2013 Lightning Lap

[robg]

Consensus seems to be:
-N54 is a bit stronger at the top end
-n54 is more tuneable
-n55 stock exhaust sounds better
-n55 has slightly better low end response
-n55 has more turbo whine noise for better or worse
-n55 gets better mileage

[clyde]

Originally Posted by JST

6. The numbers for the Focus ST were a bit disappointing and surprising, even accepting their explanation of only getting one day of driving in it. But it sounds like it's a lot of fun to drive.

Focus ST is on Top Gear tonight. Aired in UK yesterday. I read that JC didn't seem to care much for it in comparison to the Vauxhall VXR and Renault Megane RS, but it turns a 1.29.6 on their course...which is faster than the E46 M3 and RX-8 back in the day.

[Jeff_DML]

Originally Posted by clyde

Focus ST is on Top Gear tonight. Aired in UK yesterday. I read that JC didn't seem to care much for it in comparison to the Vauxhall VXR and Renault Megane RS, but it turns a 1.29.6 on their course...which is faster than the E46 M3 and RX-8 back in the day.

yeah I watched it last night, beat them on the straight line too.

he liked the functionality but dislike the interior and was not a fan of the handling, he said something like it was all over the place, torque steer to understeer to lift throttle oversteer.

[lemming]

Originally Posted by Jeff_DML

yeah I watched it last night, beat them on the straight line too.

he liked the functionality but dislike the interior and was not a fan of the handling, he said something like it was all over the place, torque steer to understeer to lift throttle oversteer.

that sounds fun, actually.