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Originally Posted by pgarner  yeah the 68bhp diesel by the time you got up to the top model theres nearly 90bhp more - seat used 160bhp rather than 150.
seems weird that it struggles so much with economy when you look at the later PD models that woulf happily sit at 85 and still return over 50mpg |
Not really. Bear in mind that this is car does not even use direct injection - it's a rotary pump/distributor unit. The TDi, also indirect injection, version of ours (at the time, 1996) was only about 90bhp anyway but it does have much more flexibility and the official fuel figures are ten mpg better across the board.
The poor economy doesn't surprise me
tbh on long hauls at higher speeds. It does better around town and generally manages closer to 50mpg.
What grates is that the remapped 2.2 Peugeot (which was extremely lively to say the least) would manage 40-45 mpg if driven in anger (ie. much faster than 85) on the same journey.
Consider that it's well over 1/2 ton heaver, had nearly 120 MORE bhp and well over three time the torque then you start to understand the limitations (or worthlessness) of NATASP diesel engines.