What a great engine the 1.8T is...

[awelch]

I'm no mechanic but isn't the pause just turbo lag and a drop in turbo speed between gear changes as you are off the gas.

Mine is just the same, took as common behaviour of a turbo'd car

 

[RikH]

common on all turbo'd cars
is exactly as said above
no pressure from throttle as car isnt drawing air as not under load during gear change, so turbo slows and is then repushed when you accelerate again, the pause is the brief time it takes for the pressure in the turbo to reach the level you notice it at

 

[Chris 16v]

Hmm well i have driven bucket loads of C20Let Vauxhalls and none have quite such a pronounced lag between gears if you change quickly!

 

[muttly]

regarding the lag between gear changes.. i beleive it does help if you have changed your dumpvalve to a forge item or equilvent as they react quicker than the standard bosche units

 

[ronnie939]

To be fair mine never had any real lag, A friend had the Focus RS at the time and that was a lot more laggy than the LCR.

As for a Vauxpoo well lets say I have never been impressed with them or there power or lack of.

As for the VXR I can't comment as they were not around at the time

 

[DIFT]

So the Focus is cheaper to run than the 1.8t?

 

[ronnie939]

Well they are close, the ST has 12,500 servicing to the 10,000 of the Leon.

Parts aren't too bad on the ST, But I have to order them as the dealers don't seem to keep stock of them?

As for Fuel the 2.5 is better I have found and I have a HEAVY foot.

 

[andih98uk]

I've just taken delivery of my ST and absolutely love it but i have to say performance wise i don't think there's much in it and my previous Leon was only a Revo'd Cupra so i reckon a Cupra R would have it. I reckon the ST is much more of a refined cruiser with bucket loads of torque and far less rattle's. but thats my opinion! Think i'll miss the 'ragability' of the Leon sometimes.

 

[m.r.davies]

I came from a 2.0 peugeot 306 xsi

Me too
I do miss my go kart, great cars the 306's, but accelerating in the LCR is effortless!

however i do miss not having to dodge slight bumps in the road
it dont like bumps!,
its kryptonite for cupras

 

[ronnie939]

I've just taken delivery of my ST and absolutely love it but i have to say performance wise i don't think there's much in it and my previous Leon was only a Revo'd Cupra so i reckon a Cupra R would have it. I reckon the ST is much more of a refined cruiser with bucket loads of torque and far less rattle's. but thats my opinion! Think i'll miss the 'ragability' of the Leon sometimes.

Trust me the ST murders the LCR on the handling, but thats it

 

[slick]

Trust me the ST murders the LCR on the handling, but thats it

Unless the Leon is on coilovers and 8" wide tyres aye Ronnie!

 

[ronnie939]

Unless the Leon is on coilovers and 8" wide tyres aye Ronnie!

LOL.. I would still have a go.. lol

 

[Kermit]

So the Focus is cheaper to run than the 1.8t?

As far as fuel goes, the 1.8t in the Cupra is much better for economy at motorway speeds... a friend of mine has a ST2; mine is a Cupra. On the run from Southampton to Gloucester (following each other) he averaged 29mpg to my 34. This is a Cupra though, not a R, which in this case seems to be important.

 

[ronnie939]

funny, as I have noticed it the other way, the LCR was more juicy than the ST is .