The 508

[sirwiggum]

Whats that little Kia that gets 88mpg?

Was there not once an AX that got 100mpg?

[plod]

Didnt a 406 Di once set a record for ettin around 200mp many moons ao

[rwb]

Shouldn't traction motors give better torque delivery?

What about having a diesel-electric set-up like a railway locomotive with no mechanical (or fluid) transmission?


There's a 508 that seems to commute in the opposite direction to me. It's gold and it looks awful.

[FarmerPug]

Shouldn't traction motors give better torque delivery?

What about having a diesel-electric set-up like a railway locomotive with no mechanical (or fluid) transmission?

the locomotive thingy, i believe the vauxhall ampera follows that technique except it uses a petrol engine, but i wouldnt like that i want the engine to be connected to the wheels.

[406loon]

The Insignia is trying to be a BMW and failing. Vauxhalls traditionally dont handle, rust, dodgy electrics, unreliable diesel engines and dull interiors. That said the Astra G I drove handled superbly - probably down to its Lorus underpinngings the only exception to the Vauxhall rule.

I cant see a point in buying a Vauxhall when Ford have them beaten on everything. The Zafira GSi was cool though.