I see lots of threads on here about how it is underpowered and do not understand it. Yes it is not as fast as other Vectras but it is not a slow underpowered car like some make out.
Against other cars it will keep up with a 2.0 passat and can easily stay on the tail of 150 diesel up to 60mph to the surprise of many owners on here, despite what the figures say... It handles a ALOT better than other vectras because of how much lighter it is (all the weight of the heavier engines is caried up front)
Yes it is not a sports car but if you are prepared to rev it up a bit it will shift. The only thing I will say it that if you do the fuel consumption is terrible, but driven gently its fuel consumption is good....
Finally when they have been put on rollers most of these vvt's make 150hp as standard, which is a lot for a 1.8 and more than its 140hp rating....
Top speed is over 130mph book and it will actually do a lot more, and 0-60 less than 10 seconds. Not a sports car, but for a base engine it is not slow and certainly not underpowered....
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