First & current hot hatch

[k_Leo]

First warm hatch was my MG ZR 120 back in 2003 followed by a black MG ZS 180 - the chassis on that car was sublime

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Not my car above but exactly the same. Then came my 106 GTI which i loved.....until I wrote it off
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Next came my Zetec S which had a cracking gearbox and chassis balance - just the engine felt a bit flat after the Peugeot
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Sold that in 2008 and bought my current hot hatch and now weekend toy
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Turbocharged in 2014 and god knows how much money later i love it. Best of the lot and cant ever see myself parting with it.

I'm currently deciding between the mg zr 160 and clio 172, how would you compare both of them in terms of chassis since you hadthe 120ps zr ?

 

[-Simon]

I'm currently deciding between the mg zr 160 and clio 172, how would you compare both of them in terms of chassis since you hadthe 120ps zr ?

In short the 172 chassis is far superior. The ZR was a great 8/10ths car. Push it hard and the suspension ran out of ideas and it became quite ragged on or near the limit. 172 is in a different league however i used to love the K series engine and how the ZR looked. Rare to find one now that isn’t a pile of shite tho. KMAPS can remap them to near 180bhp with a few simple mods.

 

[mgoode180566]

5 le car turbo, had it in 1985 when I was 19.

Still have the sunflower Clio and the BMW as daily

 

[mgoode180566]

5 le car turbo, had it in 1985 when I was 19.

Still have the sunflower Clio and the BMW as daily