RE: Six Of The Best? Forgotten Hot Hatches

[coppice]

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

Edited by coppice on Friday 1st February 17:32

[radio man]

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.

[radio man]

ge0rge said:

its all variable isnt it, as the report suggests some of the k03's ran more than their standard 180 brake - so if it was pushing 200 - possible?!

it was actually running 225 bhp

[radio man]

300bhp/ton said:

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?

They did and this one is running 225

[ToothbrushMan]

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.

[Downward]

The new beetle looks a lot like that Beetle RSI.

[TheDoggingFather]

Holy thread revival Batman. With healthy dose of WTF?

[Downward]

Sorry reading about the 106 xsi in readers cars got me thinking about previous S16's owned which bought me here.



My Red one made 164bhp at the RR day, More than the 306 gti which was pumping put 162bhp

[Kitchski]

How are the others getting on? BX still lives:

[FairfieldSteve]

Kitchski said:

How are the others getting on? BX still lives:

Hi Richard, I sold the MG years ago and it's no longer showing as on the road.
I miss it!

[Kitchski]

FairfieldSteve said:

Hi Richard, I sold the MG years ago and it's no longer showing as on the road.
I miss it!

You couldn't keep it after it failed to keep up with a BX that day

I actually went on to own a blue ZS180. I did like it in many ways. I was a flawed gem

[FairfieldSteve]

Kitchski said:

You couldn't keep it after it failed to keep up with a BX that day

I actually went on to own a blue ZS180. I did like it in many ways. I was a flawed gem

The shame!

I may be getting another one for winter hooning/track days later in the year. Watch this space

[motorhole]

What? No Nissan Sunny ZX hatch? 138bhp from a 1.8 CA18, LSD and about 900kg in 1989. Hugely underrated hot hatch.

[Kitchski]

motorhole said:

What? No Nissan Sunny ZX hatch? 138bhp from a 1.8 CA18, LSD and about 900kg in 1989. Hugely underrated hot hatch.

If that's yours then it is a massive disservice to unloved car owners everywhere that you didn't stick your name down and bring that along!

[motorhole]

Haha no, it isn't mine. If I had one I might've done just that! Thought I'd just drop it in here. A friend used to have one a number of years ago, quick, fun little car. Rare as hell now

[tali1]

Not surprised the Sunny ZX was a late entry here.My cousin has had loads of them- and very good they are too.A Dobottle green 5dr hits the Holy Grail sweet spot .However, the N14 Sunny GTI 143bhp is in a totally different league.