Astra
I traded her in for this....
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AndyK83 wrote:Awesome mate, nice to see one without black alloys for a change :bigthumb:cheers mate, I do like the look you get with the black alloys and black bonnet vents but i prefer the silver
davey j wrote:Is it night and day in comparison to the VXR or not too disimilar? Only ever driven a mk1 VXR and never had the pleasure of the Ford. They certainly aren't shy in the looks!I didn't think there would be much difference between the two but there's a huge difference! From 0-60 there isn't much between them
smartie wrote:As above, nice to see one without black fookin wheels. [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]Thanks mate
berty182 wrote:Nice car mate, I had a 400bhp RS and it was a rocket.davey j wrote:Is it night and day in comparison to the VXR or not too disimilar? Only ever driven a mk1 VXR and never had the pleasure of the Ford. They certainly aren't shy in the looks!I didn't think there would be much difference between the two but there's a huge difference! From 0-60 there isn't much between them
Astra - 6.2s
Focus - 5.7s
But as soon as you get passed 60 the RS is like a rocket in comparison
0-100
Astra - 16.4s
Focus - 12.6s
The handling on the astra i didn't really trust, it felt a little wishy washy where the RS is so planted and just sticks
*nub* wrote:just checked and its like 1467kg, pretty much the same power to weight as my 245bhp ep3. if they even make 305bhp on the dynoThey are a fantastic car to drive, the engine has so much character. Just wish they followed Renaults idea of making a lightweight model. The car still would have sold and it would've probably nailed the nurburgring fwd record at the time.
saw one IRL before and it looks good though
mezmo wrote:Sorry my mistake yeah they are to heavy, it looks a lump and is a lump hahaberty182 wrote:Nice car mate, I had a 400bhp RS and it was a rocket.davey j wrote:Is it night and day in comparison to the VXR or not too disimilar? Only ever driven a mk1 VXR and never had the pleasure of the Ford. They certainly aren't shy in the looks!I didn't think there would be much difference between the two but there's a huge difference! From 0-60 there isn't much between them
Astra - 6.2s
Focus - 5.7s
But as soon as you get passed 60 the RS is like a rocket in comparison
0-100
Astra - 16.4s
Focus - 12.6s
The handling on the astra i didn't really trust, it felt a little wishy washy where the RS is so planted and just sticks
However your stats are wrong, standard RS will hit 100 in 14.2 and 60 in 5.9 [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]
Great car though with masses of midrange torque. Only criticism is they're too heavy.
RM CYA wrote:Nice cars! What's the damage on these now?This year they have gone back up in value, it's crazy how well their holding their value! Mine was listed for 20k but managed to knock 1k off and part exchanged the astra so worked out that i paid about 11k
berty182 wrote:If you have a look at SCC performance website, I basically had their 400bhp upgrade along with lowered suspension, 8 pot callipers and other bits and pieces. The car was mental, dyno'd at 404bhp and 420ft lb torque. On the move it was just savage acceleration. I had a 300bhp jrsc civic before, but the focus was much quicker in gear due to the torque.mezmo wrote:Sorry my mistake yeah they are to heavy, it looks a lump and is a lump hahaberty182 wrote:Nice car mate, I had a 400bhp RS and it was a rocket.davey j wrote:Is it night and day in comparison to the VXR or not too disimilar? Only ever driven a mk1 VXR and never had the pleasure of the Ford. They certainly aren't shy in the looks!I didn't think there would be much difference between the two but there's a huge difference! From 0-60 there isn't much between them
Astra - 6.2s
Focus - 5.7s
But as soon as you get passed 60 the RS is like a rocket in comparison
0-100
Astra - 16.4s
Focus - 12.6s
The handling on the astra i didn't really trust, it felt a little wishy washy where the RS is so planted and just sticks
However your stats are wrong, standard RS will hit 100 in 14.2 and 60 in 5.9 [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]
Great car though with masses of midrange torque. Only criticism is they're too heavy.
The engine noise though
What mods did you do to your RS mate?
mezmo wrote:I'll have a look for it now mate [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]berty182 wrote:If you have a look at SCC performance website, I basically had their 400bhp upgrade along with lowered suspension, 8 pot callipers and other bits and pieces. The car was mental, dyno'd at 404bhp and 420ft lb torque. On the move it was just savage acceleration. I had a 300bhp jrsc civic before, but the focus was much quicker in gear due to the torque.mezmo wrote:Sorry my mistake yeah they are to heavy, it looks a lump and is a lump hahaberty182 wrote:Nice car mate, I had a 400bhp RS and it was a rocket.davey j wrote:Is it night and day in comparison to the VXR or not too disimilar? Only ever driven a mk1 VXR and never had the pleasure of the Ford. They certainly aren't shy in the looks!I didn't think there would be much difference between the two but there's a huge difference! From 0-60 there isn't much between them
Astra - 6.2s
Focus - 5.7s
But as soon as you get passed 60 the RS is like a rocket in comparison
0-100
Astra - 16.4s
Focus - 12.6s
The handling on the astra i didn't really trust, it felt a little wishy washy where the RS is so planted and just sticks
However your stats are wrong, standard RS will hit 100 in 14.2 and 60 in 5.9 [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]
Great car though with masses of midrange torque. Only criticism is they're too heavy.
The engine noise though
What mods did you do to your RS mate?
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