Top gear A45 vs Focus RS vs R

[Arkarma]

R fairs not as bad as you might think, though tbf I am looking forward to see what increases in performance the R will have against these newer motors in the coming years...

http://www.topgear.com/car-news/hot...aces-10-focus-rs-vs-vw-golf-r-vs-merc-a45-amg

 

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R fairs not as bad as you might think, though tbf I am looking forward to see what increases in performance the R will have against these newer motors in the coming years...

http://www.topgear.com/car-news/hot...aces-10-focus-rs-vs-vw-golf-r-vs-merc-a45-amg

not bad, notice how the CTR wasn't in the race

 

[Al_in_Philly]

R fairs not as bad as you might think, though tbf I am looking forward to see what increases in performance the R will have against these newer motors in the coming years...

http://www.topgear.com/car-news/hot...aces-10-focus-rs-vs-vw-golf-r-vs-merc-a45-amg

Well it clearly shows the trade-off you have to accept if you go for the joys of the human/machine interaction with a manual transmission.

 

[Avanti]

Well it clearly shows the trade-off you have to accept if you go for the joys of the human/machine interaction with a manual transmission.

Indeed, that's why I opted for DSG this time

 

[Beaker1]

That was a good race to watch. Glad they did it.

 

[catdog1]

R fairs not as bad as you might think, though tbf I am looking forward to see what increases in performance the R will have against these newer motors in the coming years...

http://www.topgear.com/car-news/hot...aces-10-focus-rs-vs-vw-golf-r-vs-merc-a45-amg

Suspect that a stage I APR R would have kept up with or trounced the CLA45...

 

[LannyM]

Does anyone know how they get the DRLs to strobe/blink in the beginning of that vid?

 

[Avanti]

Does anyone know how they get the DRLs to strobe/blink in the beginning of that vid?

They are not strobing in the flesh, it's the way the video camera is.

 

[dr_mat]

Aliasing. The LEDs flicker.

 

[NCM]

Suspect that a stage I APR R would have kept up with or trounced the CLA45...

And a CLA45 strapped to a giant rocket would have trounced that. It's not a fruitful discussion.

Neil

 

[Al_in_Philly]

I don't know about you, but I got tired of playing "mine is bigger than yours" right around the 7th grade.

 

[AtlantaDad]

I don't know about you, but I got tired of playing "mine is bigger than yours" right around the 7th grade.

Is that why you're just Al in Philly and not Big Al in Philly? [emoji14]

Back on topic, sort of...

The A45 isn't coming to the US, so who cares? Plus it's probably about $20k more expensive than the R. I'd take the R any day.

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[SwiftTone]

Is that why you're just Al in Philly and not Big Al in Philly? [emoji14]

Back on topic, sort of...

The A45 isn't coming to the US, so who cares? Plus it's probably about $20k more expensive than the R. I'd take the R any day.

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We have the CLA45 which is the same as A45 but in sedan form. I really wish the offer it in a hatch eventually because I'd take it over an R but again, it's not in the same price range.

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[Beaker1]

Lol love this stuff! There's always a faster car out there. I'm with Al in Philly. Love the car regardless of some one can beat it.


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[danielb_c]

We have the CLA45 which is the same as A45 but in sedan form. I really wish the offer it in a hatch eventually because I'd take it over an R but again, it's not in the same price range.

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Not quite accurate. The CLA range is built on the B class, not the A class.