« Reply #20 on: 07 June 2016, 13:50 »
Unpowerful cars that handle well and give good feedback can be brilliant fun, my old 106 1.1 after I fitted yokohama tyres and a momo steering wheel it was brilliant fun with only 65, 70 ish bhp
Indeed! I ran an old Polo GT (75bhp but weighed nothing) for years complete with a momo steering wheel as a second car. It was brilliant for throwing around and fitted through tiny gaps. You could park it anywhere due to its size and it'd still hold its own on a motorway if needed.
Years before that I had a Polo G40 which is still one of my 'most fun' cars I've ever owned, and I've owned quite a lot of cars. A Lupo GTI I had on loan is also one of the biggest smile inducing cars I've ever driven. Hardly anybody bought them as they were expensive and not as powerful as other hot hatches yet they drove brilliantly and had lots of unique features. If an up! GTI was anything like as good as a Lupo GTI then I'd want one in a flash.
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