sent from the golf club... I think you missed my point mate Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 The 350z did 0-60 in 5.9 seconds, the 2014 370z does it in 5.3 By that logic therefore the 370z is hardly an improvement on the 350z in over ten years If you can get a 350 to do 0-60 in under 6 seconds without mashing your gearbox then you are doing well Far more to Zeds than 0-60 imo Sent from the golf club... I think you missed my point mate I rarely have a point, and don't generally look for them either Sent from the golf club... 1 Quote
Peak 370 Posted July 18, 2014 Author Posted July 18, 2014 The S1 is 4WD. To be quicker to 60 (and 80) than a 350Z is a big achievement. It's a luxurious 4-pot Supermini which does 50mpg! Quote
Peak 370 Posted July 18, 2014 Author Posted July 18, 2014 The 370Z, performance-wise is no big leap over the last 350. Just 17 bhp extra is the reason. But as I found out recently, side by side, the 370Z is infinitely better and raunchier. I was stunned at how many improvements there are. I do like the 7 speed 'box as well, which combined with more mid-range grunt makes it a quicker real roads car. Quote
Peak 370 Posted July 18, 2014 Author Posted July 18, 2014 The S1 might just make a nice Megane 265 basher, once the tuners get them up to 300bhp. Quote
Rock_Steady Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Still only 5.8 to 60 which I personally think isn't 'great' compared with the power/4WD tech. The EP3 does it 0.6 seconds slower and that's 13 years old! But don't forget, you lose more power through 4-wheel drive systems. I think I lose around 60 hp with my gt-four from the fly to the hubs. Quote
StevoD Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) The S1 is 4WD. To be quicker to 60 (and 80) than a 350Z is a big achievement. It's a luxurious 4-pot Supermini which does 50mpg! not really When its 4wd and auto the only thing you have to do is stamp the throttle getting a Fwd/rwd manual of the line quickly is a bigger achievement Edited July 18, 2014 by StevoD 1 Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 The S1 is 4WD. To be quicker to 60 (and 80) than a 350Z is a big achievement. It's a luxurious 4-pot Supermini which does 50mpg! I very much doubt it would do 50mpg, stated ave is 40mpg and in my experience just getting the advertised 'average' in most cars is a struggle! Quote
StevoD Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 The S1 is 4WD. To be quicker to 60 (and 80) than a 350Z is a big achievement. It's a luxurious 4-pot Supermini which does 50mpg! I very much doubt it would do 50mpg, stated ave is 40mpg and in my experience just getting the advertised 'average' in most cars is a struggle! this is true the VAg 1.4tsi twin charged this was supposed to get good MPG in reality driving it around it never really got above 30 1 Quote
coldel Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Yeah my twin charged Scirocco loved to guzzle the juice - never managed the claimed numbers! Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 The S1 is 4WD. To be quicker to 60 (and 80) than a 350Z is a big achievement. It's a luxurious 4-pot Supermini which does 50mpg! I very much doubt it would do 50mpg, stated ave is 40mpg and in my experience just getting the advertised 'average' in most cars is a struggle! this is true the VAg 1.4tsi twin charged this was supposed to get good MPG in reality driving it around it never really got above 30 Like I said I have found rightly or wrongly that the 'average' is pretty much the best you will ever see unless you want to drive like a grandad Quote
StevoD Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 just looking again so what Audi recon its s1 with auto box and 4wd with the 2.0 tsi engine which has been in the leons cupra r golf gti etc for years will get 50mpg what a load of horse poop none of the car it was previously in had 4wd and the couldnt get anywhere near 50mpg ok the fancy 7 speed box might help but not that much unless your sittin on the motorway for 12 hours at 55mph in 7th Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 just looking again so what Audi recon its s1 with auto box and 4wd with the 2.0 tsi engine which has been in the leons cupra r golf gti etc for years will get 50mpg what a load of horse poop none of the car it was previously in had 4wd and the couldnt get anywhere near 50mpg ok the fancy 7 speed box might help but not that much unless your sittin on the motorway for 12 hours at 55mph in 7th Yep pure fiction.... to be honest I think getting anything over 40 would require ballet shoes and a long motorway run! Quote
Ekona Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 They've stated now that those figures are only lab test ones, and that they shouldn't be taken at face value but instead used to compare between cars. For example, you have a 320d that states 60mpg and an S1 that states 50mpg, neither will get anywhere near that but there will be 10mpg between them. So in the real world the 320d gets 40mpg, the S1 gets 30mpg. Quote
docwra Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Had one hand my arse to me in the 306 the other day, as Ekona says in gear looked pretty impressive I also had a Corsa VXR hand my arse to me in the Zed yesterday but Im not opening that can of worms again 2 Quote
StevoD Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Had one hand my arse to me in the 306 the other day, as Ekona says in gear looked pretty impressive I also had a Corsa VXR hand my arse to me in the Zed yesterday but Im not opening that can of worms again off topic but passed you yesteday Quote
rabbitstew Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Had one hand my arse to me in the 306 the other day, as Ekona says in gear looked pretty impressive I also had a Corsa VXR hand my arse to me in the Zed yesterday but Im not opening that can of worms again Sounds like you like people handling your arse...... 1 Quote
Peak 370 Posted July 18, 2014 Author Posted July 18, 2014 The S1 has a very tall 7th gear so 50 mpg may well happen on a long run. My Seat Ibiza Cupra 1.4 (180bhp) did late 40s on a run. Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 Had one hand my arse to me in the 306 the other day, as Ekona says in gear looked pretty impressive I also had a Corsa VXR hand my arse to me in the Zed yesterday but Im not opening that can of worms again VXR FTW Quote
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