aren't r32's supposed to be quick? oops... gti in a bodykit

a chap in a MKV one looked so embaressed when he couldn't get past me in my 13 year old 5 door mk3 16v.... then he showed some fine understeer on a roundabout as i saw him drift sideways in my mirror.

what happend to all that v6 torque and muscle?

shame as i really like them and was thinking about getting one

im sure he would have got passed me after 3rd but still a bit underwhelming

 

i tried it on against one once in my mk3, and well and truly got my ar5e handed to me on a plate!!! he must have been a numpty

 

see them as grand tourers rather than point and shoot GTI's

 

probably not an r32, might have been a lookalike

 

Deja Vu or what. I swear I have read this exact thread before, yet all the posts are dated today? weird...

 

Exactly... If was in a R32, there would be no way i'd let a MK3 get away

 

defo an r32 ... the chap lives on a housing estate here near uni. hes got an impreza too.

just looked at the r32 stats... didn't realise they were so heavy. have a power to weight ratio of 163.

mines about 160 with my cams (180bhp plus). the lightened flywheel probably makes this technically higher as this was all 1-3rd gear stuff. makes sense.

all the r32's torque is lower down the revs too so he couldn't utilise it...

shame though as i luv them

 

a r32 would **** a mk3 16v hands down . he was prob playing with you tring to make you look daft . i do it all the time in my mk5 . get up to trafic lights with boy racers and let them speed off and i just do 30mph lol

 

if he was playing with me why couldn't he get past on a dual carriage-way... 3 times?

fair enough- it would spank a standard mk3 16v..... but with bit of fettling they are up there with most hatchbacks.

160.1 PS (157.9 bhp) at the wheels is a fair bit for a car that is not as heavy as every one says.

really need to get one of those in car camera jobbies or try it out on the track...

 

what ever you do, dont start filming yourself racing R32's on the road lol

 

good point

it was on my own private dual carriageway

 

dreamland

 

fair enough

not trying to prove anything. let us know next time you are doing any track days... well up for doing some and you can have a go.

trying to solve the worlds hatred for the mk3

 

0-60 in 6.5 apparently for the mk5 r32 so even with the most commited perfect launch in your mk3 you may has stayed close to him. after that id expect all his extra cubic capacity would have kept him ahead. i dont remember having played with any r32s in the past for some reason, but i dont think id fancy my chances tbh

as for the world's hatred, theyll soon start to understand

 

mk3's are in abundance on this forum!!!! people are seeing the light!

 

Theyre ****

 

bobby luffs mk3s. its no longer a secret

 

Seent he black one round our way? D Simms on the plate, it's easily the nicest mk3 I've ever seen.

 

yeah, mk3s. all the best aftermarket bits are available for the mk3

 

lol