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Offline Exonian

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #350 on: 25 April 2021, 14:30 »
Interesting result on the dyno compared to other EA888 4th gen cars they've tested.

https://youtu.be/TqQiEvNSGsc

Backs up how it feels on the road, very similar performance to a TCR, where as all the tests so far say the R feels way quicker than the factory outputs suggest.
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Offline king monkey

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #351 on: 27 April 2021, 18:06 »
Joe Achilles review has just landed.

https://youtu.be/mBAfugebEjw
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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #352 on: 27 April 2021, 18:31 »
I'm not sure he is that keen, it took him 8 mins 10 secs to say it's handling is just "to die for", normally in a BMW review he considerss his mortality within a few minutes? :)

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #353 on: 27 April 2021, 18:42 »
Seems he much prefers it to the R.
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Offline king monkey

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #354 on: 27 April 2021, 19:01 »
I thought he really liked it. Possibly more than the R.
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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #355 on: 27 April 2021, 19:52 »
I was joking he seemed keen, but he does use a few pointless phrases like "to die for" in his reviews.

I am not sure with some of these reviews though, looking forward to getting a heavy 5 door Dsg hatchback, on track to try the lift off oversteer?
Really?
I would think it ends at being a more involving B road car than the R ?

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #356 on: 27 April 2021, 20:32 »
I can't remember in the blizzard of performance golf reviews but one of them said about how the R gave you some funny mid corner feeling that was not desirable... Functional yes, not quite what you wanted though. Might have been tr hamza actually... Who knows his vag cars quite well and isn't paid to advertise them.
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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #357 on: 28 April 2021, 15:07 »
Sorry, was there a car review going on there?
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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #358 on: 28 April 2021, 18:24 »
Golf GTI Clubsport 45 (2022)

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #359 on: 28 April 2021, 18:32 »
Sorry, was there a car review going on there?
I was too busy eyeing up the rocks by the barns. I need some big rocks in my life.
Don't believe i actually went back and rewatched it for the rocks.  :laugh:
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