Although there is evidence from RR's to show that these cars are making upto 260bhp out of the box, i've always been a little dubious about these claims. Ive come to learn that a rolling road is a complete waste of time and effort unless before run>modification>after run sequence, but then even then can you really trust that the operator run it properly on its 1st pre mod run.....I've come to learn that differences between dynos are so misleading that its just a complete waste of time and effort. A torque curve / powerline will be graphed differently from a JBS run to an Awesome run to a Star performance run, that there is just no common ground between them all. Along with some of the figures produced....(Hey only my experiences)
Absolutely agree, especially the bit in the middle. This is why my car was tested at each step on the same road by the same lad. Figures thrown about by others do however fall in line with what I have seen myself, but you are correct.
By the way, most people who have tested a
MK2 Leon Cupra on a r/r have seen the 260bhp regardless of the rolling road, so I have to say I am not so dubious. I know mine made 257bhp on the rolling road completely stock immediately after a MK5 Golf GTi at Stage 2 made 251bhp and immediately before a stock Edition 30 made 248bhp. Two cars later, a stage 2 LCR made 263bhp.
I'll probably never return to the car modding scene again, too much money wasted.
I think that is down to the individual. At the end of the day "modding" can be anything from adding a magic tree to doing a big turbo conversion. What normally happens is people get older and have other more important priorities than making their car look nicer or go faster.
All things considered though, as memory serves, you have a modified turbo in yours? Out of interest, how much money have you spent on it?
One thing the MK2 has available that the LCR doesnt is 360bhp with "minimal cost". Some would class the approx £2.5k (£1000 exhaust, £300 intake, £300 intercooler, £300 fuel pump, £20 gearbox mount and £500 remap) as a bit of a bargain to achieve that power. To do the same on an LCR you would be looking at a similar amount plus the big turbo, new turbo lines etc and all the other hassle that comes with a big turbo conversion like internal upgrades etc, and you end up with similar power to a stage 2+
MK2 leon Cupra, but with loads of lag.
I would like to see a return of the R in the current Mk2 format. Bring back the big red brembo callipers, and the low wide front end to beef it up a little.
A lot of us would, especially if the low front end is not courtesy of an extended Aero bumper.
The wheels are nice, however I think they are heavier than what I prefer. The steering wheel resembles the GTI, doesn't it?
