hi ian, go on to a alfa site and read up on the 156 alfa, i would put it up against a clio sport any day mate, what realy put me off clios was driving the williams, when thay first came out peeps said thay were well fast ther only 150 brake, you might no the one around here? i now the guy he raced my erst years ago when all i had was a uprated actuater running 10 psi and i pissed him, the alfa would piss a clio sport