Low Capacity High BHP

PiKe · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:19

Sorry for so many threads recently but I've finally figured out what it is I want to ask.

Which cars are there that have <2 litre engines that produce 150+bhp?

The Mini Cooper S is a 1.6 turbo which gives 175bhp, which I thought was quite impressive.

Firestar_3x · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:20

Too many to list!

liam72uk · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:20

The Cooper S works has a 1.6 and outputs 210 bhp

233 · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:21

maybe rephrase that, what cars give the most performance(bhp per cc

the mazda rotaries must be nigh on top

Trojan · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:22

PiKe said:
Sorry for so many threads recently but I've finally figured out what it is I want to ask.

Which cars are there that have <2 litre engines that produce 150+bhp?

The Mini Cooper S is a 1.6 turbo which gives 175bhp, which I thought was quite impressive.

Pretty much any FI petrol engine really.

Jez · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:23

Most F/I engines will have a fairly high specific output. Why the engine capacity is relevent or not to a car purchase is the question i would ask

PiKe · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:24

Thirst.

JackCarver · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:26

Celica 190 - 1.8 NA engine 190BHP

Firestar_3x · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:26

My 1.8 Supercharged mazda which is 200bhp gave me 27mpg driven like a saint and about 7 if not.

My 1.8T 150bhp gives me about 37 - 39 if driven like a saint and about 7 - 10 if not.

Clarkey · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:26

NA..............

Numerous Hondas with B16/B18 VTEC units.
Mitsibishi Colt CA/CJ models with 4G92 MIVEC engine.

Turbo............

Nissan S13 with CA18

hominid · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:31

VW Golf 1.4 GT, which is turbo and supercharged, outputs 170BHP iirc.

Sone · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:34

old F1 Cars.

1.5v6 1200hp+ (rumours of 1500hp)

PiKe · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:37

Road going current day cars would be more useful

saintly · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:38

Turbo/Supercharging is cheating. S2000 - 240 from a 2 L

LeperousDust · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:39

Smaller engines won't always mean better mpg which i guess is what you're after? Look at japanese cars, the laws they have in place over there limit the size of the engine so the makers have to get inventive (thus the rotaries etc...). That still doesn't make them economic though.

paradigm · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:40

1.8 Turbo, 245~ bhp at the moment.

Yesterday, 45 mile trip 40.6MPG.

BigglesPiP · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:50

Fiat Bravo 1.4 T-Jet.

Firestar_3x · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:53

BigglesPiP said:
Fiat Bravo 1.4 T-Jet.

Failed......

BHP?

BigglesPiP · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:57

Firestar_3x said:
Failed......

BHP?

150 on the nail (16v version, not 8v).

If I'd said S-Jet, then I'd have failed.

So FAIL on you sir.

PiKe · 4 Sep 2007 at 13:57

Firestar_3x said:
Failed......

BHP?

According to parkers, 150bhp.