|
As someone coming from the previous generation Renaultsport Megane it doesn't make pleasant reading. The group test participants are the obvious for the UK market with the only other possible car being the Elise 1.6.
Hot hatches are the default performance car over here and with the normal discounts you can get on a Renault you could have the 265 with the cup pack and the Recaros for under £25k leaving more than enough for a remap (taking it to ~315Bhp) a spare set of track wheels and tyres and a couple of track days for less than a GT86/BRZ.
The auto box is entire Subaru's mistake, especially as Evo are probalby the most driver orientated European car magazine (with the possible exception of Sport Auto). Hopefully the longer ratios were a big part of the difficulty in keeping in the zone but I doubt it.
I have a manual GT86 coming in June/July so I am a bit worried after putting down a large amount of money without driving one but with the tuning companies getting up to speed it will be fixable just at a cost.
|