Thank you for the detailed post, SplanKSplanK wrote:You guys are taking as though you should have instant power. That sort of performance from a boosted engine only really comes from a supercharger (although those start to run out of effort at high rpm...), or an engine fitted with a small turbo (again, you run out of effort at high rpm and choke the engine....)
Although turbo engines have been around for a while, most people will not have had access to them due to cost or worries about reliability. Now that they are more common due to regulations almost forcing turbo engines on people, people are not used to the characteristic of them and expect to drive the car the way they drove a NA engine.
Sorry for my off-topic, but talking about superchargers, I am curious how the supercharged 3 cyl 1.2 DIG-S in the Micra/Note compares to the 4 cyl 1.2 DIG-T in the QQ?
Never had the chance to drive a 1.2 DIG-S, only the NA 3 cyl 1.2 DIG, which compared to my previous GA14DE is a disaster IMO.
Unfortunately the 1.2 DIG-S Note was a bit pricey so I went for a 1.5 dCI QQ. Getting to grips with it took some time, especially low rev city driving, where I found the old GA14DE to be much more friendly. I never believed I could stall a diesel engine, and guess what - all my friends driving NA petrol engines who tried the 1.5 dCi for the first time, also stalled it