luca2020
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yer look at the bhp per ton, ull see why the vx is so soddin fast
thry could of made the engine produce more power, but then with just rwd and the fact insurance would be higher+the cost of the car would be higher and they wanted an affordable, rapid car
[Edited on 10-01-2004 by luca2020]
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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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Registered: 12th Jun 02
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i know id rather have the EVO anyday 
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Adam
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Like the car apart form it looks fugly
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clarkie
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Registered: 24th Jun 03
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to be honest, i would as well, if it were my own money.
that's the biggest problem with the vx, loads of people love the thought, but are never really gonna go buy 1. but that said, how does lotus survive?
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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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lotus name is more famous than vauxhall i guess
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Gavin
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u cant fault its performance nor handling.....its a brilliant car apart from the vauxhall badge....if the badge was a tvr or something like that they the car (if it was still being sold for 20k-ish) would be the best sports car to come out!
pew pew pew pewwwww
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MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by B19 GAV
u cant fault its performance nor handling.....its a brilliant car apart from the vauxhall badge....if the badge was a tvr or something like that they the car (if it was still being sold for 20k-ish) would be the best sports car to come out!
Agreed...would prefer a lotus over one...and to the other post about BHP per tonne etc...the whole car is fiberglass so weighs feck all....
like sh*t of the preverbial shovel...
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the_legend_of_yrag
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I dont like em at all, ugly things!!!
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Tracey
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i LOVE the vx220
this would be my next car is i had that option 
i manage to have a play in the Crownhill Vauxhalls VX's in Milton Keynes one Weekend
i played with the 2.2 and the 2.0turbo
and i LOVE these babies
they are GREAT fun to drive.
although dodgy to get out of bcoz of the massive width of frame you have to jump over 
but very fun, and i think i would personnaly suit driving one of these, 
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Adam-D
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if i had the finances id have one
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Marc
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They only have 200bhp approx because they cant fit a bigger intercooler in it.
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nickyboy01
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
Location: Oxford-ish
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Tasty cars but dont stand up well to accidents.
Saw one one Thurs, had spun into the central reservation on the A34 and then got hit by another car. VX220 was demolished, was basicly a chassis on wheels, the rest of it was scattered across the carraigeway
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J4MIE P
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quote:
Originally posted by 16vmarc
They only have 200bhp approx because they cant fit a bigger intercooler in it.
What about the 237bhp sprint version thats comin out?
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Scotty_B
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Registered: 11th Jun 03
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Love them espsecially in black.
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jr
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love them, espically the turbo sprint
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by J4MIE P
quote:
Originally posted by 16vmarc
They only have 200bhp approx because they cant fit a bigger intercooler in it.
What about the 237bhp sprint version thats comin out?
Dunno 
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Tracey
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Registered: 27th Aug 03
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OK- VX Lightening Concept Car:
all i can say is: im in love
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Techie
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really really ugly looks like a todler designed it why waste a good engine on a car that looks that bad!
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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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If the whole car is fibreglass like most ppl are posting then its a deathtrap would'nt it even crack over speedbumps fast enuff? How would it survive any type of crash?
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RS6
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love em, very quick car!
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essexracer
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well there are safety standards that it has to pass!
so im sure its not that bad! but anything the same size is hardly gonna be a brick shit house now is it!
james
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Ryan L
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i hope you all know that the VX220 is made by Lotus at their factory in Hethel alongside the Elise
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luca2020
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its not fibreglass! its aluminium!
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Dave
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There have been loads of fibreglass cars, from Lotus's to Reliant Robins, as long as the structure underneath is strong it doesnt really matter what the shell id made of. It will have had to go through the same crash tests as any other car too.
Personally I'd love a go in the turbo one, wouldn't turn down a go in the 2.2 either like!
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BluKoo
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seen one of those lightening things when i was at goodwood, and i think they're stunnin. can't remember, but had 19's as standard or something.
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