Discussion
surreystyle said:
have to say, I think these cars are great, and after having a go in one, I was quite startled at how nippy they are.
most of all, I love the seats!
the seats are super griipy , although i'm not keen on the way the seatbelt rubs against the leather on the shoulder of the seat.most of all, I love the seats!
Great car the VXR corsa. I had one as a company car for about a month and could av 26-31mpg.
Nice midrange torque for a 1.6lt did find it ran out of revs quick. Loved the induction roar!
Its better on fuel than the 2.5lt ST but I cant see a huge saving surely? Handles better imho though
Nice midrange torque for a 1.6lt did find it ran out of revs quick. Loved the induction roar!
Its better on fuel than the 2.5lt ST but I cant see a huge saving surely? Handles better imho though
Rocky Balboa said:
Stunning car, love the Corsa VXR! 
Is there much between it and the ST, performance wise?
Well to me I felt the Focus was nice & agressive when you booted it & made a fantastic noise.Is there much between it and the ST, performance wise?
The VXR seems more sedate but still has plenty of poke (nothing a good remap can't sort out though) , although the turbo seems to kick in too low down the revs for my liking as it tends to fling you across the road when pulling out.
Mr Brabus said:
well 18mpg in focus ST (driven sensibly most of the time) vs 30mpg in the Corsa VXR
No contest really.
The focus was great but having to fill up every 6 days was killing me so needed to change + wanted something smaller in actual size but still had enough poke.
sNo contest really.
The focus was great but having to fill up every 6 days was killing me so needed to change + wanted something smaller in actual size but still had enough poke.
t 18mpg I got about mid twenties when I borrowed on for a few months. 
The Black Duke said:
Mr Brabus said:
well 18mpg in focus ST (driven sensibly most of the time) vs 30mpg in the Corsa VXR
No contest really.
The focus was great but having to fill up every 6 days was killing me so needed to change + wanted something smaller in actual size but still had enough poke.
sNo contest really.
The focus was great but having to fill up every 6 days was killing me so needed to change + wanted something smaller in actual size but still had enough poke.
t 18mpg I got about mid twenties when I borrowed on for a few months. Mr Brabus said:
BigLepton : The VXR cost me exactly what I sold my ST for so no worries there.
rsstman : were you running stock or remapped? , 25mpg is possible with stock & normal driving , 18mpg with race+ dreamscience remap & the occasional blast.
Defo been a worthy change in my eyes.
Why didn't you just put it back to standard and you would have wouldn't have had to downgrade? I like the VXR it's a great drive but looks like it crashed into a glue factory and then went ram raiding at motorworld. rsstman : were you running stock or remapped? , 25mpg is possible with stock & normal driving , 18mpg with race+ dreamscience remap & the occasional blast.
Defo been a worthy change in my eyes.
The Black Duke said:
Mr Brabus said:
BigLepton : The VXR cost me exactly what I sold my ST for so no worries there.
rsstman : were you running stock or remapped? , 25mpg is possible with stock & normal driving , 18mpg with race+ dreamscience remap & the occasional blast.
Defo been a worthy change in my eyes.
Why didn't you just put it back to standard and you would have wouldn't have had to downgrade? I like the VXR it's a great drive but looks like it crashed into a glue factory and then went ram raiding at motorworld. rsstman : were you running stock or remapped? , 25mpg is possible with stock & normal driving , 18mpg with race+ dreamscience remap & the occasional blast.
Defo been a worthy change in my eyes.
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