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I’m not sure I could be more pleased with the result of the CAR Magazine hot hatch poll.

You have a satisfied crowd, a great result for Saab and a surprise sprint to the finish for a fitting third placegetter.

The final results saw the Lancia Delta Integrale sustain it’s run in the last 10 days and runaway as a clear winner of the poll. The Lancia won 28% of the total vote and finished up with 6,969 votes.

The Saab 99 Turbo, based on solid support from various forums around the world, gathered 24%, or 5,800 votes, to finish in a clear second place.

The Volkwagen Golf GTI had occupied third place from around week two of the four-week polling period. It wouldn’t have been my choice if I had a second vote. My second vote would have gone to the car that ended up in third place – the Alfa Romeo Alfasud!!

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I’ve owned two Saab 99 Turbos in my lifetime as well as an Alfasud Sprint. The Alfa 33 that I own now is a modern version of the same car but with a 16V engine, so I’m pretty happy with this result. All I need is a ‘Grale and I’ll have owned all three!

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Hopefully CAR Magazine will do at least one article based on the results. I’d prefer if they did two articles, actually.

The first could be on the cars themselves and why they are so revered by the people that love them and voted for them.

The second article could be on the phenomena of obscure vehicle loving, which in Saab’s case is probably a fairly new revelation for CAR Magazine.

My thanks to all who participated in the vote.

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