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Has anyone read the new Motor Magazine Hot Tuner battle? I'm actually quite surprised that the VW Golf Cars were quick around the track then the Evo's/Sti's..

Eastern Creek - Warren Luff

APR Golf R - 1min 59sec [$34,100 in modifications] - 230awkw

APR Golf Gti - 2min 0.06 sec [$24,395 in modifications] - 217 awkw

TMR Evo X - 2min 2sec [$12,451 in modifications] - 196 awkw

MRT STI - 2min 3.04sec [$49,528 in modifications] - 271 awkw

MRT EVO X- 2min 6.04sec [$22,687 in modifications] - 226awkw

There are alot of other cars in there and appears to be quite an interesting read.

Just woulda thought the Evo's/Sti's would have spanked the Golf cars around a track...

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Yeah i was having a read about that, but i think you will find some of the cars had very different rubber on thats why the times are all over the place.

maybe the Jap group was done in the wet and the euros were in the dry...

i was just amazed at how overpriced the mods were, esp the exhaust systems!

interesting... isn't the Golf Gti FWD though?

did they all run a control tyre?

not a good ad for MRT lol

Sorry typo. yes you are correct fwkw

There is no control tyre every car is different. i.e.

APR Golf R - Hankook Ventus

APR Golf Gti - Hankook Ventus

TMR Evo X - Dunlop Direzza 03G

MRT STI - Bridgstone Re55S

MRT EVO X- Bridgstone Re55S

Also FYI 1/4 mile times:

APR Golf R - 13.28 secs

APR Golf Gti - 13.72secs

TMR Evo X - 13.37secs

MRT STI - 12.33secs

MRT EVO X- 13.06 secs

LOL an Evo with 20k sunk into it only made 220awkw?

You can do that on the factory turbo & ECU. I doubt the figures quoted half the time

Motor "tuner challenge" is a load of crap, always has been.

Just have a look @ last years or the years before with the R35's. They picked the most sedately modified GTR in Australia compared to 350rwkw+ HSV's which obviously are highly modded.

There were PLENTY of workshops with signifigantly more powerful/sorted cars.

The bta F6 had shit tyres apparently, it was the most powerful but couldnt put it to the ground. Was a pretty shit read, as was said times were all over, the only control was BP fuel.. should have had to have a control tyre as well.

Some of the track laps where done in the wet, doesnt specify which ones where done in the dry and which ones where in the wet so I guess its not much of a comparison :laugh:

This sums it up exactly. Nothing set even remotely the same. Stick the front wheel drive golf on a wet track then put any of the AWD cars on the same track dry and they will kill them. It's a waste of time.

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