Cars that compare to the E30

[roguetoaster]

whats up with the Beta? never seen one, it looks pretty sweet, any chance we got them stateside?

The Beta was alleged to be one of the best handling FWD chassis (similar to an Alfetta) with a serious early rust problem. Lancia fixed it in the later cars, and recalled the early ones (at least in the UK) which was a serious SNAFU for them and killed the cars reputation.

They were sold in the US, just at the tail end of Lancias/FIATs/Alfas time in the US. Most frequently you will see Zagatos for sale stateside if you see them at all.

As a matter of fact there is one for sale near you. http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/4194169077.html

[Brezzi]

whats up with the Beta? never seen one, it looks pretty sweet, any chance we got them stateside?

[roguetoaster]

Skyline C10


Porsche 912


Audi 100 C4


Lancia Beta

[Hooffenstein HD]

Agree. Both are twin cam 16v. Also, 190e-16v

AE86 is more like a slower 318iS. M3 is on another level.

[88Alpine]

ae86 - m3

Agree. Both are twin cam 16v. Also, 190e-16v

[hendrixvodu]

hendrixvodu - i don't know who you are....but you have class. Good post.

i try :D

[Fusion]

Delta Integrale HF.
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They're seriously amazing cars. If BMW made an E30 M3 4x4 hatchback, it would look like this.
Apart from the price, I want one.

[Habla]

the Vorsche



This was at fest in the PNW, a little bit ago

[george graves]

hendrixvodu - I don't know who you are....but you have class. Good post.

[hendrixvodu]

[M42Power]

Show me one!

*Ahem*

[Shangsta]

FC RX7 convertible is a damn good handler as well. Hard top not so much, the tons of extra framing and the ginormous brakes make the vert so much better tighter.

But a well sorted e30 is tough to beat. They just feel like go-carts. Sure there's cars that handle better, but even a slow e30 is fun to drive.

Mitsubishi Starion...my first and one of my favorite cars......handle very well but are very unpredictable. Never know when the rear end is going to slide out, the e30s...even when they do break loose are very easy to control.


As for which one would be faster around a track, that's a hard tell. But handling is more based on the driver, anyway.

I've surprised a lot of people with my Dodge Ram in the twisties, sticking right with their Acuras with full coilovers, huge sway bars, and such. Not saying I'm a racecar driver, but I can handle a vehicle once I feel comfortable with it.

Plus turning is a lot more than just spinning the wheel, throttle control, braking, weight transfer and using body movements to your advantage...etc are all things that need to be learned before any car will handle well.

[sapurvis]

Volvo 240 Series, especially the 244GT.

[keefy6]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...-corrado-build

http://www.fastdubs.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10952

well...that's pretty interesting, wonder how it handles now

oh and your tumblr is pretty epic there

[mtechnik]

I sense sarcasm.