I'd have 2 vw supercharged/turbocharged 1.4s ... one up front & one under the rear seats ... or more seriously (perhaps) a diesel-electric hybrid setup using an audi 3.0tdi (maybe even a slightly smaller tdi)
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a monster engine like that is, of course rarther pointless unless fitted to an hgv or adapted for marine use .... just being outrageous in a passenger car .. even a sports car
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No, in a car weighing 2 and a half tons, the extra weight the Audi engine has, (and it weighs less than most people think), doesn't matter! You don't buy the bigger 4x4 cars for light weight! If you are going to have a huge and heavy car, make sure you have a huge and grunty engine to go with it! What would be absurd, is a 2-litre engine in a giant 4x4!
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Originally posted by Bamford: Deffo V12 Audi TD in that sort of car for me!
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What would be absurd, is a 2-litre engine in a giant 4x4!!
Didn't Land Rover build a 2 litre petrol Disco back in the day? I believe they called it the MPi and used the engine from a Montego, needless to say it didn't sell well.
Friend took me for a spin in his Dodge Ram 2500 a while back. More torque than the vw v10 diesel, and for a huge truck it had plenty of pick and go.
Just had to pay attention to the signs on bridges that said no vehicle over 3.5 ton, as we were... which is just ridiculous as he uses it as his main car.
As i posted a while back, i went in a diesel pick-up truck with 800 bhp and 1200 lbs-ft. That thing was immense in every way. 7.3 litres of twin-turbo V8 grunt.
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