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Monday, 25 March 2013

Hot Hatch Power to Weight Ratios

I find some of the quoted 0-60 times hard to believe and find power to weight ratio figures more useful when comparing performance cars so here are some figures for a number of hot/warm hatchbacks new and old:

BHP per tonne (1000kg)

Abarth 500 - 130
Abarth 500 Essesse - 155
Abarth Punto Evo - 137
Abarth Punto Evo SuperSport - 150
Alfa Romeo 145 Cloverleaf - 125
Alfa Romeo 147 GTA - 181
Alfa Romeo Mito Cloverleaf - 146
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Cloverleaf - 175
Audi A1 1.4TFSI Black Edition - 153
Audi S3 Quattro (06-) - 179
Citroen C2 VTS - 115
Citroen DS3 DSport - 133
Cirtoen Saxo VTS - 128
Daihatsu Sirion Rally II - 126
Daihatsu YRV Turbo - 137
Ford Fiesta ST (05-08) - 129
Ford Focus ST (06-10) - 159
Honda Civic Type R (01-05) - 164
Mazda 3 MPS (09-) - 175
MG ZR 160 VVC (04-05) - 144
Mini Cooper S (08-) - 159
Mini JCW GP (12-13) - 185
Mitsubishi Colt CZT (05-08) - 137
Nissan Almera GTi - 113
Peugeot 106 GTi - 126
Peugeot 206 GTi (180hp) - 160 
Peugeot 207 GTi - 130
Peugeot 306 GTi-6 - 137
Peugeot 306 Rallye - 144
Proton Satria GTi - 118
Renault Clio 182 - 165
Renault Megane Renaultsport 225 (06-09) - 167
Renault Twingo Renaultsport (08-) - 125
Rover BRM LE - 134
Seat Ibiza Cupra 20VT (06-07) - 150
Seat Ibiza Cupra R (01-02) - 161
Seat Leon Cupra R (10-12) - 180
Skoda Fabia vRS (10-) - 142
Smart ForFour Brabus -  160
Subaru Impreza STi Type UK (08-) - 196
Suzuki Ignis Sport - 113
Suzuki Swift Sport (12-) - 128
Suzuki Swif Sport (06-11) - 111
Toyota Corolla T-Sport Compressor - 158
Vauxhall Astra VXR (05-10)- 170
Volkswagen Golf GTI (09-12) - 157
Volkswagen Golf R32 (05-08) - 163
Volvo C30 T5 - 156