Opel Vectra is more powerful than Ferrari Enzo

[kinan.f]

Well,It seems that the amusements from european car manufacturers won't stop in the near future as this car from OPC demonstrates.
Based on the Vectra GTS presented earlier at the 2003 Essen Motorshow Opel Performance Center has presented its version of the Vectra which has the following characteristics:
Twin-Turbo Charged CDTI Ecotec Straight 4 cyl. diesel engine with a displacement of 1.9 litres that is capable of delivering 212 bhp and peak torque of more than 400 Nm from as low as 1400 rpm.
The days of slow sleezy diesels are over as this beauty needs a mere 6.5 secs to reach its first 100 KMH while the top speed is limited to 250 kmh.
For drivers concerned with economics this car consumes only 6 litres for every 100 km assuring opel's capibility of producing high performance yet economical cars.
As for the title,figures show that this tiny 1.9 twin turbo charged diesel Vectra has an output power of 112 bhp per liter.Comparing this figure with that of the Enzo we find that the V12 6.0-liter gasoline engine in the Ferrari develops only 110 bhp/liter.
Viva la Vectra !!

Article originally published on UltimateCarPage.com

[BMW Lover]

just 1400rpm ... its incredible

[stratos]

I stil not belive but...... i like more the enzo

[baddabang]

it may be more powerfull but the enzo kicks its a$$ in looks

[henk4]

It's a bit of a funny comparison but the facts about the diesel are correct. It once more proves the way to go. High output and low mileage.

[bum-man]

i like the car a lot, but a fail to see the point of this thread?? if you are comparing bhp/L then wouldnt the s2000 win hands down???

[crisis]

It's a bit of a funny comparison but the facts about the diesel are correct. It once more proves the way to go. High output and low mileage.

There you are. This thread was made for you. Mind you if they made it rear wheel drive I might even have one. Wonder what it sounds like. Very important in the whole driving experience thing for me.

[mechanixfetch]

it may be more powerfull but the enzo kicks its a$$ in looks

Are you blind? It is clear that the designers were the enzo is HIDEOUS.

[Boxster17]

I've never been a huge fan of the Enzo styling. For an everyday car, this thing is pretty nice. I didn't care for the new Vectra when it first came out, but I'm finding them to be more and more appealing, especially after seeing pics like these...

[sunk]

let's see the torque-curve or the power output-graph of the diesel. Let's see how much power you can actually utilize.

[henk4]

let's see the torque-curve or the power output-graph of the diesel. Let's see how much power you can actually utilize.

Percentage wise probably much more than from the high revving Enzo engine.

[Vaigra]

My S2 develops 104.5 bhp per liter...not far off

[The Ferrarist]

WTF? Who says the bhp/liter is the biggest critera of car power??

[IBrake4Rainbows]

I think he just did a "Ferrari" Search and feels the need to comment in all of them.

[LuisMiguelR.]

well, of course dont be mean. but for a 1.9 turbo diesel is awesome, so tecnically speaking, if the engine would be as big as the enzo's engine it would be more powerfull... nevermind (obviously the car specs are different, im not saying that with that phisical specs of this OPC could beat the enzo) (im saying if we'd have 2 enzos with the TD engine as big as the enzo the TD engine would develop better)