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Comfortably Numb · 19th March 2018, 21:30

i wouldn't be too bothered about the increase in max bhp - I never take an engine to the redline anyway, it's the improved torque delivery and max torque figures that make the difference. My A4 Avant 1.9TD (130bhp) was a heavier and quicker car than my Renault 19 16v (136bhp) because of its broad, low range torque band. The Renault only really started to deliver above 4,000 rpm, and I only took it there twice, and bottled out at 4,500, just as it really started to howl. It still had over 2,000 to go before the redline!

19th March 2018, 21:30	#31
Comfortably Numb Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Penrith Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 165 Thanked 303 Times in 241 Posts	i wouldn't be too bothered about the increase in max bhp - I never take an engine to the redline anyway, it's the improved torque delivery and max torque figures that make the difference. My A4 Avant 1.9TD (130bhp) was a heavier and quicker car than my Renault 19 16v (136bhp) because of its broad, low range torque band. The Renault only really started to deliver above 4,000 rpm, and I only took it there twice, and bottled out at 4,500, just as it really started to howl. It still had over 2,000 to go before the redline!