The fastest i have heard of made 260

And several i have heard of dyno at 200

Thats at the wheels

Now tbh i would not take it that far.

But 200? That i might aim for

A trifecta tune on its own would get me 4/5 of the way there.

Also, really, the cruze isnt that bad @sexytortoiseloverboy

Best car in the world? Lolno.

PoS is a gross exaggeration tho

@LOGiK bigger fuel pump and injectors would be unnecessary for anything under about 270hp. Even then, you could manage

I agree trans swap is expensive tho

I have actually seen cruzes make over 300hp

That however involved far more work than i would ever do

Far, far, faaaaar more

Wait, do you have the 1.4 liter engine or the 2.0?

I don't think the 1.4 is feasibly capable of much over 200, I'm no expert by any means but yeah

on the point of offroad stuff from yesterday

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-japanesecars/new-jimny-crushes-it-off-road-time-for-tea/38401

I want the Jimny to be sold here.

ha

I remember Jimnys from the 90s

Well that's one sale in the bag lads

they.. didn't have a great reputation.

Well they were never sold under that name in the US.

It was the Samurai here and it actually had and has a great reputation among serious off-roaders.

On road it wasn't so great because of the high center of gravity, and it ended up involved in a lawsuit between Suzuki and Consumer reports when they said it was likely to roll.

Oh my sister had a samurai

She took the family Cutlass and hid it in the mall parking lot

And tried to get rid of it but my parents found it so they bought her a new samurai

Damm

We do not negotiate with terrorists

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/719fGJ9yS7L._SX425_.jpg

fuck your Samurari, we have the car for you

wait why did they buy her a new car after hiding a car

if I had kids and they tried hiding / getting rid of a car

all they'd be driving is a fiat multipla

https://www.reliabilityindex.com/top-100

the majority of high ranking cars are such garbage

PT Cruiser

yup

I was most surprised by the mitsubishi lancer being 2

I feel like most of the cars I like we're probably sold in too small a volume to get on there.

well its also based on a third party warranty company

Well these individual cars are really at odds with the JD Power overall brand rankings here.

The thing is

I feel like it's a certain kind of owner who pays for these third party warranties

and also the nature of the business type lends itself to not accommodate rarer vehicles

most higher end cars wont have owners paying for that kind of warranty since they're more likely to want their cars to be handled by a specialist/dealer

http://d1arsn5g9mfrlq.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/2018016a.jpg

Well that's also based on probably newer vehicles

I think warrantydirect will cover anything up to 10 years old

oh also since the reliabilityindex is based on UK cars, that means a ton more diesel engines are in that bunch

I know the diesel in the lexus IS220D is fucking junk

Yeah we don't get a single diesel Lexus here.

https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/106697-2007-is220d-head-gasket-common-problem/

Also yeah these rankings are based on problems experienced over the course of one year in 3 year old models.

from the thread:

Unfortunately the engines fitted to the IS220d appear to have serious defects given the amount of posts on here and the web which have in the past resulted in Lexus fitting new engines or completely rebuilding them.

The failed head gasket problem can result in damage to other components like the turbocharger.

Clogged up EGR valves are another along with failed DPFs

The problem was so bad Lexus extended the warranty on the engines to 107,000 miles or 7 years provided the car had a FLSH.

Replacing just the head gasket will probably not provide a lasting repair as it is thought the problem is caused by the cylinder head moving on the block and the heads cannot be skimmed.

Strangely enough Lexus no longer produce a diesel engined model having been stung by their only venture into diesels.

I think we talked about this before and it makes no sense because Toyota has made diesels in trucks forever

And they're extremely reliable

I guess they ballsed up with that engine

Was that engine purpose built for that application?

I've gotta look that up.

It was built for the avensis I believe

the problem with a lot of modern diesels sold to the EU is that they try to meet absurd emissions regulations

old diesels that didn't care go on forever

look at the old mercedes diesels and stuff

they were shit to drive but they never went wrong

now all these new ones are a mess

Yeah the old 300D lasts forever, with the Hilux too, the engine that built their reputation didn't have to meet any crazy emissions standards.

it's a shame, all the eco nazi shit is ruining cars

Well that's why NA engines are dying out too, also a big part of why manuals are, besides market demands, it's way easier to hit emissions targets for those driving cycle tests when you can program the shift patterns to optimize results.

gay

@Matt for the record, i have a 1.4T

Its actually an engine with quite a bit of tuning potential

Problem is mainly that its all built with restrictive peripheries for emissions, fuel economy, cost, etc.

Tune, exhaust, and intake is enough for 180 to 190hp.

Better tubing for the intercooler will give you 200.

Anything more than that and you start needing a stage 2 transmission, turbo upgrade, and a heavier duty tune, but it can be done.

But i have never heard of anyone being bottlenecked by, say, injectors

Its usually the wimpy af transmission that bottlenecks people. Shit's expensive to upgrade, but to go above 200hp its kinda necessary

I can't see any sources showing much over 200hp without using things like methanol

"stage 2 transmission"

Heavy duty tune?

What the fuck

Sigh

Is this a Need for speed game

I mean

I know thats not directly applicable for the tune

Didnt know a better term off the top of my head

There is no term

It would be a tune with more boost and leaner ratio on e85

Or e30

Point is, a one size fits all trifecta tune isnt gonna help much when you start messing with the turbo and intercooler

https://www.cruzetalk.com/forum/10-gen1-powertrain/10164-what-highest-horsepower-achieved-cruze.html a guy in that thread says the turbo is all out at 190

Or cams

190hp from intake and exhaust? That's a 70% increase in total output, I can't think of any engine where that's the case.

Wut

I said and tune

The tune being the important bit