I really, really like the design on those vauxhalls/opels, they look upscale and just classy IMO, but I hate the way they feel when driving, it's like a shoebox full of lead at least the astra I rented in cz and the insignia a friend had. Not sure if it was latest gen or not, and it's personal preference, but I didn't like.
There's only one gen of Insignias, but it had facelift a while ago. New gen should be out in few years.
But I have heard that comment from other sources too so there must be a point in it. Insignia has a bit heavy steering wheel compared to most cars indeed but my Astra's steering wheel handles well. For a 126kW engine with also older automatic transmission it drives rather well (I only have driven that engine Insignia).
Then again, I haven't driven a longer period with higher end cars too.
I really, really like the design on those vauxhalls/opels, they look upscale and just classy IMO, but I hate the way they feel when driving, it's like a shoebox full of lead at least the astra I rented in cz and the insignia a friend had. Not sure if it was latest gen or not, and it's personal preference, but I didn't like.
There's only one gen of Insignias, but it had facelift a while ago. New gen should be out in few years.
But I have heard that comment from other sources too so there must be a point in it. Insignia has a bit heavy steering wheel compared to most cars indeed but my Astra's steering wheel handles well. For a 126kW engine with also older automatic transmission it drives rather well (I only have driven that engine Insignia).
Then again, I haven't driven a longer period with higher end cars too.
To be fair the astra I rented was a (very) humble 1.4 petrol, so it wasn't just the handling that made me feel bad about the car. I hate this european style of (heavy) medium sized cars with tiny naturally aspirated engines. 1.8 is ideal, 1.4 is a city car that gained weight. On a compact such engine can be actually fun, but when you have 1200+kg it just makes me bored I remember flooring it all the time, only to hear the (rather bad) noise and perceive almost no response...
Now the astra vxr must be a wild beast
Well, shrinking engines with turbochargers etc is sadly a thing in the automotive industry. Luckily the hypercar manufacturers still use good old huge pure powermachines
So it doesn't matter to you that buying a used first generation 1.4 TSI is a bad idea unless you have a crystal-clear maintenance history that shows you when it was fixed, because those engines (as many small turbocharged engines) is unreliable?
It does still matter. And most of these engines are relatively unreliable.
Plus, most have plenty of lag too. My 2.0 FSI is smoother to drive than any of the 3 1.4 TSI's that came after it, even though they have similar BHP at the wheels (mine's 150; the TSI's have 160, 140 and 150 respectively, each with more torque than mine). That's because the power curve just keeps on going up right up to redline almost.
I would understand your statement, if VW would of dropped the 2.0 in favor of 1.4 or 1.6, but it's not the case, they still sell them exactly for the reason I am saying.
Because customers expect diversity and maybe there's a 40yo lady who drives 99% of time in town, I don't think she'll need the 2.0 or even 1.6, 1.4 is a lot more appropriate to go for. That type of customer will always service the car accordingly and it will still last for 5-6 years, which makes it a great turn-over for a vw dealer. This is from a business side of view, customer has it's advantages as well, lower fuel consumption ( this is relative ), lower CO2, lower taxes and the ultimate advantage, cheaper to buy and maintain.
Each engine has it's own advantage, what I am stating is that we don't have any reason to bash smaller engines.
I just hope I get the era when we will be forced to move to full electric.
you can get easily out of a quality car with basicly no scratches if you drift of the road into the sideboards/guard lane (dunno which term is the correct one) with 190km/h. wouldnt recommend a tree though (or doing it all) even a very skilled and experienced driver can have bad luck with instant hailstorm without any prior notice (yes its that time of the year again)
I wonder if anyone can shift faster than automatic gearing. And I'd also like to see any modern super car with a manual gearbox Have fun shifting up every quarter of a second
I wonder if anyone can shift faster than automatic gearing. And I'd also like to see any modern super car with a manual gearbox Have fun shifting up every quarter of a second
I'm pretty sure this is not what you have in mind when you think of a fast/modern automatic gearbox
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Sure, in a new car an auto transmission can be more efficient than the manual (still less fun), but this ain't the case... it's probably 4 or 5 gears traditional (slow) auto with torque converter. Maybe even slower than slow if the fluid has never been changed (they often advertise it as 'lifetime' fluid but it isn't...).
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at least the astra I rented in cz and the insignia a friend had. Not sure if it was latest gen or not, and it's personal preference, but I didn't like.
even a very skilled and experienced driver can have bad luck with instant hailstorm without any prior notice (yes its that time of the year again)
