Sportline 0-60
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Topic: Sportline 0-60
Posted By: hall54
Subject: Sportline 0-60
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 10:32
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Whats the 0-60 time of a swb Sportline, the book says 12.2 Sec? That would make it the same as my new T5 140bhp! ------------- Toffee T5 GP Auto-Detail.co.uk Edition38 Crew |
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Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 10:46
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I've timed mine a few times at around 10 seconds. It's the standard 174 ps, not re-mapped
------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: T5 TDI
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 10:49
Any pics?  ------------- 2004 2.5 174 |
Posted By: CLONKY
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 10:59
| That 12.2 sec figure never seemed right. The figure for the new 180 is quoted as 9.9 which makes what Tony gets sound about right. |
Posted By: hall54
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 11:27
 ------------- Toffee T5 GP Auto-Detail.co.uk Edition38 Crew |
CLONKY wrote:Posted By: BANANABUS
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 12:04
where are you lot getting these figures from? 
------------- Committed To Famine Relief. Last Week I Sucked Off An Ethiopian I'm Not Arguing,I'm Explaining Why I Am Right |
Posted By: CLONKY
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 12:30
Here they are for the latest version-
http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/transporter/performance-figures/ - http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/transporter/performance-figures/
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Posted By: kawolsky
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 12:44
| My son timed mine at around 10 seconds on a nice flat road. as with Tony no remap. It definitely aint 12.2. |
Posted By: Tim the gas
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 14:31
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VW performance figures quote 0 -62 mph and not 0 - 60 mph for some reason. I've timed my unmapped LWB 174 at about 10 seconds when the van is empty of tools etc. VW are quoting 9.9 secs for 0 - 62 mph for the new Bi-turbo 180 vans so the 0 - 60 mph should be a tad faster. Also they are quoting 119 mph top end.  All sounds better on paper but we will have to wait and see when the new Sportline is launched. I'm gonna stick with my current van in the meantime and see what 0 - 60 mph is after my Celtic 228 BHP remap. After all the snow and ice have gone of course.  ------------- 2004 T30 174-AXE- CELTIC MAPPED TO 228 BHP - LWB TORNADO RED PANEL VAN |
Posted By: CLONKY
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 16:02
| It depends how you measure the speed.The speedometer is likely to be optimistic to the tune of 3-4 mph at 60,so to get a 0-62 figure using the speedo, you may need to see an indicated 66mph,which would have the time heading nearer VW's official 12.2 if the 10 sec quotes above were at an indicated 60mph. |
Posted By: Tim the gas
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 22:45
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That is true. I am aware of my van's speedo under reading to the tune of about 5 mph. I would time it with my Road Angel GPS but it doesn't react quick enough. Quarter mile at the track maybe ?  Bug Jam ?------------- 2004 T30 174-AXE- CELTIC MAPPED TO 228 BHP - LWB TORNADO RED PANEL VAN |
Posted By: energysolutions
Date Posted: 09 Jan 10 at 23:57
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Iphone has a free app for measuring this - "G TAC"
Dont know how accurate it is.......... ------------- !!Never Eat Yellow Snow!! |
Posted By: mistadave
Date Posted: 10 Jan 10 at 13:10
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I thought all the performance figures for the vw vans were taken with a certain amount of payload in them for some reason. I'm sure when you looked at the figures for the older version it has an asterix by the figure and below in small print it said with 50% payload, or maybe this was just for the fuel economy figures? Dave ------------- 55 reg 174 LWB raven blue camper. Celtic remap, pipercross filter, MIJ de-cat and exhaust, Forge intercooler, Allard EGR powerpipe and oil catch tank |
Posted By: Reverend
Date Posted: 10 Jan 10 at 21:01
| It probably means 50% load of sheared drive shafts...it'll end in tears, y'know. |
Posted By: tallcal
Date Posted: 10 Jan 10 at 23:31
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quoted figures by most manufacturers are bollocks. The Rev is right, when I got my 3.0 jag the quoted 0-60 was 6.6 seconds or thereabouts but I nearly goosed the gearbox, clutch and engine trying to verify this on the first day....strange burning smells all round!  (jag is now for sale btw...everything works honest!) |
Posted By: Ex-car bloke
Date Posted: 11 Jan 10 at 12:47
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When I bought my 174 new in March 06 I knew I was going to be keeping it for a very long time.
The idea of puttting the DMF, driveshafts, tyres and whatnot through the stresses of a drag start will never, ever enter my "to do" list!  ------------- ECB 2006 SWB 174 window van 
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Posted By: downhiller
Date Posted: 31 Jan 10 at 14:39
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I've timed my un-chipped 174 at 9.4ish when empty, using both an iphone app, and manual stopwatch, timing to indicated 63ish for a 0-60, not 0-62 time. And my driveshaft has just failed, arsetits. ------------- Bog-standard poverty-spec 174ps T5 panel van (black, LWB) |
Posted By: energysolutions
Date Posted: 31 Jan 10 at 14:44
Is it possible that the two are somehow linked?
------------- !!Never Eat Yellow Snow!! |
Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 31 Jan 10 at 17:18
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I never really screamed the tits off my Sportline for fear of something like that happening. ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: downhiller
Date Posted: 31 Jan 10 at 18:07
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Ah well, c'est la vie and all that. Anyone want to come and help me fix it for a crate of beer or two? :) ------------- Bog-standard poverty-spec 174ps T5 panel van (black, LWB) |
Posted By: cjm_2008
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 10:03
| if anyone asked me the 0-60 time on my van, i'd reply 'it's a van' :) |
Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 17:40
The thing is mate, to most of the guys on here, it's NOT 'just a van.' ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: downhiller
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 18:20
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Yeah. Get it right. It's "a broken van" :( :P ------------- Bog-standard poverty-spec 174ps T5 panel van (black, LWB) |
Posted By: Tim the gas
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 20:33
But when is a van not "just a van". I own and have the use of 2 other vehicles at my disposal but I spend most of my time in the "van"  .It's what I earn my living in and so consequently it's what gets the most use. That's why I chose to buy a 174 with all the options - because i spend more time in it than any other vehicle i own.  How many other people on here are the same as me ? Now if it wasn't my own van and it was supplied by say "an employer" then I can see the other side of it I suppose. Years ago when I worked for the gas board nothing pissed me off more than being stuck behind some old bastard out for a sunday drive (during the week) and not having the power to overtake them because the "employer" had bought the most basic aneamic cheapest van on the market. (MK1 & 2 Transhits,Leyland Sherpa's,Viva vans etc)  and ............breathe.....  ....Rant over.Seriously though my "van" is my car also. ------------- 2004 T30 174-AXE- CELTIC MAPPED TO 228 BHP - LWB TORNADO RED PANEL VAN |
Posted By: energysolutions
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 20:47
In your case "0 - 60" should be sustituted with "0 - fixed"  ------------- !!Never Eat Yellow Snow!! |
Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 21:17
My Sportline was my work van (i'm a dryliner) and my personal vehicle. I'd always get comments like "that's too good for work" and "I wouldn't bring that on site if it was mine." Why would I want to drive a 1.9DCi Laguna at weekends when I had a Sportline? To be honest, cars really don't interest me. If I had bottomless pockets, i'd buy a new Sportline, take it to a racing team somewhere that specialise in diesels, and spend thousands on tuning & suspension and have one hell of a van. I can't think of any car i'd have over a van. I'm waiting on delivery of a Caddy Maxi Sportline now so i'm searching the internet for some nice bits for that when it comes. ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: Tim the gas
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 21:46
Yeah i'm the same. I LOVE MY VAN and i've often said to my missus that if i won the lottery I would buy myself a brand new Sportline van and do the same. Wheels,suspension, engine performance etc. I would rather have that than a Ferrari/Porsche etc. More practical as well. And it's funny when you blow away the odd car here and there Some people out there don't realise how fast they are, after all it's just a van - how come it just blew me away ?***??? Another thing - it would be completely empty - no tools or heavy shite in the load bay for maximum mapped performance. I'm in the market for a new van for my son - been thinking about a Sportline Caddy also - keep the tax bill low and all that. I missed out on the Sportline T5 as I bought my van in 2004 before it was launched otherwise that's what i'd have now. My van is still too good to sell at the moment and I don't relishspending out another £25k + on a new Sportline at the moment. ------------- 2004 T30 174-AXE- CELTIC MAPPED TO 228 BHP - LWB TORNADO RED PANEL VAN |
Posted By: cjm_2008
Date Posted: 01 Feb 10 at 22:01
I hear you fella. I absolutely adore my van - if something goes wrong with it I'm in bits! but for me the van is about getting me and my stuff from A to B in comfort and style. I can win the traffic light GP with any one of my faster, lighter toys (apart from the kart, it'd get stuck on a catseye). |
Posted By: Ex-car bloke
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 06:54
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I love my van for everything it does at work and play but when it comes to 0-60 times and whatnot, it is a van after all (albeit a pretty amazing one!!) so I know in acceleration it performs like an average diesel hatchback, nothing more. And in the handling stakes, let's be honest....
It's in smiles per mile that it really excels!!
Car:
T5: ------------- ECB 2006 SWB 174 window van
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Posted By: kawolsky
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 08:18
My van is my work van. Self employed kitchen fitter..... I'm known to travel 200 miles to a job so i literally live in it sometimes so i opted for the Sportline as lets face it, if you can stretch to it what the hell... i may be dead next year!. I too choose the van before the family car[192bhp mini cooper s] for everyday running around. We also use it for days out and as Saunton beach is only 5 minutes from home it's often an excellent day van with surf boards etc all chucked on the roofbars. I said for years if i won the lottery thats what i'd buy. Got fed up waiting so bought one anyway. Accountant thought it was a good idea. Hopefully when i trade it for the next one it'll be a decent deposit. No remap yet, don't really want to tamper as it runs so well anyway but we'll see. Oh and after 1 DMF already i'm pretty subdued in 1st and 2nd gears, get to 3rd and here we go! It really isn't "just a van". |
Posted By: cjm_2008
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 09:17
git! |
Posted By: tallcal
Date Posted: 02 Feb 10 at 18:36
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lol @ all the sportline owners valiantly defending their chariots! If I won the lottery I'd buy a lambo or suchlike, but yeah prob a sportline in the 20 car garage as well....  |