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Prost264 said:
Whenever I actually do see a younger girl driving a Subaru the majority of the time they are very, very attractive. Plus they're driving a car that most other girls think is from Australia.. so they get extra points.
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darkshark0159 said:
:lol: I used to think that when I was really young because of the whole Croc Dundee Outback advertising.
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/does not compute

Americans think Subarus come from Australia? :?
 
settler said:
On the other hand the worst engine is 1.4l and 75HP with 0-100km/h in 14,6s. :p
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Oh no. My 1.0l VW Polo wins this - 50hp and 0-100km/h in...wait for it...19s.

...and that's according to VW. I've tried doing it and it was more like 21s. It gets fairly quick from 0 to 70km/h, but then from 70 to 100 you have to wait a little bit :)
 
stiggles said:
How much does a Beetle weigh, and is it convenient to measure it in solar masses?
My 1.1 litre 106 allegedly does that in 13.7s, and it has no power at all.
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The New Beetle convertible nominally weighs 3075lbs with a manual trans and 3153lbs with an automatic. The base hardtop weighs 2762lbs with a manual trans.

Dsemaj said:
/does not compute

Americans think Subarus come from Australia? :?
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Well, the thing is that Subaru had a long running and memorable ad campaign featuring Paul Hogan as Crocodile Dundee. Tends to confuse people.
 
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Spectre said:
Well, the thing is that Subaru had a long running and memorable ad campaign featuring Paul Hogan as Crocodile Dundee. Tends to confuse people.
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Not only is he a tax cheat, but also a sell out! Woo!
 
The first Subaru I ever remember seeing was the Brat, which was an Ute. I used to think they were Australian too.
 
Spectre said:
The New Beetle convertible nominally weighs 3075lbs with a manual trans and 3153lbs with an automatic. The base hardtop weighs 2762lbs with a manual trans..
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1.4 tonnes? Crikey.
Incidentally, when googling the conversion, the first result was for the Learjet 35, and it's cargo capacity is the same as the weight for the automatic convertible Beetle....
 
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_HighVoltage_ said:
Oh no. My 1.0l VW Polo wins this - 50hp and 0-100km/h in...wait for it...19s.

...and that's according to VW. I've tried doing it and it was more like 21s. It gets fairly quick from 0 to 70km/h, but then from 70 to 100 you have to wait a little bit :)
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My 1970 Bug has a modified 1641cc that puts down a whopping 60+hp and I'm able to terrorize the 0-60 run in only 14 seconds which is an amazing improvement from 19s stock... I think it came with 58hp SAE Gross HP rating so probably a realistic 15hp bump over stock. Lets see any of you shave 5s off your 0-60 time with only 15hp. :D

I actually prefer a slow car with a rev happy lil motor in urban and suburban settings. It's not til I get on the highway or rural twisties that I crave more horsepower. :)
 
huh, when I was a little kid (like age 5) I thouht subaru came from brazil, because it had part of the brazilian flag as its logo.
 
Fowvay said:
My 1970 Bug has a modified 1641cc that puts down a whopping 60+hp and I'm able to terrorize the 0-60 run in only 14 seconds which is an amazing improvement from 19s stock... I think it came with 58hp SAE Gross HP rating so probably a realistic 15hp bump over stock. Lets see any of you shave 5s off your 0-60 time with only 15hp. :D
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:lol: That's an even more pointless measure of performance than HP/L. Let's just say that some of us can't shave 5s off our 0-60 times with only 15hp because, realistically, we don't have 5s to shave off our 0-60 times :mrgreen:.
 
Labcoatguy said:
:lol: That's an even more pointless measure of performance than HP/L. Let's just say that some of us can't shave 5s off our 0-60 times with only 15hp because, realistically, we don't have 5s to shave off our 0-60 times :mrgreen:.
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My 1.8T can... but it would need more like 1500hp to shave 5s off it's 0-60. :lol:
 
Spectre said:
The New Beetle convertible nominally weighs 3075lbs with a manual trans and 3153lbs with an automatic. The base hardtop weighs 2762lbs with a manual trans.
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Wow.... my car is 3400lbs and its so much bigger....
 
i actually wanna buy a New Beetle sometime, and spice it up a bit

either the New Beetle V5 Color Concept or the New Beetle RSi, the RSi being badass and having AWD and a 3.2 6 cyl engine... it's like the R32 of beetles.
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And why on earth would you choose that over the Golf R32 if I may ask ?

Spectre said:
The New Beetle convertible nominally weighs 3075lbs with a manual trans and 3153lbs with an automatic. The base hardtop weighs 2762lbs with a manual trans.
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Woah....the current Mondeo, in estate form, weighs a bit over 3200 lbs, with the 1.6 engine, and it still manages 0-60 in 12.6 seconds....almost the same as the Beetle :blink:

How is it possible for the Beetle to take that long to 60 ?? Even if it is the convertible when an estate Mondeo with a smaller engine does almost the same. And in sedan form the Mondeo does it faster, just, with 12.3 seconds.
 
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1. VW Beetle RSI
?It?s a girl?s car, the new Beetle, which is sort of OK, with half the world?s population being female. But the RSi version was trying to be a bloke?s car, leading to a nasty mix of testosterone, muscles and handbags. A bit like one of those pill-popping female shot putters from Bulgaria in fact. Not a pretty sight. Apparently they don?t handle very well either?
Harry Metcalfe
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Oi! Every country has female shot putters and none of them look good. It's not just Bulgarian shot putters...
 
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