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Fifth Gear - Golf R vs Leon Cupra R ON NOW!!!!
tony_danza:
The Rocco R was only 7 or 8 seconds slower a lap around the Ring too, that 4WD isn't buying you much advantage at all...
I know people bang on about wanting 4WD, but unless you're getting proper 4WD a-la EVO/Scooby then you're just lugging a load of weight around so you have an advantage in the wet. Who drives fast in the rain?
Proper diff and it'd kill it.
RedRobin:
^^^^
I think there's no doubt that the XDS helps but it certainly doesn't feel either as direct or as strong as a mechanical diff such as the Quaife. I can see that a system like XDS will better suit a manufacturer as it will doubtless be far cheaper to include on a mass scale. This why we have to mod cars though - OEM is mostly a compromise to suit a mass market across many territories and many people who don't much love driving.
neg:
Golf R 2WD with a diff - Hmm, maybe that will be the Edition 35 :happy2:
tony_danza:
You're dead on right, Robin, mass market appeal.
A Renaultsport Megane or a Focus RS has a very niche market, the likes of GTIs and Cupras are bought by everyone from petrolheads to vicars to school-run mums and everyone in between... so they can't afford to be seen to sell a car with compromised driveability (in non-enthusiast eyes), hence them making them understeery too.
All about safety, refinement, middle ground and winning yet another "Best allrounder hot hatch" award.
RedRobin:
^^^^
As the T-shirt says:
:happy2: [mispelling "Damn" not my mistake]
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