Would you rather?

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I'll take the Civic. I'm not sure why, but when I first saw the new Corolla's face, it made me think of some creature with its jaw missing. Something to do with the blackened area that extends to the very edge of the front bumper, I guess. And I don't really like that impression I get.
 
I'll vote for the Honda Civic. I haven't heard good things about the corolla and I like the Civic's taillights.

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2013 Citroen DS3 Racing
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2013 Renault Clio RS 200
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or

Peugeot 208 GTI
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Peugeot.

Umm... The second one is just comparing two different specs of the same model... The 288 GTO definitely wins on the grounds of being the precursor to the F40 rather than a plain old 308.
 
Peugeot.

Umm... The second one is just comparing two different specs of the same model... The 288 GTO definitely wins on the grounds of being the precursor to the F40 rather than a plain old 308.

It was more of which body style you'd take. The 288 is the better performer stock anyways.
 
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Citroen DS3 Racing vs. Renault Clio RS 200 vs. Peugeot 208 GTI - DS3, the Clio is okay and the Peugeot is ugly.

Results:
1. Citroen DS3 Racing
2. Renault Clio RS 200
3. Peugeot 208 GTI

Ferrari 288 GTO vs. Ferrari 308 GTS - 308, looks better to me (since that's what the comparo is about anyway.)

Ferrari Anniversary Cars:

1987 Ferrari F40
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vs.

1995 Ferrari F50
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vs.

2002 Ferrari Enzo
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vs.

2013 Ferrari LaFerrari
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Hot Hatches: DS3. The Clio is a shadow of it's former self and the Peugeot doesn't excite like the old 205.

288 GTO vs 308 GTS: No contest, 288.

Anniversary Ferraris: F40 by several hundred thousand country miles.
 
DS3 > 208 > Clio. The 208 is good, but not good enough, and the Clio is absolutely awful, so the DS3 it is.

288 > 308. By far the cooler car.

LaFerrari > F50 > F40 = Enzo. Never seen what's so special about the F40, the Enzo is not my thing now. The F50 is awful but that somehow makes it more interesting to me. The LaFerrari though looks very impressive at this point, so I'll take that.

But now, would you rather

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Focus RS

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Mugen Civic Type R (3D)

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Renault Megane RS (250)

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Seat Leon Cupra R or

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Volkswagen Golf R.

Megane > > Civic = Leon > Golf > Focus. Megane is the best hot hatch of the last few years, so it deserves two greater thans. Civic is awful normally, though the Mugen is better, though I cannot remember by how much. Leon just isn't relevant enough, Golf R is outclassed by the GTI, and I hate the Focus though it's not a 'bad' car by any means.

v P1 = F1. They're not cars I care for too much but I do think they're both about as great as each other.
 
I'll take the Focus as it's the most mad from the bunch, especially since it's 300hp.

Mclaren P1
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OR
Mclaren F1
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Citroen DS3 Racing vs. Renault Clio RS 200 vs. Peugeot 208 GTI - DS3 definitely, those two looks awful. Hopefully quality is good.

Ferrari 288 GTO vs. Ferrari 308 GTS - GTO, it looks better (although I wouldn't buy any of those).

Ferrari Anniversary Cars: F40, it's probably least demanding in terms of maintance.

Hot Hatch Comparo: Civic. Again, reliability is priority, I wouldn't pick anything else when Japanese car is on the list.

Let's add slight realism; following comparison simulates real-life scenario you may experience on used car auctions, try to pick rationally and explain why, don't spare words :D:

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Car: Alfa Romeo 166 2,0 Twin Spark 16V '01
Price: 3950 EUR
Mileage: 190 000 km
Power: 110 kW
Engine: Gasoline
Owner: 2nd
Dealer quotes:
Excellent condition, regularly maintained, new exhaust system (2011), new cooler (2013), four new tires.

OR

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Car: Renault Laguna 1,8 16V '02
Price: 3550 EUR
Mileage: 200 000 km
Power: 89 kW
Engine: Diesel
Owner: 1st
Dealer quotes:
Very good condition, lots of parts replaced preventively, regulary maintaned.
 
DS3, 288 GTO, F40 > F50 >>Enzo >>F70, Golf R, F1, 166 - It's an Alfa! Plus, more power and a petrol engine.
 
Hot Hatches; Ford Focus RS, it has 300hp and I love the focus in general.

Mclaren P1 vs F1; Mclaren F1, the P1 might be fast, but the F1 will always be something dear to me.

Alfa Romeo 166 2.0 TwinSpark vs Renault Laguna 1.8 Diesel; Alfa 166 because it's an alfa, it has less mileage on it.
 
Anniversary Ferraris: Enzo.

1. Enzo
2. F40
3. LaFerrari
4. F50

Even with the F50 at the bottom, I still like it a lot.

P1 v. F1: F1, quite easily. The P1 will definitely be a better performer but the F1 is a legend and I just like it more. Plus it's practical. Seats 3. :lol:
 
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