[Getshocked.ca]

http://videos.imolas4.com/zerin/TDIvsInsight.wmv

 

[SteveChicagoSC]

That was hilarious!!!

I guess he'll have to pass him while he's at the pump.

 

[merigayle]

That was great, I wish we could see the part where the Insight smoked the VW
"Unpimp the Automobile" :lol:

 

[kapps]

Was that a CVT? It looked like it was just pegged at redline while the speed was increasing.

 

[cakley]

racing a CVT against a 5speed car :roll:

plus its ohh so easy for a TDI owner to spend 300.00 for an ECU tuning and get 25 more HP and tons more torque.

We don't know what mods the TDI car has

 

[cakley]

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp ... le_id=7817

VW Jetta TDI - "11.3-second 0-to-60-mph time suggests. Interestingly, that's exactly the time a fully charged '04 Toyota Prius hybrid needs to do the job. " "Jetta 1/4-mile: 18.1 sec @ 74 mph"

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp ... le_id=2019
CVT insight the Insight "still needed 10.6 seconds to reach 60 mph"

:shock:
so car and driver as the insight cvt has .7 seconds quicker 0-60.

" as the CVT is, it can't match the five-speed manually shifted car at the drag strip. That car is half a second quicker to 60 mph and clears the quarter-mile in 18.0 seconds, 0.3 second quicker than the CVT model"

and a 5speed Insight is 1.2 seconds quiker than the TDI 0-60 and is the same speed as the TDI.

I'd trust car and driver.com over some internet video clip.

 

[b1shmu63]

Thanks Cakley.

I have a movie of an 80's Civic smoking a Dodge Viper. :shock:

One really has no idea what is under the hood. A local Honda mechanic has built himself a beautiful CRX sleeper with a supercharged 2.2 litre Integra engine. He says it puts out over 240 BHP on the dyno. It looks brand spanking new and totally stock except for the wheels!

 

[No. 166]

I've smoked-out so many TDi's, I've lost count !

Pity they used a CVT in the video...
:?

 

[thelemite]

I've smoked-out so many TDi's, I've lost count !

Pity they used a CVT in the video...
:?

Dare I say my TDI could smoke you a nice thick cloud of it given the crap diesel available in the usa. either way the cars arent made to race, but both great viable rides given the state of fuel costs.

 

[dont have one yet]

thats great! lol. very similar to what happend to me last night!

I guess I can look forward to swapping in a K-series motor when my IMA goes out....