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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#801230
Can someone post a link for me for P plate legal cars for NSW
I have found a Vic list
Just want to find a NSW list
VW New Beetle TD1 in particular

Thanks

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rob53 Officially Full-On Dubber

385 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·

#801242
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/gettingalicence/car/p1p2_conditions.html

Theres a link to moderate performance vehicles on there, but the New Beetle is not listed on it. There's a prohibited list also, but again the New Beetle is not on it.

But it says near the top of the page that vehicles which are diesel and have turbo/super chargers are excempt from being classified as prohibited.
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nicolasw Casual Dubber

40 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·

#801258
Yeah, the rule isn't no turbo's, you can have a turbo on a diesel or anything with less than a 500cc engine (don't quote me on that figure but I think there are only 2 petrol cars in that catagory). but even outside that you can't have any performance modifacations. I found you can easily get away with internal engine modifications so long as it looks stock when you open the hood.

Ollie Yeah Buddy

840 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·

#801273
I think one of those is the old charade turbo 🙂
And possibly the Smart car coupe?

But again, don't quote me on that!
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modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#801278
Interesting...
In theory, a P-plater could drive a V16 turbo *and* supercharged 10-litre diesel legally... I guess nobody has told them about the Le Mans winners of the last couple of years....

In the good ol' USA, you can buy a Dodge Ram with a 24-valve Cummins 6.7 L diesel with 260 kW and 881 N-m torque, suitable for towing medium-sized aircraft carriers; it runs the 1/4 mile in high 16's, this in a 3-tonne truck.
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ryana89 Officially Full-On Dubber

315 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#801349
modulus wrote:Interesting...
In theory, a P-plater could drive a V16 turbo *and* supercharged 10-litre diesel legally... I guess nobody has told them about the Le Mans winners of the last couple of years....

In the good ol' USA, you can buy a Dodge Ram with a 24-valve Cummins 6.7 L diesel with 260 kW and 881 N-m torque, suitable for towing medium-sized aircraft carriers; it runs the 1/4 mile in high 16's, this in a 3-tonne truck.
As much as Id love to be able to drive somthing like that, P platers in Queensland have a 200kw power limit.
We also have a cylinder limit aswell (can only drive up to 6 cylinders). But that is QLD.
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nicolasw Casual Dubber

40 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·

#801387
modulus wrote:Interesting...
In theory, a P-plater could drive a V16 turbo *and* supercharged 10-litre diesel legally... I guess nobody has told them about the Le Mans winners of the last couple of years....

In the good ol' USA, you can buy a Dodge Ram with a 24-valve Cummins 6.7 L diesel with 260 kW and 881 N-m torque, suitable for towing medium-sized aircraft carriers; it runs the 1/4 mile in high 16's, this in a 3-tonne truck.
can't have anything bigger than a v6 unfortunately, but i guess if you had a v16 the cops could never catch you anyway

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#801416
nicolasw wrote:can't have anything bigger than a v6 unfortunately, ...
The Cummins in the Dodge Ram is a straight 6 and over the years they had a whole variety of power outputs, peaking at 260KW; so I reckon it should be possible. I'm not, of course, suggesting it's *advisable*; many P-platers have enough trouble driving their dinky toys...

hth
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