New Toys @ Work

^ 1.8 SRi ^

^ ESP off - essential for fun ^

^ Sporty 18"s ^

I drove this today and first impressions are all good. The handling although fairly neutral, is loads of fun, it has a really tight chassis that responds well to lift off oversteer and good turn in under breaking. As with all FWD cars it will understeer on power but not wildly. The powerplant seems adequate and the crisp throttle response in sport mode improves pick-up quite considerably. It could definitely do with some more power, but this SRi model has just enough power to have some fun, without being too wild. It had only done 285 miles, so when it's properly worn in - it'll probably undergo further testing!