Stig's Lap Times in the VW Golf

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The stig has had the ED30 around the track - with a time - in March 2007's Topgear magazine. The question now is....has anyone got it?....I have

what's that.....oh the kettle's just boiled.....................................

serious ?

[NewGolf]

The stig has had the ED30 around the track - with a time - in March 2007's Topgear magazine. The question now is....has anyone got it?....I have

what's that.....oh the kettle's just boiled.....................................

serious ?

Hurdy ! You are teasing now !!!!!

I must admit that I am well impressed with the R32 lap time, I now wonder how it compares to the ED30 in the dry.....

In the wet the R32 would walk it 

[stevieC]

ED30 time was 1.32.6

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ED30 time was 1.32.6

really ?, if so imagine a remapped ed30  , no wonder that R32 driver looked a bit shocked the other day 

[bobotheclown]

I'm not sure the time will be that different with a remapped ed30 (no I'm not jealous or regret ordering a normal GTi  ) but I thought that there was a limit on how much BHP a FWD can handle/effectively use. I think it was something like 250bhp before it becomes a total nightmare to drive cough:vauxhall astra vxr:cough

[stevieC]

Good time but the Stig hated it (chronic understeer & dreadfull abs) he says the type r is the better car.

[NewGolf]

So according to my crude mathmatics VW need to put the ED30 (or the S3) engine into the R32 and call it the R30, (RED30 or ED30R etc...) then you could  modify it from the standard 230Bhp and have 300Bhp plus, 4WD and with considerably less engine weight. Oh and massive traction.

[182_blue]

I'm not sure the time will be that different with a remapped ed30 (no I'm not jealous or regret ordering a normal GTi  ) but I thought that there was a limit on how much BHP a FWD can handle/effectively use. I think it was something like 250bhp before it becomes a total nightmare to drive cough:vauxhall astra vxr:cough

i reckon it would add a little on the straights

[Phil mcavity]

Good time but the Stig hated it (chronic understeer & dreadfull abs) he says the type r is the better car.

shows the stig doesnt know feck all!!, for starters stig doesnt talk!!,   . Honda's sh!te, 2nd gen is worse then the 1st one!

Anyone find a copy on the net in writing to back this up?

[Hurdy]

ED30 time was 1.32.6

You see, I knew someone would have the magazine

I tried to blank it from my memory as the Stig didn't like it as he said "it has chronic understeer" and "dreadful ABS" and hated it