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210KMH is 130MPH, 62 (100) seems to come up in about 8 seconds and it's still accellerating strongly past 100 (161)

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The poster of the video thinks is has more than 105BHP stock and I'd be inclined to agree.

didn't Mikes 105 tsi fabia RR at something like 123bhp ? cant remember exactly, but it was substantially more than 105...

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It's a relatively light car - I drove a 1.4 TSI Octavia and ordered a 1.4 TSI superb. In the end the order fell through and I ended up with a Superb Greenline. If 105bhp can haul the Superb, it can haul a slightly bigger Fabia with a (not) boot...

all the 1.2 TSi's I have seen rolling road printouts of are normally running about 12bhp, my old one hit 121bhp pre-tuning box and exhaust etc

all the 1.2 TSi's I have seen rolling road printouts of are normally running about 12bhp, my old one hit 121bhp pre-tuning box and exhaust etc

No much use if it's only putting out 12bhp. Ol' Bradley Wiggins could probably put out more bhp than that!

didn't Mikes 105 tsi fabia RR at something like 123bhp ? cant remember exactly, but it was substantially more than 105...

A lot of the figures from that RR day seemed high though...

But the 1.2 TSi's certainly feel more than their claimed 105bhp

A lot of the figures from that RR day seemed high though...

But the 1.2 TSi's certainly feel more than their claimed 105bhp

Only driven the lower powered 1.2 TSI (86bhp?) and had to ask what power it was because it felt way more. Was on par with my parents 100bhp Swift

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A lot of the figures from that RR day seemed high though...

But the 1.2 TSi's certainly feel more than their claimed 105bhp

Yeah that's true, but not all read high. One Mk1 Octy vRS came out at 179bhp.

It's a very pokey engine whatever it's putting out.

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