Today's 3 Hatchbacks - More Bang For Your Buck.
In the climate of today it seems that we require ever more far-reaching sophistication and performance for our budget cars as well luxury models.
We have decided to do a comparison test on three of the latest and fashionable of today's hatchbacks.
The three hatchbacks being studied today consists of the Vauxhall Corsa VXR, the Mini Cooper S and the Renault Clio 2L.
The general conceived opinion about the new Vauxhall is that the design is head and shoulders above all previous editions.
Are there any other small cars around that can develop this much bhp (189 to be exact) from a turbocharged diesel 1.6 L engine. Is this the first Vauxhall actually to have the power to match the books?
It is up again serious competition however. Perhaps this is a selling off how important the market is.
It might take a bit of revving to get the Clio up to speed but once you do with 194bhp from a 2 L engine it does start to motor.
As opposed to the other two the Mini Cooper S. produces 173bhp from a 1.6 L turbocharged engine that is more than enough to get this machine moving.
From a drivers perspective the Mini has stunning performance and lightning reactions. With regards to the Renault, it does appear to perform better the faster you go. Finally the Vauxhall has loads of performance and handles extremely well.
The compromised visibility was the only downside of the great interior design of the Vauxhall. The good quality of the interior of the Renault was marred by the fact that it was difficult to get comfortable and it was a shame but the layout of the brilliant driving position of the Mini was marred by the poor quality of the plastic facing.
One of the definitive issues that we needed to take a look at what's how much value for money was there actually in any of these cars. With a very small depreciation and a strong second hand price the Mini was a definite attraction as far as second-hand owners were concerned. The Vauxhall would have performed better being the cheapest car to purchase and potentially being better equipped but this was marred by sharply increased quite steep running costs
All of the three cars represent quite good value for money when looked at objectively but it would appear that the Mini Cooper S. appears to edge it over the others. If you can live with the cheap tacky interior, tiny rear seats and amazingly small boot the overall handling speed and performance of the mini makes it the best.
Set against the mini you look at the Vauxhall and think that this is a good all rounder of a car. The performance is excellent and the handling superb has an excellent interior. The downside is the fact that the visibility is compromised another negative factor is that it does not appear to have as many safety features as the other two.
Lastly the Renault comes in third which is a shame as the handling of the grip of the co-op is amazing, the engine performance and power of the car is quite outstanding once it's going. It is solidly built but you really have to work the car and engine hard to get the best out of it.
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