Lot 145, paddle 054, 390,000
Lot 145, Paddle 015, $395,000
Lot 145, paddle 054, 410,000
Lot 145, Paddle 015, $415,000
Lot 145, paddle 054, 420,000
smoke break 
I donât smoke 
Lot 145, Paddle 015, $425,000
Lot 147 | Paddle 069 | $25,000
Lot 148 | Paddle 069 | $281,500
Lot 144, paddle 004, $247,500
Lot 144, Paddle 028, $250,000
Lot 144, paddle 004, $252,500
Lot 143, Paddle 017, $550,000
Lot 145, Paddle 017, $430,000
Lot 147, Paddle 017, $26,000
Lot 148, Paddle 017, $285,000
There is only a bit more than an hour left to bid on one of only 200 Boulanger Cyrano 16TI, this is your final chance to get this rare piece of history for practically nothing!
Test drive and review
Summary
Test drive video
Being a sports car, and one born from group B rallying madness on top, of course the first thing we decided to test was its 0-100 acceleration. The 16TI does not dissapoint, it reaches 100 in a matter of a few seconds effortlessly, in the high 2nd gear. Itâs just a matter of launching, and shifting up once.
Next we decided to take it easy, and itâs amazing how easily this car can transition to calm driving. As if it had two personalities, this car can also be a very relaxing cruiser. It is much more comfortable than we expected, in great part thanks to its hydropneumatic suspension. But the interior is too, better than what we thought we would see. Its panels and seats are clearly designed to save weight, yet without going into mediocre or uncomfortable territory. The seats are perfectly sculpted to hold the passengers during spirited driving or long relaxed cruising alike. And the electronics and enterntainment are certainly far from basic, having a fancy digidash and a very good audio system for 80s standards.
All this comfort does not come at the expense of driving by any means though. âFirm hydropneumatic suspensionâ may sound oxymoronic at first, but that is just what this car has, and it keeps the driver in full control all the time, surfing over bumps and corners alike with ease. The car is quick beyond 100km/h too, as demonstrated by our dam acceleration test and later on the uphill road. 250hp may sometimes sound low by todayâs sports carsâ standards, but it is absolutely wonderful when you have a vehicle that weighs little over 1.1 tons. The brakes can reliably stop the car if applied confidently, yet arenât too grabby nor are they quick to lock the wheels. This combination of good power/weight and good brakes allowed us to complete a couple of risky overtaking on a steeply inclined mountain road without breaking a sweat.
Of course, this car does have its disadvantages, but most of them would be pretty expected. Early 80s turbochargers are not miraculous, and it shows: the car lacks power at lower RPM, and is pretty anemic near idle compared to its full potential, but this at least can make it forgiving for city driving or parking. Sound insulation is used sparingly, road noise isnât too much of a problem but the engine noise is constant. And, naturally, fuel economy was definitely not a concern when designing this car, but then again, anyone looking for a car like this wouldnât probably be bothered too much by that.
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Lot 145, Paddle 015, $435,000
Lot 143, Paddle 012, $575,000
Lot 144, Paddle 012, $255,000
Lot 147, Paddle 012, $28,000
I hope at least one of these sticks because I have to go to sleep. Fucking timezones keeping me away from cars I want, man
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Lot 148, paddle 020, $299,999
Lot 147, Paddle 068, $30,000
Lot 148, paddle 023, $310000
Iâm staying up until 2am here just for this round of vehicle 
Lot 147, paddle 068, $40,000
I stayed until 4:40am but itâs too much to keep going. Only thing left now is to hope haha