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Re: RCZ-R
[Re: Submariner]
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11/05/2019 10:07
11/05/2019 10:07
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jimboy
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Am I correct in thinking that the road tax on these are £140?
I'm an old git & happy with it,most of the time
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Re: RCZ-R
[Re: Submariner]
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12/05/2019 20:38
12/05/2019 20:38
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 6,783 In the coupe.
magooagain
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I saw one on PH the other day and thought it seemed very nice. Good performance I've heard from the R.
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Re: RCZ-R
[Re: Submariner]
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13/05/2019 09:47
13/05/2019 09:47
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suba
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suba
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Always liked the looks of these.... not driven one though. aside from the power / straight line speed what's it like to drive?
Liking the colour and wheels on that one too. :-)
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Re: RCZ-R
[Re: Submariner]
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13/05/2019 11:10
13/05/2019 11:10
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Submariner
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Cheers chaps.
Early days but I think it is a properly sorted performance car, not just a bodykit, some new style wheels, few bhp more, throaty exhaust and some badges. It has been properly thought out by Peugeot Sport with lowered and stiffer suspension, a Torsen front diff, wider track, different geo, wider rims/tyres. 380mm Alcon brakes up front (eye watering replacement costs. just looked it up!), lower curb weight and around 40% more power than the 156 THP 200bhp GT by using a reinforced engine block, new turbo and manifolds, stronger con rods and Mahle forged pistons etc...I'm sure there is more I've read. 270bhp from a 1.6, it just does not feel like a small capacity engine; it also has a gear stick, not a pseudo auto with paddles and no 'modes' or 'sport' buttons.
I like the way it drives it is very comfortable and feels very planted, I feel connected with the car but a bit closeted (unlike some other modern one's I have driven where I had no connection with i.e GTR etc) where the older cars 'feel' like you are doing a ton this feels effortless and a bit scary when you look down, no discernible body roll, power is addictive and it gets the power down off roundabouts and tight corners with ease. Some have said it is harsh on rough surfaces but hey Fiat Coupe, GTV etc now they are crashy on rough surfaces..this is like a limo in comparison. It does not feel to me like a fwd car, it is almost neutral and you question if it is front or rear where the drive is coming from...which is weird. Critisised for it's old style interior...again to my other cars it is luxurious and modern; I detest all the BT, media, pop up screens etc. Who buys a car for the bloody media connections? Apparently some do. I haven't even read the media manual, I am not interested. The seats are fantastic, look great and work (better than my VX). I have a long body with short legs so the driving position is good too.
What I have found in the short blat after the motorway drive home is you have to work the engine, there is 'no real lag' compared to the Coupe, which can catch you out, but the gear ratios mean that I am used to the fabled Coupe 3rd, the RCZ requires more 'shorter' shifting to keep it on song/going for it with a 6 speed box I am used to changing down to 3rd to power through corners but the RCV seems to prefer 4th...5th and 6th for my old school shifting was quasi OD while in this the power is still there in 5th/6th.
To me it is everything I love about cars, just like the Coupe, the bespoke design especially the take on the Zagato double bubble roof, built in small volumes by Magna in Austria, leftfield, great engineering, a make of car that to many now is not associated with performance or Kudos (those who are not into Rally, Pikes Peak, Le Mans or were young in the 80's and 90's with 205GTIs, 405 Mi16's , 106 Rallye's) etc. Like the Fiat Coupe it is not bought to ram what a car 'says' about your perceived status into other people's faces...or the 0-60 time,...rather the pleasure of what it can do and how it drives, the fact it now has the performance for it's looks and the narrative of how it was conceived and developed. It appears early in ownership that it really is a do-it all car well for those with no kids etc...rear seats are on a par with the GTV.
I usually change a few things,on my cars remap, air filters etc. but I will be leaving this bog standard, especially as it has 18 months of Peugeot Warranty on it.
Last edited by Submariner; 14/05/2019 11:29.
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Re: RCZ-R
[Re: Submariner]
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13/05/2019 15:07
13/05/2019 15:07
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 6,783 In the coupe.
magooagain
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I have followed an RCZ on a track day it was a specific track car with good power,better in the bends and turns than my coupe but I had no problem keeping with him on a straight. He didn't stay all day,I thought at the time they were just testing.
It's got me thinking about one and might trade in my Clio rs 200 for an RCZ-R if I can find a good un.
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Re: RCZ-R
[Re: Submariner]
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15/05/2019 08:30
15/05/2019 08:30
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Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey
Mark_S
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Interesting, I was not aware of this higher power model. Good right up and your motoring priorities are right up my street.
997 C4S
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