Polo vs Mini Cooper s

[RhysQ]

Power @ the wheels of a chipped GTI will be about the 120kw (I'm talking all chips here), power at the wheels of a stock MCS is about 115kw. Think the MCS is a little bit heavier then the GTI. There is a fair bit you can do to both cars to push the power.

On roads such as Putty or Macq pass, I have no worries keeping up with even JCW's & I'm not chipped.

older shape MCS (supercharged) = 1140kg and 125kw/220Nm
new shape MCS (turbocharged) = 1130kg and 128kw/240Nm
Polo GTI = 1190kg and 110kw/220Nm (standard) or 152kw/328Nm approx. (chipped)

we are a little on the heavier end but after being chipped, the polo should deliver a whipping due to its high torque. looking at these stats, it looks as though both the older and newer MCS should not be really that much quicker than a standard Polo GTI. all depends on how big the driver is really.

just my two PSI !!

Rhys

[PeterHBne]

Interesting. I would have thought the Mini was heavier then the Polo.

I remember reading a quote from a noted motor writer who said that essentially, the biggest difference between a Hyundai and a Mercedes is about 300kg of sound deadning.

[Timbo]

I remember reading a quote from a noted motor writer who said that essentially, the biggest difference between a Hyundai and a Mercedes is about 300kg of sound deadning.

Another blind motoring journalist
Worse still, one of his relos is obviously a designer for Ssang Yong

[PeterHBne]

I think he was looking at the motor vehicle in crude terms - that is all of them being basically the same in specification (4 wheels, motor, gearbox, steering wheel, etc..) and that while refinement in terms of the quality of the materials and the waythey are screwed together varies from car to car, the biggest difference was the amount of sound deadening material used in 'luxury' cars to isolate them from the road and their own noises.

His point being that there really isn't some sort of Grand Canyon size chasm in terms of innovation between a $200,000 car and a $15,000 car - they are all largely made the same way and with the same components.