gti/vts stats confusion..

1. m3wood Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2012 dereham Posts: 429 mitsubishi carisma saxo vtr

   #1 12th March 2012, 10:13

   well i have been looking at vts and gti and have realised although the engine is the same on auto trader stats and on parkers stats the vts is a whole second to 60 quicker (aparently) i dont understand this as i thought they are pretty much the same car ? just different styling.
   
   so does anyone know if these figures are wrong ?
2. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #2 12th March 2012, 10:26

   they figures were done with different amounts of fuel and a passenger between the 2 so caused a weight difference
   
   the cars themselves are identical
3. m3wood Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2012 dereham Posts: 429 mitsubishi carisma saxo vtr

   #3 12th March 2012, 10:30

   i thought so because the only other thing i could think was gearbox differences but i thought they were the same ... so what is an accurate 0-60 for them ?
4. m3wood Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2012 dereham Posts: 429 mitsubishi carisma saxo vtr

   #4 12th March 2012, 11:23

   does anyone know ?
5. Tom5190 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire

   #5 12th March 2012, 11:39

   There is no specific 0-60. All of them will have different power at the wheels and it also depends on what fuel you have in the tank and how good of a driver you are. If a car's spec says it does 0-60 in 6 seconds it dosent mean that your going to get that everytime.
   
   Id be expecting around the 7.5-8 area on a standard one. But like i said thats not a solid number.
6. Sophia_Bush Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Shropshire Posts: 9994 Moonstone Blue 106 GTi

   #6 12th March 2012, 12:04

   citroen tested the car with min fuel and driver nothing else in car peugeot did the opposite and tested with a passenger half tank of fuel and typical sized shopping load in the car reason behind it? lower the insurance grouping vts 14 gti 13 in old money

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7. Tontsy Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi

   #7 12th March 2012, 12:11

   french
   fun
   
   thats pretty much all the stats i need to know about these things

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8. m3wood Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2012 dereham Posts: 429 mitsubishi carisma saxo vtr

   #8 12th March 2012, 15:15

   cheers guys ... im tempted with a gti thats all
9. EwynSaxo Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Penpedairheol/Cascade/Bargoed Posts: 2104 Furio R.I.P, onyx Gti, astra turbo

   #9 12th March 2012, 15:24

   Personally the gti is the better option insurance is quite a bit cheaper and you get leather in the later models
10. m3wood Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2012 dereham Posts: 429 mitsubishi carisma saxo vtr

    #10 12th March 2012, 15:27

    well isnt it half leather and yes will be nice. also i think they look a little bit better
11. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

    #11 12th March 2012, 17:38

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by EwynSaxo Personally the gti is the better option insurance is quite a bit cheaper and you get leather in the later models

    compared to my vts, the gti came out slightly more :/
12. Stuart85VTR Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Ayr Posts: 337 00' Ph1 172 + 99' Onyx 106 GTI

    #12 12th March 2012, 17:47

    I would opt for the GTI between the two, as said it's basically the same car but has half leather and looks better. The GTI also has a bigger arb being 24mm
13. BertieG Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 exeter, devon Posts: 1224 Clio 172

    #13 12th March 2012, 18:22

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Stuart85VTR I would opt for the GTI between the two, as said it's basically the same car but has half leather and looks better. The GTI also has a bigger arb being 24mm

    its supposed to, but a lot of people have discovered 22mm ARBs upon inspection
14. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

    #14 12th March 2012, 18:24

    probably a lot of people have had fucked axles and swapped them at some point though.
15. Sophia_Bush Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Shropshire Posts: 9994 Moonstone Blue 106 GTi

    #15 12th March 2012, 23:22

    yup^^ every gti I had has had 24mm
16. EwynSaxo Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Penpedairheol/Cascade/Bargoed Posts: 2104 Furio R.I.P, onyx Gti, astra turbo

    #16 13th March 2012, 12:40

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by danny-vts compared to my vts, the gti came out slightly more :/

    When I was looking to buy either a vts or gti I think it was around 700 I saved by having a gti, I wanted a vts dont get me wrong but the price difference swayed me to a gti