Standard VTR performance - Page 2 - Saxperience

spiderxjz82 · 5th May 2009, 19:57

Hah, yes indeed. They're not so bad, better than equivalent year corsa's or polo's and such.

liam-o · 5th May 2009, 20:13

some mk2 vtrs are at the lower 90bhp aswell...

gouldy87 · 5th May 2009, 20:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by camTcar

vts=hottest hatch of the 90's
vtr=not far behind

we all love saxos but thats not true now is it?

vtrmike · 5th May 2009, 23:56

lol sound like we all believe in our motor

vtrmike · 5th May 2009, 23:57

i do mine runs on red bull does 3.0 williams lol

captainroll · 6th May 2009, 18:03

Unfortunately this thread seems to have solved nothing so far. The owner has used some of the optimistic claims made in the 'how fast can yours go' thread to argue that his claims are completely reasonable.

Those who disagreed in this thread and said he is making false claims are labelled as mark one owners who are jealous. Thankyou for your views and opinions though.

Cheers, captainroll

camTcar · 6th May 2009, 18:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by gouldy87

we all love saxos but thats not true now is it?

the vts wass definatly up there with a few others, and when i say hot i dont mean just the speed, it was cheap, cheerful, full of potential imo

Jaytee · 6th May 2009, 18:15

im a mark 2 vtr owner and its all bollocks lol,

rey · 6th May 2009, 18:19

there is no difference whatsoever between the performance of a mk1 and mk2... what a poon tang

liam-o · 6th May 2009, 23:57

i wouldnt say no difference whatsoever but so marginal that its not really worth mentioning, apart from mk2's looking better 8-)

rey · 7th May 2009, 00:00

there is no difference, and thats a matter of opinion lol...

tbh I think mk1's look more agressive

Karl · 7th May 2009, 00:03

Only just seen this.
VTR super car killer,
Clio sport? no problem-o.

rey · 7th May 2009, 00:05

karl you know that lambo on track at lydden, my R, woulda smashed him if i was on track

rossfisher89 · 7th May 2009, 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyA

Lol, what forum is this on?

It sounds like someone is suffering from the famous VTR attitude.

I removed the fogs from mine to prevent me from catching it lol.

I have a friend who claims his vtr runs at 120 bhp, and its shamelessly close to standard.

and i also agree the vts has to be the hottest hatch of the 90's, the vtr is quite a way outside the top 5 imo.

also i disagree its a good site, its a great site! nice to hear opinions of so many saxo enthusiasts i have learnt alot about the car since joining.

Karl · 7th May 2009, 00:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by rey

karl you know that lambo on track at lydden, my R, woulda smashed him if i was on track

obviously its quicker in a straight line,
but the Saxo would have it in the twisties......

Karl · 7th May 2009, 00:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by rossfisher89

I have a friend who claims his vtr runs at 120 bhp, and its shamelessly close to standard.

and i also agree the vts has to be the hottest hatch of the 90's, the vtr is quite a way outside the top 5 imo.

also i disagree its a good site, its a great site! nice to hear opinions of so many saxo enthusiasts i have learnt alot about the car since joining.

a VTR cannot be considered a hot hatch, if there is the same model car but a fair bit quicker,
its like saying the Zetec S is a hot hatch, when there is an ST model which is miles quicker...

as for hatch of the 90's.

Williams > VTS.

Roasthunter · 7th May 2009, 00:15

Back in 1998 I hit about 120mph in my VTR, wouldn't go much faster than that. It's a black top Mk1 and still have it today.

Roll on to 2009 and I took it to a track day at Snetterton. Early on in the sessions I was faster than a tuned VTS which I put down to more experience. Had a few car issues later in the day which curtailed it but without a doubt the VTS was the faster car and pulled away in a straight line and once the younger guy gained a bit more experience and confidence but it wasn't as much as you'd think.

The Clio 172/182 at the circuit were considerably quicker and while you might keep relatively close from 0-60 it's going to kick your ass over any distance or on a track, I remember moving out the way of one which was all over my arse and had no problem pulling away.

All in all the VTR was at the bottom of the pack with the likes of MX5, the VTS was definately a bit quicker but not in the same league as the clio and not a patch on things like Civic Type-R, Scooby, Evo, Elise etc. The Saxo is a relatively slow car by modern standards but it's very fun to drive and ok in the corners.

Ferg · 7th May 2009, 00:20

I'm sorry but VTR's are slow, comparing them to a Cliosport is just LOL ... Drive a VTS and you'll soon realise this.

TBF I'm not sure i'd even call a VTS a hot hatch these days. In the 1990's maybe ...

Also CTR's are over rated. Lovely cars and i'd have one over my VTS in the blink of an eye but on track the differences between one and an S with a half decent driver isn't alot. I've passed and been stuck behind a few myself now. Although straight line speed there certainly do have that bit of extra grunt.

rey · 7th May 2009, 00:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karl

obviously its quicker in a straight line,
but the Saxo would have it in the twisties......

hrmm, I dunno, I was told by a mate, whos brothers sister, has an uncle thats an ex racer that died twice in a crash, that a VTR is mental mental fast...

rossfisher89 · 7th May 2009, 00:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karl

a VTR cannot be considered a hot hatch, if there is the same model car but a fair bit quicker,
its like saying the Zetec S is a hot hatch, when there is an ST model which is miles quicker...

as for hatch of the 90's.

Williams > VTS.

ok williams and vts is debatable.

i never said vtr was a hot hatch mate, i personally dont think they are it's like a porsche boxster in comparison to a carrera just ask urself y buy a vtr?