RE: Six Of The Best? Forgotten Hot Hatches
Discussion
Echo this - I had two Uno Turbos and they were manically, stupidly quick.Remember trying 205GTI at same time...so slow (but a bit better by about 300% around the bends) and Renault 5 Turbo- comical degree of turbo lag and horrid cabin.Uno had awful ride, difficulty in getting power to tarmac on 175 tyres , sharpest clutch in history of motoring (and shortest life clutch cable..), but was immense - if flawed- fun. Drove mine to San Marino GP and the trip via the Route Napoleon, Nice and Florence was epic.
ps - no idea of 0-60 time - in real world terms it was probably rubbish as no traction and first/second change very slow on my cars. But full power at 40 in 3rd left virtually anything I normally encountered a distant speck in mirror
ps - no idea of 0-60 time - in real world terms it was probably rubbish as no traction and first/second change very slow on my cars. But full power at 40 in 3rd left virtually anything I normally encountered a distant speck in mirror
Edited by coppice on Friday 1st February 17:32
mk1chopper said:
Isnt that 0-60 time for the skoda wrong, I dont no of any ko3 varient 1.8t that has a factory sub 7 second 0-60 time, only the ko4 varient 1.8t (210/225/240) have sub 7 second times. Parkers shows it as 7.6
Just for your info (although 3 yrs late) this particular VRS is running 225bhp and 221 lbs per sqr ft of torque.If getting down the road first from the traffic lights is your bag then ignore the Uno's time to 60 or 62. weighing very little and with such close ratios the mk2 1.4 would slingshot to around 55 in 2nd gear before most of those other cars knew which way it had gone. 60 is just a figure and in terms of acceleration off the line can only tell part of the story. You could blitz plenty in the old Uno (tbh even the Mk1 1301cc which was nigh on just as rapid) even today and then when you change up to 3rd.....breathe and relax
I wont even go there as to what my humble little Fiat has waved bye bye to. Ive even surprised myself against some machinery. Great little engines in these.
I wont even go there as to what my humble little Fiat has waved bye bye to. Ive even surprised myself against some machinery. Great little engines in these.
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