Well yes, it was, but it was all about the remade Peugeot 205, I was expecting (having read this thread) a bit more than a brief shot of the Astra GTE’s nose parked in the line, they had some epic cars there but didn’t mention any of the others.
Funny, not being a car person, I was the opposite.
Agreed, it might have been fun to watch the selection process. It could easily be a 3 or 4 episode spin off, showing their progression during training too.
Thanks for the insight.The motorsport part was good, I would happily watch a longer, more in depth series.
Hot hatches are naff TBH
Never driven one, just a car I never had any urge to own or drive
Nor the R5 GTT, Renault 5 Turbo or the 306 Rallye/GTi6, I guess the latter especially doesn't normally get mentioned in top hatchback lists but that doesn't stop it being one IMO.
They had a Focus RS but strangely not an Escort RS Turbo which was of the same ear as the 205 and Astra certainly.
My point exactly. It's like saying I dislike chicken but I've never eaten it. You can't comment on something you haven't tried because you have absolutely no idea what it's about.Never driven one, just a car I never had any urge to own or drive
Because they've all been smashed up or rotted away
I had a mate who owned a pretty rapid Evo 3 at the time and when he took me out in it he told me he missed his Golf’s. When I said why would you miss a Golf when you’ve got this, he said because the Golf’s you could rag to an inch of its life and have fun. The Evo was so quick it just scared him without even pushing it. That’s the beauty of a hot hatch, driving it on its limit through the twisties in a legal manner of course.
Had Golfs too and yeah they are good fun but nothing on that Clio I had, constantly on the red line and up on 3 wheels round the roundabouts was stupidly fun.I had a mate who owned a pretty rapid Evo 3 at the time and when he took me out in it he told me he missed his Golf’s. When I said why would you miss a Golf when you’ve got this, he said because the Golf’s you could rag to an inch of its life and have fun. The Evo was so quick it just scared him without even pushing it. That’s the beauty of a hot hatch, driving it on its limit through the twisties in a legal manner of course.
There is a few cars I wish I brought back when they were sensible money. Clio would be one Civic Type R (EK9 preferably) would be another and always wanted own a Pug 205, my mate had a lush Miami Blue Gti that I really loved. Too late now prices are silly for most of the decent ones.
True, the (few) survivors are now fetching crazy money….Because they've all been smashed up or rotted away
Friend of mine has a series 1 he rebuilt. It's absolutely mint. Engine bay is pristine. He doesn't drive it much sadly.
