X Power Alloy Wheels

[salty]

Bit of an unfair comparison

Is the MG4 XPower as fast as people say?

Interesting article. But that's just it, it's an article and just someone's opinion. He's said nowt we don't already know. Must admit though, it's not a bad comparison between the two cars. The MG Maestro Turbo and the MG4 X Power, both extremely fast for their day. But don't handle brilliantly. But do handle perfectly fine, for the average person, and for me personally that's good enough. Most folk buy this type of car, for the searing acceleration, and on that, it can't be touched for the price. So yes, the X Power is as fast as people say.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

I would have definitely had a MG Maestro Turbo back in the day.

What car mad 17 year old wouldn't have?

I was learning to drive in an Austin 1100 at the time, so the MG product seemed like a bang up to date Spaceship to me.

Sadly made from Unobtanium and way past my financial reach at that time.

I can still remember seeing them on the streets of Bristol in the late 80's

Along with other exotica of the time, such as the Fiat Uno Turbo, Renault 5 Turbo.

Vauxhall Astra GTE, Peugeot 205 GTI, Volkswagen Golf GTI, Vauxhall Cavalier SRI 130.

And who can forget the only one I really wanted...... The Ford Escort RS Turbo....... in white. (Series 1 from 1984)

At the time, I had no idea how the superhero owners managed to control the 132bhp!

The Austin 1100 I was piloting around had 50bhp when it left the factory, so the 10 year old one I was in? probably had less, much less.

Quantum leap 13 years into the future when I could at last, afford to buy a fast car for myself, and bought a Ford Escort RS Cosworth in 1998.

And to think back now, how fast I thought 224 bhp was back then!!

224 bhp /1375 kg = 163 bhp per tonne. (Inc 80kg driver)

My MG X Power...

429 bhp / 1880 kg = 228 bhp per tonne.

A difference of just 65 bhp.

I still remember my Cosworth being a Very Fast car and even more so when I had her upgraded with 430 bhp.

No surprise really as the bhp per tonne figure was 313!!

That's 85 bhp more than my X Power!!

The X Power would have still beaten it 0 to 60, but that's about it.

My Cosworth would have out handled it and left it behind as the X Power hits the limiter at circa 120 mph!

So progress in performance then?

Not really I suppose, 0 to 60 times notwithstanding.

It just gives those of us with an X Power an idea of how fast "fast" cars were, back in the day.

Granted, my Cossie was modified and my X Power isn't, so no surprises really.

Now a modified X Power......Hmmmm,

Surely there must be some tuning boffin out there trying to re write the software?

Would I do it now?
Probably not.
All the implications and costs that come with a modified car would put me off tbh.

Oh and I must apologise, I appear to have digressed.
As per.

 

[LenEV2016]

I would have definitely had a MG Maestro Turbo back in the day.

What car mad 17 year old wouldn't have?

I was learning to drive in an Austin 1100 at the time, so the MG product seemed like a bang up to date Spaceship to me.

Sadly made from Unobtanium and way past my financial reach at that time.

I can still remember seeing them on the streets of Bristol in the late 80's

Along with other exotica of the time, such as the Fiat Uno Turbo, Renault 5 Turbo.

Vauxhall Astra GTE, Peugeot 205 GTI, Volkswagen Golf GTI, Vauxhall Cavalier SRI 130.

And who can forget the only one I really wanted...... The Ford Escort RS Turbo....... in white. (Series 1 from 1984)

At the time, I had no idea how the superhero owners managed to control the 132bhp!

The Austin 1100 I was piloting around had 50bhp when it left the factory, so the 10 year old one I was in? probably had less, much less.

Quantum leap 13 years into the future when I could at last, afford to buy a fast car for myself, and bought a Ford Escort RS Cosworth in 1998.

And to think back now, how fast I thought 224 bhp was back then!!

224 bhp /1375 kg = 163 bhp per tonne. (Inc 80kg driver)

My MG X Power...

429 bhp / 1880 kg = 228 bhp per tonne.

A difference of just 65 bhp.

I still remember my Cosworth being a Very Fast car and even more so when I had her upgraded with 430 bhp.

No surprise really as the bhp per tonne figure was 313!!

That's 85 bhp more than my X Power!!

The X Power would have still beaten it 0 to 60, but that's about it.

My Cosworth would have out handled it and left it behind as the X Power hits the limiter at circa 120 mph!

So progress in performance then?

Not really I suppose, 0 to 60 times notwithstanding.

It just gives those of us with an X Power an idea of how fast "fast" cars were, back in the day.

Granted, my Cossie was modified and my X Power isn't, so no surprises really.

Now a modified X Power......Hmmmm,

Surely there must be some tuning boffin out there trying to re write the software?

Would I do it now?
Probably not.
All the implications and costs that come with a modified car would put me off tbh.

Oh and I must apologise, I appear to have digressed.
As per.


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The cosworth is lovely, the rs turbo is right up there but my dream car as a teenager was a MK2 Escort RS2000

 

[siteguru]

Look how small those wheels are, how they don't fill the arches at all.

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

Look how small those wheels are, how they don't fill the arches at all.

@salty will be having a coronary!

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

The cosworth is lovely, the rs turbo is right up there but my dream car as a teenager was a MK2 Escort RS2000View attachment 32866

My cousin had one when I was 15.

I always thought he was a Jammy Bastard, and him getting bought one of those for his 18th Birthday confirmed it.

I still hate him.

 

[MG Clive]

The cosworth is lovely, the rs turbo is right up there but my dream car as a teenager was a MK2 Escort RS2000

Very nice, you'd probably have to pay £100k for that today.

 

[LenEV2016]

Look how small those wheels are, how they don't fill the arches at all.

Revolutions were outstanding and the net headrests on the seats

 

[Everest]

I was learning to drive in an Austin 1100 at the time

LOL... I learnt in a Morris 1100 that was built in 1967

MK2 Escort RS2000

My DH had a orange one in 1982!

Very nice, you'd probably have to pay £100k for that today

He keeps telling me he shouldn't have sold it in 1984

 

[JonnyG]

Ah ...... that brings back memories . I had a Carmine Red Astra GTE in the late 80's after two Alfasud TI's (similar to the one below) . It was a pretty good car for the time IMHO. I hankered after a Sierra Cosworth and test drove an Escort RS Turbo but ended up with a growing family and hence a more practical and bigger Vauxhall Cavalier SRi.

 

[MG Clive]

I've never particularly been a Vauxhall fan, but I did like the Astra GTE

Anyway, back on topic, I like these wheels best for the XPower.

 

[salty]

I've never particularly been a Vauxhall fan, but I did like the Astra GTE

Anyway, back on topic, I like these wheels best for the XPower.
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What, the original ones, you mean?
And who's that bloke?

 

[MG Clive]

What, the original ones, you mean?
And who's that bloke?

Yes the original ones, I haven't seen any better to be honest.

 

[LenEV2016]

What, the original ones, you mean?
And who's that bloke?

Looks like a boy deep in contemplation do I or don't I have time to get to McDs before 1100hrs

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

I do, and I have, yes I did.

 

[Anon70]

My first "hot hatch" in the early 1990's was one of these, 16 valves being the headline feature, so they called it a GTI-16 ...

 

[Blindin]

Love the list of 80-90's cars; I also wanted a handful of them. If I had only kept some of my beauties. Some of my favourites that I owned. Several Astra SRI/GTE's 8v & 16V, Sierra XR4I (2-door RWD) Ren 5 Turbo, a reasonable list of XR2i - XR3i's & Orion Ghia. Early Saab 9000 Turbo (big turbo version) Swift GTI 16V, my first legal car was MG Metro. I used to have a few and swap them over all the time when I was younger. Plus all the non-sport versions, mk2 escorts, sierras, had some beautiful Granadas. Always wanted a capri and Sierra Cosworth - the 2 door version. Late 90's early 2000 I had an Alfa 166 3.0, which was a nice car and Seat Leon Cupra. A rare one I had was a Citreon Visa GTI, and a BMW 635CSI which I never got around to tiding up. All of these are slow by todays standard, but as a 17-20 yr old, they were bloody awesome, got me into trouble and cost me a lot of money. They were great days! If any of you were around Essex during mid 90's we may have crossed paths.

 

[jamherber]

Love the list of 80-90's cars; I also wanted a handful of them. If I had only kept some of my beauties. Some of my favourites that I owned. Several Astra SRI/GTE's 8v & 16V, Sierra XR4I (2-door RWD) Ren 5 Turbo, a reasonable list of XR2i - XR3i's & Orion Ghia. Early Saab 9000 Turbo (big turbo version) Swift GTI 16V, my first legal car was MG Metro. I used to have a few and swap them over all the time when I was younger. Plus all the non-sport versions, mk2 escorts, sierras, had some beautiful Granadas. Always wanted a capri and Sierra Cosworth - the 2 door version. Late 90's early 2000 I had an Alfa 166 3.0, which was a nice car and Seat Leon Cupra. A rare one I had was a Citreon Visa GTI, and a BMW 635CSI which I never got around to tiding up. All of these are slow by todays standard, but as a 17-20 yr old, they were bloody awesome, got me into trouble and cost me a lot of money. They were great days! If any of you were around Essex during mid 90's we may have crossed paths.

I also had Citroen Visa GTI - indeed a very rare car and huge fun. Sold it to young colleague at work and he rolled it within the first 24 hours. Think there are only 5 left registered in the UK now.

 

[Blindin]

I also had Citroen Visa GTI - indeed a very rare car and huge fun. Sold it to young colleague at work and he rolled it within the first 24 hours. Think there are only 5 left registered in the UK now.

That doesn't surprise me that he stacked it; they were very witchy on the back end and could easy catch you off guard. I bought mine for 25quid. The rear turret for top of shock has rusted through, a quick welding repair and was as good as new. I also had a mk I astra diesel do the same, however I used to race that across a field so that could be expected.

 

[Everest]

My first "hot hatch" in the early 1990's was one of these

me too! A Corolla Ae82 with lots of torque steer