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theres really very little weight difference between the clio and the A3 though.... my A3 weighs 1145, and bens Clio weighs 1035, so its only 100kg, its a much more chuckable car than people seem to think! and far lighter than people give it credit for!

the thing with it is, its a comfy every day car thats still GREAT fun to drive, whereas things like the clio need thrashing to get the best from them, in the A3, you dont need to drop a cog to overtake, its just got so much torque all the way through it just goes without needing you to work at it.

its really nowhere near as heavy and sluggish as people seem to think.

maybe it wont have quite the same light feeling as the clio does, but given a set fast sweeping bend, id put money on the audi being able to match the speed of the clio through it on speed. the sheer grip is just insane!

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Luke, my sister has a cooper S, check my original post, theres something down the bottom about that.

The audi's lighter than the astra, the astras about 1200, but with a bit more torque and power (than the 1.8T) its still a bit quicker.

I'll look into the audi a bit more as im not too familiar with all the different engines and 'boxes, but think i've ruled the clio out. it's N/A, unreliable and probably a bit too small.

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theres really very little weight difference between the clio and the A3 though.... my A3 weighs 1145, and bens Clio weighs 1035, so its only 100kg, its a much more chuckable car than people seem to think! and far lighter than people give it credit for!

the thing with it is, its a comfy every day car thats still GREAT fun to drive, whereas things like the clio need thrashing to get the best from them, in the A3, you dont need to drop a cog to overtake, its just got so much torque all the way through it just goes without needing you to work at it.

its really nowhere near as heavy and sluggish as people seem to think.

maybe it wont have quite the same light feeling as the clio does, but given a set fast sweeping bend, id put money on the audi being able to match the speed of the clio through it on speed. the sheer grip is just insane!

100kg isnt a little its alot, ive took 80kg out my car and can tell the diference, its quite noticeable.

same again with the clio unless youve been in one you dont know the capabilities ive had a few people very suprised with it defo left them speechless.

my cars comfy has all the shit ill ever need and does 40mpg, i dont need to drop a cog to overtake.

and it doesnt need thrashing the car pulls from right down the revs maybe not as hard as others but its fine.

the clio does love to be taken to its limits though.

you say yours will keep with the clio as the sheer grip is insane but thats the same as mine it does have a shitload of grip and loves corners.

lets face it nick your car has the build quility, but it isnt as fast as the clio isnt asmuch fun doesnt handle aswell and imo the older model like yours doesnt look asgood the interior is poor imo the fabri for one.

its not going to be the end of the world admiting this.

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lets face it nick your car has the build quility, but it isnt as fast as the clio isnt asmuch fun doesnt handle aswell and imo the older model like yours doesnt look asgood the interior is poor imo the fabri for one.

its not going to be the end of the world admiting this.

oh dont worry ben, ill admit that the clio is faster than mine, and will handle better and be a more involving drive, but i personally think the 8L looks FAR better than the newer 8P, and the interior really is pretty lovely, the seats in mine (if thats what you mean by fabric) are lovely and supportive, and show no signs of wear after even 130k miles!

ill admit its not going to be as quick around a track perhaps, but you cant class it as a comfy motorway car.... its still a bloody laugh to drive, and one of the quickest modern cars ive been in around the bends.

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