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Having had a MK5 R32 I will agree that the R is close to it but then far away in other aspects.

From still being active on the forum people always state to me that once mapped the Cupra R will be quicker in a straight line but get to the bends and Im sorry but its a whole different story.

Its that age old discussion really but if you ask the majority of R32 owners if they bought the car for all out speed they would say nope, as I found its about the package.

Id have bought another one but then I would never want fellahs in my house again taking my keys.

I cant wait to get my R mapped haha but then that noise will never be replicated... R32 exhaust anyone?

totally agree on the exhaust note, anything 4 pot tends to sound flat, 5 pot focus st's, 6 pot mg zs's, r32 golfs / vr6 pots etc all have a far better sound,

hell even a mates 155bhp bravo hgt sounds gorgeous,
 
what i think we need to do is get a cupra 4wd, R32 lump, turbo, cupra R kit, R32 seats - and of course it will need to be yellow, JOB DONE :-o
 
I had a MK5 R32, and went up against my mates LCR. Rolling at 30mph, three horn beeps and then flat out to about 120mph, my front bumper was in line with his back bumper.

I prefer the torque of the LCR but in standard form, if I was taking both cars to a track I'd take the R32, better chassis and more predictable handling.

Benefit of the LCR? Better looks, better Economy, more torque, easier and cheaper to increase power oh, and my LCR was less than half the price of my MK5 R32, and it's still a better car imo :)
 
i was at a trackday last year, doing some 402m drag race, one of the cars was a mk4 r32 with performance exhaust. at that time i drive with my leon cupra @196bhp. i where side by side maybe i was lillte better of the start then the r32, but i where infront of the r32 all the way, only 20-30m befor the finish the r32 had more top power to pull away,, so any LCR will easyli pass around a r32 i think.

here at the local saturday night street race some times a leon cupra (180bhp model, not a lcr) with 4motion, and gt2860rs turbo with 320bhp now he says, in wet race he out race any other car on the race that night. a other night in drye road, its not that fast i think.
 
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Two particular highlights from that: saying we're all young and then that we all read the daily mail-I'm sure all the young 'uns read that.

Also that turboing a 3.2 will make it faster than a 1.8 turbo. Whoever said that is a genius
 
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George you last paragraph is spot on and the reason why I chose my Cupra R after the Alfa.

I have been looking into doing the 3.2 engine conversion but for the money its totally not worth it, I wish there was an exhaust similar to either the Unicorse or Arquay for the Cupra R as they are truelly awe inspiring when it comes to the noise they make.

I find it funny that the R32 is seen as this more refined model in terms of age groups driving it... Last time I checked some 17 year old and a 19 year old scrote was driving my R32.

I also hate the stigma the R32 has with 'general scum', they all believe its a world beater and the only thing is any tool can drive one fast away from the police so its the weapon of chioce for these little arse wipes along with the S3 and RS4

Glad to be in a Cupra R
 
I normally find that the r32 drivers in Swindon don't really know how to drive (and we all know a good driver in slower car can beat a bad driver in a fast car;) ) or are scared of the car or maybe it's the guzerling they don't like but then why get one?? My older bro drives the new golf pireli and fool me does it go some only 230 bhp 2.0 tsi but very quick it'd got amazing torque for standard car buy he's thinks the r32 will beet him :cartman: no chance that things a beast and so much cheeper in tax Insurence and fuel so :bleh: to the r32 drivers ;)
 
i dont mind the vag lot, i have a lot of respect for them all, i still want an R32!!
the only one i do hate and its a huge one for me is the bloody Civic R there always looking smug with there stupid wineyyyyyyyyyyy revs and ther fancey "bucket seats" and big red badge.....

This made me laugh as at the moment i am trying to sell my type-r, i will hang my head in shame!

love my cupra r so much more though! smooth, quiet and power!
 
A fully modded LCR will beat a r32 easily.

A stage 2 plus mk2 cupra goes past them like they are in reverse.
 
This made me laugh as at the moment i am trying to sell my type-r, i will hang my head in shame!

love my cupra r so much more though! smooth, quiet and power!

i hope you dont have the type R smerk, 99% of the lad driving them have a smug look on there face when they come past you, they look over, grin and put the foot down abit, then look back as your still side by side, grin again, then i put my foot down a bit and wave :cartman:
 
i hope you dont have the type R smerk, 99% of the lad driving them have a smug look on there face when they come past you, they look over, grin and put the foot down abit, then look back as your still side by side, grin again, then i put my foot down a bit and wave :cartman:

Ha I pooed all over one today he was sat at about 30 in a 40 duelcarragie way as soon as I plodded past at 40 he cam up to my side and gave me the foooooking smile [:@] all I throught was w@nker :cartman: and turned to misses and said watch this :D I gave a little nudge forward and he went fir it so so did I and the misses gave him the wave :cartman:
 
then you had the look and a slap for being a div, or is that just me it happens too?? your mrs is such a pain in my car lol :funk:
 
ha ha well done mr sam ;)

I sorted a mk 4 r32 and mk 4 v6 4motion out

only thing that kind of kept me back was this focus st the other day but i did have my misses in there so i guess i could be level if i was on my own
 
Na she loves it she had the smug look coz she waved ;) he looked the ***** when I pulled off into red light and qhen he went past (eventually) ;) he stuck his hand out the window and gave me the w@nker sign all I could think was sore looser :no:
 
Oh dear Terry it's him :no: lol luv ya really mark ;)
 
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mellow crew boooo booooo woooooooooooo
sorry about that, i dont know what came over me