Leon - RF vs. Cupra R 225

[smarties89]

I was duly misinformed that the FR had no turbo... Looking for myself it seems they do so this thread is now pointless!
Never rely on anyone else for information

Edited by smarties89 on Saturday 15th October 12:18

[smarties89]

bumpppp

[jjones]

leon fr?

[smarties89]

jjones said:

leon fr?

yep

[LocoBlade]

The FR (not RF!) has a turbo, it's the same as the Mk5 Golf GTi engine IIRC. Turbos aren't cheap to fix but not much is on modern cars, so don't let that put you off.

[Welshbeef]

Um both have a turbo.
It is the FR not the RF

Cupra does have more STD kit and does look better

As for tuning plenty of options for either but buy a fast car in the first place.
You do know the Cupra R now does 265bhp STD and of course you could modify that even more if you wished.

Buy the 265bhp Cyprus R or an S3 or a Golf R all with the same engine but 4wd.

If you after a lot more than 309bhp man up and buy a properly fast car not a hot hatch. XKR etc

[Mastodon2]

Tuning an FR to 265bhp is a bit of a step, an R 225 will get to 265 easily with a stange 2 REVO map and a cold air feed. I would just get an R225. They are both turbocharged and yes, you are looking at £1000+ if the turbo goes tits up, but don't let that put you off. Try to buy from an enthusiast rather than a boy racer, let the car warm up fully before boosting hard and let it cool off for the last few miles of any journey and the turbo should last ages.

My R was mapped to 265bhp, had a CAF, Milltek catback exhaust etc, bloody great car. Hardly a sleeper as it was bright yellow, but it was seriously quick for a FWD car. On a cold day, on full boost in 3rd gear the acceleration was pretty savage in a way that faster cars I've been in were not - it was a bit like holding onto the reigns of a scared horse!

[LocoBlade]

Welshbeef said:

You do know the Cupra R now does 265bhp STD and of course you could modify that even more if you wished.

Pretty sure he's comparing a Mk1 Cupra R with the 225bhp 1.8T engine and a Mk2 FR with the 200bhp 2L turbo engine

[smarties89]

LocoBlade said:

Pretty sure he's comparing a Mk1 Cupra R with the 225bhp 1.8T engine and a Mk2 FR with the 200bhp 2L turbo engine

Yea I only want to spend unto 8k maximum so can't afford the newer versions

[smarties89]

Yeah I was tired I meant FR appologies!
I was sure the FR doesn't have a turbo!? More research needed, if it does then I'm getting a R225!

[LocoBlade]

You need to confirm which model you're thinking of buying, I was thinking new shape, but there was a Mk1 Leon FR which was basically the original rebadged, that had the same 1.8t engine as the Cupra R but in 180bhp form, still with a turbo though. Given your budget I'm still assuming Mk2?

Mark 1 FR


Mark 2 FR