Came across this video on YouTube and again thought I'd share.
Both cars were manuals and they even swapped drivers to make it a fairer comparison.
This being the manual means the CUPRA is 310bhp against the Civic which is 316bhp
Highlights
Despite the following
New dynamic chassis setup
Wider track from the new wheels
Modified camber angle
Brembos
The CUPRA has a lot more body roll in the corners compared with the Civic. The Civic is apparently more rigid/planted and catches up to
the CUPRA in the corners.
However
If the CUPRA was standard in the vid it appears to be a lot more powerful than the Type R despite the advertised spec sheet
(Maybe VAG underestiming again)
Hopefully this continues for all the future MY19 CUPRA 290 owners in Q3
It's about 9 mins long and the conclusions are drawn from around the 6 minute mark if you don't want to watch the whole thing.
Enjoy
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Both cars were manuals and they even swapped drivers to make it a fairer comparison.
This being the manual means the CUPRA is 310bhp against the Civic which is 316bhp
Highlights
Despite the following
New dynamic chassis setup
Wider track from the new wheels
Modified camber angle
Brembos
The CUPRA has a lot more body roll in the corners compared with the Civic. The Civic is apparently more rigid/planted and catches up to
the CUPRA in the corners.
However
If the CUPRA was standard in the vid it appears to be a lot more powerful than the Type R despite the advertised spec sheet
(Maybe VAG underestiming again)
Hopefully this continues for all the future MY19 CUPRA 290 owners in Q3
It's about 9 mins long and the conclusions are drawn from around the 6 minute mark if you don't want to watch the whole thing.
Enjoy
Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk
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