Lcr V's R32

[CASSMAN]

just had a blat with a new r32 on the motorway, i joined the motorway annd my window was half way down, guess what the guy in the 32 does as he passes me? floors it, right in my ear cheeky cnut. Every time he accelerated......i was there, just behind him

 

[traumapat]

i love those things.... gorgous exhaust note.

which by the sound of it you got to experience!

 

[paul26982]

so were you happy at what your car performed like

 

[CASSMAN]

so were you happy at what your car performed like

Aye, considering my car is standard and £10,000 less than the 32. And i still prefer the look of the LCR. I think the guy in the wee golf thought he was going to embarass me

 

[jamie paton]

i've not had a go with an r32 yet , however i did get somewhat of an ass kicking from a bee em 330i coupe the other day, he put the foot down coming off a roundabout we were on and i completely made a balls up of my gear change and he pulled away by about 60 yards, by the time i got my act together he wasn't getting any further away but by then he would have been rather smugly thinking that cupra r's are shoite, no excuses though that thing was fast.

 

[CASSMAN]

It's good to see these new 32's getting used properly, i was on the A14 the other week and i wasn't hanging about when another 32 came out of nowhere, the guy was caning it big style 120mph+ . I noticed he had a few stickers on from a tuning company but i couldn't read them as he passed too fast I daren't go to the dealers to see one in case i

 

[Cupra Ross]

I'm living in Germany now. Had a tussle with one on the Autobahn just north of Gelsenkirchen. He pulled into the outside lane after cutting about 3 or 4 cars up but couldn't get past me.

My car is LC, remapped by Star Performance to 221 bhp/250 lbs ft. Milltek cat back, Hyperboost DV. He had 20 bhp more than me but 14 lbs ft less. The 4WD system must be killing that car. For £25k I'd be expecting something that would make short work of a £7k Leon Cupra with £1k spent on it.

 

[CASSMAN]

Aye for 25k it should be a bit better looking for starters. If i could afford 25 grand i'd be looking for a RS4 avant, now, thats real looks and power.

 

[Cuprabob]

I made the jump from a early LCR to a MKV R32. The 2 cars are so different in characteristics they are difficult to compare.

Although the R32 has more power it is a fair bit heavier so the performance is similar, although I would imagine a chipped LCR would show the R32 a clean pair of heels in the dry. The R32 is silky smooth and the grip is phenomenal even in the wet, plus that V6 sounds lovely.

Where the R32 scores is it is a refined high speed mile cruncher, however I do sometimes miss the spooling of the Turbo nd the torque steer of the LCR. The R32 does it all wthout any fuss and as such can feel slow, which of course it isn'

 

[Rokerlad]

Aye for 25k it should be a bit better looking for starters. If i could afford 25 grand i'd be looking for a RS4 avant, now, thats real looks and power.

Agreed, 25K for a Golf is ludicrous. I quite like them but just not 'special' enough for what they cost.

 

[dj_hektik]

Where the R32 scores is it is a refined high speed mile cruncher, however I do sometimes miss the spooling of the Turbo nd the torque steer of the LCR.

HPA will sort you out i'm sure!

 

[neil_f225]

managed to pull away from a Mk4 R32 even on a twisty road.....was dry though!

 

[jonjay]

yes but your fully modded

 

[chris_m]

To be fair, i think the MK4 R32 at least has to be praised for what was VAG's best 'out of the box' hatch for a hell of a long time. It had looks, a great engine, the sound and for the chassis it was on, handled incredibly well (if a little crashy).

It's a remarkably quick cross country car driven by the right person. The great thing is that in typical english weather it can be driven at 90% even in poor conditions, the grip is astonishing.

I love them, give it a couple of years and the used ones will be a seriously tempting buy.

 

[Molehill_Mike]

Guys just quick, kinda on topic but off at the ame time...

How would my Ibiza do vs a MK4 R32?

Revo Stage 2, K03S + the other bits lol

Just wondering...

Mike

 

[robertj]

Had my LCR at Brands on a trackday a few weeks ago and matched a new R32 around there all afternoon. I think he was a bit upset considering how much money he had just spent!
Also got a ride round there in Nick Mason's McLaren F1. Now that's a whole new ballgame!

 

[Scoobers]

Also got a ride round there in Nick Mason's McLaren F1.

Decided to have fun with an older M3 once. Boy did I get a good view of deminishing tail pipes.

 

[jamie paton]

Guys just quick, kinda on topic but off at the ame time...

How would my Ibiza do vs a MK4 R32?

Revo Stage 2, K03S + the other bits lol

Just wondering...

Mike

have a go with one the next time you see one and find out

 

[YerMother]

Guys just quick, kinda on topic but off at the ame time...

How would my Ibiza do vs a MK4 R32?

Revo Stage 2, K03S + the other bits lol

Just wondering...

Mike

Once moving there'll probably be nothing in it! You may edge away slightly. But topend (100+) it'll be crawling away again.

From a standing start it'll have ya!

 

[Molehill_Mike]

OK cheers guys

There is a MK4 R32 up our road, and he blasts it sometimes, wish I could teach him a lesson...

Mike