Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere on the forum or even if its old news, but the new Seat Leon has done a 7.58 lap. Not only that but the winner of this Evo super test was the new Golf R....looks like Renault need to get their finger out and produce a 265.R. http://cdn.app.evo.co.uk/editions/u...814_0d129f1c3fcb93b9be399443206496a4/web.html
Yeah think Reno need to do more with the 265 than give it a facelift. The golf R is nice but if I had 30k to spend on a hot hatch think id go with the 135i. i saw the cupra r lap on YouTube and gotta say it sounded very loud, dubious about it being a production car ( at least in standard form!
It's very important to point out that the lap was not independently measured whereas the Megane time was. The Seat is using a performance package upgrade not currently available to buy (last I checked). The tyres used in the pack are much more sticky than the Potenzas the Megane used. They removed the air con. The Evo gave both the Meg and Golf 5 stars, the only thing they really said was that the Golf was faster in a straight line.
Don't get me wrong, it's interesting to hear these lap times but is it really the decider on how good a car is? I mean this is a 13 mile long track and we're not talking huge differences in time. On the road, there'd be almost no difference. We're lucky to be in a position where we've got a choice of so many 200bhp+ hot hatches which are so much safer, more refined and full of luxuries compared to old skoool hot hatches. Is there such a thing as a bad hot hatch now days?
Leon Cupra R had the performance pack and aircon deleted, that we know of, id take the Golf R or Bmw M135i over any megane
I wouldn't say any of them are particularly bad, some more over priced than others tho. When I hear of the problems the new meg has and look at the price and then the more reliable German hatches are more appealing. Maybe they still have their problems...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w6dTSYzHwU Heres a link to the Seat Video. Defo doesnt sound standard. I know im a bit of a Renaultsport fan boy but if I had the money I would have the Megane over any of its rivals.
