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Originally Posted by hcl123
No they are not down on power... they are HIGHER on max power than the diesels, and quite notoriously now (4%) if the potential is to be taken to its max possibilities.
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In 2008 the Peugeot was said to have around 730 bhp. This year the Peugeots were faster than in 2008, so the engine still produces a lot more than 700 bhp.
Officially petrol engines produce 650 bhp, but in practice they probably have around 670 bhp. The 4% restrictor increase means that petrols now have 700 bhp. Hence, my comment that they are still down on power.
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Originally Posted by hcl123
The problem with petrol is then if they are to take that potential to the zenit, then fuel consumption goes down the drain... badly...
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... and with diesel you can magically increase power without decreasing fuel consumption
When Peugeot was running in full attack mode, they were running 11 lap stints instead of the 13 lap stints in fuel saving mode.