Well yes, the speed was attained on the highway I use returning from office, but remember that México City is at 2280 meters above sea level (probably a little higher in the area where I work), which is quite high, and the amount of oxygen at this altitude is much less than at sea level, so the engines always loss a lot of power for that reason (between 20 to 25%), I’m sure that a turbocharger helps , but I would like to see how it performs at sea level.

The service manager at the dealership said, that the sunroof was not an option because not having it is a passive security plus for high speed, which I think that is absurd, as many convertibles are faster than the Cupra R.

A twingo at 178Km/hr!!??, must be insane in a car so light, It feels that the smallest breeze could make you loose contact with the floor

For the sunroff, you must be right, I don't know.

Indeed, Mexico at 2300m, it's quite high, but i didn't know that engines were losing power, thanks for the info ! ;)

178 with the Twingo 16v Initiale, excellent car in the cities, but on the highway, I preferd not going over 140, it's a light car indeed. Though, I made this 178 :D ;) But I prefer doing it with the 156 ;) The XM is maybe one of the most excellent car on the highway, I drove a 2.1TD (taht was not my car) and made 1 000 km between Paris and Nice, I was not tired at all when we arrived and we drove at an average speed of 160.

I made some time ago the route from Paris to mont Saint Michel, on a Fiat Punto, that I rented, and everybody told me to be careful with the police, as the fines for speeding are really high, so I just went at the same speed that all the cars went ( trying to do the same as everybody), but this was like 120, and the pinto felt OK, but this is also a very small car for high speed. In America, the cupra is not considered a big car, actually, it is in the top scale of small cars, maybe getting in the middle category, so for the city, uit is an adequate car.

The Leon is not a big car in Europe neither ! but it's bigger than a Twingo and this car can go at a good speed on an highway.
For the speed, for about 6 months, the controls are very hard, don't overpass 150kmh on the highways if you don't want to have problems.

120 ?!!! heu, that's quite slow, are you sure ?or was it on a "normal" road ? the speed limit is 130 on the highways here. And 1 year ago (and more), the tolerated speed was about 160kmh (100mph), but over this speed, you could have fines. Though, the radars were not very numerous on the highways, and you could know where the radars were if you were searching.

But I just noticed many cars from the USA (with plates from there) geting French plates (it must be the same in the other countries of th EU).... I never saw a Peugeot, a Seat or a Lancia in the USA.... That's all ;)
peugeot 505,for example

In Spain,is easier run very fast than in usa
Here is a picture of my SEAT Leon 20vt (190hp) travelling madrid-barcelona
(sorry for my poor english)
http://www.forocoches.com/galeria/data/500/24452velocimetro.JPG
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Well-taken care of ten Supercanedas !! It can that are infiltrated Flanders !!! :biggrin: :biggrin: :iceslolan :grinno: :evillol:

Please Supercadenas, look at the "guardia civil" in your back! :D

hello spanish friends, i am parting my culo, you are the best of the forum.

ale

seat leon cupra-r like all the cars thar seat made, specially the fr-tdi, is a great car,whith a nice price and a look so beauty, a great grip and great engine.

bye

Don't be a singermorning please! Jujauajauajaua

Cuñaaaaaaaaaaaaaaao :icon16:

You are the best ones :D

You are the best ones :D
from lost to the river!
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Somebody of u said that the Acura TL or whatever the model is, is better than the C-Class.What makes u think that buddy?I think u r f...... wrong!!!The C-Class is 1000 times better than the Acura,so try to keep that in mind.

You can get one from Mexico, it meets all the requirements from US, the guys from APR bugth an Audi S3 for the 1.8 T Challenge and no problem, and is the same as the Cupra, if you whant more info go to 7000rpm.com/forum is in spanish, but mmost of them speak english.

Yes, you can import foreign vehicles into the US. There are two primary options.

1- There are Vehicle Importing companies that buy the vehicle and have it cleared through customs and then re-titled to you.

2- You can go through customs yourself. But this means that you have to:
a) "purchase" the vehicle in a country it is sold in and pay all fees/taxes
b) arrange for shipping to the US ($1k to $2k)
c) have the vehicle customized to US standards (steel beams in doors, safety windshield etc) This step can be accomplished in the country of origin. Ive seen this cost anywhere from $1k to $6k. The poorer the country the cheaper this can be (hint-hint).

The vehicles do not have to pass any other "crash test standards" Nothing more than your states normal emissions and safety tests. (Think Salvage Title or Kit Car)

If you have problems you can import the car as a "collectors item" -Not For Road Usage until you get all the kinks worked out. But of course you cant drive it during this period.

Furthermore...IT IS NOT PROTECTIONISM......companies do not import into the US because they have determined it would not be economical. Companies like Fiat, Renault and Citreon have tried in the past without showing much of a profit. The cost of these vehicles compared to Asian vehicles already sold here (the primary competitors in size) prohibit it. But why do you not see the same Asian autos in Europe??? PROTECTIONISM!!!!!! EU tarriffs on foriegn vehicles are outrageous and push the cost of vehicles out of anyones reach compared to simular EU vehicles.

Personally, I would love to see Seats and Skodas sold here...as well as other little turbo diesels .....but it just isnt economical.

To follow up.....a seat is eligible for import because it is basically a VW....simular drive train and safety features....not to piss off any purist....because VW is appoved for import you can import a SEAT and it will not need to be manufacture approved because a simular vehicle (VW) has alread be approved....one of the many DOT loopholes.

I keep forgetting things...sorry.....collector/show only/display vehicles CAN be driven....but only like 12000 miles a year....but does the DOT come to your house and check the odometer?