What is a fast car? Is it, I wonder, just displacement, turbines, horses, 0-100 and final? Or is it furious climbs on twisty roads? It's to develop lateral accelerations that make your neck hurt, to attack corners, to climb the mountain and want more, more, more. Today, TopSpeed.gr presents you 13 +2 cheap (objectively, based on their real value) used that can give you that thrill, the thrill of real driving.
1. Peugeot 106 Rallye
One. Spartan, very light, symbol of the twist. It can humiliate supercars in climbs. It's something like a front-wheel drive Elise. Urban legend has it that if you let off the throttle in a corner, you're dead. It's true, if you're ignorant. From its mother, the Rallye has the rear axle set up as a passive four-wheel drive. So, you go in at a thousand, you fiddle with the throttle, and that with the rear, it corrects.
Negative: They call it sax, they call you kangaroo. It pulls traffic tickets. Its equipment is funny. And since this is 2016, I'd prefer something with more passive safety for the road. For the track though, tamale... Or maybe put a few bucks down and get the 208 GTI which has something of a 205 in it?
2. Renault Megane RS.
Two-liter, turbocharged, front-wheel drive. Logically, it should be picking up junkyards with its understeer. Not this one. It's devilishly fast, no matter how you drive it. One of the best front-wheel drive cars ever made.
Negative: Falling without a parachute from Meteora hurts less than suspension when falling into a puddle. Rear. To some, the Megane's rear end reminds one of a wasp with constipation.
3.Subaru Impreza WRX
Seriously, you want references? One of the absolute schools of all-wheel drive. Sweep the PPR, scans on the streets. It's fast, twisty and friendlier than the (better, though) Evo, it puts out a incredibly herculean sound. It is also Hardy, which means you'll be diving into the mud and snow and whatever else comes up.
Negative: The motor is not famous for its economy and especially its large its lifetime.
4.Audi S3
It's an Audi. It has a motor that you say good morning to him and he becomes 450 horses. It is 1,8 litres (the palaio, because the new one is two litres). It is 20valvio straight-four. It is four-wheel drive. The interior is still nice. What exterior, the same. How many pros to say about this car? To say that you can only get a launch like the S3 in a supercar. It turns and it's powerful. If you get to know it, it will reward you.
Negative: The haldex. It undercuts. It's undermining...
5.Lotus Elise
It is the ultimate car to get out on the slopes and take delightful rides on the mountain. Its weight is such that it makes a supermini to look like overweight middle-aged man. Centrifugal, with a four-cylinder engine and just 1.8 litres, it has all the power you need for laughing every time you pass the universe at the turn...tucked into her Spartan warrior cockpit. Among other things, is Lotus. Chapman, smiling, up there, confirming his theory.
Negative: The first version, wearing a anemic 120 horsepower engine, which it is not just trusted. You should prefer the one with the Toyota. Also, it doesn't have air conditioning. No power windows either. Not that the next ones are comfortable. Spaces zero, zero comfort and a driving position so low that you see the Fiat 500 next to you like a truck. Well, for the cost of parts we will not say...
6.Mazda RX8
An one of the best frames ever made. This rear-wheel-drive Japanese is the joy of the track day. Has road behaviour enjoymentsteering wheel, razor blade, throttle, brakes. One of the few cars that and without interventions in the setup, works wonders. On the track, you'll see it humiliates cars you wouldn't have imagined.
Negative: To enjoy it, you need to being an oil well owner. Large. And you will always think of his sadness rebuild that is approaching.
7.Porsche Boxster
A large part of those who bought it, took it for the pol-mur. But guess what: Porsche They're not made to park in a boom box. and clubs. Although not as strong and good as a 911, it has excellent road behaviour and can be enjoyable if you know where, how and when to chase it. On the plus side, the incredible interior, Porsche exterior and purr of the boxer.
Negative. It also has a motor that will not be your companion just for a lifetime. The spare parts of it is expensive, as you can imagine. And so are her fees.
8. Nissan Sunny GTI-R
You didn't see that coming, did you? This, we've said before, is a one of the most underprivileged cars of all time. Its appeal is not only its evergreen and compact look, but also the awesome and terrible SR20det he's wearing. It's its four-wheel drive that makes the Sunny fans in all terain. We have seen it plowing in soil in Greece as well.
Negative: He's showing his years, aesthetically. Also, it's unlikely to find, since the prophecy says that when there will be a Sunny who will do damage, the time of the Second Coming will have come...
9. Ford Focus RS
When it first came out, for most people it was dream illusory dream. Collectible, we said. In any case, today it is not a pipe dream.
An beautiful car, with a superlative power, true sporting character and a footprint that makes its rivals gasp when they encounter it.
Negative: It looks a bit odorless compared to other sports cars. It's front-wheel drive. And when you see the owners of the new RSs with all-wheel drive and drift, you'll want to to get under the covers and cry. Sobbing.
10. BMW M3 E46
Whatever you can say about this car, it's an understatement. TRO-ME-RO... A Bavarian artwork on wheels. Beautiful, evergreen, a worldwide favourite, in many people's minds the last "men's BMW" (until they get into a new one). Its reputation is no accident. Its setup is monumental, it attacks the turns furiously and swallows them roaring. Its six-cylinder motor makes a distinctive sound with a burley the likes of which you will never hear again. It's one of the best cars of all time.
Negative: The State asks her for fees equal to the cost of buying a Koenigsegg. Dandelions that if you're poor, it's going to hurt you a lot.
11. Renault Clio RS
Another one French front-wheel drive on our list, in 11th place, he went head-to-head with a rear-wheel drive car and won. In fact, he won the - excellent but lacking in power - Mazda MX-5. Because, the Renault Clio RS is what we call "giant slayer“.
It is the only "little one" (as the feeling would call it) that can hunt and to humiliate in a "tight" routeeven a supercar. If there's one thing the French are good at, it's making twisty cars.
Negative: The atmospheric two-litre engine that it wears produces satisfactory power for this model, although, when the revs run out, those who have experienced the bitterness of being overtaken by the Clio RS, they have a chance of revenge. (Unless we're talking about the V6, which is where we go to other levels) Also, it is two-liter. It is front-wheel drive. And it's not the most trusted car on planet Earth.
12. Honda Civic Type R
Why not the S2000; Good question, but the S is steep and if you forget about a nanosecondor you make one little mistake, you're gonna beε reward with a violent slap in the tail and a majestic spinning top. The Type R on the other hand, may not be as loud as the S, but in the corners it's more than capable. If you drive it the way it should be driven, you will understand why they have been created armies of fanatical fat cats. Martial appearance, screaming from the motor and turning with no tomorrow. Bonus the steering-wheel height levers for quicker changes than others.
Negative: They call it Tupperware. Many people mock it. You'd like it a little stronger.
13. Mini Cooper SJohn Cooper Works
If we say that the Cart is the ultimate school for drivers, then why don't we say that the Mini Cooper is the absolute school; The Mini, in its fast versions, is the ultimate street kart. It's one of the few front-wheel drive cars you'll enjoy turning and you'll be looking for mountain trails. On the plus side, the turbos powerful motors. Especially in the Works version, we are talking about Monster... Also, it's a BMW, which means it's quality inside and out and has a prestige. Nobody, he'll never call you a kangaroo. with this. Awesome car. So simple.
Negative: Because of the short shaft it hits a lot. And he's gonna have some issues. And it'll be expensive because it's a BMW.
Bonus train: the Lancia Delta Integralle
The absolute. The one. The only one. The goddess of all four-wheel drive cars. With the Puffed rump this Lancia guarantees you the respect of the universe and endless thrills. There's a lot we can say, but it's going to be like we're trying to explain Irina Sykes' sexy.
Bonus no2: Mitsubishi Evo
Plus, it's a collector's item, as Mitsubishi it doesn't come back out Evo. The replicas are scary. His accelerations, positive. The way he turns makes them train builders tearing up their degrees. Let's not make a long story short. There is no wheeled vehicle in the universe that can turn like this. As simple as that. As simple as the laws of physics which he defies...
Super extra Bonus from the 80's (out of count)
Okay, I tried very hard to hold on, but I couldn't. beast from the past, the Ford Sierra Cosworth will never stop haunting me. I had decided to dismiss it, but scenes of beastly Sierra attacking rotifers with howls, bursts, chomping, chuffing and infinite flames from the exhaust.
At four-wheel drive station wagon with a motor- poem that had and has almost unlimited potential for improvement, with a look that it would scare Mad Max, this monster deserves to be on our list (as well as dozens more cars, but let's not make an issue of it).
Negative: It is slightly out of date and probably not suitable for daily commuting. Also, for some strange reason, many women consider less hoodoo than a three-door Cosworth with the giant wing (which, however, I love). Also, it's not what we call easy to maintain car.
