cupra/cupra R?

[dan2008new]

hi,
i have a cupra and was wonderin wat is the difference between a cupra, and a cupra R?
if im right the cupra is 150 bhp, and the cupra R is 180 bhp if im right?
Was wonderin how easy it was to get the differance back?
thanks dan.

 

[cupramillo]

hi and welcome,

yeh the main difference is that the R has a mild factory map taking it to 180bhp, both have the same turbo and will remap to the same figure aswell. The R also has the seat sport suspension pack making it abit better setup and planted(i think). But the main and best difference is that the R has 4pot brembo breaks. The cupra just has standard brakes that are ok on the normal cupra but once remaped they struggle to cope! Oh and the R's are uber rare, only 75 brought to the UK and probably about 10-15 of those are now right offs! Think thats about it, im sure if you search you can find some more info.

 

[dan2008new]

nice one,
do u know if u can simply buy an ECU off a cupra R and change it im already in the prosses of sortin some new coilies and am unsure compleatly about brakes ever would know were to start and what to buy. Plus i would not want to loose the original wheels and would not know what would fit if i bought after market brakes.
thanks dan.

 

[wilz]

red stitching on the steering wheel, gear lever gaiter and hand brake

seat sport seats (not got cupra writing all over)

red seat belts

'R' badges front and back, different wrinting on the back (the ibiza bit)

2 extra gauges (oil temp and battery voltage)

brembos

16" super T's with seat sport on

bilstein suspension

wider stance

they are also numbered

think thats about it

stolen from the faq section

Also some carbon on the engine cover thats it really i have an R and that all i can think thats different.

 

[M87NER]

nice one,
do u know if u can simply buy an ECU off a cupra R and change it im already in the prosses of sortin some new coilies and am unsure compleatly about brakes ever would know were to start and what to buy. Plus i would not want to loose the original wheels and would not know what would fit if i bought after market brakes.
thanks dan.

You may aswell get urs mapped up by tuner!

 

[dan2008new]

spot on nice one people!
thanks dan

 

[cupramillo]

yeh i was thinking the same, no point sourcing a cupra r ecu when you can remap the R to get the same power.