Mobby
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Was just after a quote to see the difference if I got a Ibiza cupra r and the insurance company has told me it's not a hot hatch, am I aone in thinking they are idiots??
What's the difference between the cupra and the cupra r, does it have a ko4 or a ko3s, does it run a different intercooler system ?
What's the handling like?? They are only 1100 kg so not as heavy as the golf? Iv heard the gearboxs are weak ??
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whitter45
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cupra has 180
Cupra R has 225
Ko3 turbo single intercooler where as the Cupra R has bigger injectors, 2 intercoolers and bigger turbo
Edit - Thats for the Leon sorry
[Edited on 01-07-2010 by whitter45]
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adiohead
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Cupra 150bhp
Cupra R 180bhp
SEAT later introduced a more powerful hot hatch, dubbed Cupra, and equipped with a turbocharged 1.8 litre engine, followed by the 1.8 litre turbocharged Cupra R, of which only 1000 units were produced.[citation needed] The main difference between the two was suspension, Brembo four-opposed piston front disc brake calipers, and a power upgrade from 156 PS (115 kW; 154 bhp) to 180 PS (132 kW; 178 bhp) on the Cupra R model.
[Edited on 01-07-2010 by adiohead]
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whitter45
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2nd gear can be doggy on the mesh
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Jonny_H
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What model of Ibiza are you looking at ? What year ?
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antnee
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Gearboxes are fine. R has brembos, red meatballs, centre gauges and different wheels. Same turbo just 180hp instead of 156. There were only 70 brought to the UK iirc
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Adam_B
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Insurance are right, its more of a room temperature hatch.
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by Jonny_H
What model of Ibiza are you looking at ? What year ?
They only made 1 cupra r which was between 99-02
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adiohead
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Ibiza Cupra R was a hot hatch
other superminis were running a lot less bhp at the time.
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Jonny_H
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quote:
Originally posted by antnee
quote:
Originally posted by Jonny_H
What model of Ibiza are you looking at ? What year ?
They only made 1 cupra r which was between 99-02
Yeah I know, it was the first reply to this thread which confused me as the figures where wrong.
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by Jonny_H
quote:
Originally posted by antnee
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Originally posted by Jonny_H
What model of Ibiza are you looking at ? What year ?
They only made 1 cupra r which was between 99-02
Yeah I know, it was the first reply to this thread which confused me as the figures where wrong.
He's talking about the mk1 Leon for some reason
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Rob B
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Handling and reliability are shocking. I had all Forge parts on my Revo'ed, new MAF twice and it would still limp mode saying faulty MAF. I had KWs and whiteline bars and it was still a barge.
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P1CK4D
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My one was reliable. Handing was shit though.
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Nath
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My Cupra (non R) covered 40k miles in 4 years and all I spent on it was £20 for a new battery fuse holder. Most reliable car I've ever had.
[Edited on 01-07-2010 by Nath]
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Mobby
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Handling really that bad??? they look awesome.
I really want to pick a good car after the clio.
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Nath
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No the handling isnt that bad at all. Its not that good, but its not terrible.
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a_j_mair
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i had an R, nice car
had the usual problem of fuse box on the battery and a coil pack other than that was great
R comes with carbon gearknob and engine cover, red seat belts, gauges in centre console, spare alloy wheel, also sits 15mm lower
i liked mine thought it was a great car tbh
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Mobby
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Need to take a test drive I think, couldn't stand the understeer in the golf and didn't fancy spending 1-1.5k fixing it
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fir3vip3r
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Mine was awful. No end of problems. Uninvolving to drive. Boring every day shopping trolley really.
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