Comparison between Galant V6 & BMWs

[Zaid]

Me and two of my friends own BMWs, namely, 323 (mine) T reg, 525D 53 reg and a recently purchased Z4 54 reg. I usually drive my V6 Elegance and from time to time do some accelerations against my mates 525D. Apparently his being a diesel he has got more torque however I do catch up with him usually, especially at high revs. Now with the Z4 (2.2 Litre engine) in the contest, I was almost sure that my V6 will not be able to compete in terms of performance, so I did a bit of research and came out with the following:

Car Engine BHP 0-60 Torque Weight MPG
Z4 2.2 straight 167 7.5 210 1250 32
323 2.5 straight 170 8.7 245 1485 31
525D 2.5 straight 163 8.8 350 1680 34
Galant 2.5 V6 158 7.9 218 1325 31

Or view the table on http://www.right-call.co.uk/Galant_vs_BMWs.htm


In turns out to be that the Galant V6 is the slowest in terms of peak BHP, however due to the engines torque and car weight, the V6 comes second in 0-60 acceleration, and is infact just 0.4 seconds slower than the Z4, am quite amazed!

The Galant has the looks, the performance and is a great value for money!

[bradc]

I bet that if you really rung the nuts off the V6 you'd be able to keep up with the Z4 as well.

Is your V6 an auto or a manual?

[Zaid]

I bet that if you really rung the nuts off the V6 you'd be able to keep up with the Z4 as well.

Is your V6 an auto or a manual?

Am up for it :)

Mine is a manual and so is the Z4.

[Turbo_Steve]

What I am hearing, here, seems to be justifcation for a few secretive modifications :D Decat pipes seem pretty cheap, these days......

[ritch_w]

just ask Kieran (V6) and Scottish Ian (GLS) about some fun with a 328 :)

[Zaid]

What I am hearing, here, seems to be justifcation for a few secretive modifications :D Decat pipes seem pretty cheap, these days......

Might do in the near future:), but for now the plan is to get the car lowered with some decent springs and shocks./rally

[Zaid]

just ask Kieran (V6) and Scottish Ian (GLS) about some fun with a 328 :)

328, those must be some 190 BHP!

[Kieran]

just ask Kieran (V6) and Scottish Ian (GLS) about some fun with a 328 :)

/Devil5 /Devil5

To be fair, Neither myself nor Ian had the power to take on the 328 - He was easily quicker than us....

But then, on this particular day our wingmen were (at that time, and it was a quite a while ago now!!) the fastest VR-4s in the UK! /Devil5 /Devil5

[psbarham]

328, those must be some 190 BHP!

yeh, and? they are easy, and mines an auto :pimp2:

[Paul Beazer]

yeh, and? they are easy, and mines an auto :pimp2:
Yeah,but yours isnt exactly stock is it Paul?

[Big Ian]

/Devil5 /Devil5

To be fair, Neither myself nor Ian had the power to take on the 328 - He was easily quicker than us....

But then, on this particular day our wingmen were (at that time, and it was a quite a while ago now!!) the fastest VR-4s in the UK! /Devil5 /Devil5

but, it was still a hell of alot of fun /rally


to me, figures on paper mean nothing? .... head to head say's it all :evilgrin:

[psbarham]

Yeah,but yours isnt exactly stock is it Paul?

yeh of course a back box and de-cat add sooooooo much power don't they /pan apart from that mines standard

[SGHOM]

but, it was still a hell of alot of fun /rally





couldn't agree more Ian. :afro: as kills go, that has got to rank amongst the best. /rally

Is the thread still on here ?? :thinking:

[Paul Beazer]

yeh of course a back box and de-cat add sooooooo much power don't they /pan apart from that mines standard
All the chavs in Corsa's seem to think so, so they must be right, innit?

[ianturbo]

All the chavs in Corsa's seem to think so, so they must be right, innit?
Corsa , i had my first one today ,i wish i could have seen his baseball cap face when i set off !!:happy:
P.S i don't encorage execss speed as it was going on to a duel carageway /rally
ian

[Kieran]

couldn't agree more Ian. :afro: as kills go, that has got to rank amongst the best. /rally

Is the thread still on here ?? :thinking:

Ooooooh Yessss..............

/Devil5 /Devil5

http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4977

[ianturbo]

Thats a good tale mate , I have had car for 6 months and been waitin for this to happen :thinking:
i get this in my capri (cause its old ) and sounds like a plane taking off ,but today was a good day !!:happy: :happy:
ian

[psbarham]

All the chavs in Corsa's seem to think so, so they must be right, innit?

oh damn, good point there mr PB junior, if i had an 8" carbon effect tail pipe with maxpower written on it then i counld take on lewis hamilton in his weekend toy.

[Paul Beazer]

oh damn, good point there mr PB junior, if i had an 8" carbon effect tail pipe with maxpower written on it then i counld take on lewis hamilton in his weekend toy.
Indeed you would sir! Everybody know the millions spent by F1 teams are just to make their cars look different.