Rare editions of normal hatchbacks

[The spinner of plates]

Mk1 Renault Clio Baccara.
It was a luxury edition with auto, leather and walnut capping interior no less!

It cost more than the 16v and almost as much as the iconic Williams with gold wheels and lusty engine.

My mum bought one brand new back in the 90s…
Madness, but I’m sure the sales guy in the dealership chuckled when processing the order

Edited by The spinner of plates on Friday 5th August 10:49

[Om]

I know I am shaking my fist at the clouds, it is all my problem and its too late now, but can I say:

[Silvanus]

matrignano said:

Silvanus said:

My neighbour had a brand new one of these imported in yellow, Lancia Delta 2 HPE HF 16v turbo (to replace a very eary Delta intergrale). Was a very interesting car. He also had an Alfa 33 16v 4x4 and a Tipo turbo. Very much an Italian hatch fan.

Wasn't it FWD though?

I think they were

[pocketspring]

Silvanus said:

I think they were

Were they as fragile as the Intergrale?

[Om]

Silvanus said:

matrignano said:

Silvanus said:

My neighbour had a brand new one of these imported in yellow, Lancia Delta 2 HPE HF 16v turbo (to replace a very eary Delta intergrale). Was a very interesting car. He also had an Alfa 33 16v 4x4 and a Tipo turbo. Very much an Italian hatch fan.

Wasn't it FWD though?

I think they were

The Dedra did come with 4wd - the 8v integrale engine/drivetrain - in early versions. It was however only available as a saloon so not valid in this thread!

[Silvanus]

Om said:

Silvanus said:

matrignano said:

Silvanus said:

My neighbour had a brand new one of these imported in yellow, Lancia Delta 2 HPE HF 16v turbo (to replace a very eary Delta intergrale). Was a very interesting car. He also had an Alfa 33 16v 4x4 and a Tipo turbo. Very much an Italian hatch fan.

Wasn't it FWD though?

I think they were

The Dedra did come with 4wd - the 8v integrale engine/drivetrain - in early versions. It was however only available as a saloon so not valid in this thread!

I always fancied a Dedra, used to love Lancia. Ended up with an Mi16 instead. Maybe we need a rare saloons thread

[MDMA .]

Silvanus said:

I'd love one of these, compact body, looks cool and a T5, lovely inside too

I’m not big into Volvo, but wasn’t this just a concept? Didn’t we get the watered down T5 version instead? I remember the Car Cleaning Guru having one on YouTube.

[Silvanus]

MDMA . said:

Silvanus said:

I'd love one of these, compact body, looks cool and a T5, lovely inside too

I’m not big into Volvo, but wasn’t this just a concept? Didn’t we get the watered down T5 version instead? I remember the Car Cleaning Guru having one on YouTube.

My mistake with the photo, the production version didn't have the arch extensions. I wouldn't have called it watered down as such though, as a 217bhp T5 engine in a fairly small light car should be plenty

[Silvanus]

Another rare Volvo hatch is the V40 T5 cross country. An unusual if not appealing performance hatch with a 254bhp 2.5 5 cylinder and 4wd. Don't think very many were sold.

[robemcdonald]

Alfa Romeo sprint 6C : mid mounted Busso V6, rear drive Alfa Sprint..

[Silvanus]

robemcdonald said:

Alfa Romeo sprint 6C : mid mounted Busso V6, rear drive Alfa Sprint..

now that I like

[nismo48]

Silvanus said:

robemcdonald said:

Alfa Romeo sprint 6C : mid mounted Busso V6, rear drive Alfa Sprint..

now that I like

Now that is the Dogs Danglies
On topic, would my old Fiat Strada Abarth 130TC count

[Jakg]

Matt_N said:

CA5A Mitsubishi Colt GTi, 1.8 16v twin cam 140bhp, shared front the suspension from the Evo 1/2/3, only 2 on the road and 12 sorn apparently



Me and a mate ran one as a track car with a Cyborg gear box (LSD) and Gaz coil overs, was a great little car

By the same token, Proton Satria GTI.



Headlamps look familiar...

[HealeyV8]

I'm lazy so wasn't going to go through every page. Has the Nissan Cherry Europe with the Alfa Romeo been mentioned yet?

[MDMA .]

Silvanus said:

MDMA . said:

Silvanus said:

I'd love one of these, compact body, looks cool and a T5, lovely inside too

I’m not big into Volvo, but wasn’t this just a concept? Didn’t we get the watered down T5 version instead? I remember the Car Cleaning Guru having one on YouTube.

My mistake with the photo, the production version didn't have the arch extensions. I wouldn't have called it watered down as such though, as a 217bhp T5 engine in a fairly small light car should be plenty

I think the concept might have been 400bhp and 4wd
Why they didn’t release that, I’m not sure. Maybe didn’t want to step on the Focus RS toes?

Edit. Found it here. https://www.evo.co.uk/volvo/c30/6846/volvo-c30-pol...

Edited by MDMA . on Friday 5th August 13:08

[KarlMac]

PADW said:

Panda 100HP
Had one of these-great fun-not too many about

If they’d followed the pre-pandemic trajectory and entered shed territory I’d have got one. Waiting to see if the second hand price bubble pops before having a go.

[Silvanus]

nismo48 said:

Silvanus said:

robemcdonald said:

Alfa Romeo sprint 6C : mid mounted Busso V6, rear drive Alfa Sprint..

now that I like

Now that is the Dogs Danglies
On topic, would my old Fiat Strada Abarth 130TC count

No its an awful car and a crime to own one, you should give it to me and I will dispose of it for you

[Neil1323bolts]

Golf Gti Christmas cabriolet, now I’ve never heard of these before but my knowledge of Vw is a tad limited, but this is on eBay right now and looks very tidy , not cheap mind , one of 42 left on the road apparently, so it’s rare !

[TO73074E]

Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari. £37,500 when new and only 152 made it to the UK.

[robemcdonald]

HealeyV8 said:

I'm lazy so wasn't going to go through every page. Has the Nissan Cherry Europe with the Alfa Romeo been mentioned yet?

The Alfa Arna is extremely rare now, but not at the time. Much maligned, but competitive in the AROC championship against suds, 33s, 75s etc