Xsara VTS same as 306 gti?

[acf8181]

Trying to get a cheapo fun handling car for a bit of cheap expendable trackday fun......pug 306 gti is top of list, but noticed xsara vts's are a tad cheaper. Do they handle and drive like the 306 in the way that sporty saxo's and 106's are pretty much the same?

[S Line Luxury]

similar yes, but xsara will be cheaper

both french tat though

[OllieWinchester]

Apparently so, should be a bit cheaper and maybe less likely to have had a hard life too.

[interloper]

S Line Luxury said:

similar yes, but xsara will be cheaper

both french tat though

At least neither car is a VW in drag!

[bmthnick1981]

S Line Luxury said:

similar yes, but xsara will be cheaper

both french tat though

Brilliant! Hahaha

[ex vtskid]

5 speed not 6 is the biggest difference I think

[David87]

S Line Luxury said:

similar yes, but xsara will be cheaper

both french tat though

[slipstream 1985]

had mine at knockhill a few weeks ago. the car was brilliant. such a revvy engine.

btw mine may be up for sale due to moving house pm if interested.

[bazking69]

Even given that the Citroen is much better VFM and finding a decent one will be easier than a GTI6, i'd still rather hold out for a GTI6.

[anonymous-user]

I had a Xsara VTS. Handling is almost the same, just *slightly* worse. But very very similar underneath.

If it is for the track then do it.

Alternatively, there is a GTI 6 on my street that appears to be dumped/not used for some time... could be worth picking up for a few hundred

[theboyfold]

ex vtskid said:

5 speed not 6 is the biggest difference I think

I also think there is a little more to it, from what I've read the gearbox takes away some of the sparkle of the 306 though. The 306 is a great car though, I had a 306 for 12 months and loved it.

[anonymous-user]

The five speed box gives it a normal turning circle too.

[Great Pretender]

IIRC The Xsara is slightly heavier and has softer suspension. The 5spd box is of course the biggest difference though.

[DennisTheMenace]

S Line Luxury said:

similar yes, but xsara will be cheaper

both french tat though

At least it will have character and flair . somethings german VAG's are devoid of.

[anonymous-user]

Great Pretender said:

IIRC The Xsara is slightly heavier and has softer suspension. The 5spd box is of course the biggest difference though.

The Rallye is lighter, but the GTI is within a few kgs of the Xsara. Official figures I've seen are 1215kg versus 1219KG

[Great Pretender]

DR10 said:

Great Pretender said:

IIRC The Xsara is slightly heavier and has softer suspension. The 5spd box is of course the biggest difference though.

The Rallye is lighter, but the GTI is within a few kgs of the Xsara. Official figures I've seen are 1215kg versus 1219KG

So the Xsara is slightly heavier then

Rallye is 60kg lighter without any options.

[LukeBird]

A friend of mine has one that he's tracked a few times (a few mods, but nothing much) and he said it was a hoot.
He bought it for exactly the reason you've mentioned, it has rather fallen under the radar in comparison to the 306 GTi.


His is for sale on PH!

[anonymous-user]

Great Pretender said:

DR10 said:

Great Pretender said:

IIRC The Xsara is slightly heavier and has softer suspension. The 5spd box is of course the biggest difference though.

The Rallye is lighter, but the GTI is within a few kgs of the Xsara. Official figures I've seen are 1215kg versus 1219KG

So the Xsara is slightly heavier then

Rallye is 60kg lighter without any options.

Yes slightly

Avoid KJ51LZM if anyone is looking... you don't want that car.

[JayPee]

They can be seriously cheap and as a result are becoming a very popular donor for us 205 owners, my engine is taken from one in fact, I have always been tempted by one as a daily hack but I just find them too ugly and anonymous to spend a lot of my time in The 5 speed box does slow them down a little bit on acceleration I think (?) but if it is for track and going to be stripped then I would probably choose the Xsara over the GTI-6 purely for the cost difference.

[anonymous-user]

They aren't that ugly... from the back