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06-29-2009, 09:49 PM
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| some hatchbacks we don't get
Alfa Romeo MiTo
1.4L 155hp 
Ford Focus RS
305hp, 0-100 5.9s 
Fiat 500 Abarth
160hp-180hp 
Fiat Grande Punto Abarth  
Opel Corse OPC 
Peugeot 308 GT THP 175 
Renault Megane RS 
Renault Clio RS
167hp 0-100 7.2s 
Renault Twingo RS
133hp 
Seat Leon Cupra
224hp 
Counterfeit London Taxi
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06-29-2009, 10:17 PM
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#2 | | "Entertainment" mod.
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If any of those cars show up in Mexico, eventually we can import them up here. But I REALLY like that Fiat 500.
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06-29-2009, 10:38 PM
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#3 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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Don't forget the scirocco, I really want one of those 
Are they gonna sell them here later?
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06-29-2009, 10:46 PM
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#4 | | "Entertainment" mod.
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According to the wiki and a few articles I looked up, the Scirocco will not be brought over because it would lower sales of the Golf and other models. Bummer considering that it's a really nice coupe.
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06-29-2009, 10:51 PM
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Fiat 500 is coming soon to North America.. Quote:
Many in the U.S. have been hoping to receive the wildly popular Fiat 500 minicar for the past couple of years but a lack of interest in small cars has largely held it back. Now, with Fiat's alliance with Chrysler in place the Italian auto giant has a gateway to the lucrative U.S. market and the first model to arrive under the new alliance will be the 500, though it’s launch is still 18 months away.
The 500 will be sold in Chrysler dealerships and it will be the only Fiat-badged model in the U.S. market. It will come in four different versions, all of which will be manufactured at a Chrysler plant either in the U.S. or in Toluca, Mexico in early 2011. The four models available will include the regular hatchback, the new 500C convertible, a ‘Giardinetta' wagon, and a high-performance model – possibly the Abarth version currently on sale in Europe. There is also a strong chance that a fifth, AWD SUV version will be launched further down the track.
The information was revealed toAuto news by the 500’s designer Roberto Giolito at the launch of the new 500C convertible.
The fact that the Fiat 500 will be sold in Chrysler dealerships, however, is not some sort of hint that Fiat is planning on bringing a raft of Fiat vehicles to the U.S. and rebadging them as Chryslers. While Chrysler is expected to take platforms engineered by Fiat to create its own vehicles, Giolito insists that these will not be simple rebranding jobs, but rather they will be "specific to Chrysler".
While the platforms and certain powertrains are expected to be shared by around six or seven Fiat-based Chrysler models, Giolito was quick to assure that "the vehicles will be U.S. vehicles, designed for U.S. customers by a U.S. company".
With the news of Fiat bringing the 500 to U.S. shores, other automakers may feel compelled to compete with the little hatch. This could mean that we'll be seeing Ford's Ka coming to the States around the same time as the two cars share the same platform and production facility.
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06-29-2009, 11:25 PM
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#6 | | I am on the internets
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The Mito and the 500 abarth are simply awesome.
the scirocco is a bit more expensive and doesnt fall into this category.
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06-30-2009, 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by maxx  The Mito and the 500 abarth are simply awesome.
the scirocco is a bit more expensive and doesnt fall into this category. | then neither does the focusRS
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06-30-2009, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by asian_XL Alfa Romeo MiTo
Fiat 500 Abarth
160hp-180hp | this thing looks fun as hell
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06-30-2009, 03:48 AM
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I want the ford focus RS!!!!!
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06-30-2009, 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by CorneringArtist According to the wiki and a few articles I looked up, the Scirocco will not be brought over because it would lower sales of the Golf and other models. Bummer considering that it's a really nice coupe. | no fucking way, that's so gay
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06-30-2009, 06:55 AM
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06-30-2009, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by CorneringArtist According to the wiki and a few articles I looked up, the Scirocco will not be brought over because it would lower sales of the Golf and other models. Bummer considering that it's a really nice coupe. | from the vw boards i've been lurking on, there is talk that vw is considering a limited production run for north america of the R version if there is a market for it... but after seeing how the r32 sales sort of dropped off in it's last year of availablility stateside i'm doubtful 
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06-30-2009, 07:40 AM
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#13 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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I thought this thread was just for hatchbacks we don't get, doesn't really matter about the price point
How about the aygo? Become really fond of that after numerous TG appearances, why we gotta get stuck with the yaris...
And how about the Swift, I mean the real one, not the POS daewoo we get here
Or even the BMW 1 hatch, I prefer that to the coupe we get here
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06-30-2009, 09:19 AM
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only cars I want from that list is the Fiat 500 Abarth and that new opel corsa OPC looks interesting.... and fast
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06-30-2009, 10:06 AM
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all ugly, except for the Renault Megane RS
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07-01-2009, 12:11 AM
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This is Revscene... there's LOTS of things we just don't get.
1. How to drive..
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07-01-2009, 12:32 AM
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I'd love to buy that Fiat 500 Abarth.. and hopefully I can in a couple of years.
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07-01-2009, 01:49 AM
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forgot about the Renault Clio V6... A little mid engine goodness...  | |
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07-01-2009, 02:05 AM
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07-01-2009, 02:20 AM
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Is it just me or does the Peugeot 308 GT look like the new Mazda3?  | |
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07-01-2009, 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by yvrnycracer forgot about the Renault Clio V6... A little mid engine goodness... | +1
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07-01-2009, 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by elkayem Is it just me or does the Peugeot 308 GT look like the new Mazda3? | It's the other way around Peugeot has been at this Joker face front since 206 Era.
We have a chance of getting Mito here after Fiat moves in. Then there's the 500 which already has the green light (it might bear the Chrysler badge, tho)
Civic UK hatch do not want - it's a crappy car compared to Civic Si sedan which is as close to a FD2 as it's going to be.
Shame on the VW. But the Golf MKVI has that front so kind of whatever.
The rest of the cars are a bit ho-hum being all wrong wheel drive and everything...
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07-01-2009, 09:00 PM
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#23 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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^ that looks very nice
I love the design of european cars always a lot better and flows better when comparing to american couterparts
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07-01-2009, 09:35 PM
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fiat and alfa are sweet looking little hatches.
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