Our Cupra 280
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Second track day in the Cupra today, 192 miles around Oulton Park, 13.4mpg about 70 laps was trying to run to the flag but hit a range of 5 miles and it seemed to be using around 5 miles of fuel per lap so had to come in a couple laps before the session ended.
Did some long stints today quite impressed with how the brakes stood up, lap after lap the same consistent braking performance, first of all the cars I've used on track and even those with upgraded brakes (though I've never had a BBK on any car nor this one...yet), for me at least I am finding this a great car on track better than expected.
Today also my first wet (though not heavy rain) but some rain during the morning, treated the track and conditions with a respect, learn't a lot and the traction in the wet while pressing on is predictable and plentiful, obviously in places it will slip and slid as were any of the cars.
I had to tape out my DRL's as the track staff were a bit funny about it and it they said it could be seen as intimidation, there is no setting on the Leon to turn them off, the other thing the Leon has a static rev limiter so at the sound test you can't rev it to to the level they want for the sound test, it's quiet anyhow so they allow and check the drive by.
Cupra is my favourite of the cars I've used on track 1) Cupra 2) Mini 3) GT86 and 4) Clio
Did some long stints today quite impressed with how the brakes stood up, lap after lap the same consistent braking performance, first of all the cars I've used on track and even those with upgraded brakes (though I've never had a BBK on any car nor this one...yet), for me at least I am finding this a great car on track better than expected.
Today also my first wet (though not heavy rain) but some rain during the morning, treated the track and conditions with a respect, learn't a lot and the traction in the wet while pressing on is predictable and plentiful, obviously in places it will slip and slid as were any of the cars.
I had to tape out my DRL's as the track staff were a bit funny about it and it they said it could be seen as intimidation, there is no setting on the Leon to turn them off, the other thing the Leon has a static rev limiter so at the sound test you can't rev it to to the level they want for the sound test, it's quiet anyhow so they allow and check the drive by.
Cupra is my favourite of the cars I've used on track 1) Cupra 2) Mini 3) GT86 and 4) Clio
Not tried a launch control, it stopped around 4k suspect that the launch is a different mode so would have different limits.
4K would probably be plenty for a launch. In terms of catching the powerband with a bit of clutch slip. Unless my understanding of the engine and transmission systems isn't quite on the ball.
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For launch control it's 3200rpm for a petrol (Cupra/280) and 2000rpm for a diesel.
Just shows how much I use it knew it was round about there somewhere
Be interesting what it acheives, it does feel a quick little car, I'd like some stickier rubber for the track so probably going to fit some Pilot Sport Cup 2's that they put on the Sub8.
I did some testing using a VBOX when mine had about 3k on the clock. Outside temp was 24degrees, I had near a full tank of Vpower and mine is a FAT 5dr,DSG with sunroof.
I recorded back to back times of 0-60 in 5.9 (I have recorded better 0-60 times since) and 0-100 in 12.3.
With about 5k on the clock I ran it at Santa Pod and got the following on my first two attempts with 3/4 of a tank of Vpower.
14.1 @106.6
13.79 @ 105.54 (2.53 60FT time so room for improvement)
Run 1 I didn't use launch control and took it easy.
Based on the fact that the VBOX showed 90-100 in 2 seconds, it would take at least 2 seconds to go 100-105/106 so again would have been 12ish 0-100.
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