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Take anything that Clarkson says with a pinch of salt, it's all for viewing numbers, scripted, and over exaggerated.
Remember when everyone got put off Evos because he tested the FQ400, an absolute monster of a car, but putting it in 4th at 30mph and putting his foot flat. Of course it was going to do nothing, it's got a fucking massive turbo that needs to spool. If I do that in the Volvo I get the same performance, but work the gears like you're supposed to and you get the performance you're supposed to.
80s/90s Japanese cars are awesome but they have shit interiors and won't pass ulez if you're in London.
NurseHolliday
TBH i've not looked at the "hot hatch" market for decades and just assumed the (VAG range) GTi / R / 4motion / Cupra etc was the nuts for speed - but they aint when compared to big german estates i was looking at - but i dont want to drive around in something that feels tacky inside (which i've found on almost all hatch rentals apart from Golf/Audi) , and to be brutally honest i feel Ford are like that - and lets not get started on Fiat or BMW Mini .
so from the above i can take BMWs slightly smaller space if i can get epic performance and solid nice interior.....
saying that i've just been sent the Topgear BMW v GOLF video link where the BMW 1 almost killed Clarkson when driving in a straight line on a wet airfield - sobering viewing.
Perhaps i should go retro and look to the 80's/90's jap hatch turbo market - I used to own an EP71 turbo when living in NZ.....