Thanks, but I am fully aware of the extra bits that VW put on the Clubsport over the regular GTI. As lovely a car as it is, I think calling it unique or bespoke is stretching credibility a little too far - this is VAG after all, who are the absolute masters in parts bin sharing. Maybe ease off on the Clubsport Kool-aid a little bit...
To the best of my knowledge (and correct me if I'm wrong - I'm sure you will), there are no suspension differences between a GTI and a Clubsport.
In the TCR's defence, it at least will have the 290 ponies on tap and not be relying on that silly 10 second overboot gimmick.
Not sure if we're arguing semantics here as English is not my mother language but I think I'm doing ok in general. It surely has several unique/exclusive bits that were designed solely for it (which I mentioned above) and which were clearly setting it apart from the MK7 GTI, it's definitely not a bespoke car as it reuses probably 80% of standard GTI parts.
Now if you compare a 7.5GTI and a TCR the differences are really kept to a minimum is what I'm saying. If I had a 7.5GTI I just would not bother, 7.5PP definitely seems to be pushing a bit more than the advertised 245bhp also so don't expect massive differences in times, just a hint...
As for suspension differences between a GTI and CS i'm afraid you're wrong (but you knew that
). CS is confirmed to have different (stiffer) springs and slightly different camber settings i think, and it surely feels like it, haven't you read any CS review?
I would agree on the overboost nonsense, it's a bit annoying on a stock car although it's more psychological as you would be hard pressed to feel when the extra boost cuts off but I bought the car with the intention of going straight to stage 1 which guess what, brings the power to the exact same power levels as on a R/S3/Cupra since it's the same engine (and now the TCR), so VW's marketing sh1te of trying to differentiate their models does not worry me too much