TwoSheds Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Fifth Gear tonight had a standard GTI compete against a Subaru WRX AWD around a track. GTI ran 2 seconds faster despite the Subaru's extra 30 BHP and better power to weight ratio. Worth watching if you get the chance to see again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chungster Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 30bhp but 100+kgs heavier too. not surprised at the thrashing it got at all. Need the STI version but thats £25k and 300bhp. Damn that white GTI and those Monza's look nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 You wonder what an ED30 would have done against it. To be fair, you would have thought a R32 would have been more apt, AWD and all that, more like for like Unless they wanted to prove what everyone knows the GTI is the fastest car in the world, half expected to see one overtaking the Bentley GT on the test track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I missed this whilst putting the binlids to bed When is it repeated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I'm confused. So, we're supposed to believe Fifth Gear shoot out times if the VAG car wins, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Wheeling out the GTI to boost the ratings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Yip - nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I'd expect them to be close to be honest. The GTI being a few tenths quicker would have been believable, but not nearly 2 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winrya Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 [ QUOTE ] I'd expect them to be close to be honest. The GTI being a few tenths quicker would have been believable, but not nearly 2 seconds. [/ QUOTE ] I'm sure evo mag came up with similar results recently, they also said was too heavy and wouldnt keep up with a well driven st or gti on the country roads?? You'd want the 300bhp version anyway, pity they made such a mess of its looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chungster Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 the STI would have been better but then its 25k and 300bhp so bit unfair. Need a remapped ED30 against that lol. Would be interesting battle tho. The new WRX is mega roly poly and very soft as they're aiming for a whole new market now compared to previous incarnations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I thought it was quite good though (I've posted this in gen cars) - that VBH quotes the Scooby as quicker acceleration, faster out of corners because she can get the power down earlier and 10mph faster at the end of the longest straight - so in essence the Scooby is quicker in a straight line and quicker out of the corners, but is sooooo absolutely sh1te at goign in to corners it loses 3 seconds.... OR is this another VBH lesson in how to make the better sponsor win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chungster Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 the bhp/ton is actually very similar at around 155bhp/ton. but the wrx set up is way too soft for the track. you see the GTI was almost 3 wheeling round one of the corners. The handling is really sorted for a FWD car. The Scoob also a heavier car to slow down and get round a corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 very good result for the golf. I was not expecting that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 When the 2 cars were lined up I couldn't understand how a standard GTI could possibly be even a match for the WRX, it being AWD and 30 neddies more. So I was very surprised by the GTI 'win' and by the margin. I guess it shows just how well the GTI's chassis is sorted. White GTI's are getting awfully common! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I wonder if that was VBH's car? IIRC she used to / still does own a white golf GTI. Of course she's not biased! Being used to the Golf, she could probably get that bit more out of it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSheds Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] edit...When is it repeated? [/ QUOTE ] 10am this coming Sunday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldol Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooH Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I was sitting there with the wife ranting about how unfair it was and they're out to make the GTI look bad, how can they possibly compare a 4wd car with 30bhp more to the GTI, it's over a second quicker 0-60 blah blah blah. 2 minutes later we were sitting there slack jawed in shock. Genuinely surprised. Let's hope that it was a legit test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttling Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I wonder how the ED30 would fair against the STi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ92 Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 .....Brilliant,just shows what a well sorted car the GTi is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 [ QUOTE ] .....Brilliant,just shows what a well sorted car the GTi is.. [/ QUOTE ] Seconded. The Best hot hatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 [ QUOTE ] I wonder how the ED30 would fair against the STi? [/ QUOTE ] Very, very badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 What a complete munter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 [ QUOTE ] (edit...)You wonder what an ED30 would have done against it. [/ QUOTE ] Or even a remapped GTI would have seen the not-so-pretty-and-heavy Scooby in its rear view mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vman Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 4 Wheel drive must sap about 20 bhp also the Subaru was a little bit heavier and as for the 0-60 time being quicker, so what!! In real world driving the thing that matters is torque, and the GTI has very good spread of torque across its rev range. So not much of a surprise when you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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