Badge engineering at its finest.
Yes, the original Hiace was utterly bomb proof, albeit thirsty, they were indestructible
Badge engineering at its finest.
Yes, the original Hiace was utterly bomb proof, albeit thirsty, they were indestructible
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This style, I’m now in the latest one which has so far been utterly reliable, but it’s a smaller engine and not quite as powerful, so in theory less strain on the drivetrain
I’ve got a VW Transporter T6, I had it remapped by Revo who are a very well known outfit. Lots of happy customers and any engine variants that end up with issues get removed from their range. I had mine done 2 years (50,000 miles) ago and it has been brilliant. We got it done to improve drivability, it really is how it should have left the factory. It made no difference to the insurance but when I told them about tinted rear windows to improve security to stop peering in to the load compartment that added £35 to the annual policy cost!
Mine is a 150bhp and it is something like 175bhp now but I don’t have actual figures. The bigger improvement comes from the torque increase providing a lot more power at lower revs. The van now flies if you want it to but I don’t drive it like that, it is just a much easier vehicle to drive with the remap with a much smoother power delivery profile. They really should leave the factory like this.
Manual 6 speed
Mine is a 150bhp and it is something like 175bhp now but I don’t have actual figures. The bigger improvement comes from the torque increase providing a lot more power at lower revs. The van now flies if you want it to but I don’t drive it like that, it is just a much easier vehicle to drive with the remap with a much smoother power delivery profile. They really should leave the factory like this.
They should and usually do in some regard. Engines aren't designed solely to be 90/115/30/150/75 or whichever HP. The 90 variant will share much if not all of the internals as a 150 or higher model and even then, everything is over engineered.
It's just ecu and electronic trickery
They should and usually do in some regard. Engines aren't designed solely to be 90/115/30/150/75 or whichever HP. The 90 variant will share much if not all of the internals as a 150 or higher model and even then, everything is over engineered.
It's just ecu and electronic trickery