mattski2

Just out of interest, what does everyone think of these things? (big power AFAIK) but what do they go like, reliability etc etc?

Matt.

polarbearit

did you read the evo article?

mattski2

yeh, they look like nice cars and one pulled up next to me a week or so ago... very 'butch' looking and went like stink

P1Fanatic

A guy had one at the last Cambridge Evo meet - very nice looking (if a little boxy looking similar to an lancia integrale) especially as it was in a nice ferrari red type colour. Sounded good, wheels looked pap. IIRC its a 2.8 V6 twin turbo or similar and knocks out around 300+bhp. Was fast in a straight line but I was in P1Enthusiasts car (a P1 funnily enough) and we drove straight passed him out of a corner with little effort and watched as he fish tailed it behind us Seems more of a posing car than a scoobyesque driving car from my brief experience.

Simon.

carl

'Posing car'

95% of people who saw it wouldn't know what it was, other than an anonymous saloon. Much more style than an equivalent M5 IMHO. I see one on the A120 most mornings.

P1Fanatic

Ok maybe posing was a little harsh - the fact that no one knows what it is gets you enough attention surely? This was definetely the case of the bright redly coloured one at the Cambridge Evo meet.

carl

They look much better in the less 'lairy' colours -- black, dark blue, etc.

mozzaITA

they made a special edition one with nearly 500 bhp, a cousins relitive of his (from belgium or was it cyprus) had one and it was absulutly the ultimate!!!!!... my cousin drove it and said it was the fastes thing hes even driven and hes had all sorts!!! (m3 cossies, integrales etc..) cant remeber what the handling was like though but straight line he doubted much would come close!!!!

Elvis Presley

Apparently totally unreliable though.

Still, I like em. Like an integrale with class!