Remapped LCR vs Hybrid TDI??
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I still own both cars and the lcr would not destroy it, the lcr would probably beat it but it wouldn't destroy it.
I had a bit of a run with a Civic Type R, pulled behind it both in 5th and he was pulling away but not by much and he had gained maybe about 20 - 30 foot by the time we hit 120 and had to slow down (On private roads obviously), and that was in my standard 150 pd mk1 leon, I have since had it remapped and think that there wouldnt really be anything in it.
The Type R was a guy I worked with, and I know its not a Cupra, but a good comparison performance wise.
The Type R was a guy I worked with, and I know its not a Cupra, but a good comparison performance wise.
The pd lumps are underestimated just because they are diesel doesn't mean they are slow. From 40mph onwards they are fast espically when remapped. It's just the first and second gear that let them down in the 0-60 times because you can't get to 60mph in 2nd gear in a tdi.
I can. And I can do a 5sec 0-60 time with 220-230bhp.
And I still know an LCR will destroy a mapped pd130
yea ino where your coming from, i had a pd130 mk4 ibiza mapped to about the same and moved to a LCR and the cupra feels alot slower when its just the same and better top end pull
Fabia vrs is only 20kg's lighter than a tdi 150 leon! (Nothing)
I think its more to do with the turbo, the 130 turbo is punchy low down and comes on boost quicker, my mate has a standard fabia vrs and it does feel around town a lot quicker than my 200bhp pd150, get to the open road and the leon swamps it
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Very mature lol. I do love my LCR and I loved my FR+ tdi but there too different cars in way of power delivery etc
Personally couldn't care if someone's diesel or petrol or gas power rocket ship is faster than my car as long as I'm happy with it. Surely that's why we mod our cars not for some pub talk power figures and 1/4mile times
Personally couldn't care if someone's diesel or petrol or gas power rocket ship is faster than my car as long as I'm happy with it. Surely that's why we mod our cars not for some pub talk power figures and 1/4mile times
If any forum is to go by then it's all to do with pub talk power figures and 1/4 mile times
I reckon that will be the engine there putting in the Maclaren F1 car next year then. turbo charged 20krpm before it even gets going....
All this Hi-Fi spec sheet comparison is just guesswork. On the track or on the road is where it matters. And what do you mean by fastest anyway? Off the line - diesel, top speed, petrol, quarter mile - depends on the driver.
For real world everyday use I prefer my diesel because I use the low-end power all the time, and the diesel has more low-end power than the LCR. I've posted about this before.
The LCR will win a race to top speed because it has time to get to peak power and stay there, the diesel has to shift gear earlier and runs out of rpm - and of course it depends on how good you are at speed shifting without breaking the box. Round the track, the LCR has weight and handling on its side (not a lot though, the Sport suspension is quite good) but needs a good driver to exploit both.
So, steffy, when you say "faster" do you mean off the line, in traffic, on a drag strip, round a racetrack, on empty country roads (good luck finding any)? The answer will be different for each . . .
For real world everyday use I prefer my diesel because I use the low-end power all the time, and the diesel has more low-end power than the LCR. I've posted about this before.
The LCR will win a race to top speed because it has time to get to peak power and stay there, the diesel has to shift gear earlier and runs out of rpm - and of course it depends on how good you are at speed shifting without breaking the box. Round the track, the LCR has weight and handling on its side (not a lot though, the Sport suspension is quite good) but needs a good driver to exploit both.
So, steffy, when you say "faster" do you mean off the line, in traffic, on a drag strip, round a racetrack, on empty country roads (good luck finding any)? The answer will be different for each . . .
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