Budget hot hatch

[J6XRD]

So...
5 grand budget
Petrol turbo
Golf and a3 out of the question
Nothing french
Easily tuneable
Thrill to drive

My choice:
Seat Leon Cupra R 225 MK1
Focus mk2 ST225
Astra H VXR
Corsa D VXR

Which one and why?

Suggestions on other cars?

Edited by J6XRD on Friday 21st April 01:33

[J6XRD]

What about the Corsa VXR?
Not far over a tonne and stage 1 map to about 220 bhp must go like stink

[J6XRD]

Think ive narrowed it down to the Astra H VXR and Focus ST 225 and my wildcard would be the Corsa VXR.

Reasons against the others:

Megane r26
- looks and interior arent to my taste
- its french

Seat leon cupra r mk1
-1.8 from what ive read is a bit boring in its power delivery
-Prefer a 3 door
-Interior looks a bit dated to me

Astra G GSI
-NO!

Golf mk5 gti
-Find them boring and a bit dull
-Not into my VAG

Audi A3
-Same again
-Like a boat
-All the weight infront of the front wheels no thanks
-Common as muck

Mazda 3 MPS
-Hard to find a decent one for the price
-Dont know much about them

Seat leon cupra mk2
-Cant stand these cars think theyre ugly

Civic type r EP3
-Sorry but i need a turbo

Clio 172/182
-french
-same again, i am in dyer need of a turbo

Why i picked the three:

Focus ST
-5 Pot turbo ohhhh yeahhh
-FastFords appeal to me
-big fan of the looks
-independent rear suspension
-easily tuneable
-love the st3 interior
-low down torque

Astra VXR
-Big fan of the looks
-Love the sound
-apparently a blast to drive
-good driving position (low down)
-Seats look ace
-Tuneable
-Old school 4 pot turbo
-Supposed to be a bit of a handful (what im after really)

Corsa VXR
-Love the looks
-Sounds ace on a decent exhaust system
-Lightweight and capable of decent power
-Good on the twisties apparently
-Dont mind sacrificing the space
-Fairly cheap to modify/work on
-Only heard good things about this car (bar all the unreliability claims)
-Would preferr something a bit more raw than refined like the above two
-THE SEATS!!!!

[J6XRD]

Like the looks of the mk1 cupra r dont see many of them about and A3 's are just common AS. And the Golf GTI just looks like a golf, does nothing for me.