Quote: Originally posted by Richy123 on 06 July 2005
Keep up with which porsches? (in the twisties presumably). Wouldnt an elise or a vx220 could do the same.
well the old boxster has the same power to weight. and the 182 also has the same power to weight as a 3.0l bmw z4 so i dont see the problem.
I set my konis on there maximum setting the other day and the accelaration was miles faster as the power was getting to the ground much better. so dont be suprised if the exellently setup trophy with its cherry picked engines and light weight wheels cant do buisness with performance cars costing 20K or more even.. lets face it you can buy one already for a poxy £13995 on autotrader brand new. yet the kind of cars it can keep pace with are 4 higher insurance groups, drink more fuel, are higher road tax + servicing and considering there initial cost depreciate just as much as the clio.
a great car that can mingle with much more expensive cars as does the 172 and 182.
the most anyone can expect is for a supermini to keep pace with a rep mobile saloon at best i.e a 2.0l zetec mondeo but the truth is hard to bear for most as its power to weight is stunning for such a cheap car. no other manufacturer would dare before now to give such a small car 182bhp + sach dampers and even now i dont see ford competing or peugeot or anyone else for that matter.. face facts its an amazing little car with big, big performance.
BTW autocar have quoted the 0-62 time as 6.5 !!! considering the recently tested a 182cup at 6.4 the trophy may be faster stll at 6.2 thats wrx impreza speed, alfa 147 gta speed (250hp) lots faster than any V6 saloon car actually faster to 60 than a 330ci and thats also RWD !! so lets not forget a few years ago 8.5 to 60 was considered fast and still is quite fast for a lump of metal to go from standstill to 60mph.
a lambourghini countach only did 5.5 to 60 so times have moved on when a supermini can do a close six to 60.
