Hi all! if I may share a few pointers as ex owner of a 2001
147Selespeed..not GTA. if A.R is talkin abt 147GTA,then out of my
league to discuss as tat is a 250BHP,3.2L mean machine costing arnd
180K!! The 1.6cc 147 does not hav selespeed..only manual box. I
bought my 147S new at 113K & it is indeed a sexy car inside
out.the chrome circular ferrari dials, instrument&info readout
are clearN red.The one thing is the selespeed, it has 2 paddles
behind the wheel, right is up&left is down,u can also use the
seqential stick which responds faster...(surprise).the car will
autoblip down during a corner or tackling bends * it is really loud
as it autoblips,& it is gruff! funny thing is taht as it has no
torque converter, the car is not an auto..it is a maual w/o clutch
as it will not hold on slopes.u hav to engage handbrakes as using
gears to bite like a conventional manual will not work. actually
IMHO, the more i use the selespeed the more i dislike it! not easi
to extract 155horses also. It is a fast car N road holding is
excellent. I was using KW coil-overs, lowered &Advan A036.(not
the semi slicks).contrary the stering is light, compare to my other
conti cars.I think the 147 u are saying taht won races are the one
in BTCC series,,those are different lar.
over all, interior is comfy & shiok, key has auto sunroof, auto
music,immobilser & stuff..great gadget..I do miss the interior
but i wud prefer a stick anytime compare to all these selepeed,
DSG,semiauto gears..also everytime at traffic lights,sure got pple
want to stare at you & "cheong"one..
so hope it helps..if u wan some more info, go to the AROC
forums,,coupkle of 147GTA owners there..or why not wait for new
156selespeed coming out soon?..
cheers.. 
wud luv to write more but im overseas now & internet is damn
ex!!KNN
