Re: Royal 8C Competitizione spotted in Amsterdam...

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:49:21 GMT, Tony R
<tony.rickardno@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Zathras wrote:
>
>> Apparently, the 500 suffers from a fidgety, bouncy ride with the car
>> being pushed about on uneven road surfaces. The softer suspended
>> 'Lounge' is quite acceptable for this (in its class) but the s****t is
>
>There is some confusion with the trim levels. The Popular, Lounge & 
>S****t have identical suspension setups, the designations are simply trim.

...and wheels. The Pop has 14 inch wheels as standard except in the 1.4
which has the 15 inch wheels..according to my 'You are. We Car'
brochure.

>The 1.4 models have uprated suspension and with 16" wheels will have the 
>hardest ride. The Lounge has exactly the same as the S****t.

Yes, you are completely correct. I was misled by reviews of the 1.4
16v S****t with the biggest wheels (i.e test cars with extra options
pretending to be just the standard S****t car) compared to Lounge cars
with more 'comfortable' options (smaller wheels). However the
journalists re****ting this may also have been confused by the harder
seats in the S****t spec.

>As for slow, well the 1.4 is the 100hp unit and feels as quick as the 
>147. It is only about 1 sec off the 147 to 60 and being a more frenetic 
>ride feels reasonably quick.

I've never been impressed with any 147 I've driven - all should have
been quicker with tighter suspension IMHO.

>In my view the 147 2.0 doesn't meet the expectations of a 150bhp warm 
>hatch whereas the 500 exceeds the expectations of a little city car.

Indeed.

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Z
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