smokeysworld said:
@timbo...how was is 0-60....did you time it? did it zip off pretty quick even if it didn't feel like it?
The book 0-60 is 7.9 from evo or 8.7 (must've been wet) from Autocar.
If you give it the full berries from a standing start you can feel yourself getting forced back in the seat.
They've also got good traction from a standing start, plus traction control.
Obviously if you really want to you CAN light up the front tyres but it needs a real effort or worn tyres/wet road.
As I said before I would really love another one because it's got the perfect power and feel for a backroad thrash. Sometimes the coupe I've got is just too fast (and the brakes are ****), although it's excellent for overtaking a line of cars on the A9 8)
The HGT is also pretty quick on the motorway. If you get held up down to, say, 70mph then the traffic clears you can floor it in 5th and it takes off quickly up to 110 or 115 (only in Germany of course).
If you've got £9k to spend you should also look at the Clio 172 or 182, Lupo GTI, Corsa whatever it's called, and I suppose, the 206 GTI although I would never buy the Pug because the driving position is awful.
You may also be able to get a current shape Fiesta ST or Zetec for that kind of money.
