Going on the torque increases that people have got from jabbering their furby I would have thought that the torque increase would be massive at the bhp claimed here - would the transmission cope????

I think you're spot on with the GT4 observation, mate

Done a little research, I think he has one of these fitted:

http://www.turbospoke.com

RS owners please form a queue...

and i just thought your spandex 4x4 system made those funny noises.

nope, 4x4 means I can use the power I have instead of relying on namby pamby electronics, oh and we don't need silly loud exhausts, or spoilers, or neons, or baseball caps...

:p

4x4 means I can use the power I have instead of relying on namby pamby electronics

Err.... :p

Rob.

(although the ambiente is for real heroes - even the aircon is mechanical!)

I imagine the 275bhp comes at least partly comes from the scientific application of those well known staples of peformance tuning - 'go faster stripes'.

although the ambiente is for real heroes - even the aircon is mechanical!

At last...the deserved recognition!

Rob.

.... so the Ambiente is now to be marketed as the stripped out, racer, track car sort of like Skoda equivalent of the Porsche club sports?!!

pure naturally aspirated engine, stripped of creature comforts, and supplied with no rear wing and basic seats as they expect for motorsport use these will be replaced anyway....

AmbienteCS!!

only difference is with the ambient its the driver that needs caging not the car...

so the Ambiente is now to be marketed as the stripped out, racer, track car sort of like Skoda equivalent of the Porsche club sports?!!

Reminds me of a debate a while back, in which it was successfully argued that the Ambiente gives a purer driving experience than either the vRS or 4x4, due to it not having any reliance on electronic driving aids.

I rest my case!

Rob.

no reliance?

umm, ABS, Power steering? Not *quite* pure.

no reliance?

umm' date=' ABS, Power steering? Not *quite* pure. [/quote']

Ah, I see the laziness has spread to your reading too...difference between "purer" (what I said), and "pure" (what you read)... :p

Rob.

That was not what I disagreed with.... :p

due to it not having any reliance on electronic driving aids.

hence my comment - "no reliance?"

New glasses sir?

hence my comment - "no reliance?"

Well, I don't rely on the power steering nor the ABS...the latter is only usually triggered when the front wheels aren't even in contact with the road, and the former would be no great loss as I don't have silly wide wheels... :p

Not a whole lot of reliance...well, not as much as TC, ESP, and whatever other TLAs there are...

Rob.

nope, 4x4 means I can use the power I have instead of relying on namby pamby electronics

So the Haldex isn't electronical?

(Surprised this wasn't jumped on by the usual suspects!)

is now to be marketed as the stripped out, racer, track car

Anyone else old enough to remember the Escort Popular and Popular plus? Sounds like the Ambient is mor elike the popular Plus, with the Classic as the Popular.

Stripped out, racer, track car? Bolleaux, that needs a decent pwr

Done a little research' date=' I think he has one of these fitted:

[url']http://www.turbospoke.com[/url]

RS owners please form a queue...

:rofl:

275bhp?

Which turbo and fueling system are you using please?

It is possible by the way to get that sort of power.

I know how he did it.. but i dont want to risk such a mod because of credibility reasons... theres no way im putting a maxpower sticker on my car!!!!

tavia4x4

i thought the octys 4x4 was triggered by electronics?

Could I please call you gentlemen to order and request that you get on with the flaming of the 'L' driver with the 850 bhp Fabia?

Honestly, talk about thread drift...

Could I please call you gentlemen to order and request that you get on with the flaming of the 'L' driver with the 850 bhp Fabia?

Honestly' date=' talk about thread drift... [/quote']

Rich , stop exaggerating ..........it was 725BHP wasn't it .........and anyway how can you take anyone seriously with a username like Dory .................it's almost as silly as mellowyellow