Is it 8v or 16v ?

[Wish]

I have seen a car advertised as a 1999 (T) Seat Cupra 2.0 8v
But when I HPI the car it comes up as a 16V
Is there anyway of telling from looking at the pictures if its a 8v or 16v
Sadly I dont have any pictures of the engine.


It does say cupra GTi on the back of it and is in yellow.


Thanks !

 

[crezz]

not reallly apart from grill would say gti 16v and also have 2.0 16v on the rear

 

[crezz]

oh and 16v came with 16" multispokes but could have put them on after so not really

 

[Wish]

Thanks Crezz Just sent you an email.


Also can you tell me the difference on the power output of the different engines

 

[DPJ]

See here.

 

[Nick2008]

the 16v has a lip on the spoiler and the 8 v dont

 

[Wish]

Thanks so we can safely say this is an 8v

 

[Wish]

opps .... got to have 15 posts to link a photo

 

[WeeJase]

16v

 

[Wish]

post 5

I havent got any picture of under the bonnet....

Only the back of the car

And the side, but its got different wheels on it so cant tell by them either

another couple of posts and i will be able to post a picture of the back

and side

not that the side will help

The car is yellow and the owner says its done 63,000 miles

 

[Wish]

Do the speeds have the extra diget to count 100,000

or has the car done 160,00

 

[Wish]

 

[Fl@pper]

VRM T124UOT
Chassis No. VSSZZZ6KZXR****** (deleted)
Engine No. AGG0056938
Make SEAT
Model IBIZA GTI CUPRA SPORT
Body 3 Door Hatchback
Engine Size 01984
Fuel Petrol
Transmission 5 Speed Manual Petrol
Colour YELLOW

2.0 litre 8V

 

[Wish]

Is the 8v that much slower than an 16v
I was looking at buying this as a track car for my wife to use. She has a R56 Cooper S, but its too much money to take on the track.

 

[Fl@pper]

not really until you get to motorway speeds in all honesty

as a track car i would go for an 8v personally

 

[Wish]

Really .... Can I ask why.

I know very little / next to nothing about the Seat brand. But think it would make a nice track car.

 

[Wish]

Also does the speedo go over to 100,000 ???

As im worried about the mileage on the car being 60,000 odd

 

[Fl@pper]

8v easy maintain cheap to repair and readily available and you mentioned it's for the wife

i have known 2 types of women racers, those WITH mechanical sympathy and would never get the best out of a 16v and those WITHOUT who would probably break it

probably get flamed for that (especially off your missus) but overall unless you want a championship winning competition car that lives life on the edge with some serious engine work then an 8v is more of a useable proposition overall

 

[m0rk]

as a track car i would go for an 8v personally

really? with it's smaller brakes & breathless engine?

road car = 8v
track car = 16v IMO

 

[Fl@pper]

ye personally i would - 16v always has me thinking whats gonna break next ? but i agree the grin factor does help

but i suppose it depends on the track i guess but how many tracks have a huge long straight

you'd uprate brakes and induction anyway if it was solely a track car