Recent content by gazcaddy

Guy, what exhaust you got on the VXT?

According to autocar the VXR is quicker round track and in a straight line (see last weeks autocar) but they voted the 197 best hot hatch under 15k the VXR came 2nd. Take your VXR to Courtenay Sport for the tuning, I had a stage 1 remap done on my VX220 Turbo and they really do know there stuff.

Have you considered a VX220 Turbo? as quick as the M3 and Id say gets more attention than the V6. Cheaper to run than both as well

VX220 but you are looking at 13k for a Turbo (N/A wont be a big step up in peformance)

Jesus, me and the missus have been thinking about swapping our 25mpg Cooper S for a diesel. Would save us a fortune in petrol!!!!

101mph in 14.1 secs from a 181bhp 172 cup? Seems very very optimistic considering a std 172cup hit 100 in 16.9 (Autocars figure). I suggest where ever you had that tested you go back and get them to test their timing equipment as 9bhp increase doesnt lead to 3 secs quicker to 100mph. Just...

I felt the same, when I swapped the 182 for a VX220 I never really considered the N/A version as the performance was similar to a 182 and I wanted something considerably quicker. The common opinion though is that the VX N/A is a better drivers car with better handling but the Turbo version is...

Any pics of the VX220? How you finding it?

If you can live without the air con and the cheap looking interior then go for the cup

CSl will do 100 in 10.9 secs (stats taken from Autocar's road test) I think it would be pretty close

Agree I still think the R26 is a far better option than any of the Clio

I think the Cup looks good but yet again feel as it just another marketing excercise by Renault. You pay less but get much less. I think most people will have air con so thats the main weight saving gone. If they can reduce the weight to 1200kg (40kg lighther than std) and the car actual...

When i had the 182 I had a play with a 225 version (two exhausts) and there was very little in it

the 182 takes 3.4 secs to do 90-100 becuase as speed rises the time it takes to accelerate increases. Just for your info it then takes another 5 secs to get to 110 (so 0-110 in 22) The VX220 Turbo does 50-70 in 5th in 5.5 secs as tested by autocar. Nobody believes your time becuase filming...

R26 but there different prices.