Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
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I think its quite nice?! 
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Pablo
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Thats a shite photo
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Robbo
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Location: London
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Gay Shitroen 
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
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My Missus is going to book a test drive in one  as she has a Citroen Saxo VTR at present so wants to compare the 2.
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l33t corsa
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Registered: 14th Aug 01
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I like them... sort of anyway, the gearbox is stupid.
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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quote:
Originally posted by J 11ESY
My Missus is going to book a test drive in one as she has a Citroen Saxo VTR at present so wants to compare the 2.
 i didnt slag paxo's off in McDonalds did i
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Nismo
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but there all Auto
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Jason Iles
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
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Originally posted by J 11ESY
My Missus is going to book a test drive in one as she has a Citroen Saxo VTR at present so wants to compare the 2.
i didnt slag paxo's off in McDonalds did i
Yes but we forgave you as you own the Rex 
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Darren M
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Registered: 22nd Mar 01
Location: Luton : Drives : Vectra B Sri
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i like it.... good do smoe sweet mods to it as well.
reminds me of...
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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Originally posted by B4RVO
Thats a shite photo
Thats a shite car
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Pablo
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quote:
Originally posted by Darren M
i like it.... good do smoe sweet mods to it as well.
reminds me of...
Indeed!!
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Nismo
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thank god i sold the corsa , lucie made me laugh cus shes go sooo i could beat you to in a race and you and sam shut up
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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Originally posted by Nismo
thank god i sold the corsa , lucie made me laugh cus shes go sooo i could beat you to in a race and you and sam shut up
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Gav S
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by B4RVO
quote:
Originally posted by Darren M
i like it.... good do smoe sweet mods to it as well.
reminds me of...
Indeed!!
No how can u compare 
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Nismo
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quote:
Originally posted by RobboSRi
quote:
Originally posted by B4RVO
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Originally posted by Darren M
i like it.... good do smoe sweet mods to it as well.
reminds me of...
Indeed!!
No how can u compare
both black and have 4 wheels
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
thank god i sold the corsa , lucie made me laugh cus shes go sooo i could beat you to in a race and you and sam shut up
Yeah we had to admit we would of got thrashed
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
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Indeed, looks not performance or anything dont worry Mr Robbo!!
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Robbo
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Originally posted by B4RVO
Indeed, looks not performance or anything dont worry Mr Robbo!!
Hmm... a bit better!
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Gav S
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Jason Iles
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Comment - "Wheres that Vauxhall garage? hate this piece of shite"
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stuyw
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: North West Drives: Rev3 MR2 Turbo
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it has potential but looks crap in standard road form. Isn't it going to be replacing the Paxo
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Gav S
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Registered: 16th Apr 02
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the C2 sport looks fuckin mint with those arches
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Jason Iles
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quote:
Originally posted by stuyw
it has potential but looks crap in standard road form. Isn't it going to be replacing the Paxo
Yip no more Saxo's made soon
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Gav S
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Somewhere west of Paris, in a town that should be twinned with Staines, I'm accosted by France's answer to Ali G. He's got the shades, the goatee, the shell suit and even the right wheels. He's just parked up in a lowered, body-kitted, sub-whoofer-toting Saxo VTR.
And he's wildly over-excited at the sight of this C2 VTR, the car that's tasked with replacing his chosen ride. He struts around the exterior, grimacing at the high roofline and strangely shaped side windows, before grinning at the flared wheel arches, the beefed-up sills, the dropped suspension and the sizeable standard 16-in alloys. I think he likes it. Potentially, he won't be alone. Over the past five years, more than 50,000 Saxo VTRs and VTSs have found homes in the UK alone - more than twice as many as any other hot hatch - largely thanks to its combination of speed, presence, insurability and affordability.
Citroen says the Saxo's 'wicked looking' replacement is 'set to burst onto the urban scene with its street cool looks.' Sounds like your your dad talking, but at least we'll have the VTR right from launch (a quicker VTS will likely follow).
Visually, the VTR is chunkily purposeful, if a bit tall. Inside, the luridly coloured seats and translucent gearknob look like they're straight out of a Demon Tweeks catalogue. The rear seats are equally loud and can slide forwards, recline or fold fully out of the way. The pimply dash, meanwhile, has the solidity of egg boxes and is borrowed from the five-door hatch C3 and Pluriel, which also share underpinnings with the C2. Power is provided by a 1.6-litre 16-valve engine serving up 110bhp - 10bhp more than the last-of-the-line Saxo VTR. On the other hand, the C2 VTR is laden with such equipment as four airbags, an alarm and cruise control and so weighs in at 1,055kg - 135kg more than the Saxo.
With our Gallic Ali G now making an indecipherable comment about the VTR's single, small, chromed exhaust pipe, a shot of acceleration is needed to save face. Trying not to run over his Air Jordans, I put my foot down. Throttle response is sharp, and the car squeals forwards with greater eagerness than its 0-62 time of 10.9secs suggests. A higher gear ratio is called for, requiring a lift of the throttle and a flick of my right hand.
Where the Saxo VTR had a five-speed manual gearbox, the C2 VTR can only be had with a five-speed SensoDrive sequential transmission, complete with a robotised clutch and steering column-mounted paddle shifters. The gear ratios are lower than in the equivalent C3, and manual shifts are far smoother than on earlier SensoDrive systems. Full manual control is retained, except when pulling to a stop, at which point the transmission drops into first. There's a jerky auto mode too, which is often too slow to respond.
Keeping it in manual mode, the gearchanges snap home and the engine pulls hard through the rev range. But as I reach fifth, the volume increases to a point where I find myself reaching for an extra ratio - which isn't there.
A series of curves gives the crisp, standard-ABS brakes a chance to intervene. The electrically-assisted power steering varies from very light to light with speed, but the C2 stays well balanced and grips hard with less of the Saxo's edginess. It's as taut, firm and fun as it needs to be. VTR aside, there's a selection of more sensible C2s also incoming, including a petrol 1.4-litre with 75bhp and the same SensoDrive 'box, plus a diesel 1.4 HDi with 70bhp and a manual 'box. The most popular version is expected to be the basic £6,995 1.1-litre with 61bhp.
The C2 VTR will set you back a modest £10,995, including a year's free insurance (it's in group 6). That might leave enough cash for a set of arch-grinding alloys, a loud exhaust and possibly even some 'phat' neon lights to mount beneath your front spoiler.
Peter Grunert
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