newbie here... with RCZ R

[RCZ-R]

hi guys,

I'd like to introduce myself to this community. Currently I live in zee Germany and I'm new to Peugeot cars. The brand is well know to me as since I was a kid I always wanted to drive a 205 Turbo 16 and few others like the 405 MI16. Or just a good 'ol 505.

OK, back to topic. I've just put an order for an RCZ R. It will arrive here in May 2014. I hope to provide you with some insights about autobahn storming at 155mph (and hopefully above as soon as the limiter's been kicked).

cheers
luke

 

[Abzynthe]

Welcome

What colour/extras have you gone for?

 

[Anonymous]

Welcome Good to see someones went for the R!

 

[RCZ-R]

Welcome

What colour/extras have you gone for?

Thank you for the welcome!
I went for red and full extras except the alarm system and all those stickers.
First I thought, oh let's save some weight and skip few extras but then I'll be using this car as my daily driver. So I'd like to enjoy some decent comfort. I'm gonna put some miles on it rather quickly (traveling salesman).

 

[Anonymous]

Why the 5 months wait :wtf:

 

[RCZ1]

Nice colour choice

Can't wait to see it - much like you I expect ! :grin:

Welcome to the forum too :wave:

 

[Abzynthe]

Why the 5 months wait :wtf:

I didnt think they were even going to start building them til January, then you have all the pre orders to build from the events they have taken it to. Im guessing they will be built on the same line so will have to fit them in along with all the others.

 

[RCZ1]

I would think they have already started building them as orders were being taken from November so some should be rolling off the production line as we speak.

 

[Anonymous]

Welcome and congrats! Good luck with the 5 month wait! Going to be a loooooooong 5 months!

 

[RCZ-Performance]

Congratulations and Welcome!

We shall see more RCZ R's being bought soon.

 

[RCZ-R]

thanks guys!

Yeah, will be long 5 months

Until then I hope there will be first power upgrades available. Something around 300 bhp would be nice

 

[Anonymous]

Welcome 300bhp from a 1.6 it'll explode

 

[RCZ-R]

Welcome 300bhp from a 1.6 it'll explode

I wouldn't worry too much. Technology moved forward. Figures like these are nothing exceptional anymore. I hope that engine has some hidden kuddos to unleash

Now I regret I didn't place the order by Oct 2013, as a pre-order available at selected dealers. Then shipment during early Jan/Feb would be feasible. But I decided to wait upon some verdict on the RCZ R from UK press like the EVO magazine. By the time I read the review I was convinced. Ready to sign but actually far away from home. Finally during December I returned home and signed the contract.
I was also promised to get a test drive on a RCZ R during Feb. I hope they'll make it cause they are concerned about the winter tyres and especially about the non-existing aftermarket rims they could put the winter rubber on. Finger crossed it will happen!

 

[Abzynthe]

Welcome 300bhp from a 1.6 it'll explode

Your probably right. You could probably get a couple extra horses out of it, but without further internal modofication it wont be much. Peugeot have already done everything a tuner would do to it.

 

[renegade79]

Welcome to the forum. Can't wait to see the new car!!

 

[Tomas_90]

Welcome 300bhp from a 1.6 it'll explode

Your probably right. You could probably get a couple extra horses out of it, but without further internal modofication it wont be much. Peugeot have already done everything a tuner would do to it.

Car makers always over-build the engines in the first place to make sure they don't blow up so the 270 bhp is not the limit for this engine at all. I reckon you will get atleast 290 bhp with a chip alone and it will probably handle that without too much hassle

Great to see someone who has bought one tho! I would so like to have a test drive in one of them too when they arrive!

 

[Anonymous]

I would so like to have a test drive in one of them too when they arrive!

The Peugeot dealership that I now use is an independent and the guy that owns it has ordered one for his own company car. The order has apparently been put back and is now due to arrive in March. May go and have a test drive of that. Only out of curiosity, as I do not want nor can I afford to buy one.

 

[RCZ-R]

To be honest, I'm not worried about the 270 ponies in that 1.6 engine. I'm used to old school hondas with hi revving/hi output engines and they never failed me.
You can build a 1.6 liter to ridiculous power numbers. It is always down to the questions: how long shall it last till it goes bang. I'm looking for the first 300bhp RCZ R pop up.

By the way, do you guys know the gear ratios on the RCZ R?

 

[Tomas_90]

Not the exact ones, but they are different from the THP 200 atleast.

 

[RCZ-Performance]

To be honest, I'm not worried about the 270 ponies in that 1.6 engine. I'm used to old school hondas with hi revving/hi output engines and they never failed me.
You can build a 1.6 liter to ridiculous power numbers. It is always down to the questions: how long shall it last till it goes bang. I'm looking for the first 300bhp RCZ R pop up.

By the way, do you guys know the gear ratios on the RCZ R?

With so more engine strengthening and a larger turbo you could get the 1.6l to 350. I would say that the one in the 'R' can get too 300 easily.