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Originally Posted by T5R92011

You will not be having much fun with the "2.0d" FOUR cylinder engine. A very bland Ford/Peugeot engine which isnt as economical as you'd think, and has a habbit of going into limp home mode.

If you must have a diesel engine, make sure it's one of the Volvo 5 cylinder diesels badged as follows:

"D3" - 150bhp
"D4" - 177bhp
"D5" -180bhp

D3 and D4 engine are the same 2.0-litre 5 cylinder engine, just with different software mapping.

D5 is an older itteration and is 2.4-litres. It has more turbo lag at low RPM, but is also more tunable.

In my opinion, THE best all round engine in the C30 is the 2.0i PETROL engine (no turbo). It has the best combination of power (145bhp), MPG and fun factor, in that it needs to be revved out to get that power, wjhich provides the fun element to an otherwise dull car.

The C30 is a very numb car to drive as standard... so having a revvy engine helps liven the car up in a way that all of the turbo charged vehicles arent as good at, even if they have more power.

Thanks for the ace advice! Hadn’t realised the difference between 2.0D and 2.0D3. Yes Volvo 5 culinder all the way for me!