Ever scared yourself or others in your Twingo?

[Kelly_GT]

yesterday i potentially got caught speeding, was driving/racing my friend in his zetec s and saw him slam his brakes on as i pulled out on him, so i did too. but that certainly scared me! :/

Thats why racing should be kept to a track

i agree, but come on! a zetec s it had to be done! had to show him what a fast supermini was like!

In all fairness I think even my GT would beat a Zetec S, no need to prove

haha whats the spec on a gt?

Super fast and super light :lol: it has 100bhp and is practically a pringles tube on wheels!

 

[manofhow]

And that's at that time, with a beer in hand, that i asked my friend who came as passenger for his first ever lap on a track, firt time at the Nordschleife, first time in a track car, if he didn't get too scared. His answer was : "you seemed to control all that very well so i trusted you and didn't get scared at all."

Now i know, there is someone more nuts than me

so jealous u relatively close to the nordschleife. i loved it when i was there, earlier this year, wish could go more often but no money

 

[Kelly_GT]

is the gt the 1.2 turbo? and im sure it would blitz a ZS haha, how do they compare to a 133?

Yeah 1.2T .. I've been in my pals 133 and the 133 handles better and has alot less body roll but acceleration is comparable to be honest .. body roll in the GT however = scary :lol:

My boyfriend used to own 2 Zetec S's - a 08 plate one and a Y reg and I'd say they are comparable too but the Twingo is a lot lighter!

 

[gordiniseb]

Kelly, how can you compare the two?

 

[Kelly_GT]

is the gt the 1.2 turbo? and im sure it would blitz a ZS haha, how do they compare to a 133?

Yeah 1.2T .. I've been in my pals 133 and the 133 handles better and has alot less body roll but acceleration is comparable to be honest .. body roll in the GT however = scary :lol:

My boyfriend used to own 2 Zetec S's - a 08 plate one and a Y reg and I'd say they are comparable too but the Twingo is a lot lighter!

ahh im not a ford fan (used to have a mondeo) have you mapped your gt? what gains does that get you? usually on a turbo car its 20-30% so it'd be close to a 133

Not done anything at all to it .. I know there's a Twingo GT kicking about with about 141BHP but as far as I know I am sitting at 100BHP :lol:

 

[Kelly_GT]

Kelly, how can you compare the two?

What do you mean? lol ..

 

[weebob]

is the gt the 1.2 turbo? and im sure it would blitz a ZS haha, how do they compare to a 133?

Yeah 1.2T .. I've been in my pals 133 and the 133 handles better and has alot less body roll but acceleration is comparable to be honest .. body roll in the GT however = scary :lol:

My boyfriend used to own 2 Zetec S's - a 08 plate one and a Y reg and I'd say they are comparable too but the Twingo is a lot lighter!

ahh im not a ford fan (used to have a mondeo) have you mapped your gt? what gains does that get you? usually on a turbo car its 20-30% so it'd be close to a 133

Not done anything at all to it .. I know there's a Twingo GT kicking about with about 141BHP but as far as I know I am sitting at 100BHP :lol:

isn't that steve-os

 

[Kelly_GT]

is the gt the 1.2 turbo? and im sure it would blitz a ZS haha, how do they compare to a 133?

Yeah 1.2T .. I've been in my pals 133 and the 133 handles better and has alot less body roll but acceleration is comparable to be honest .. body roll in the GT however = scary :lol:

My boyfriend used to own 2 Zetec S's - a 08 plate one and a Y reg and I'd say they are comparable too but the Twingo is a lot lighter!

ahh im not a ford fan (used to have a mondeo) have you mapped your gt? what gains does that get you? usually on a turbo car its 20-30% so it'd be close to a 133

Not done anything at all to it .. I know there's a Twingo GT kicking about with about 141BHP but as far as I know I am sitting at 100BHP :lol:

isn't that steve-os

Think so .. lovely GT he has

 

[Kelly_GT]

My boyfriend used to own 2 Zetec S's - a 08 plate one and a Y reg and I'd say they are comparable too but the Twingo is a lot lighter!

ahh im not a ford fan (used to have a mondeo) have you mapped your gt? what gains does that get you? usually on a turbo car its 20-30% so it'd be close to a 133[/quote]
Not done anything at all to it .. I know there's a Twingo GT kicking about with about 141BHP but as far as I know I am sitting at 100BHP :lol:[/quote]
isn't that steve-os[/quote]
Think so .. lovely GT he has [/quote]


are there any vids of it? [/quote]
Videos of Steve-o's GT?

 

[Kelly_GT]

yeahh of the gt

Not sure to be honest ..

 

[waitey]

IIRC the 'other' twingo forum had his progress thread

Was a good build I remember reading it awhile back.

 

[madmatt]

Hahaha....maybe one or two times, a day

Scared the crap out of my girlfriend once when she said we had to get from her house to Stirling in 10 minutes, it's usually a 15/20 minute drive
As far as I'm concerned, it's a cup chassis, it's meant to be driven quickly (time and a place) but it's handling very quickly shines through against other drivers.

A couple of nights ago, I saw a set of awfully bright HIDs coming up behind me at a fair rate, figured he wanted a play so put my foot down and pulled away from it. Braked MUCH later coming into a roundabout and set up a bigger gap. H22 Engined Prelude...pah :lol:

A wee while ago, my friend in his GT4 and I went out for a "Play" on one of my local roads, we both flew past an EP3 CTR going up the twisties, then, after I stopped at a junction to wait, the CTR flew past me and I sat on his bumper, he broke coming into the bends and I didn't even lift.

It does surprise a few people.


As for scaring myself....yes, been a couple of times when my "Skill's" ran out coming around a bend and the Twingo just Gripped and kept going, pretty sure I had to swallow my heart again after that

 

[MovingShadow]

I have noticed (with my car atleast) that the traction control jumps in pretty quick.

Don't think I've made my tires squeek in corners because it keeps slowing me down.

I'd like to try this without traction control but not on the 'normal' road.

 

[MovingShadow]

is the gt the 1.2 turbo? and im sure it would blitz a ZS haha, how do they compare to a 133?

Yeah 1.2T .. I've been in my pals 133 and the 133 handles better and has alot less body roll but acceleration is comparable to be honest .. body roll in the GT however = scary :lol:

My boyfriend used to own 2 Zetec S's - a 08 plate one and a Y reg and I'd say they are comparable too but the Twingo is a lot lighter!

ahh im not a ford fan (used to have a mondeo) have you mapped your gt? what gains does that get you? usually on a turbo car its 20-30% so it'd be close to a 133

I have the same 1.2 GT engine, remapped => 127bhp and from 150 to 190 torque

 

[singlespeed]

ahh thats pretty decent then! would easily keep up with a 133 then?

In a straight line, a chipped GT model should keep up and a fully modded one may have the edge (for now as huge gains in a 133 aren't possible without spending an absolute fortune and being a guinea pig) . Show them some bends and the RenaultSport chassis would turn the tables in favour of the RS133

 

[waitey]

ahh thats pretty decent then! would easily keep up with a 133 then?

Please don't start this debate on 133. net :lol: it will never end!!!!

 

[singlespeed]

ahh thats pretty decent then! would easily keep up with a 133 then?

Please don't start this debate on 133. net :lol: it will never end!!!!

Of course it will end... Horribly for anyone that disagrees :lol:

 

[waitey]

Being a GT owner, I'm all for a tuned GT walking over the RS

 

[waitey]

Standard yes but I bet there's an amazing setup to even that out

 

[maggi200]

I fear this is a pointless conversation. A GT can be as quick if not quicker than a 133. But so can a lot of cars when you start modding them