Suzuki Ignis Sport, Ford Ka, Smart for2, MINI One.
The whole article is written well and the premise of it is this, so many hot hatches now have 200bhp + and massive amounts of grip, meaning that to actually drive the car to the edge of its talents can only be achieved on a track. So the new wave of warm hatches with less power and grip but meaning that in fun terms means you get much more as you get to drive them closer to there limits on public roads. the choices then buy a new Panda for 10K or save a bit and buy a 2nd hand car and maybe spend a little on performance modifications bring you back to the 10K or under mark.
Forgot to add the editor of the mag said in his first word bit "I think all of us have experienced the joy of driving something that's hugely underpowered at its very limits on the road. I started out in a Cinquecento Sporting, and you had to be on the redline everywhere just to make any progress! It may not have been fast in outright terms, but as an entertaining thing to bomb about in, it felt pretty peerless at the time."
Heres the front cover and start a little teaser of the article, but if you want some more info read after the pics.
Some interesting figures came from the day which was done at Rockingham with proper timing gear which you may be able to see in the pic, but I extracted this for you.
The cars;
Suzuki Ignis Sport 1490cc 16V VVT, induction kit, cat back exhaust, ChippedUK remap 130.9bhp@6450rpm 113.8lb ft@5825rpm 945kgs 17" rims standard are 15"
Fiat Panda 100HP 1368cc 16V 6 speed 99bhp@6000rpm 97lb ft@4250rpm 975kgs as per standard
Ford KA 1299cc 8V Fiesta Zetec Throttle body, Puma SPeed 4-2-1 manifold, Powerflow exhuast, Superchipped estimated 65bhp 945kgs 16" rims standard 13"
ModNMini One 1598cc 16V custom remap. pipercross panel filter, Denso plugs 134bhp 115lb ft 1065kgs 18"rims standard 15"
Smartarse Smart fortwo 598cc Pipercross venom induction, modified Smart Roadster turbo, s/s large bore intercooler pipes, remapped, janspeed stealth exhuast system 94.53bhp@5250rpm 86lb ft@3400rpm 730kgs
0-60mph
1st Suzuki Ignis Sport = 8.8secs
2nd ModNMini One = 10.5secs
3rd Fiat Panda 100hp = 10.8secs
4th Smartarse Smart fortwo = 15.1secs
5th Ford Ka 1.3 = 15.3secs
0-100mph
1st Suzuki Ignis Sport = 30.4secs
2nd ModNMini One = 34.5secs
3rd Fiat Panda 100hp = 41.5secs
N/A The Ka and Smart never made it to 100mph
Maximum speed
1st Suzuki Ignis Sport = 111mph
2nd ModNMini One = 108mph
3rd Fiat Panda 100hp = 107mph
Joint 4th KA & Smart = 94mph
Standing 1/4 mile
1st Suzuki Ignis Sport = [email protected]
2nd ModNMini One = [email protected]
3rd Fiat Panda 100hp = 18.2@75mph
4th Ford KA = [email protected]
5th Smartarse = [email protected]
30-50mph in 3rd gear
1st Smartarse = 4.9secs it was noted it was very low geared needing 5th to get to 60 so had an advantage here.
2nd Suzuki Ignis Sport = 5secs
3rd Fiat Panda 100hp = 5.6secs
4th Ford Ka = 6.5secs
5Th ModNMini = 7.5secs
50-70mph in 4th gear
1st Suzuki Ignis Sport = 7.5secs
2nd Fiat Panda 100hp = 7.7secs
3rd Smartarse = 9.9secs but needed upshift to 5th gear as 4th too short
4th ModNMini = 10.4secs
5th Ford KA = 12.7secs
80-100mph in 5th
1st Fiat Panda 100hp = 18.3secs noted that it has 6speeds so its not top gear like the others
2nd Suzuki Ignis Sport = 19.3secs
3rdModNMini = 29.6secs
Smart and KA couldn't do it.
Aaron.
The whole article is written well and the premise of it is this, so many hot hatches now have 200bhp + and massive amounts of grip, meaning that to actually drive the car to the edge of its talents can only be achieved on a track. So the new wave of warm hatches with less power and grip but meaning that in fun terms means you get much more as you get to drive them closer to there limits on public roads. the choices then buy a new Panda for 10K or save a bit and buy a 2nd hand car and maybe spend a little on performance modifications bring you back to the 10K or under mark.
Forgot to add the editor of the mag said in his first word bit "I think all of us have experienced the joy of driving something that's hugely underpowered at its very limits on the road. I started out in a Cinquecento Sporting, and you had to be on the redline everywhere just to make any progress! It may not have been fast in outright terms, but as an entertaining thing to bomb about in, it felt pretty peerless at the time."
Heres the front cover and start a little teaser of the article, but if you want some more info read after the pics.
Some interesting figures came from the day which was done at Rockingham with proper timing gear which you may be able to see in the pic, but I extracted this for you.
The cars;
Suzuki Ignis Sport 1490cc 16V VVT, induction kit, cat back exhaust, ChippedUK remap 130.9bhp@6450rpm 113.8lb ft@5825rpm 945kgs 17" rims standard are 15"
Fiat Panda 100HP 1368cc 16V 6 speed 99bhp@6000rpm 97lb ft@4250rpm 975kgs as per standard
Ford KA 1299cc 8V Fiesta Zetec Throttle body, Puma SPeed 4-2-1 manifold, Powerflow exhuast, Superchipped estimated 65bhp 945kgs 16" rims standard 13"
ModNMini One 1598cc 16V custom remap. pipercross panel filter, Denso plugs 134bhp 115lb ft 1065kgs 18"rims standard 15"
Smartarse Smart fortwo 598cc Pipercross venom induction, modified Smart Roadster turbo, s/s large bore intercooler pipes, remapped, janspeed stealth exhuast system 94.53bhp@5250rpm 86lb ft@3400rpm 730kgs
0-60mph
1st Suzuki Ignis Sport = 8.8secs
2nd ModNMini One = 10.5secs
3rd Fiat Panda 100hp = 10.8secs
4th Smartarse Smart fortwo = 15.1secs
5th Ford Ka 1.3 = 15.3secs
0-100mph
1st Suzuki Ignis Sport = 30.4secs
2nd ModNMini One = 34.5secs
3rd Fiat Panda 100hp = 41.5secs
N/A The Ka and Smart never made it to 100mph
Maximum speed
1st Suzuki Ignis Sport = 111mph
2nd ModNMini One = 108mph
3rd Fiat Panda 100hp = 107mph
Joint 4th KA & Smart = 94mph
Standing 1/4 mile
1st Suzuki Ignis Sport = [email protected]
2nd ModNMini One = [email protected]
3rd Fiat Panda 100hp = 18.2@75mph
4th Ford KA = [email protected]
5th Smartarse = [email protected]
30-50mph in 3rd gear
1st Smartarse = 4.9secs it was noted it was very low geared needing 5th to get to 60 so had an advantage here.
2nd Suzuki Ignis Sport = 5secs
3rd Fiat Panda 100hp = 5.6secs
4th Ford Ka = 6.5secs
5Th ModNMini = 7.5secs
50-70mph in 4th gear
1st Suzuki Ignis Sport = 7.5secs
2nd Fiat Panda 100hp = 7.7secs
3rd Smartarse = 9.9secs but needed upshift to 5th gear as 4th too short
4th ModNMini = 10.4secs
5th Ford KA = 12.7secs
80-100mph in 5th
1st Fiat Panda 100hp = 18.3secs noted that it has 6speeds so its not top gear like the others
2nd Suzuki Ignis Sport = 19.3secs
3rdModNMini = 29.6secs
Smart and KA couldn't do it.
Aaron.
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