Something weird....

[blackturbo]

Ive only had this Cupra for about 2 weeks but I had my previous one for a year so know how a standard one drives.

When I bought the new one it seemed faster than my previous one but I put it down to me having not driven my other one for ages.

I noticed while driving the turbo kicks in where I would expect it at around 1500/2000 revs but I also seem to get a second wind around 4500 revs.

I had thought nothing more of it really until today when my mate brought out his nice shiney R32 expecting to eat me up, to his suprise I kept ahead of him until we ran out of road.

Now when I had my standard one I know I wasnt miles behind but I was definately behind! the guy who had the car before me told me he had a Revo trial but im thinkin there is something odd with this car, ie a map of some sort

Anyone shed anylight on the "second wind" phenomena I described??

 

[gavthelad]

vtec characteristics huh?.......and you can stay ahead of an R32??

ive never had a moment with an R32 but i would have presumed that it would beat a remapped ibiza, do you know what sort of boost your running?

 

[Craig!]

Nah a remapped Ibiza will leave an R32!

 

[blackturbo]

No idea on the boost q, R32 wouldnt do a mapped Ibiza boss, your looking at 230bhp in an R32 and roughly 200 in a mapped Biza, take into account the weight advantage and the Cupra takes it

 

[gavthelad]

for some strange reason i thought they were more powerful than that??.....hmmm interesting. ive gotta go and find me one now.lol

 

[blackturbo]

Na power sounds good but u take the weight into account not so hot! The new ones are 255bhp but im guessing just as heavy lol

 

[Cupra_Wayne]

Plus they're 4wd so 230bhp through 4 wheels compared to 200bhp through 2 wheels.

 

[blackturbo]

Yeh power loss thru the transmission is pretty high, still not a bad car tho, just not as good as it could of been

 

[gavthelad]

for the price of them i would have expected more really!!