Rare editions of normal hatchbacks

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Matt Cup said:

pocketspring said:

Hammer67 said:

Heaveho said:

Section 8 said:

I had one of these at the same time as I owned one of the 4 Corolla GTIs I had.

Prior to that particular Sunny, there was a Sunny 1.8 Twincam circa 1989 / 90, much boxier looking thing and rare even then. We had one traded in, seem to remember it went well enough.

Am I right in thinking that Citroen did a ZX Volcane as well as a Saxo VTR and VTS? And the C2.

There's another 3 door model Citroen did a high performance derivative of around the same time, I'm away for a google to remember the name!

Ok, back in the room, the Xsara! How could I forget!

Edited by Heaveho on Friday 29th July 19:40

Sunny 1.8ZX N13 model. Fitted with CA18DE engine 16v twink. I had one for a while and also the B12 ZX Coupe. 127bhp IIRC.
The CA18DE engine also saw service in the S13 200SX in RWD with a turbo and also the FWD Bluebird ZX.
The Sunny GTi N14 had the SR20DE as fitted to Primera GT, Almera GTi etc.
The GTI-R Sunny was 4wd and Turbo. Only 85 UK versions were sold.

There was also the Nissan Sunny ZX turbo as well. Used to walk past one in my local village and had quite a bodykit on it. Looked very pumped up.

The Nissan VZR N1 deserves a mention too as 123.4bhp per litre from its little 1.6 four banger isn’t to be sniffed at.



http://carbore.co.uk/nissan/pulsar/nissan-pulsar-v...

That was an interesting read!

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David87 said:

The Japan-only Toyota GR Yaris RS. No, this is not as good as the name suggests.

Basically like the normal one, but with the 4wd system and decent engine removed. FWD and 118bhp.

Could be a right little hoot on some twisty back roads!

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OneTwo said:

Before the pedants revolt, this IS a hatch (and sporty/rare)

“ Reportedly the sole survivor of just three Cooper S cars converted to hatchback specification and the only one to feature a steel rather than GRP tailgate, the re-badged Mini's first private keeper was the Rt Hon Ernest Marples MP who took delivery on August 22nd 1968. Notable for opening the M1 motorway and introducing more rigorous MOT tests plus the use of breathalysers, the former Minister for Transport is understood to have specifically wanted a hatchback to accommodate his golf clubs and / or the produce of his own vineyard! Having tried to place an order with John Cooper at the Racing Car Show, Lord Marples (as he became) was referred to the Chairman of BMC, George Harriman. As well as a bespoke folding rear bench seat, reversed door handles and special window frames, the unique Mini featured a padded headlining and dash rails not to mention non-standard front indicators and side repeater lights. However, it is not known whether these additions were made at the behest of its safety conscious first owner or while the car was resident in the Experimental Department. Part-exchanged by Lord Marples during 1974 for a Renault 5 “

Probably worth a few quid then.

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Silvanus said:

wpa1975 said:

Have we had the Tickford Metro yet.

Totally forgot about those!

Front end looks very Ren5.

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pocketspring said:

David87 said:

The Japan-only Toyota GR Yaris RS. No, this is not as good as the name suggests.

Basically like the normal one, but with the 4wd system and decent engine removed. FWD and 118bhp.

Could be a right little hoot on some twisty back roads!

Imagine all the "I beat a Yaris gr" comments....

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biggbn said:

Simca 1100ti. 'Hot hatch' genesis? Another oddity, whilst not a rare version of a hatch, the Honda accord aerodeck was a rare hatch made out of a saloon.

The Square, boxy thing with pop up headlights?

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donkmeister said:

The OP kicked this off with a Mitsubishi Colt... Just remembered I saw a video where Hubnut reviewed a Mitsubishi Colt (aka Mirage) with the Mitsubishi Super Shift transmission.

So, a late 70s small hatchback with an 8-speed (4-speed with a range splitter) manual; rare edition?

https://youtu.be/wgQtX98LrYA

That's amazing! Modern car designers need to take note how crisp, clean and clear that dash baord is!

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Ste372 said:

Don't know if it's been mentioned but Toyota Yaris grmn

1.8 supercharged
6 speed manual with lsd
4 pot front brakes
17" forged BBS alloys
Sachs suspension
Gr bucket seats, gt86 steering wheel
Rear exhaust based on wrc rally car
All came white with red/black gr graphics although I removed all of mine so it was all white added even more to the unknown nature of the car
1150kg kerb weight iirc
600 world wide 100 came to the uk

I had one last year I think had a thread on here. Genuinely great to drive and being Toyota was reliable (did need a clutch at 13k miles but down to previous owner riding it)

I enjoy it more over a b road than my a45 I got to replace it with.

When used car prices soften I'll prob grab another one

It has been dude earlier on. I was looking at these for my next car but sure if its big enough for a chunk and I'm not a great fan of the dashboard.

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Ste372 said:

pocketspring said:

It has been dude earlier on. I was looking at these for my next car but sure if its big enough for a chunk and I'm not a great fan of the dashboard.

Definitely go and drive one before you discount it. Awesome awesome car. Once you get to grips with the lsd it's great through the Twisties

Dashboard was ok for me although depends what you've come from, audios not the best but noise of the supercharger whine and exhaust makes up for it

That's the addiction to me, a supercharger is the best noise a car makes. Small tank though, only 42 litres and I do 36 miles a day four days out of eight . Think you're right though, be a bit stupid not to try one first. I've noticed one on autotrader 4 years old but already dampers are starting to mist.