Soldato
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Pa'w Bunta.
8P or 8V? The current RS3 has 400bhp v the 300bhp Golf R. The old-shape RS3 had to make do with 340bhp.I made an RS3 "stuck" behind me for a few seconds a couple of weeks ago whilst I played with a golf R, unbelievable turn of pace once i got out of his way, find it hard to believe they're only 60bhp or so more powerful than the Golf
Extra cylinder too. Nothing faster than a 5-cyl Quattro8v, a 100bhp+ deficit to the golf and mine makes a lot more sense - thing just drove off
Running a 870KG, 304 Bhp @ 315ft/lbs Toyota Starlet with a Quaif Helical diff, you soon sort the men from the boys, especially on track. Lol I go into 4th and 5th and as you say, it starts go go into stupid speeds on an empty well known private road.Hard to tell with them really, they are so easy to add relatively large power upgrades you never really know.
I only really know mine was standard as it was much of a muchness with the focus (a bit quicker but hardly going anywhere really) which is running somewhere around 275/280.
Then again you need such a power difference to really pull away without reaching properly stupid speeds (hence the surprise at quite how fast said RS3 was) that it can be hard to tell.
What do you need in a car for driving weekends and track days? Could drive the Starlet every day if it wasn't for salt on the roads and bad weather as it's a lot more economical off boost than my Corolla T Sport lol. £35 fills the tank and if you drive it sparingly it shreds the 2ZZ Yamaha engine on economy.870kg. Half a car. Brilliant.
Running a 870KG, 304 Bhp @ 315ft/lbs Toyota Starlet with a Quaif Helical diff, you soon sort the men from the boys, especially on track. Lol I go into 4th and 5th and as you say, it starts go go into stupid speeds on an empty well known private road.
My mate has a Volvo T series 2.5L which is mapped with supporting mods to 307bhp and a **** load of torque with bigger injectors up to RS levels (without block mod) and since getting my car done; has no chance of keeping up when I go into 4th and 5th gear.
When I was running old 265Bhp map he closed the distance on me in 5th gear, now it's night and day, I leave him for dust lol in 4th and 5th. 3rd gear on my car is spin/grip happy due to the weight.
8P or 8V? The current RS3 has 400bhp v the 300bhp Golf R. The old-shape RS3 had to make do with 340bhp.
Even still you will struggle to beat a modern hot hatch in the sprint to 60 due to gearbox and launch.
Looks alright, fingers crossed this is the end of that saga!