DodgeT Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 a friend of mine, who loves anyhting so long as it is diesel powered, says that westfield did a diesel powered car, called a wiesel. is this true or is he pulling my leg, i think the latter? Quote
Mark Stanton Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 Nope it's a fact Westfield produced just the one diesel powered car with an engine development by Richard Wilsher and it was a Turbo diesel Ford 1.8 litre unit producing 110 BHP. Christened a Westfield Weasel by the motoring press, perhaps not fully appreciated. The car was also used for one race in the BARC Westfield Race Championship many years ago . I believe it may still be in existance somewhere It was red in colour and fitted with one of the first prototype boot box covers I have the other one in Burgundy Quote
DodgeT Posted January 26, 2003 Author Posted January 26, 2003 waas it any good, bet it was heavy?? Quote
Mrs Catflap Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 You're not going to buy THAT as WELL are you Dodge? hehe I have come to the conclusion that you and Catflap are a bad influence on each other, you both spend too much! Ali Quote
Mark Stanton Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 Perhaps with only the one car ever produced - the success speaks for itself Perfomance figures were very good when compared to other cars - but petrol seems to rule the roost for sports cars Quote
DodgeT Posted January 26, 2003 Author Posted January 26, 2003 mrs. C me in a diesel, nah, maybe when im older, & certainly not a diesel in a westy. we've got to spend the banks money on something! cheers mark, ill tell him they made only 1 & it was cr4p!! hehe Quote
FATBOY Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 I believe it may still be in existance somewhere ....I think I saw it being used as a minicab around Oxford. Quote
mmmmdonuts Posted January 27, 2003 Posted January 27, 2003 It was for sale in Westfield world a few months ago. Can't remember how much. Quote
neilwillis Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 I heard about a diesel powered motorbike made in India, so I guess anything is possible Quote
stu999 Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 I heard about a diesel powered motorbike made in India, so I guess anything is possible Believe it or not, but the first diesel motorbike was actually built in the Midlands. The bike did 200+ miles to the gallon. IIRC the rights to the project were sold and subsequently are now made in India. Or something like that. Quote
FATBOY Posted January 29, 2003 Posted January 29, 2003 …rights to the project were sold and subsequently are now made in India ....they use a converted cement mixer engine which produces a testicle shrinking 6bhp. ....a Swedish company has produced a light weight diesel powered bike for the USA army which is as powerful as it's petrol driven brethren Quote
neilwillis Posted January 29, 2003 Posted January 29, 2003 So anyone considering a dieselbusa or dieselblade? Quote
chazpowerslide Posted January 29, 2003 Posted January 29, 2003 IRRC it's called a Robin (the diesl bike) Quote
Rupert Lours Posted January 30, 2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Nice to find such an open minded bunch of enthusiasts! Got here from a link posted on another forum and cannot believe the difference! Just read the flip down screen posting as was particularly impressed OK, enough of the brown nosing, back to the topic. If you are interested the std for a new TD engine shall be at approx 85bhp/litre in 2004/2005. Advancements in the fuelling and turbo technology shall mean that new diesel engines from the main European manufacturers shall be able to not only compete but beat their petrol equivalents of the same capacity, whilst at the same time retaining most if not all of their economy... Engine size and weight reduced by plentiful use of Ally. Quote
ken.robson Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 As I said last time we discussed this topic. Diesel is the future, my VW Passat co. car 1.9TDi 130BHP and 228lb/ft of torque - more than a Porsche Boxster. The mid range pull is impressive even in a car weighing around 1.4 Tonnes, and I still get 45 mpg even with my driving. Clearly some readjustment in the thought process is required Ken Quote
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