Hi! First of all, I want to note the following: do not want to create a dispute here! I drive a Vectra 2,0i 8V and read with great interest various reports, in which different (opel) engines are compared to each other. However, one thing strikes me again and again and that brings me to my question: Why is the X20XEV always compared with the C20NE and not the 150 PSler with the C20NE? (driving performance) I already know the answer: The XE goes a lot better than the NE. You can’t compare the 115 Psler with the 150 PSler,… Also I can’t really understand some myths about the XE: The XE is for its 150 hp like sow. It should actually be called: Opel gasoline engines generally go very well and scatter in the power up and go better than for example the respective VW counterpart. Because: when amn looks at the factory specifications and the tested times in various car magazines (car, engine and sport,…): XE: W test: 8,5 sec. from 0-100 km/h (Vectra 2000) test: 9,2 sec. NE: factory specification 10,5 sec. (Vectra 2,0i with slow speed) test: 9,9 sec. (with SCHONGANG!!!) What about the sports gear?!? We don’t need to talk about the elasticity values: both almost the same. And now compare this with the engine data: XE: 150 hp 196 NM at 4600 rpm. NE: 115 hp 170 NM at 2600 rpm. I still know then: My uncle: Vectra 2000 My father: normal Vectra 2,0i CD construction site exit on d He highway: At ~80 km/h both full throttles up to approx. 150 km/h (with the fastest gear each): The 2000s didn’t get away for a meter. Of course, now you can say: The XE was not in order or not blown free, but must an XE be blown extra free to be faster than the NE?!? What I want to say is this: The C20XE is an excellent engine, no question, but it is overestimated by many and many platters simply the opinion of others, who say the XE I say NO! Even if I should make myself unpopular now. I say that the XE from 0-100 does not decrease my car length! Up to 60 km/h I am even faster with the NE. I don’t talk about the elasticity at all. Again: I don’t want to start a fight here and also do not want to kick on the tie or even insult anyone! Just wanted to make my opinion and experience known. mfg. Markus