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12-04-2003

Just got back from Autodelta. Jano took me for a spin in the 147 Turbo - it is awesome. The acceleration, the handling, the body kit, the sound. The car we went out in was a 1.6 with 198 bhp!! At one point the car was going like a rocket and I peered over to look at the rev counter and we weren't even at 5000rpm. I expected the test car to have the Brembo brakes but it just had the cross-drilled discs, pads and braided hoses - even with all that bhp the stopping power was pretty good.
I am definitely going to go ahead with the turbo option but it is just a question of what else I get as well, I wasn't really a fan of the body kit until I saw it in the flesh. It has certainly grown on me. I am going to sit down and have a think about it - any ideas???

12-04-2003	#18 (Post Link)
dougie Posts: n/a	Just got back from Autodelta. Jano took me for a spin in the 147 Turbo - it is awesome. The acceleration, the handling, the body kit, the sound. The car we went out in was a 1.6 with 198 bhp!! At one point the car was going like a rocket and I peered over to look at the rev counter and we weren't even at 5000rpm. I expected the test car to have the Brembo brakes but it just had the cross-drilled discs, pads and braided hoses - even with all that bhp the stopping power was pretty good. I am definitely going to go ahead with the turbo option but it is just a question of what else I get as well, I wasn't really a fan of the body kit until I saw it in the flesh. It has certainly grown on me. I am going to sit down and have a think about it - any ideas???