mmmm seems like the 208 gti is tuned /geared to make good 0-62, just found this online test, despite the mountune fiesta being 4 tenths slower to 62 mph, it was actually marginally faster than the 208 gti from 60 to 100 mph, and the clio trophy was a full second faster from 60 mph to 100 mph than the mountune fiesta...........wow!.
PEUGEOT 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport
It might be the hottest Pug hatch ever, but the 208 GTi wasn’t a natural drag queen. It’s powerful, sure, and the Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres are wider and stickier than the other little ’uns’ boots, even the Mini JCW’s. However, we need to talk about The Gearbox. Besides the obtusely XXL knob itself, the vague, long-shift action limited the 208’s pace badly, and wouldn’t allow flat shifts. From 60–100mph, the
Fiesta ST actually clawed a tenth back, but the Pug still managed an impressive 21.1secs 0–100–0 time. With a sweeter ’box, it could do better…
FORD FIESTA ST
The yellow rectangle denotes a Mountune induction kit: +33bhp, +22lb ft, +£599, and supposedly -0.5sec on your 0–60mph. The Fiesta was fairly easy to launch – its relative lack of power meant traction wasn’t the issue it was in the bigger Focus, but the recalcitrant clutch didn’t bounce back up after a quick change. Weird. It arrived at 60mph 0.2sec slower than claimed but was a remarkably composed little tyke under brakes.
CLIO RENAULTSPORT TROPHY
Incremental power gains of 20bhp and 28lb ft only unlock, says Renault, a 0.1sec advantage over the regular Clio RS, but this was a seriously muscular little car. It romped from 60mph to 100mph a whole second faster than the tuned Fiesta, its unlovable dual-clutch ’box finally paying dividends.
Accessing max attack mode was a pain, though: gearbox lever into Manual, press Sport, then press and hold again for Race. No such complication with the brakes, which, like the Megane’s, were progressive and powerful. None of the superminis stopped faster. Nor many of the bigguns.
you can read the full test here.
http://www.topgear.com/car-news/hot...ut-cutting-20-contenders-down-10-drag-strip#1
so the trophy was a full second quicker from 60-100 mph than the mountune fiesta, thats quite something when you consider what the mountune fiesta does to the clio 200 edc in this video drag race...starts at 1 min 30 ish.
this means the 20 bhp boost and the faster gear changes in the trophy clio, has really made a very good gain in straight line performance. From this video the clio 200 edc pulls 100 mph in 16.8 seconds and the fiesta st mountune in 15.4 seconds.
The clio trophy must therefore be capable of doing 0 - 100 mph in the mid 14 second range. !
David