test drove a seat leon fr 150 today nice car but i think ill stick with my two peugeots for a long while yet

yeah felt so bloody boring no noise or torque pull when driving it .it did not feel exciting at all . at least with the rallye there is a smile on my face every time i drive it (:

nice pics and its black smarty c (:
the 308 r is going to be never the same as the 306 gti6 or rallye
dont think it will have the same grunt or noise

my mate's bought an almost new black Seat Leon FR to replace his other TDI one, think it's the 210ish bhp edition? with the dsg flappy paddle shift etc, seems alright, he reckons it goes very well

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306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips
306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges
gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3)
winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club]

Peugeot are making some decent cars though. New RCZ is meant to be very good.
I have high hopes for the 308
But as above.
6 is the one for me.
Until i buy an m3 anyway

I could be swayed for an a45 as well...

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Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg

My Leon is quicker than a standard 6 any day of the week in a dead straight line however other than a big lump of torque it's boring to drive and handles like s**t, not much feel through the steering and this is with all new suspension all round. However it returns 50mpg while still going like stink.

But when the weathers better the 6 feels like driving a go-cart in comparison. Not many modern cars give as much feel or excite you in the same way.

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Black power baby! SUUUUUPERCHARGED
Seat Leon FR TDI 190BHP 300lbft daily gti-6 killer :p
12x 306's owned so far

Cambelts, clutches, service work carried out on All makes and models, Peugeot Citroen / mitsubishi specialist.
Pug planet / Citroen Lexia diagnostics / code reads available.

In mine or the new one? Yeh PD150 in mine remapped to 190bhp 410nm torque . Their common for camshaft lobes wearing and turbos but checked the cam and it's like new. Turbo might die soon though lol but we'll see.

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Black power baby! SUUUUUPERCHARGED
Seat Leon FR TDI 190BHP 300lbft daily gti-6 killer :p
12x 306's owned so far

Cambelts, clutches, service work carried out on All makes and models, Peugeot Citroen / mitsubishi specialist.
Pug planet / Citroen Lexia diagnostics / code reads available.

They won't make an NA car with that much power nowadays as it won't meet strict emissions standards. That's why everyone now uses smaller turbocharged engines.

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Black power baby! SUUUUUPERCHARGED
Seat Leon FR TDI 190BHP 300lbft daily gti-6 killer :p
12x 306's owned so far

Cambelts, clutches, service work carried out on All makes and models, Peugeot Citroen / mitsubishi specialist.
Pug planet / Citroen Lexia diagnostics / code reads available.

V12 Vantage

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Red Rallye - Rolling "restoration"

Wishbone Polybushes available

I like the new RCZ-R they have released. 270hp (same engine as the 208R i suppose). Supposed to be very rapid and handle very well and still returns 45mpg and all from a 1.6.

Last sporty new car i drove was a 13 plate BMW 320D M sport which i had for a week as a hire car when my kia was broken (again). Was a big punch of torque in one hit then nothing. just dead. It handled fairly well but only as well as my Kia and that big 8 speed box in it was shocking and that really did ruin it! It seems that sporty cars are a dying breed these days as manufacturers seem to be making them idiot proof for people to just turn the wheel and it goes around the corner.

well they are both 270bhp cars and both 1.6 turbos so i would imagine they are the same

I stand corrected then, i wonder what the price will be?

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Just Drive It

Dunno, sounds pretty upgraded to me....

FRom Peugeot site

This new ‘EP6CDTR’ engine benefits from extensive development, numerous parts have been modified or entirely redeveloped to obtain this performance and be capable of sporty use with the durability of a production engine.



The engine block itself is reinforced by means of a special heat treatment before machining to improve its durability.





The Twin Scroll turbo has been developed specifically to benefit from dimensions which are ideal for this application and this level of performance. Combined with a steel exhaust manifold of innovative structure inspired by racing, it permits the operating temperatures to be kept higher.



The new pistons, providing a compression ratio of 9.2, developed with MAHLE Motorsport, are of a forged structure and use a grade of aluminium used in Formula 1, and cooled by 2 jets.

The conn rods have also been modified to withstand use at high engine speeds. Their big end shells with polymer coating can withstand the highest cylinder pressures. Patented and presented in 2011 by MAHLE, they are applied in production as a world first on the RCZ R.

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Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg