how much faster will it feel

[BJJOwen]

I went from a Polo 1.4 to a Clio 197 and it felt really fast. After you get used to it its not that fast though.

Having a 60bhp diesel Fiesta for a few days as a courtesy car going back to the Clio it felt like a rocket ship.

[dieseluser07]

BJJOwen said:

I went from a Polo 1.4 to a Clio 197 and it felt really fast. After you get used to it its not that fast though.

Having a 60bhp diesel Fiesta for a few days as a courtesy car going back to the Clio it felt like a rocket ship.

the clios are in 6 seconds though arent they?

[LordHaveMurci]

dieseluser07 said:

the clios are in 6 seconds though arent they?

Strangely my 172 Cup never feels slow when I've just jumped out of my 996. Saying that, my OH's Mk1 Focus 2.0 doesn't feel particularly slow either, just encourages a more relaxed driving style.

[dieseluser07]

this has turned into a quite interesting thread

[htrowsoc]

I got a greater sensation of speed of speed from a 306 gti 6 than an E55 AMG (the 5.5 Kompressor) because the 306 felt more 'on edge' and the 306's engine really comes alive after 5000 rpm whereas the AMG had power all the way through. I think your expectations of how fast the car might be are an important factor as well..

[dieseluser07]

htrowsoc said:

I got a greater sensation of speed of speed from a 306 gti 6 than an E55 AMG (the 5.5 Kompressor) because the 306 felt more 'on edge' and the 306's engine really comes alive after 5000 rpm whereas the AMG had power all the way through. I think your expectations of how fast the car might be are an important factor as well..

so nice revvy engines could feel faster?

[3000GT ANT]

LukeR94 said:

At 19 I went from a 74hp 1.2 Corsa to a 240bhp Astra VXR.


Safe to say it felt much faster, but as you do, I sonn got used to the speed (well so I thought)


Crashed it 6 months later. Breaking 5 ribs, both bones in left arm and multiple facial fractures.


Lesson learnt. Go up in stages children.


Yours Sincerly, a stupid 20 year old

Hahaha class! I did similar 1.2 Clio to 320bhp mitsubishi gto = write off in 8 months :-)

[PitmanJack]

I went from a Corza B 1.2 with approx 65bhp to an MG ZR 120 and despite the ZR weighing more, it felt a lot quicker.

[crazy about cars]

As others have mentioned, how fast it will "feel" will always be determined by the quickest car you've driven.

After the GTR everything else feels slow to me but I'm slowly appreciating other aspects of driving.

Edited by crazy about cars on Friday 24th October 21:31

Edited by crazy about cars on Friday 24th October 21:31

[dieseluser07]

crazy about cars said:

As others have mentioned, how fast it will "feel" will always be determined by the quickest car you've driven.

After the GTR everything else feels slow to me but I'm slowing appreciating other aspects for driving.

this makes sense as when i got my first slow car i thought it was fast