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offence taken here. You clueless dork. Firstly i have never seen a 17 yo driving a megane sport! there is a greater likelihood of the 17 year old in the cayman - i.e. the passenger seat because the driver is going through a mid life crises and picking up girls from the school yard. Or maybe, just maybe, it is the driver of a pursuit ute in red with leaf suspension, pfft. Can you, personally, get that car to 100 in less than 6.5. Ill race you in a megane any day. Thankyou. |
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compare equals with equals please. how much is the dsg to spec in GTI young steffo?? paleeezzzeee manual f1 megane 6.2-6.5 manual golf gti 6.5-6.8 (evo, magazine, car magazine and top gear) evo's best hatch - megane f1! |
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I wouldn't go with the american or british times for these cars - they're always quicker. I think an HSV overseas can actually do 4.98s to 100! The R32 is lucky to be a 6.5s car to 100.
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It would be too easy in the old Valiant :-)
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why the hell does this thread even exist? BUY AN E SERIES!!!
(well theres my pointless/useless contribution for today)
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that thing looks awesome, i dont care what anyone else says. Thats pure eurosex
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The GTI DSG 3-door is $39,990 The GTI DSG 5-door is $42,990 It costs less then the R26 it out accelerates. Oh and LMFAO LOL LMFAO @ mcnews... Here's a funny statistic for you, since its on the same track... by the same people (MOTOR)... Winton Motor Raceway RenaultSport Megane 230 R26 F1 Team - 1:43.09 FPV F6 Typhoon - 1:43.32 Call me crazy... but isn't the "girly hot hatch," in front, by three tenths of a second, which is nothing to sneeze at? ![]()
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It could be three seconds quicker but it would still be a girly hot hatch :-)
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They use different testing methodology in their magazines and actually allow for the drag strip 1' rollout that our mags don't - making their times more realistic because people in life have the 1' rollout because they test & have fun, AT THE STRIP. R32 is lucky to by 6.5s 0-100? ![]()
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ok at rodp, you commented on the interior - check this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4t_8ZhrgIk check out the bucket seats - thats what they are meant to come with but AUS regs do not allow them. all - please listen to the engine and turbo whistle - brilliant. another vid - this one shows a megane dismantling a golf gti on a racetrack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa2I2...eature=related Dont forget the megane in the above vid was the chase car thus the VW had the headstart! In addition since i was fact finding the new r26-r will do 0-100 in under six seconds! http://mobile.topspeed.com/cars/car-...r-ar57704.html Also at steffo, wheels times for the golf models: gti manual 3 dr - 7.3 gti dsg 3 dr - 6.9 4 dr were slower r32 5 dr dsg 6.2 price 58790! Also what i was trying to point out is the dsg is 2500 more expensive than the manual, the manual is the base car so theoritically you are spec'ing it! Now beautiful renault the same magazine got the 225 cup (not f1 thus no lsd) to 100 in 6.5. They did not publish the f1 times. I therefore have to conclude that stating the golf gti out accelerates a megane f1 is ludicrous, borderlining on inflammatory and almost definitely making you look mentally challenged.. sorry... Also at steffo, my times are magazine times, if you wish me to quote my own time i can (what the hell, 6.1, 225 2dr, qld, i weigh 76 kg, 1/4 tank of fuel) however, as when you posted your youtube times they are pointless as unverifable. Keeping to mag times keeps it on a level palying field. Also dont get me started on mods, a quick remap on the megane will send you to the moon! Last edited by antony101; 30-05-2008 at 03:36 PM. |
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I think the Megane is a very underestimated car.
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Renault seem to be the only guys that “get” what I’d want if I was buying a hot hatch again. And at least they bring out some of their limited editions out to Oz.
Admittedly I am a very narrow demographic where lap times and capability means far more to me than quality, refinement and day to day livability. Even though the Megane is heavy RS seem to have tweaked it the right way (and fitted an LSD) to minimize the deficiencies. Aussie market cars on Aussie track (Winton) the R32’s never seemed to live up to their promise. The R32’s laptimes of 1:44.04 (PCOTY 2006) and 1:47.22 (old model PCOTY 2003?) are pretty embarrassing for a performance car costing $60k.
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I'm more of a 94 ef man myself.
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In the recent Motor magazine 3 way comparison, the R32 posted some very ordinary acceleration times both when it came to standing start and in gear. The DSG would be slightly faster from a standing start but it can't make up for mediocre top speed (1/4 mile) and in gear perfomance. The Megane is at least as fast from a standing start and much faster in gear. Despite my general disdain for French cars, I quite like this Megane.
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Why are you using Wheels as your example. As far as acceleration test magazines, they're pretty poor. How about some real life? I've driven a Golf GTI DSG, repetiadley, as I have a Megane 225 (one owned by a friend of my old man, the other owned by one of my friends, recommended by me, to replace a POS GC8 WRX). The DSG GTI is faster in a straight line. What is hard to understand about that? That gearbox shaves over half a second from its 100km/h time. Left to its own in "S," mode, it shifts gears faster then you can tap a shift paddle with your finger. Its uncomparable to a manual transmission - any car you fit one to, the acceleration times will tumble drastically. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8AoO71fO0Y Look at that, GTI DSG beating a Megane 225! Take a look at this, by Best Motoring... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmMNRQ1GJ3o The GTI DSG hammers the Megane 225. At the end when they show the list of quarter mile times Keiichi Tsuchiya got himself, it whallops the 225 by 3 tenths and only loses to the Jap Integra Type R which has more power then the export model and weighs in at 1180kg (lightest car there by miles). Best Motoring is quite the level playing field and that test right there proves my point in entirety. From a standing start race, the GTI DSG stomps the 225 and R26 into the ground, with ease. From a rolling start, the RSM's win, 165kW vs 147kW showing through, though they don't win by the margain you'd think, because again, every time they shift gears, the DSG hauls them in quite a bit. The R32 manual is faster then both of them are (5.9 to 100, 14.2 1/4 by Motortrend for the Manual IV R32 with 10hp less power, plus various 13.7s and 13.8s by private owners) let alone the DSG. By the way, the 6.5 0-100 for the 225 is also claimed. Renault claims 0-100 in 6.5 and 1/4 in 14.6. Actual Wheels testing has it at 6.7 to 100 and 14.7 1/4. Read the fine print. The 6.2 to 100 they list for the R32 is a VW claim, they don't have their own time. Same with the 6.9 for the GTI DSG. Their only tested time in the GTI is the 7.3/15.2 they got in the manual, quite a long time ago. http://www.fastestlaps.com/index.php...=459bb03276e82 They're also quite evenly matched on the track too, the 225 and GTI... take a look... Obviously you're a bit of a Renault fanboy. I like both brands equally, I own a RenaultSport Clio, remember... but you're talking up the 225 to be more then it really is and downplaying the GTI and R32 for some reason. Renault does not sell, nor did it ever sell, an equal for the Golf R32, in this country. The R26 F1 and Golf R32 are not intended as competitors. The R26 doesn't really have competitors here; nobody else has a track-pack version of a small-mid size hot-hatch on sale.
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it might be quick but it still looks like it's been sodomized by an F truck.
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