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By: Scott James

In the climate of today it seems that we require ever more far-reaching sophistication and performance for our budget cars as well luxury models.

As an example of how performance and specification demanding we have now become, we compare three of today's smaller hatchbacks.

The three hatchbacks being studied today consist of the Vauxhall Corsa VXR, the Mini Cooper S and the Renault Clio 2L Renaultsport 197.

It would appear from initial investigation that the new Vauxhall has finer design features and an overall impression that it is way and above earlier models.

Developing 188bhp from a 1.6 L turbocharged diesel engine perhaps this is the first Vauxhall for some time to start actually marrying up power with good looks.

The serious nature of the competition against the Vauxhall gives an illustration as to how important this marketplace is.

It might take a bit of revving to get the Clio up to speed but once you do with 194bhp from a 2 L engine it does start to motor.

Producing 173bhp from a 1.6 L engine that is turbocharged, the Mini Cooper S. has more than enough grunt.

From a drivers perspective the Mini has stunning performance and lightning reactions. With regards to the Renault, it does appear to perform better the faster you go. Finally the Vauxhall has loads of performance and handles extremely well.

The compromised visibility was the only downside of the great interior design of the Vauxhall. The good quality of the interior of the Renault was marred by the fact that it was difficult to get comfortable and it was a shame but the layout of the brilliant driving position of the Mini was marred by the poor quality of the plastic facing.

At the end of the day everybody's looking for something that will provide value for money. Initially the Vauxhall being the cheapest and potentially best equipped looked good but this was offset by quite steep running costs. The downside of the red was the fact that despite big discounts on purchase the fairly heavy depreciation did weigh heavily in most people's minds. He the Mini held up quite well in terms of strong second hand value giving rise to quite good ownership prospects.

Looked at objectively all three of the cars are actually quite good value for money but probably the Mini Cooper S. comes out on top the handling speed and overall performance of the Mini means that it has quite the strong support to place despite the amazing fact that the inside looks cheap but hardly any boot in the rear seats are extremely small. Certainly one of the aspects of the Mini is that the extras are surprisingly expensive.

After the Mini Cooper the Vauxhall comes in second and has the overall aura of a good all round car. It is quite sad that the visibility is compromised because this is quite a substantial blemish on what is a very good performing in handling car.

Surprisingly the Renault Clio comes in third despite an excellent showing in the performance stakes. Indeed probably once you've managed to get the car wound up in going this is the best of the lot.

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Scott James writes about all sorts of automotive issues on the Internet and Check out the following for more information about the above: Automobile Finance / Driver Education and Used Car Sales Manchester

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