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Title: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Hurdy on June 14, 2010, 02:15:15 pm
Just picked my TG magazine up off the doormat this morning and it has a real feast for hot hatch lovers this month.

Mega test involving the following cars...

Impreza Cosworth
Focus RS500
VW Golf R
VW Golf GTI MKVI
VW Scirocco R
Renaultsport Megane Cup
Renaultsport Clio Cup
Seat Ibiza Bocanegra
VW Polo GTI
Fiat Abarth Essesse
Alfa MiTo Cloverleaf

All timed up The Harewood Hillclimb with the Racelogic VBox.
No surpirises as to which one is fastest :grin:

Looks good :happy2:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: MAT ED30 on June 14, 2010, 02:16:27 pm
just been reading it myself and the best hot hatch is the little clio  :smiley:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: jhtrophy on June 14, 2010, 02:18:34 pm
The 200 is a great car, no matter what power a hot hatch has you can't beat the little frenchies!
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Hurdy on June 14, 2010, 02:20:36 pm
Just read that in-car footage is available on all the cars' runs on TopGear.com :happy2:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: MAT ED30 on June 14, 2010, 02:23:00 pm
that scooby is going to be a monster when the re map guys get hold of it
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Hurdy on June 14, 2010, 02:38:04 pm
that scooby is going to be a monster when the re map guys get hold of it

Too right there Mat :jumping:

Just noticed the main bulk of the road sections are on the Honister pass near Buttermere in the Lake District. Glorious roads. I was there just a month ago :happy2:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: tony_danza on June 14, 2010, 02:41:55 pm
I keep telling everyone those little Clio Cups are the way forward for cheap hooning - £199/month and have another seriously nice car for the sake of having a seriously nice car. Ruin the Clio around tracks.
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: andrewparker on June 14, 2010, 02:54:57 pm
I test drove a Clio 200 with the Cup chassis with my Dad a few weeks ago. He's buying one to replace his Clio 197. I must say I pretty much fell in love with that car. The one we drove was in a Marmite shade of green, my Dad's will be white with gloss black wheels. It's such an uncomplicated car and feels really quick and pointy. I'd have one in a second if I didn't need the practicality of a Golf.
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 14, 2010, 06:15:41 pm
whats the rated running order then.  none of the shop near me sell the mag so i wont be able to get one for a while

obviously the impreza must be first, none of hem would cope against that power and grip.
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: vRS Carl on June 14, 2010, 06:22:53 pm
whats the rated running order then.  none of the shop near me sell the mag so i wont be able to get one for a while

obviously the impreza must be first, none of hem would cope against that power and grip.


I would in the Silver Slingshot  :evilgrin:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 14, 2010, 06:26:34 pm
 :sleepy: :grin:

diesels have no place on this forum
 :P
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: vRS Carl on June 14, 2010, 06:51:36 pm
You wouldn't say no to a V12 TDi R8 though would you :P
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 14, 2010, 06:55:13 pm
nope, but id immediately trade it in for a petrol equivalent. :grin:

you've changed carl.  you'll be involved in all these MPG threadso n brisky soon :grin:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: vRS Carl on June 14, 2010, 07:01:19 pm
Nope I have not changed.

I only have a diseasel as I need it. I still have my toy.

Anyway back on topic. Out of all those cars i would only have the impreza or the mkvi golf GTI ( and map & mod the fcuk out of it  :signLOL:)
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 14, 2010, 07:04:10 pm
wouldnt buy a k03 again to costly to tune. it would have to be the k04 and prob the scirrocco R.  not a fan of the golf. 

although id take the impreza or focus before all of them
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Hurdy on June 14, 2010, 07:12:27 pm
Best allrounder - Golf MK VI :happy2:
Best Driver - Renaultport Clio

Timingwise the Cossie Scooby was 1st, then the RS, then the Golf R.

Stiggie loved the Golf R :happy2: :driver:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 14, 2010, 07:22:24 pm
so the golf was quicker than the scirroccoR :congrats:. all the vids ive seen lean the other way, although they were all dry conditions. were they in damp or dry conditions??
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: BeezerDiesel on June 14, 2010, 07:26:46 pm
Best allrounder - Golf MK VI :happy2:
Best Driver - Renaultport Clio

Timingwise the Cossie Scooby was 1st, then the RS, then the Golf R.

Stiggie loved the Golf R :happy2: :driver:

Just nipped down to Sainsbury's and they didn't have any of the mag in.

What do they have to say about the Polo GTI? For some reason I quite fancy one of those.
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: cal tdi on June 15, 2010, 09:04:31 am
Nooo don't  do it not for vw's asking price.. Buy an eddie insure it, mod it and fill it up with fuel for less than 18k  :laugh:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Hurdy on June 15, 2010, 01:05:46 pm
They said it was a shame that VW hadn't succeeded in making a smaller version of the Golf GTI :sad1:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Nasir on June 15, 2010, 01:39:30 pm
I heard a lot of the runs were done in the tunnels of Leeds where me and my mate take his GTI regularly, for scientific purposes you see :laugh:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Sunglasses Ron on June 15, 2010, 02:01:12 pm
Best allrounder - Golf MK VI :happy2:
Best Driver - Renaultport Clio

Timingwise the Cossie Scooby was 1st, then the RS, then the Golf R.

Stiggie loved the Golf R :happy2: :driver:

Any times John?
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Hurdy on June 15, 2010, 02:42:29 pm
Yep.

Cossie - 1min 5.51secs, Vmax 81.15mph
Focus RS500 - 1min 6.56secs, Vmax 80.76mph + 1.05secs
Golf R - 1min 7.17secs, Vmax 73.92mph + 1.66secs
Rocco R - 1min 7.43secs, Vmax 74.52mph + 1.92secs
Golf GTI VI - 1min 8.85sec, V max 72.67mph + 3.34secs

Not much between the VWR's TBH
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Sunglasses Ron on June 15, 2010, 02:46:53 pm
Yep.

Cossie - 1min 5.51secs, Vmax 81.15mph
Focus RS500 - 1min 6.56secs, Vmax 80.76mph + 1.05secs
Golf R - 1min 7.17secs, Vmax 73.92mph + 1.66secs
Rocco R - 1min 7.43secs, Vmax 74.52mph + 1.92secs
Golf GTI VI - 1min 8.85sec, V max 72.67mph + 3.34secs

Not much between the VWR's TBH

The V Max speeds are interesting.. Only 1.2mph between the R and the GTI..  :confused:
Title: Re: Top Gear mag - Hot Hatch Mega Test
Post by: Hurdy on June 15, 2010, 02:51:57 pm
Yep.

Cossie - 1min 5.51secs, Vmax 81.15mph
Focus RS500 - 1min 6.56secs, Vmax 80.76mph + 1.05secs
Golf R - 1min 7.17secs, Vmax 73.92mph + 1.66secs
Rocco R - 1min 7.43secs, Vmax 74.52mph + 1.92secs
Golf GTI VI - 1min 8.85sec, V max 72.67mph + 3.34secs

Not much between the VWR's TBH

The V Max speeds are interesting.. Only 1.2mph between the R and the GTI..  :confused:

I wonder what those speeds and times would be with stage 2+ on them :evilgrin: