Hi everybody,
Now done 1500 miles with the 1.2 vti and getting to know it a little better, I keep looking for the turbo as it drives like one with a definite power surge at 3000 rpm which corresponds to 60 mph in top. In Exeter anyone buying a car takes it to Telegraph Hill on the A38 to see if it can cut the mustard, it is a ***** and a lot of small engine cars do struggle so kept the speed down to 60 on the approach to make it work for its dinner and was absolutely amazed, went all the way up in top without flooring the gas and could gain speed.
On the motorway and A roads no feeling of thrashing a small engine car and the engine is really quiet. Below 2000 rpm power drops off but around town OK down to 1500 rpm. At 3500 rpm (70 mph) there is bags of power and as I said drives like a Turbo, most likely the variable valve timing doing that.
They are putting this 82 hp engine in the new 308 and I have no doubts it will pull that one OK for most peoples uses and of course not having a turbo is one thing less to go wrong and the insurance will be less also.
In short I am very happy only wish I was able to drive a demonstrator 1.2 to save all the stress of ordering a car without a test drive, they would sell a lot more if they had a 1.2 demonstrator available but they all have 1.6's guess there is more profit in it for them.
I agree with everthing said by 'Jack'sMam'
Richard