I could be wrong but somehow I doubt very much the greenline is fitted with an electronic speed limiter. More likely to be limited by its lack of power

Yeah...it's got a rev limiter that reduces then shuts the fuel supply down at around 4750rpm, it goes critical after that and bits would fly about if it got near to 5k rpm. All modern diesels have them as do petrol engines, but set up of course for the engine concerned..

Yeah...it's got a rev limiter that reduces then shuts the fuel supply down at around 4750rpm, it goes critical after that and bits would fly about if it got near to 5k rpm. All modern diesels have them as do petrol engines, but set up of course for the engine concerned..

Thanks EstateMan. Don't think 'fabiagreenline' above was talking about his rev limiter tho -he was thinking it had a speed limiter (revs stopped at 3400 at max speed). High powered Audis/BMW's etc have electronic speed limiters lmiting them nto 155mph but can't imagine the greenline fabia has a similar thing :wonder:

Oh right! yes I had missed that, there is a difference as you rightlly say. My GSX is limited to 152mph but hasn't hit max revs at that speed...and indeed at Brands I found that out!

Think I'll stick with a mk1 vRS though (extra 24bhp but more importantly,50 lb ft !)

Still it sounds competent enough.

That said I still don't consider even the mk1 to be "quick" so lets not get ahead of ourselves with performance here. Id be more pleased about having a great all round stylish car to be honest.

I could get to 0-60 at least twice over on my motorcycle even with the latest vrs figures...

I do think that "usable torque" however is a seriously useful and pleasant thing to have driving on fast roads and that does make diesels nice to own

Model Years Engine and code Displ. Power Torque

1.9 TDI PD 8V RS 2003–2007 I4 ASZ/BLT 1896 cc 96 kW (131 PS; 129 hp) @ 4000 rpm 310 N·m (230 lb·ft) @ 1900 rpm

1.6 TDI CR 2010– I4 16V CAYC 1598 cc 77 kW (105 PS; 103 hp) @ 4400 rpm 250 N·m (180 lb·ft) @ 1500-2500 rpm

The question begs, how fast could a Greenline go if the electronics didnt stop it ? :think:

Well with Estatemans additional info we now have all the information we need to work out the top speed.

By the time the greenline hits the 4750rpm rev limit it will be doing 160mph!

Providing you were driving it in a vacuum on a frictionless surface.

So if we built a glass-surfaced road up in the mountainous regions on Mars we could try this. Then at night we could have a party. I love a party with a well-chilled-out atmosphere.