pietch Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) See:http://www.briskoda.net/forums/fabia/vrs-vs-arosa-tdi/69809/ Edited February 12, 2008 by pietch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Cool thread, although Id be supprised if a Lupo TDI would stay anywhere near a VRS.Jon may know about the petrol Sport vs the VRS as hes owned both, but I would think the VRS would leave it for dead.Im confused by the comments about struggling for size, Im over 6'2" and have bags of room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTDI Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) im 6ft 5 and have room lollol grr, cant wait to remap mine now.also i want to know how my car should handle on 165/50/15's ? i never push it but it has skipped out on me a couple of times. i mostly drive like a gdad lol. Edited February 12, 2008 by MattTDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTDI Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) them guys cant drive for sh** then lol.i love vrs's, just wish they had released a 3 door Edited February 12, 2008 by MattTDI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r44my_k Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 the baby tdi would have alredy picked up a lot of speed to overtake when the vrs dude put his foot down, so it would have just seemed to him that they were evenly matched.(a guess) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcrook Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Just read all of the posts,I test drove a fabia VRS, it was crap IMO.Absolutely dire handling and a boring engine.They seem to think they could keep up with a gti easily round corners?I'd love to see a standard one keep up with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Theres no way a 1.4 TDI would stand a chance against a VRS.A Lupo GTI may keep up, but I think there's no way the TDI would.Even a remapped one.I 'got my ass handed to me' in my Polo GTI by a standard VRS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 You know what it is, Santa Pod in April.Someone put their money where there mouth is and take on one on the strip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcrook Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 No corners on the strip baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Who cares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpo Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) You know what it is, Santa Pod in April.Someone put their money where there mouth is and take on one on the strip You could race a remapped one Edited February 12, 2008 by simpo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 If my cars ready I'll gladly take on a remapped VRS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcrook Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 good, delete this thread and don't let them lift the bonnet FOR THE W1n! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 They wouldn't hear the engine over the sound of the tractor anyways! Only kidding, really like the VRS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 (edited) Right my mate has a fabia VRS so will put it to the test with him, however I know off the lights I'll stand a good chance of keeping up with him, but above 60-70 he'll kick me into dust with his 6-speed box and a shed load more torque.Personally the Fabia VRS will be quicker, this is coming from myself being a 1.4 TDI owner with a re-map. Its not because my car is a slow map'd, because its not. But Fabia's aren't too heavy for starters as they have a minging, tacky interior. Compared to their more expensive polo, they feel awful inside and you can see how many corners are cut in the interior. The engine in the Fabia VRS feels so much more qutsy then mine, which whilst in gear rolling the fabia would wave goodbye.Hopefully will have some results from a lights vs a rolling start some time in the next month.Oh and as for size......I've ferried an old work collegue who's 6ft 10 and he still had plenty of headroom and even clarkson commented on fitting inside the Lupo's well - video is on youtube someone about them driving a lupo sport and tdi around the M25. Edited February 12, 2008 by g-man85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty_Gti Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 i just read all 3 pages of that and all i can say is..... what ideots. some of them really dont have a clue what they are taking about and sound like to$sers.i would like to drive a vrs but dont expect it to be anywhere near as good as my Gti, and as for sports being as quick as a Gti, we've been through this, dont wana open a can of worms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamD Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Just read all of the posts,I test drove a fabia VRS, it was crap IMO.Absolutely dire handling and a boring engine.They seem to think they could keep up with a gti easily round corners?I'd love to see a standard one keep up with me.I've driven a Fabia VRs, excellent car. Fantastic driving position and I thought for standard suspension it handled well for a FWD car, with a decent set up it would probably be very good round the twisties. It was really easy to drive fast, might sound a bit odd, but it's nice feeling, lol!The same Fabia VRs, with a re-map, managed a 15.1 1/4 mile, not far off a Civic Type R or Mk5 Golf GT, which run high 14s or low 15s depending on conditions and driveri.How many Lupos are running low 15s? Not many?There's just as much crap on here as there is on BriSkoda!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 i havent read the posts, but i think people get too easily distracted by straight line power. use of the steering wheel is where it matters most in a car. when this is the case the lighter car always wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 i can only think of one lupo i've seen get up santa pod in less than 16 seconds, and that was a 180hp super charged sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man85 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 i can only think of one lupo i've seen get up santa pod in less than 16 seconds, and that was a 180hp super charged sport.And the bogey green S3 powered Venom Motorsport one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteSGT Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 (edited) I've driven a Fabia VRs, excellent car. Fantastic driving position and I thought for standard suspension it handled well for a FWD car, with a decent set up it would probably be very good round the twisties. It was really easy to drive fast, might sound a bit odd, but it's nice feeling, lol!The same Fabia VRs, with a re-map, managed a 15.1 1/4 mile, not far off a Civic Type R or Mk5 Golf GT, which run high 14s or low 15s depending on conditions and driveri.How many Lupos are running low 15s? Not many?There's just as much crap on here as there is on BriSkoda!!Yeah but they normally say goodbye to their clutches after a re-map (My comment was only made upon the research that I did when I was looking at them!) Edited February 13, 2008 by petenlaura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 And the bogey green S3 powered Venom Motorsport one That never went up Santa Pod, so we'll never know.Also its not a Lupo engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 There is that Silver GTi with the lexus lights running NOS, but that could be seen as cheating Think that does low 15s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamD Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Oh yeah, the clutches on the bigger engined diesals does tend to go... think thats quite common. Nitrous Oxide is considered a "power adder" in pro drag racing, on the same level as a turbo or supercharger, so I wouldn't call it cheating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toot Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I have to disagree on the fabs having a poor interior. Its much better built than an ibiza and a polo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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