Al

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Wondering how you lads with the 280's, specifically the DSG model, are doing with 1/4 mile times and terminals. Especially the tuned ones!

Cheers

Al
 
Wondering how you lads with the 280's, specifically the DSG model, are doing with 1/4 mile times and terminals. Especially the tuned ones!

Cheers

Al

6 seconds flat @ 231.2 mph. Dusted a Veyron as well. Then on the drive home I dusted a 1000R on the motorway.
 
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theres a video on you tube of a cupra 280 and a fr 1.8 at santa pod think it was in the wet though and time was around 15 seconds cant remember exactly i tihnk the fr nearly beat the cupra as well from what i can remember
 
The 30-130mph day is where the DSG comes into it's own. Proven to knock 2 secs off a manual over that accelerating period!;)
 
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Manual mate, and I only Have footage of the first run which was a 14.5 and a stage 1 map
 
theres a video on you tube of a cupra 280 and a fr 1.8 at santa pod think it was in the wet though and time was around 15 seconds cant remember exactly i tihnk the fr nearly beat the cupra as well from what i can remember

That's my video, The driver didn't really know what to do so wasn't the best. Cupra never lost to the FR, FR was stage 1 though.
 
Some reasonable terminal speeds - especially the 119mph.

As a comparison my standard Golf 7R did 12.7 @ 107mph at Crail. The Leon is quicker once on the move just like the Mk2 Leon was vs the 8P S3 and Mk6 Golf R.
 
I've run high 13's in a 300bhp Mazda 3MPS.

I would expect a stock manual 280 to run similar.

Mapped should be mid 13's if you can still nail the 60ft with all that torque!
 
I would say 12's would easily be possible from a DSG car too. This was done on a stock DSG car with a horrific 2.6 60ft time (sorry Ian.. lol).


LOL. Thanks Ben, I have that vid as well. To be fair it was a crap 60ft time which makes the 1/4 mile time even more impressive.
 
I don't believe I was doing 119 @ the line, but that's what they put on the paper and said I was, I looked at my speedo and was doing more like 111/110 but hey ho, wanna get down Santa pod as apparently better times are possible