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Re: Diesel Coupe
[Re: AnnieMac]
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01/09/2015 12:29
01/09/2015 12:29
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OnlyItalian
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Only one thing to say about that...
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers.
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Re: Diesel Coupe
[Re: AnnieMac]
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01/09/2015 20:17
01/09/2015 20:17
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Slugcatcher1
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I recall this being for sale for ages. Anybody know whether the Tipo diesel engine was any good? Power output? Reliability etc?
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Re: Diesel Coupe
[Re: AnnieMac]
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01/09/2015 21:25
01/09/2015 21:25
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don't know on the reliability, but they were 90bhp I think?
Vinci LE189 / Barchetta LE923 (for sale)
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Re: Diesel Coupe
[Re: AnnieMac]
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02/09/2015 09:32
02/09/2015 09:32
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Nigel
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The old Tipo diesel lump was a plodder at best, and not particularly economical (just over 40mpg in the Tipo, so probably a bit less in the Coupe shell) - I think it was a useful exercise to see if it could be done, but I don't think its resulted in a saleable car.
With a modern Fiat/Alfa 1.9 turbo diesel, this would have been a worthwhile exercise (150bhp, mappable to 170-180, so nearly as much as a stock 16VT, but with much better torque) - the car would have sold easily with the later lump, but it would have been a significantly harder build
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Re: Diesel Coupe
[Re: AnnieMac]
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02/09/2015 16:38
02/09/2015 16:38
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frary
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frary
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i have a two year old audi a6 deisel as a daily drive
its bloody quick , cumfy, extremely torquey, very refined for a deisel
but it has one problem ...........its a deisel
you can race away from the lights and hammer it along the back roads like the clappers but ...........you mustnt open the window or you will think farmer Giles is chasing you
and if you ever forget yourself and blip teh throttle you will just be very disapointed
but it does average 50mpg
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Re: Diesel Coupe
[Re: Nigel]
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02/09/2015 20:49
02/09/2015 20:49
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With a modern Fiat/Alfa 1.9 turbo diesel, this would have been a worthwhile exercise (150bhp, mappable to 170-180, so nearly as much as a stock 16VT, but with much better torque) - the car would have sold easily with the later lump, but it would have been a significantly harder build
I've been pushing the idea for years, but it might have to wait until I retire It's not easy because there are so many CANBUS systems in the Bravo (and I assume the other cars that carry it, like the Alfa) that you'd almost certainly have to transplant the entire wiring loom. And I'd probably want to do the steering wheel with the remotes, phone interface, and clever switches which are a definite improvement on the coupe's.
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