gti vs xsi??

Sunburntfreek · Post by **Sunburntfreek** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:16 pm

hey all, just wondering wot the gti is like compared to a 106 Xsi (speed wise) imm sure one of you have been up against one.
cheers.

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:25 pm

The XSi is surprisingly quick, thats all i'll say. The polo should still be able beat it though

Luke'sGti · Post by **Luke'sGti** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:16 am

by the book the polo gti should beat it to 60mph by over a second - so from that i would say that the polo gti would win. Thats if both cars were standard

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:17 am

the french know how to build light cars with punchy engines. I had a 205 XSi (1.4) and it was well fast for a 1.4 - possibly the fastest naturally aspirated 1.4 I've ever driven. The 106XSi uses the same engine

scotia_polo · Post by **scotia_polo** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:21 am

yeah there nippy wee cars, The ax gti has a 1.4 16 valve engine. 0-60 in just over 8 seconds and top speed of about 117mph. Very impressive for a 1.4! Have to remember thought the car weighs about 3 kilos!! Cheers

Scott

polo_gti21 · Post by **polo_gti21** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:28 pm

recentally raced a 106 gti which is basically the newer version of the xsi and it kicked my arse same to say but ill have him next time

Luke'sGti · Post by **Luke'sGti** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:54 pm

polo_gti21 wrote:recentally raced a 106 gti which is basically the newer version of the xsi and it kicked my arse same to say but ill have him next time

hmm i was pretty sure that the 106 gti was a 1.6 16v

polo_gti21 · Post by **polo_gti21** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:02 pm

Luke'sGti wrote:
polo_gti21 wrote:recentally raced a 106 gti which is basically the newer version of the xsi and it kicked my arse same to say but ill have him next time
hmm i was pretty sure that the 106 gti was a 1.6 16v

yeah the gti is the xsi is a 1.4 8v but its the older version of the gti coz the 1.6 is a xn i think never mind its french.

garnier · Post by **garnier** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:10 pm

The 106XSi was the sporty pre-facelift 106 (a 1.4)- they also had a Rallye version which I think was a 1.4 but at that time there was no Gti.

They facelifted the 106 around 1997, and introduced the 106 Gti with 125bhp - a 1.6 16v

GTILass · Post by **GTILass** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:35 pm

106 gti is only 120 iirc as its the same as a vts

tbh id expect the xsi to have some gain over the polo in lower gears - as said it is basically a tin can - but once rolling the polo would have no competition

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:50 pm

yeh, the GTI and VTS are 120bhp......but now we are talking G40 pace with them 2. Tune a GTI to 140 or so and you should be easily matching if not beating stock GTI and VTS's.

They are rapid for some glue and paper!

rustypolo · Post by **rustypolo** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:29 pm

the 106xsi came with a 1.4 multi point engine witha cat they run at about 93bhp without 100bhp the later date 106xsi came with 1.6 engine nearly the same as the 106 gti the rally was a 1.3. my girlfriend had the 1.4xsi which was de-cated, performance chip and many other extras this will eat my polo on everything performance, handling and its cheaper to run, insure and tax

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:11 pm

Yeah vts's are nippy as fcuk, managed to beat matey in one on an industrial estate though from standstill, but to be honest its definately faster than a polo gti

GTILass · Post by **GTILass** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:54 pm

shantybeater wrote:Yeah vts's are nippy as fcuk, managed to beat matey in one on an industrial estate though from standstill, but to be honest its definately faster than a polo gti

top end doesnt compete though

Sunburntfreek · Post by **Sunburntfreek** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:05 pm

nice one, thanks everyone!

m8s got a xsi, fast but incredibly loud, rediciously loud gives me a headache inside