Old v New
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Old v New
1994 v 2014 Subaru WRX, 1989 v 2014 Peugeot GTi, 1968 v 2014 Mini Cooper S
"Comparing old with new might seem like an unfair comparison because, with few exceptions, new models are bigger, safer, more refined and more economical, often quicker, too. All of which might leave an earlier iteration without a hope.
However, the flipside is that previous models are smaller and rawer, which are negatives if you’re talking about a Corolla, but can be desirable qualities in the rarefied realm of high-performance icons.
‘Icon’ may be overused in the motoring world, but that word undisputably applies to the originals you see here – the 1968 Mini Cooper S, 1989 Peugeot 205 GTi and 1994 Subaru WRX, respectively the first fast little car you could buy, one of the first proper hot-hatches, and the first rally-bred affordable all-wheel-drive hero."
http://www.caradvice.com.au/288770/o...mini-cooper-s/
"Comparing old with new might seem like an unfair comparison because, with few exceptions, new models are bigger, safer, more refined and more economical, often quicker, too. All of which might leave an earlier iteration without a hope.
However, the flipside is that previous models are smaller and rawer, which are negatives if you’re talking about a Corolla, but can be desirable qualities in the rarefied realm of high-performance icons.
‘Icon’ may be overused in the motoring world, but that word undisputably applies to the originals you see here – the 1968 Mini Cooper S, 1989 Peugeot 205 GTi and 1994 Subaru WRX, respectively the first fast little car you could buy, one of the first proper hot-hatches, and the first rally-bred affordable all-wheel-drive hero."
http://www.caradvice.com.au/288770/o...mini-cooper-s/