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Originally Posted by axsaxoman
the real reason why all super cars +high bhp cars hae some form of "dsg" --flappy padels /auto is simple
the power is too great for a normal clutch --as you would not be able to work the pedal if it had a real clutch and the ecu can then control what goes on -saving the transmission from damage
even an m3 don,t let you have its full bhp till you are over 130mph and in top gear --
you never get anything like full bhp when setting off and in low gears cos boy racers would be killing themselves and the car
its not good biz to kill your customers --so even when you turn all gadgets off as you think --they are not really fully off -the ecu is still doing things in the background to save the car +you
its also the reason all the mega powered cars are 4wd -very few drivers could handle those sorts of power through 2 wheels ,even a real raw -no ecu control 300bhp@wheels is a real hand full for most,even if it,s rwd
300@wheels for front wheel drive is not for the unwary or faint hearted and only for dry days ,thats why there are no OEM cars made with silly figures for 2wd at the front
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Traction was really poor over winter, even with all the clever stuff going on... damp and cold really showed the challenge in getting that grunt down through the front wheels. Much better in spring onwards.
On track, in warmer, drier conditions, heck is it fast and really easy to drive fast too. Never worked so little to go so fast! One of the reasons why the track Saxo has been parked up and unused. The Cupra is just a world away.
Probably go RWD and NA next, whilst you can still do that in something new / reasonably new. Make of that what you will. That is 2 years away from now though, so we'll see what is out there then. Maybe the initial hype might have subsided then an you might be able to get a good deal from Ford on a 5.0 Mustang. You couldn't get a deal 18 months ago and you still can't get a good deal now!