VW Lupo

[Elstro]

has any1 tried the Lupo 1.4? It may not look much with 175hp tops but its a nippy little mover, espesh thru Seattle, and its engine makes a powerful rasping nosie. The racemod is OK but a bit bland, and if you want to keep it stok, have yellow of Fantasia Green!

 

[Darin]

Whats the point of this thread.....

 

[BLAKEr]

WOW!

 

[Mike Rotch]

Originally posted by Darin
Whats the point of this thread.....

To get opinions on a car.

Personally I have never used the lupo, but maybe I should give it a bash. Although 175hp seems a bit low

 

[Elstro]

Good - nice to see that people are using the "lower" powered cars. For agility maximum with the Lupo, fit a BBC (Brake Balance Controller) and set it up to 8 at the front and 16 at rear - it will win the ~394hp races

The Daihatsu Storia 2WD is also a good handling little machine, despite only having 174hp.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Originally posted by Elstro
Good - nice to see that people are using the "lower" powered cars

Personally I prefer the lower powered cars. My sub 400 hp garage is in a much finer state of tune then my over-400hp garage. You have to be precise to drive a lower hp car quickly because you dont have the HP to extricate yourself from a poorly taken corner.

 

[terminator04]

that lightened civic type r which you win by doing the ff challenges can beat 600bhp and 700bhp with the full tuning options on it and that brings the power to 335 or summert like that through the front wheels

 

[puricele7e]

Or even the SPOON Civic

 

[Solid Lifters]

I love the Demio A-spec. That little car handles great. I can beat cars with 500HP with it. There is no greater little car than it in GT2.

 

[Mike Rotch]

True - the A-Spec is a great car, but I can think of a whole bunch of similarly powered small cars that leave it in the dust. For eg:

Spoon Civic, ZZs, 270R (at 270ish hp), Alfa 155.....

 

[pimp racer]

Isnt this VW that you are talking about a prize car?

 

[Solid Lifters]

Originally posted by Mike Rotch
True - the A-Spec is a great car, but I can think of a whole bunch of similarly powered small cars that leave it in the dust. For eg:

Spoon Civic, ZZs, 270R (at 270ish hp), Alfa 155.....

And those are fine cars that very well good beat the Demio. But, none of them are more fun to drive, or easier to handle.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Originally posted by Solid Lifters
And those are fine cars that very well good beat the Demio. But, none of them are more fun to drive, or easier to handle.

Conceeded. The Demio has neutral handling right out the box. And yip, i do have one in my garage, it is nicknamed "The Dentists Drill".

 

[Pupik]

Originally posted by pimp racer
Isnt this VW that you are talking about a prize car?

The VW Lupo is both a prize car and a new car. All the cars you win the in the Compact Car Cup races (Vitz, Lupo, Clio...hey, they're all four-letter words!) are cars you can buy from the showrooms.

The Lupo's not a bad little FF/Kei car, to be honest.

 

[pimp racer]

Yeah i kinda liked it pretty good handleing compared to the other cars in its class.