Your Porsche pic of the day......

[KS]

Sad thing is the V5 looked like such a great idea on paper, with most of the benefits of the VR6 but in a smaller lighter package, but proved gutless and drank just as much fuel.

[jwhillracer]

Sad thing is the V5 looked like such a great idea on paper, with most of the benefits of the VR6 but in a smaller lighter package, but proved gutless and drank just as much fuel.

We've had a V5 Golf Estate for 17 years and nearly 170,000 miles. It munches miles quietly and comfortably, has never yet let us down, the rolling MPG has never been under 30, and it does better than that on long fast runs.
We don't know what we would replace it with...…...

JW

[MikeB]

John L’Amie 910, Phoenix Park, 1970



Photo by Billy Patterson


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[KS]

Sad thing is the V5 looked like such a great idea on paper, with most of the benefits of the VR6 but in a smaller lighter package, but proved gutless and drank just as much fuel.

We've had a V5 Golf Estate for 17 years and nearly 170,000 miles. It munches miles quietly and comfortably, has never yet let us down, the rolling MPG has never been under 30, and it does better than that on long fast runs.
We don't know what we would replace it with...…...

JW

I was waiting for you to chip in! In these days of petrol-engined cars getting 50+mpg the VW-built 'Vees' appear very thirsty.

[jwhillracer]

I was waiting for you to chip in! In these days of petrol-engined cars getting 50+mpg the VW-built 'Vees' appear very thirsty.

Yes, Kate now has a 1.4TSI VW Touran, bigger, faster, and more economical than her previous 2litre turbo diesel Ford C-Max...

She loves it - might be the way for us to go - eventually!

JW

[smallspeed]

Do many modern petrol cars (excluding UP's and KA's) get 50+mpg though?
Our neighbour has a "328i" estate (a 2.0turbo, hence the quotation marks) which allegedly does 45mpg.. he has averaged just over 30mpg in 2yrs, and he's a fairly sedate driver. Its good for 0-62 in 8.5 sec and 130mph flat out. my old (1998) 328i (a proper 2.8 litre) was nearly a second quicker to 62, and 10mph faster top speed (irrelevant) and returned low 30's MPG during my ownership
one of my drivers at work has a new golf gti and gets mid 30's vs. an advertised 45mpg..

no doubt emissions have improved some, however I'm not convinced REAL fuel economy has moved forward much with the switch from NA to forced induction - its been a way of getting cheap headline BHP and MPG figures, while achieving the unrealistic emissions figures.. its also made most day to day modern cars sound crap

don't get me wrong, the VW V5 wasn't the most efficient engine, however its probably not as woefully bad as it appears on paper vs. todays cars.. ..and it sounded pretty wonderful!

[Bootsy]

[andytat]

Hmmm!!! should I fit a couple of turbos to my 3.2 Cayenne?

[Burma-Shave]

Decent. She's a bit unsullied for you though Thomas?

[Burma-Shave]

[Bootsy]

Decent. She's a bit unsullied for you though Thomas?

A project

[Bootsy]

Continuing the unsullied theme




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[jeremyg]

Out with the (unsullied) 356’s at Silverstone today.

[911hillclimber]

For me, the BEST car at Silverstone to drive home in.

PRS special, stick those Singers, I'll have this instead.

[markm]

For me, the BEST car at Silverstone to drive home in.

PRS special, stick those Singers, I'll have this instead.

What at £250k, really