90BHP DCT acceleration test (on ze autobahn)

[10:45PM]

In case you don't see it elsewhere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Nri8ZsBAA#t=12

and a general sounds and feel vid on same car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Eg...&feature=cards

[Evilution]

Scientific 0-62mph acceleration test - done once and started on a bend. Err no.

[10:45PM]

You're not supposed to pick holes in it...

I wonder if this guy just rents one for the day to do these 'tests'

[Evilution]

2 seconds over the factory specified 0-62 time. We should be asking questions.

[10:45PM]

It doesn't bother me, he could have been all uphill , strong headwind, **** driver, all that stuff.
(A 'box that weighs nearly twice the manual doesn't help though)

But has anyone done a check on the manual variants? , that they can match the stated figures....... Lil smartie, where are you lol

[Mike T]

The manual is faster in the NA engine so why would it not be in the turbo as well? My 1966 Peugeot 404C Injection accelerates faster than this (using 1960s test methods) on its 88 DIN HP. Maybe today's HP aren't as large?

[Kapt. Q]

BHP and DIN HP are not the same measurements, BHP is almost a fantasy figure that the engine makes without gearbox, alternator and waterpump. HP is measured at the rear wheels.

Cheers!

[adrimo]

BHP and DIN HP are not the same measurements, BHP is almost a fantasy figure that the engine makes without gearbox, alternator and waterpump. HP is measured at the rear wheels.

Cheers!

Hi kaptQ

How does PS compare to BHP or is it similar to HP?

[Evilution]

PS is Pferdestärke, which is German for horse power.

[10:45PM]

VW are keen on quoting PS thinking it sounds very german lol , its virtually, give or take a very small %, the same figure.

PS (pferdestärke), CV (chevaux vapeur) or DIN metric horsepower are exactly that – an attempt to make horsepower metric. A metric horsepower is the equivalent of 0.986 horsepower – this is why you’ll notice the Volkswagen Golf R is advertised with 300PS but only has 296hp. Equally, 300PS sounds better than 296hp because it’s more..

A more accurate metric is the kW, but that doesn't sound half as impressive when you stack it up against other manufacturers still using any of the above.

[Thrumbleux]

A more accurate metric is the kW, but that doesn't sound half as impressive when you stack it up against other manufacturers still using any of the above.

Ditto N.m vs lbs.ft. Spot the tossers who quote their power in HP (yes HP, as the B for brake is superfluous unless you have found another apparatus for measuring power...) and their torque in N.m. Nothing like chasing the big numbers.
A shame really as the imperial units (hp and lbs.ft) read exactly the same numerically at 5250rpm making reading a dyno graph instructive - rather than merely entertaining.

[tolsen]

Kapt. Q is talking most sense here. Horsepower does not change by language. It is the standard applied when measuring which is important.