Faster than the Golf R . . .

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Faster than the Golf R . . .

Post by Nickyboy » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:00 pm

And I guess my S3 as well. The new front wheel drive Cupra:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... tgdtVhQzJM

Interestingly the GTI with PP was faster than the R as well.

Look out all us standard S car drivers if a Cupra tries it on.
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Re: Faster than the Golf R . . .

Post by HYFR » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:03 pm

yes .... but ....

in this country, it tends to rain ... quattro FTW !

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Re: Faster than the Golf R . . .

Post by Nickyboy » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:05 pm

HYFR wrote:yes .... but ....

in this country, it tends to rain ... quattro FTW !
Very true. They've done a bloody good job with the Cupra though performance wise. As a package I doubt it is as good but still a good job.
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Re: Faster than the Golf R . . .

Post by HYFR » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:18 pm

yes i do like the Cupra

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Re: Faster than the Golf R . . .

Post by Ian_C » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:38 pm

Nickyboy wrote:Interestingly the GTI with PP was faster than the R as well.
GTI PP manual 1:15.06, Golf R 1:14.80. However I agree a like-for-like GTI PP with the DSG box would have probably pipped the R.

Wonder what the 205 would do!
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Re: Faster than the Golf R . . .

Post by Nickyboy » Sat Mar 29, 2014 8:56 pm

I was just quoting the chap at the end of the video when he said the GTI PP was quicker.
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Re: Faster than the Golf R . . .

Post by RIV » Sat Mar 29, 2014 11:25 pm

Cupra looks <beep> ugly

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Re: Faster than the Golf R . . .

Post by Nickyboy » Sat Mar 29, 2014 11:33 pm

Silas wrote:Cupra looks <beep> ugly
Yep.
2014: 8V S3, Scirocco (mistake)
2013: B8 RS 5, 3.0T S5 coupe, B8 S5 cab - temp, B8 S4 avant
2011: 2.0T FL Octavia VRS
2010: 1.8T Octavia VRS

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