Edd
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anyone see it last night, new corsa sri handed its arse on a plate by a fiesta st
[Edited on 04-03-2008 by Edd]
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Ricky352
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Saw a bit of it. New corsas are too heavy!
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Edd
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corsa had more straight line speed but the handling let it down badly
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Daimo B
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Spend £2k more though and match the ST's price and get a VXR and watch the ST have its ass handed to it.
Forced INduction + FWD + Wet track = ALWAYS will understear.
But yeah the Corsa was owned.!
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Edd
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price doesnt come into it for the purpose of comparing cars with the same power
daimo
of course though you would in the real world do what you have said
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mwg
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Guess this was in the 1st 20 mins which I missed?
I liked the Lexus but the beeping noise instead of a rev limiter was bloody annoying. Dont see how anyone can think that was a good idea 
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Edd
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actually daimo was just reading up on prices there and the st comes in cheaper than the sri brand new?
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Edd
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yep matty its repeated at the weekend i think or you can watch it online
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Daimo B
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Really, thought the ST was more expensive than the SRi?
In which case, ignore me, i'll go to the corner
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Edd
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yes go now
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Edd
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steve a thread about a corsa not handling well and you're not in it?
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Know which of the two I would rather own personally having driven both the Fiesta MK6 and Corsa D
The Evo magazine test on the
Corsa VXR
Clio 197
Fiesta ST
Lancia Delta
Had more interesting results and better comparrisons, 5th gear is one of the worst motoring programs made!
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car  | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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Edd
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it was the corsa sri
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
Know which of the two I would rather own personally having driven both the Fiesta MK6 and Corsa D
The Evo magazine test on the
Corsa VXR
Clio 197
Fiesta ST
Lancia Delta
Had more interesting results and better comparrisons, 5th gear is one of the worst motoring programs made!
agreed
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mwg
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In Evo I got the impression they liked the ST 185 as an all round package over the others.
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Ben G
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fiesta st is quite cheap brand new now due to the new model coming out. Its a good handling car as standard but stick some eibach springs on and its brilliant. Good cars but quite heavy.
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Daimo B
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No No Matty, do you not get it.
To be in the know about cars its all about how fast it goes and "ow much power m8"
Not about the overall package..
This is why Mercs sell so well. Shoddy ass plastic teacups with a dirty great big engine in the front for outright speeds....
Think that new Merc AMG Vs BMW M3 V8 kinda shows it perfectly.
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
In Evo I got the impression they liked the ST 185 as an all round package over the others.
yep, re read it, and they loved it
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Edd
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it wasnt the new st on the show it was the st150 and it wasnt the corsa vxr it was the corsa sri
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Paul_J
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end of the day the Sri isn't the 'racey' spec corsa... the VXR is.
The ST is fiestas 'racey' fiesta model.
Fiesta ST vs Corsa VXR and Corsa would've beat it hands down.
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Edd
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paul ford are revamping the ST
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by Edd
paul ford are revamping the ST
lucky them ? 
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Paul_J
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Sorry I thought i'd elaborate on that a bit further.
Fiesta ST is a proper crap car. It's an embarressment to the 'ST' badge and all that everyone hears is that it's got 150 bhp and a 2.0 16v.
I think it must be the slowest 150 bhp 2.0 16v in existance. It's shocking how that car is a hatch back, with 150 bhp, but so slow.
I hate so many modern cars, they're all soooo heavy. A Astra VXR needs 240 bhp to pull it along just to get it to be slightly quicker than some 90's hot hatches.
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Edd
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well you are saying the st150 is fords racey spec car, no its not the st185 will be
so the sri and st150 are in the exact same market
the st185 and vxr corsa are comparable
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Edd
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comfort safety and class thats why and as it proved its not the power its how it uses it
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