Technical Mk1 sporting 1.6

[stuuyh]

anyone know what the performance is like on ne of these cars??anyone got the bhp 0-60 times??and are they 8v or 16v?or can u get both?

sh

 

[bigdamo]

I've got a Mk1 sporting 1.6 and it's an 8v. Pretty nippy, but I haven't clocked a 0-60 yet and I won't be able to until I get my damn ecu sorted!
Due to a flash of inspiration from the people at Fiat, the ecu is located almost directly under the heater matrix. When this blows,(quite a common fault, it would seem!) it leaks straight onto the ecu. And mine didn't like water very much.[V]

 

[stuuyh]

hahah,unlucky!what is the top end you have had out of it??i dnt know wether to get a 1.6,or GT the gt is a lot more insurance..but hey,i can live with that when i got that speed!

sh

 

[bigdamo]

Well I've "heard of" people getting 115ish out of it quite easily, but after that, you need a long stretch coz the the top end accelleration isn't great. The GT's are 1.4 I think. But considerably quicker, it'd be safe to say.

 

[stuuyh]

thanks for the info,does anyone know of any sites that give all the stats of punto sportings??

sh

 

[FPS]

I've got a Mk 1 1.6 and my girlfriend has a Mk 2 1.2 - I actually prefer to drive mine as there is so much more torque from the bigger engine. I think the actual figure for 0 - 0 for mine is about 10.2 secs. Not so much a hot hatch as a warm one. I always reckon they call it a Sporting cos it gives everyone else a Sporting chance at the traffic lights!

 

[wolfracepunto]

http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/tech_data/index.aspx?range_id=355

EVERYONE- SPRAY YOUR PUNTOS BLACKDavid

 

[Devon]

FPS mark 3 golf gti 8v's took 11.0 seconds to get to 60 and that was from 2.0 so you aint doing that bad really.

www.puntosports.co.uk have a full list of model specs and 0-60 times etc.[8D]

 

[Martiny10]

10.2 is much better than those crappy MG jobs that form the bottom end of the 'racer' market. And ahead of the majority of the Nova brigade.

If you can get to 60 in 10 you will beat the hairdressers in Audi TT's and bloated 40 year olds in Mini Cooper S's as well so overall pretty hot

Fix It Again Tony!
Would swap for X19, Montecarlo Spider or GT.i.e in average/poor condition! Scottish based would be nice.

 

[Martiny10]

The most fun to be had is in a Y10 turbo; 0-60 in 9ish - and it's only a 1 litre rust bucket. You should see the look on the BMW M3 owner's face as you tailgate him till he gets out the way and then leave them standing. Theoeretically they should be faster but no - it's too expensive to thrash so you leave them behind!

It's a pretty rare car too - so it has the WTF was that factor as well.

Regards,

Martin

PS: What is a Y10 turbo? See www.y10turbo.co.uk, a 1 litre turbo car made by FIAT/Lancia in the late 80's. Get one on Ebay just now for a fiver.

Fix It Again Tony!
Would swap for X19, Montecarlo Spider or GT.i.e in average/poor condition! Scottish based would be nice.

 

[Phr00t]

Well...

The 1.6 8v Sporting is generally cosidered an Mk0 (in sporting terms), as opposed to the 1.2 16v Mk1 which replaced the former.

1.2 16v runs at 86 bhp, 1.6 8v runs at 90bhp, however the 1.2 is slightly nippier due to it's 16 vales and the FIRE (Fully Intergrated Robotic Engine) they decided to whack in over the standard-style sporting engine!

My 1.2 16v sporting has only a KnN, performace leads and plugs and a decat... I kill any other 1.2... much nippier than any clio/nova/corsa

I even pipped a 1.4 16v corsa at the lights yesterday.

Go me.

Ahemm...

1.2 16v Sporting Mk1
K'n'N, performance plugs and leads.

 

[sexybluepunto]

i got 122 mph out of my 1.6 sporting my heater matrix and ecu did also go and the 0-60 was 9.5 seconds when i did it but it was wet, 1.6 sporting can keep up with the saxo vtr matched in speed

Proud owner of a bravo HGT 147! Lower 50mm K&N full exhaust system, tinted windows and a bad boy bonnet!!