powerful naturally aspirated v8 for £30k max
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Lexus ISF if you don't like the design of the GSF.
The ISF is just as quick as the GSF because of the weight difference and it's got a really strong mid-range. Does have a stiff ride but this can be sorted for a few hundred quid. You'll get a very good one for mid £20k.
Had mine for over a year and it's been fantastic.
The ISF is just as quick as the GSF because of the weight difference and it's got a really strong mid-range. Does have a stiff ride but this can be sorted for a few hundred quid. You'll get a very good one for mid £20k.
Had mine for over a year and it's been fantastic.
Edited by T_S_M on Thursday 25th April 13:15
T_S_M said:
Lexus ISF if you don't like the design of the GSF.
The ISF is just as quick as the GSF because of the weight difference and it's got a really strong mid-range. Does have a stiff ride but this can be sorted for a few hundred quid. You'll get a very good one for mid £20k.
Had mine for over a year and it's been fantastic.
That is very nice. Off to auto trader...The ISF is just as quick as the GSF because of the weight difference and it's got a really strong mid-range. Does have a stiff ride but this can be sorted for a few hundred quid. You'll get a very good one for mid £20k.
Had mine for over a year and it's been fantastic.
Edited by T_S_M on Thursday 25th April 13:15
remedy said:
What is the reason for NA only? A supercharged V8 should be considered for the 'kick' you are looking for. Then you have access to the XKR or XFR with over 500bhp.
It's different to a turbo, strong acceleration and with a lovely accompanying whine as it spins up.
had a powerful turbo car, now I'm looking for a powerful car NA. I was never attracted to the compressor, maybe I'm wrong? but I don't like the moaning and in general cars have no crescendo of torque.It's different to a turbo, strong acceleration and with a lovely accompanying whine as it spins up.
i just want na for:
-telepathic response from the accelerator
- sound
- simplicity
- crescendo delivery of torque
- red line above 6500rpm
Edited by Turbinox on Thursday 25th April 13:31
T_S_M said:
Lexus ISF if you don't like the design of the GSF.
The ISF is just as quick as the GSF because of the weight difference and it's got a really strong mid-range. Does have a stiff ride but this can be sorted for a few hundred quid. You'll get a very good one for mid £20k.
Had mine for over a year and it's been fantastic.
No lexus pleaseThe ISF is just as quick as the GSF because of the weight difference and it's got a really strong mid-range. Does have a stiff ride but this can be sorted for a few hundred quid. You'll get a very good one for mid £20k.
Had mine for over a year and it's been fantastic.
Edited by T_S_M on Thursday 25th April 13:15
Turbinox said:
what a v8 with a good torque to power ratio. £30k max
-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
Seen the AM V8 Vantage mentioned a few times on this thread. The 4.7 might do that (I haven't driven one) but the 4.3 absolutely doesn't. It was one of the things I really disliked about its power delivery.-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
I haven't checked prices, but I'm surprised if 4.7s have dropped to below £30k now.
davek_964 said:
Turbinox said:
what a v8 with a good torque to power ratio. £30k max
-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
Seen the AM V8 Vantage mentioned a few times on this thread. The 4.7 might do that (I haven't driven one) but the 4.3 absolutely doesn't. It was one of the things I really disliked about its power delivery.-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
I haven't checked prices, but I'm surprised if 4.7s have dropped to below £30k now.
davek_964 said:
Turbinox said:
what a v8 with a good torque to power ratio. £30k max
-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
Seen the AM V8 Vantage mentioned a few times on this thread. The 4.7 might do that (I haven't driven one) but the 4.3 absolutely doesn't. It was one of the things I really disliked about its power delivery.-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
I haven't checked prices, but I'm surprised if 4.7s have dropped to below £30k now.
the NA car has less feeling of kick and push than turbos in general because the rate of change of torque. but the big v8 torquey NA engines push you strongly on the seat according to the words and experience of the people who drove them
personally, maserati coupe 4.2, porsches 928, ml 55 amg, porsches cayman gts and 911 gt3 audi rs4 b7 and the m3 did not give me a "big" push like I was looking for.
Edited by Turbinox on Thursday 25th April 14:13
Turbinox said:
KIWIRS said:
My two favorites, because life begins when your sideways..
Lexus GSF.
Holden Commodore SS or HSV Clubsport, bonus of having manual available.
surely a great car, but I just don't like the designLexus GSF.
Holden Commodore SS or HSV Clubsport, bonus of having manual available.
T_S_M said:
davek_964 said:
Turbinox said:
what a v8 with a good torque to power ratio. £30k max
-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
Seen the AM V8 Vantage mentioned a few times on this thread. The 4.7 might do that (I haven't driven one) but the 4.3 absolutely doesn't. It was one of the things I really disliked about its power delivery.-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
I haven't checked prices, but I'm surprised if 4.7s have dropped to below £30k now.
Both that and the Cerb had rear seats albeit more suitable for short people / journeys.
Turbinox said:
what a v8 with a good torque to power ratio. £30k max
-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
Are you after naturally aspirated because of how mushy and horrible turbos feel?-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
If so consider supercharged too, all the upsides of forced induction with none of the driveability downsides of turbos.
£30k should get you into a Jaguar X351 XJR or an earlier Supersport for a lot less. Plenty of pushing you into the seat torque because the torque comes in instantly and early on.
XFR or XFR-S if the XJ is too big.
They sound absolutely evil too, and if feel over top trumps figures is what you're after the instant response and the way Jaguar have set them up means they feel bonkers compared to other cars with the same power output. Properly laugh out loud funny when you're on it, even more so if you forego the four seats and get a convertible XK or F Type.
Edited by GeniusOfLove on Thursday 25th April 15:49
Turbinox said:
davek_964 said:
Turbinox said:
what a v8 with a good torque to power ratio. £30k max
-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
Seen the AM V8 Vantage mentioned a few times on this thread. The 4.7 might do that (I haven't driven one) but the 4.3 absolutely doesn't. It was one of the things I really disliked about its power delivery.-4 doors or 4 seats minimum
-n / A
-with a really good feeling of (pushes your back into the seat)
-preference for manual or automatic gearbox with manual mode
Thanks
I haven't checked prices, but I'm surprised if 4.7s have dropped to below £30k now.
Not many n/a engines will give you both, its generally one of the other, or rather one is compromised for the other. The V8's listed so far in thread that will spin beyond 6500 are not going to give you that shove in the back torque that you seem to crave....although that's a relative thing in terms of quantification.
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