Your car history and BHP

[reggit]

1973 Vauxhall viva - did it have any BHP?
1982 Vauxhall cavalier sports hatch 2000GLS - 100ish?
1982 triumph Acclaim - haha
1986 Renault 21 2.1 turbo diesel - no idea, survived a few years of 130mile a day commutes
1987 Volvo 480ES - whatever they are as standard
1992 Volvo 480turbo - 170ish (standard engine with turbo wound up)
1978 Triumph spitfire 1500 - motorised roller skate
1993 Volvo 480turbo - 170ish
1993 VW Corrado VR6 - 195bhp I think
2003 Vauxhall corsa duel fuel - less said the better
2002 Volvo S60 bi-fuel - 140bhp
2002 Volvo V70 D5 - 163bhp
2003 Volvo V70 D5 - 163bhp
2010 Volvo V70 D5 - 205bhp

And several motorbikes which where between 12 and 150bhp

Think that’s it...

[Brimfull]

Originally Posted by Dippydog

Can't remember most of them[if I ever knew the bhp figures at all]but
Senator A 2.5 auto 170bhp
Senator A 2.5 manual 170bhp
Senator A 3.0 auto 190bhp
Monza 3.0 auto 190bhp
Senator B 3.0 auto[12v] 190bhp
Senator B 3.0 auto[12v] 190bhp
Omega B 3.0 auto 211bhp
Omega B 3.0 auto 211bhp
V70 2.4[10v]140bhp
Volvo 960 2.9 auto 204bhp
As an aside back in the mid '70s I had a MkIII Zephyr 4[1704 cc I think-could have been 1703cc]and at the time they were talking of rationing fuel so issued a "ration" book[as it turned out rationing didn't happen]still have the book and for official purposes the Zephyr was in the 14 to 19hp class.

Somebody loves a big executive type of car going off their history lol

[tofufi]

Current:

1965 VW beetle, 60bhp (modified).
1971 VW T2, 100bhp (modified).
1970 Rover P6B, 200bhp (modified).
1990 Eunos roadster turbo, 220bhp (modified).
1964 Morris Minor, 40bhp (standard).
1990 Volvo 740 turbodiesel, 124bhp (standard).
1990 Volvo 340 turbo, 200bhp (modified).
Girlfriend's Mazda 2, 83bhp (standard).

Current total = 1027bhp.

[Dippydog]

Yes Brimful while in the past I have owned small cars[Hillman Imp,Renault 5 and others]I far and away prefer large executive type cars.

[Welton]

1976 VW Golf 1.1N (first car) 45bhp so slow!
1982 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 75bhp
1986 Fiesta XR2 90bhp (flyer)
1983 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi with Janspeed exhaust/manifold (rolling roaded at 130bhp)
1993 Brand-new Peugeot 106 DIZZLE - 49bhp oh dear! (sold after 5 months)
1991 Peugeot 405 1.9 carb engine 110bhp - flyer!
1991 Peugeot 309 1.6 injection 105bhp
1990 Ford Orion 1.6 injection 105bhp
1993 Peugeot 605 2.1 Dizzler 110bhp
1993 Honda Integra XSi 1.6 VTEC 160bhp - wow
1996 Mazda MX6 170?bhp boring and thirsty
1999 Peugeot 406 HDi 110bhp - lovely
2005 Volvo S40 T5 220bhp - owned 12 years!

Some mediocre bhp stats above but we should remember how light weight older cars were!

[Wagon Sailor]

Originally Posted by Welton

1993 Honda Integra XSi 1.6 VTEC 160bhp - wow

Luvverly!
Was it the one with the B16A engine? 2- or 4-door?

[Welton]

Yes it was the B16A and a 2-door.

It was a hoot to drive with factory LSD and double wishbones etc.

[Wagon Sailor]

Originally Posted by Welton

Yes it was the B16A and a 2-door.

It was a hoot to drive with factory LSD and double wishbones etc.

Excellent.

[Bomster]

Current:
Volvo XC70 D5 (2011) - 202bhp
Renault Clio RS 200 (2009) - 200.1bhp (on the dyno recently )

Gone:
Volvo V60 T5 (2018) - 246bhp
Porsche 987.1 Cayman (2007) - 245bhp
Volvo C30 T5 (2007) - 270bhp, modified
Renault Clio 1.6 (2006) - 109bhp
Peugeot 106 1124cc (1996) - 59bhp

Grand total: 1,331.1bhp

[Welton]

Interesting how these car lists begin to show higher bhp cars and then the owner continuing the theme by replacing it with even higher bhp or maybe no less than 200-ish.

I guess once you experience higher power you don't want to go back......