Reply With QuoteMotor mag is not alone: What Car? Car of the Year awards 2011 - Hot hatch contenders
RenaultSPORT must be doing something right if they're winning that many awards.
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Chinese cars certainly ain't in their early days! They've been around for decades!
They're just in the "early days" of exporting to other countries where they're required to have bells & whistles and "safety features" like seat belts and things
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Motor mag is not alone: What Car? Car of the Year awards 2011 - Hot hatch contenders
RenaultSPORT must be doing something right if they're winning that many awards.
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Ford, Holden and Hyundai all win plenty of awards too.....Originally Posted by sabloke
RenaultSPORT must be doing something right if they're winning that many awards.
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Oi, we're talking hot hatches! I thought the title was clear...
Not all bad for Golf the Sixth. The 1.4 TSI is What Car? Small Family Car winner.
Last edited by sabloke; 17-01-2011 at 06:43 PM.
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nice reaction to the article from some of you
anyone who's tried a quick launch in a manual AWD car knows that to be fast you need to be brutal. Bog that launch and say goodbye to any decent time. Motor is not going to be brutal on the test cars. Like Wheels (who used to test acceleration with a full tank and passenger) they want to show you what the car will be like in real-world conditions. They're not gonna do a 4500rpm clutch dump just so you can get your jerk on to a number.
I haven't read the article but I'd hazard a guess than the 80-120 figures are more impressive. They're the ones you should care about anyway. The Golf R is fast, but really, 188kw in a weighty car isn't going to set the road on fire.
And anyone who gets so upset from this article that they want to cancel their R order... your loss!
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Peak killerwasp numbers can be misleading. I've noticed that a 188 killerwasp Golf R can do 0 to 100, without LC, in about the same time as a 2010 Commodore SSV with its 275 killerwasps!
Power delivery, and more importantly, torque delivery and power band width, plus drive train etc have a lot to do with real world performance.
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Conveniently, all the advertising on that link is for Renault.Motor mag is not alone: What Car? Car of the Year awards 2011 - Hot hatch contenders
RenaultSPORT must be doing something right if they're winning that many awards.
Is that the normal thing to do, Is the review unbiased?
They are also saying If you have more to spend, the other best hatch would also be a Renault.. Um.. Golf R.. Focus RS? No no, just the renault?
2010 MY11 GOLF R - 5DR | DSG | RISING BLUE | DYNAUDIO + ACC + BLUETOOTH + 19s + RNS510 |
2017 MY17 TIGUAN HIGHLINE - 5DR | DSG | PEARL BLACK | SUNROOF + DAP |
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Evo Mag rate it pretty highly as well.Conveniently, all the advertising on that link is for Renault.
Is that the normal thing to do, Is the review unbiased?
They are also saying If you have more to spend, the other best hatch would also be a Renault.. Um.. Golf R.. Focus RS? No no, just the renault?
They also rate the Golf R pretty highly. And the Focus RS.
Why can't people accept that the renault is a damn good hot hatch?
Audi S3. Sold
Golf R. Sold
Citroen DS3 Dsport. Sold
2016 Skoda Octavia RS Wagon.
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Just read the Motor comparo thoroughly. This is what they said about the R and I reckon it summs up R's problems when compared with performance hatches:
"When the badge stands for 'Racing' but cabin tactility and day-to-day useability are your calling cards, then in this company , you may as well stay in the change rooms." OUCH!!!
The judges said: "...a bit dull", "Too PG in this company", "Its AWD isn't needed on the road and didn't help on the track. Buy a GTI." and "Remains a great day-to-day car but it looked boring here".
A few stats:
0-100km/h (s), 0-400m (s @ km/h), 100-0km/h (m), 80-120 (s)
Ford Focus RS
6.29, 14.29 @ 162.35, 37.79, 3.20
RenaultSport Megane 250 Cup
6.71, 14.67 @ 161.12, 37.32, 3.66
Subaru WRX STI
6.00, 13.97 @ 164.56, 36.10, 3.95
Volkswagen Golf R
6.83, 14.70 @ 158.89, 38.04, 3.94
Last edited by sabloke; 17-01-2011 at 10:10 PM.
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That said, the Golf R is a great car if you're looking for a reliable, comfy, all weather performance car. It's not as exciting, or as fast as a Megane, as ludicrous as a Focus, but it's definitely not a **** car. It's just a different approach to a performance car.
Would suit a driver who likes driving at 7/10ths, rather then redlining it everywhere.
That's my 2c anyway.
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