Obscure Performance Saloon Spin-offs e.g. Jetta 16v

[Leins]

vikingaero said:

This thread was made for me. I owned a 4 door 900 Turbo, a 4 door Jetta GTi 16v and a 4 door Civic VTi

[Meridius]

The US market also got a Jetta with a 2.5l inline 5 cylinder which was, I think 170hp, not the fastest but the engine has been proven to be popular and very capable as a turbo conversion. Some I came across built up using a TT-RS head knocking on for 1000hp and 9500rpm.

[s m]

Riley Blue said:

MDMA . said:

Vento VR6. try finding a nice one now -

Didn't the Vento VR6 have its own race series in the UK rather than the much more popular Golf VR6?

Yes, I remember it, was combined with the Rover Tomcats as well

[Vitorio]

SuperchargedVR6 said:

You won't embarrass much with a 2.8 VR6 these days, except yourself perhaps I had a lot of love for the VR6 motor (so long as it had a turbo bolted to it) but the last VAG diesel I drove (A 170hp I think) would murder a VR6 at any speed.

Must be the country difference, over here in the netherlands 95% of what's on the road will be well below 150hp, cars get taxed pretty heavily on CO2 here, with the result that the most popular leasecars tend to be the 1.6/1.5 eco dervs. That VR6 Bora does 0-60 in 7.4, quite respectable over here, and just as fast as a mk7 golf GTD (184hp)

[Drive Blind]

djdest said:

Yes, the Orion 1.6i Ghia had the same engine as the XR3i, I had a black one

the mk5 shape also had the Ghia Si with the 130bhp zetec engine

[MadmanO/T People]

In the US, the Jetta GLI has always closely mirrored the spec of Golf GTI.

Current Jetta GLI shown here...






Then there's home-grown efforts like the Ford Taurus SHO with a 365 BHP 3.5 litre twin turbo V6.





Not enough grunt for you? Well, here's the Cadillac CTS-V with a 640 BHP 6.2 litre V8 plucked from a Corvette.





Then there's the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat with a 707 BHP 6.2 litre V8!

[coppice]

Three left field choices- Mondeo 4x4 (I know probably the only person who bought one ) ; Lancia Thema 8.32 (respectable family saloon enlivened by Ferrari V8- and better sounding than in normal habitat as it had crossplane crank) ;and the bonkers Daimler Majestic Major- huge saloon with very staid styling which left most chaps' MGs and TRs gasping thanks to a stonking 4,5 litre V8 up front.

[daemon]

Insignia SRI 2.0i Turbo anyone?

217BHP, looks like a poverty spec Vauxhall



Advert here....

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

[Magictrousers]

MDMA . said:

Vento VR6. try finding a nice one now -

Hampshire Police had one of those back in the day as an unmarked car. Luckily, it was so obscure, it was obvious!

[daemon]

Prefer a Turbo'd v6 that looks like a repmobile?

Insignia 2.8i V6 Turbo 4x4 Elite, 257BHP



Advert here

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

[LarJammer]

Surely the winner has to be the Lancia Thema 832?

[Leins]

carinaman said:

Did some markets get a Tempra Sedicivalvole?

https://www.facebook.com/T%C4%B0PO-Tempra-20-16V-s...

Great shout on the Tempra, a model I'd almost forgotten even in its most cooking of versions. And then I found this (Brazil only supposedly) - 165bhp!:




Supposedly there was a quick 2L twin-cam Regata before that too, but I have no recollection of it

[LarJammer]

I owned a tipo sedicivalvole for many years, it was the rare and obscure 3 door version too...

[sim16v]

SuperchargedVR6 said:

You won't embarrass much with a 2.8 VR6 these days, except yourself perhaps I had a lot of love for the VR6 motor (so long as it had a turbo bolted to it) but the last VAG diesel I drove (A 170hp I think) would murder a VR6 at any speed.

They actually had their own championship in the 90's, before merging with the Tomcats to bump up the numbers to race.

This one is a UK spec 2.8 VR6 but updated for the VW cup.

[s m]

sim16v said:

SuperchargedVR6 said:

You won't embarrass much with a 2.8 VR6 these days, except yourself perhaps I had a lot of love for the VR6 motor (so long as it had a turbo bolted to it) but the last VAG diesel I drove (A 170hp I think) would murder a VR6 at any speed.

They actually had their own championship in the 90's, before merging with the Tomcats to bump up the numbers to race.

This one is a UK spec 2.8 VR6 but updated for the VW cup.

Is that a V6 Beetle RSi from the VW Cup races behind?

[vikingaero]

daemon said:

Prefer a Turbo'd v6 that looks like a repmobile?

Insignia 2.8i V6 Turbo 4x4 Elite, 257BHP



Advert here

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Ouch! Nice car but, £505 VED and 23.9mpg combined. That's 17-18mpg realistic. It would have to be more speshal than an Insignia to drag the notes from my wallet.

[GCH]

Drive Blind said:

the mk5 shape also had the Ghia Si with the 130bhp zetec engine

Someone I used to know got proper wound up every time his escort Si saloon just like this one was referred to as an orion

[MadmanO/T People]

That reminds me, we also get a hot version of the Insignia here in the US.

Meet the Buick Regal GS, packing a 259 BHP 2.0 turbo four and all-wheel-drive.






You can also get the same engine in the Buick Regal Turbo with front-drive and less extrovert styling.

Edited by MadmanO/T People on Thursday 7th April 19:34

[Dabooka]

Leins said:

Although South Africa really is the land of the obscure performance saloon

Although I can't recall much about it, I'm certain Ford SA did a limited batch of Sierras that were made just for racing purposes. I think there were 350(?) made to meet the threshold of a production unit and were only available in white!

I think it was a 3 door swb awd version, although I may be getting mixed up with the Audi Quattro of similar vintage.

[s m]

Dabooka said:

Leins said:

Although South Africa really is the land of the obscure performance saloon

Although I can't recall much about it, I'm certain Ford SA did a limited batch of Sierras that were made just for racing purposes. I think there were 350(?) made to meet the threshold of a production unit and were only available in white!

I think it was a 3 door swb awd version, although I may be getting mixed up with the Audi Quattro of similar vintage.