Thanks for the input guys!
Basically if i end up changing from a 220 turbo coupe, then i wanted to know what other manufacturer's coupes are out there that have very comparable std performance and or bhp/ton etc.
Yes it has to be a coupe, they often look a bit more special than boring hatch's and TBH if i were going to buy a hatch, then i might as well make it an every day daily driver, so a little Polo TDi or a 3cyl city hatch would be the way to go. Having a coupe to my mind is a way of justifying two car's, a hatchback should be practical, and might as well be cheap to run, so there won't be any talk of Focus ST's etc!
Also looks and performance are my 2big things, handling doesn't matter as much, because lets face it you can make anything handle loads better than stock if you fully polybush it, fit decent coilover's, strutbraces and have the suspension geometry set up and made more adjustable if required.
So a Rover turbo coupe will never handle like a ZS or Integra type R, but do all the above and it's more than good enough in my opinion.
The FTO GPX and ITR seem to have almost identical accelerative performance to a std coupe turbo, and im only really looking at 0-60 and 0-100mph times, so i'll bear these two car's in mind. I want the performance to be up there with a std coupe turbo, as i know you can modify and tune anything, and that some car's/engines that don't compare to the Rover coupe can be massively tuned easily/safely past what a T16 can be, but thats not the point.
i've learn't from life so far that if you buy a car/bike that's fast enough to start with and then you mod or tune it further, that you can never be dissapointed, unlike trying to make something thats slow go much faster. So anything that's in the 6-6.5sec 0-60mph and 15-16sec 0-100mph area is fine.
Im not sure a std Corrado VR6 is fast enough? And they arn't really my cup of tea looks wise either? I would look at the Saab maybe and i know the 200SX is the logical choice, and indeed what a few ex Rover turbo owner's have moved on to next.
I don't do 4wd as i don't like my power being wasted, and tbh i don't need 4wd traction. I drove an Impreza Sti MY02 and found it very underwhelming too, the nasp version wasn't much worse they are that laggy!
If i have anything turbo, it either needs a big engine or something that feels responsive and strong in everyday driving. Nothing at all then suddenly everything all at once seems pretty pointless to me, and i'd have more fun with thrashing something like a Honda ITR than a laggy turbo nutter car TBH!
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