I'd own any of them.

That actual BX has a soft spot in my heart though...

I'm aware that one of those cars is on the market

Great article and a very enjoyable day!

145 for me.

I grew up on Alfa's in the 80's but by mid 90's I was in a 200 SX phase.

A friend of mine bought a red 145 Cloverleaf new and I had a few drives - and LOVED it. I particularly loved the raspy, revvy, gutsy engine and the very quick-witted steering.

Off to have a look in the classifieds.....

I had one too, great boot.

Mine suffered the hydraulic failure too, and bottomed out, which made it a pain to get it relayed home, but still fun while it lasted.

I now own 2 Toyota Altezza RS200's and a Corolla Levin, I miss my Alfa still, what makes it worse is that the woman I sold it too lives around the corner from my parents. The ex used to tell me off for stopping outside the house for a look. I might buy her back. I miss you Bella! haha

Anyone else remember the BX 4TC? 200 built, 86 cars sold, Citroen then recalled as many as they could to be destroyed. Around 40 cars survive, making them quite a rare car. Personally i've never liked the styling, but i find such history of motorsport cars very interesting.



Wikipedia
"Citroën entered Group B rallying with the BX in 1986. The specially-designed rally BX was called the BX 4TC and bore little resemblance to the standard BX. It had a very long nose because the engine (a turbocharger fitted version of Chrysler Europe's Simca Type 180 engine) was mounted longitudinally unlike in the regular BX. The rally version of the BX also featured the unique hydropneumatic suspension. Because of the Group B regulations, 200 street versions of the 4TC also had to be built.

The 4TC was never very successful in World Rally Championship competition, its best result being 6th place in the 1986 Swedish Rally, and Citroën only participated in three Group B rallies before the Group B class was banned in late 1986, following the death of Henri Toivonen in his Lancia Delta S4 at the Tour de Corse Rally. Citroën was ashamed of the performance of its cars, and immediately recalled and scrapped as many examples as it could, making the BX 4TC road and race cars extremely rare and sought-after"

Weirdly, I see a Beetle RSI every day on the commute - I love it!

Wasn't there a follow up article sometime later where they couldn't reproduce the same acceleration figures and surmised the original test Skoda must have been running the Audi TT's 225hp setting/state of tune?

Couldn't agree more. Was very capable, but never felt fun. Just gripped and went reasonably quick. Golf on the other hand couldn't be more different. I actually choose to go the windy way to work which I never did in the Skoda.

I remember back in the late '90s a good mate of mine had a couple of seriously rapid BX 16-valvers while I had a seriously wobbly Fiat Croma Turbo ie (complete with a DIY bleed valve and even more torque steer than standard), and we both had a load of fun hammering around the dual carriageways around the St Albans area. We used to embarrass plenty of Golf GTis, RS Turbos, etc in straight line, although avoided twisty roads for obvious reasons ;-)

I've recently bought myself a Mk1 Octavia VRS, and while it does lack some B-road appeal it does make for a superb real world hot hatch. It's beautifully built, there's plenty of room for the kids and all their gear, it's a great cruiser on the motorways and it averages an easy 35mpg. Plus a remap and subtle exhaust system completely transforms the car's personality!