Peter C Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 The Sunbeam Lotus springs to mind, which hides a twin cam 2.2 litre engine in a three door hatchback shell. The Rover R8 had a twin cam 2.0 litre engine, again in a smallish hatchback body. My father in law once had a mid 2000s shape Clio fitted with a 1.9dCi engine, admittedly in a 5 door shell. What’s the biggest engine in a small car that you can think of? Modified cars don’t count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Sunbeam Tiger springs to mind, oh and AC Cobra obviously in big block form with it's 427 cubic inches (a smidgen under 7 litres) of V8 goodness. Aston Martin and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garythesnail Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 MGBGTV8 or MGRV8. Both quite compact with 3.5 and 3.9 engines. BL Bloke and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Ford Capri, only car I can think of available as a 1.3 and a 3.1 Plus the Perana BL Bloke, Asimo, bangernomics and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper1 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Renault sport clio V6 Garythesnail, adw1977 and Aston Martin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 chevette 2.3 hs clito v6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 V6 Golfs, W12 Passat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 a pisswet isnt really smoll now is it ? timolloyd and twosmoke300 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 mate had 1 of these in 1.9 diesel guise.. went well for non turbo too BL Bloke, Kowalski and Dannyk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 W12 Passat is probably the most ridiculous one I've come across too...not a small car but utterly bonkers engine to shoe horn into it. So someone who grew up with Metros and such, the 1.5TD in the Corsa B felt pretty special. A car that size with a turbo (diesel or otherwise) was a bit odd. Went well once I knocked the restrictor out the air intake too. warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 A bit obvious but the 1.9 205 Gti & Clio 172/182 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpareSnare Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 147 GTA 3.2 Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L31 using Tapatalk Peter C, spike60, cort1977 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpareSnare Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Nowt likely to beat the ridiculous Aston Cygnet...Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L31 using Tapatalk LightBulbFun and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Just now, SpareSnare said: Nowt likely to beat the ridiculous Aston Cygnet... Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L31 using Tapatalk Are you named Spare Snare after the Dundee band Spare snare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Clio V6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpareSnare Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Are you named Spare Snare after the Dundee band Spare snare? Yup!Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L31 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Golf 4R32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 17 minutes ago, SpareSnare said: Nowt likely to beat the ridiculous Aston Cygnet... I would put that into the modified car category as they only made one with a V8 so it's not really a production car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Heidel_Kakao said: I would put that into the modified car category as they only made one so it's not really a production car. The rest of the production Cygnets were as underwhelming as the iQ they were based on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders59 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Chevette HS. I bought one in 1979 when I was 19. Had it for nearly 4 years and nothing Ive had since has come close for pure unadulterated fun. ProgRocker, Stevebrookman and Garythesnail 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 As fas as I can remember you could buy the Corsa C with the 120hp 1.8 16v from the Astra. Must have gone very well! face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Yes I'm biased, yes I'm a weirdo but that polos ^^^ hot Mk3 golf vr6 (2.8 v6) BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Chevette HS. I bought one in 1979 when I was 19. Had it for nearly 4 years and nothing Ive had since has come close for pure unadulterated fun.A 19year old in an HS 2300, can't believe it lasted 4 years without being written off!Sent from my R19 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 40 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: W12 Passat is probably the most ridiculous one I've come across too...not a small car but utterly bonkers engine to shoe horn into it. So someone who grew up with Metros and such, the 1.5TD in the Corsa B felt pretty special. A car that size with a turbo (diesel or otherwise) was a bit odd. Went well once I knocked the restrictor out the air intake too. You guys mean the W8 right? The W12 was available in the Phaeton. Regarding V8s in Passat sized cars: C43 AMG, V8 CLKs, anything Golf sized with a V6 (Alfas). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Bmw 325 ti Compact. Still quite fancy one of those. Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 55 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: W12 Passat is probably the most ridiculous one I've come across too...not a small car but utterly bonkers engine to shoe horn into it. So someone who grew up with Metros and such, the 1.5TD in the Corsa B felt pretty special. A car that size with a turbo (diesel or otherwise) was a bit odd. Went well once I knocked the restrictor out the air intake too. 56 minutes ago, stuboy said: mate had 1 of these in 1.9 diesel guise.. went well for non turbo too Having worked at VW and seen a W12 getting removed and rebuilt, I can confirm it it literally fills the engine bay in every direction. We also had a 9N Polo GT, 1.9 TDI 6 speed, what a great sleeper that was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Alfa 147 GTA Just seen it's already been posted ? Metro 6R4 then ? Out Run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Mk5 Seat Ibiza, 2.0tdi. I was seriously considering one for quite a while, I quite fancy having ALL THE TORQUE in a tiny car. A tad smoll for my usage, but still quite tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Heidel_Kakao said: oh and AC Cobra obviously in big block form with it's 427 cubic inches (a smidgen under 7 litres) of V8 goodness. One could argue that AC's own Model 70 also belongs in this thread given it replaced the very similar Looking Model 67 much like the Cobra replaced the Ace! with the Model 67 having a 8.5Hp 197cc single cylinder Villiers engine and a top speed of about 45Mph, compared to the Model 70's 20HP 493cc flat twin and a top speed of 82Mph! if we look at it regarding percentages, it actually matches the Ace vs Cobra quite well, for example both the Cobra and the Model 70 had over twice the amount of power the model they replaced the Model 70 even had flared wheel arches like the Cobra LOL Model 67 Model 70 its all relative I guess LOL davehedgehog31 and HarmonicCheeseburger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Triumph Vitesse 6 cylinder, 2.0 Ltr, 104 bhp in 940kg, 3.9 m long, nothing today but in 1968! And I have a 2.5 132 bhp to fit................ LightBulbFun, puddlethumper, The Vicar and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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