« Reply #20 on: 17 October 2014, 19:39 »
When is the Ed 40 out and surely they are not just going to give it 240PS? with a free PP pack thrown in.
2016 at a guess which would be handy as that's the year my warranty runs out!
I do wonder whether the R400 will end up being badged as a GTI-R as we've had some pretty lairy GTI motorshow specials that have never made production for obvious reasons but the R400 isn't really an R or a GTI but something in between and much more 'special'. Food for thought as the 400 moniker could be a take on the the 40...
I think Toyota (and Subaru) have the right idea with the GT86... They're not that fast, they don't have that much grip but, having driven one, they're quite fun... you can feel the amount of grip through your backside and they're quite adjustable...
Similar to my Mother-in-Laws MX5 I would imagine. I don't know who much power it has, but it's an absolute hoot.
Similar to my Mother-in-Laws MX5 I would imagine. I don't know who much power it has, but it's an absolute hoot.
I agree i have an M135 and a GTD, i have owned an FN2 type R and an MX5, i can safely say the only car on that list i would buy again is the MX5, the other three are good in there own ways but the MX5 was something special, I still regret changing the MX5 for the Type R.
I have my eye on either a new model MX5 or the new Type R next year. 
Funnily enough I was going to mention the MX5 in my post above ^^^^ saying that I grew up with GTI's but despite the fact they're massively more powerful and capable, they're not as much fun; yet the generation that grew up before me had the MGB and its spiritual successor the MX5 has stayed such a fun car. My sister had a succession of them and they were all very reliable and huge fun despite very low power compared with the new breed of hyper-hatch like the R, M135i and Merc A45. The obvious downside being that two seater sports cars are pretty much a one trick pony unlike a GTI. Fine if you're a single 20 something lady but…
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‘25 8.5R, ‘23 8R, ‘20 8CS, ‘19 135iX, ‘19 TCR, ‘17 Ed40, ‘17 GTD, ‘15 7R, ‘13 GTI PP, ‘11 GTI, ‘09 GTI, ‘98 Ibiza Cupra, ‘05 GTI, ‘06 Polo GTI, ‘04 GT TDI, ‘05 Fabia vRS, ‘02 GTI T, ‘03 Ibiza TDI 130, ‘01 Leon 180, ‘89 mk2 16v, ‘99 Ibiza TDI, ‘96 VR6, ‘98 Ibiza TDI, ‘92 VR6, ‘88 mk2 8v, ‘92 Polo G40, ‘91 mk2 8v, ‘89 mk2 8v, 205 GTI 1.9, ‘83 mk1 GTI, ‘80 Scirocco GTI, plus some others I’ve forgotten
