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Old 04-09-2006, 08:56 PM   #31
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Hmm... I like the seats. Thats it though.
That is exactly what I thought when I first saw it. Apparently the same seats as those in an Evo

Reminds me of an A Class... just a Japenese version
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Old 04-09-2006, 10:33 PM   #32
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Hands up as to who's driven one yet? Let me assure you that the Colt Ralliart is quite the surprise package with a nice kick up the pants once the turbo kicks in. Apparently there's some easy power gains to be had in switching from an electronic wastegate to a manually controlled one (Like most turbo's on the market right now, it's seriously detuned from it's full potential). I'm not shocked that the styling is more miss than hit here, it's a Japanese hatch aimed at the more rice end of the market (our first customer was Asian too). The seats are also from the Evo VIII, the IX gets some s****y new leather and alacantra jobbies.
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Old 04-09-2006, 10:41 PM   #33
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Hands up as to who's driven one yet? Let me assure you that the Colt Ralliart is quite the surprise package with a nice kick up the pants once the turbo kicks in. Apparently there's some easy power gains to be had in switching from an electronic wastegate to a manually controlled one (Like most turbo's on the market right now, it's seriously detuned from it's full potential). I'm not shocked that the styling is more miss than hit here, it's a Japanese hatch aimed at the more rice end of the market (our first customer was Asian too). The seats are also from the Evo VIII, the IX gets some s****y new leather and alacantra jobbies.
Still, at the end of the day, I couldn't live with one in my garage.
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Old 04-09-2006, 10:48 PM   #34
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Well that's what matters to those who are buying. I might try and swindle one as a demo later on though so that I can pass it off for something else after a couple of months.
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Old 05-09-2006, 08:55 PM   #35
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The gearing issue mentioned in that review sounds like a major flaw???
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Old 06-09-2006, 05:30 PM   #36
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Dont bother with the colt or the gti... go for this!

http://www.channel4.com/4car/news/ne...?news_id=14882
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