If a moredoor 320i can get to 60 in 8.8 secs...

[BEERBOY123]

Found an old What Car? up the loft from 1988. 320i v Alfa v Mitsubishi Sapporo (whatever that was!).

The 320 is timed to 60 in 8.8 sec. Wow. If that is that case, what would an iS mangage with fewer doors and a few more HP?

Yet I always see iS times to 60 about 9 to 9 and a half secs. I reckon mine does it in less than 9 easy.

What's occurin'?

[pacerpete]

Wow, imagine how badly the 320 would cream your IS if they emptied the moredoor boot..........

[Speedtouch]

Some 320i's are surprisingly quick. My first E30, a 1984 B-reg 320i L-Jet Moredoor would do it in around 8 seconds, whereas a later 1987 E-reg 2-door L-Jet took seemingly an age.

Could have been down to different diff ratio, maybe...

[BEERBOY123]

I had an '85 moredoor too. It felt faster then the M40 318i I part-exchanged for it. And strangely, felt more rapid than my cherished iS.

320i the 'Q' car we've all overlooked then?

[MartinSE]

320i's really are wonderfull. Very nippy and alert. Rev beutifully. Of course quicker than the iS. Very close to the 325 actually.

[Sjoerd320i]

320i's really are wonderfull. Very nippy and alert. Rev beutifully. Of course quicker than the iS. Very close to the 325 actually.

This, they are also way better on fuel.

[Fal_325i]

^^ Really, my experience of them was that they are slow, a 318i could keep up, no where near as quick as the 325i, and fuel consumption was on par with the 2.5.

[Speedtouch]

Yes, most 320i's are indeed like that, but you do get the odd one now and then that is quite spritely.

I never used to see much beyond about 26 mpg average out of the two I had though, which was the official magazine test figure. Mine maxed out at around 125 mph.

Whereas, my 1988 325iSE fitted with a Mild chip could easily return 30 mpg with normal driving, yet could also do 0-60 mph in around 7 seconds and go on to an indicated 140 mph.

So, the 325i was significantly quicker, and you could instantly feel the torque difference, that made it more responsive.

[Captain_Birdseye]

I'll do a test after work tonight on the way home and let you know how a moredoor with 120000 on the clock does. *Edit - if my speedo decides to work for a change.

[kangman]

320i left, 318is right

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[Speedtouch]

Ah, but the 320i had its head and fog lamps on, which will have slowed it down due to the extra drag on the alternator!

[kangman]

Ah, but the 320i had its head and fog lamps on, which will have slowed it down due to with the extra drag on the alternator!

how much better will the 0-60 be on a 318is with a chip?? knock a second off?

[Speedtouch]

Yes, it may well do, as there's a gain of 8-12bhp to be had, along with a raised rev limit.

[polsta]

Ah, but the 320i had its head and fog lamps on, which will have slowed it down due to with the extra drag on the alternator!

how much better will the 0-60 be on a 318is with a chip?? knock a second off?

that extra second, could well all depend on the engine,box,diff, conditions, the suspension,wheel and tyre set up, etc etc etc, a lot of factors

[Cloggy Saint]

Laughable that people are concerned about losing one second from their 0-60 time during their commute.