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by **ftomad** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:52 pm

anyone know the difference in the gpvr and the lightweight gpvr
ive heard no folding mirrows and climate control
is this tru?

by **colm_mcm** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:05 pm

All GPvR's are "lightweight"

Compared to an identically engined GPX, the GPvR gains a different spoiler, Limited Slip Diff, coloured seats, HID headlights, strut braces, and loses sound insulation, elec folding mirrors and climate control.

maybe there are more differences

by **ftomad** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:24 pm

colm_mcm wrote:All GPvR's are "lightweight"

Compared to an identically engined GPX, the GPvR gains a different spoiler, Limited Slip Diff, coloured seats, HID headlights, strut braces, and loses sound insulation, elec folding mirrors and climate control.

maybe there are more differences

but ive heard u can get a lightweight version r!

How is the spoiler different? looks the same to me

by **colm_mcm** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:58 pm

It has "version R" written on it!

by **ftomad** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:00 pm

colm_mcm wrote:It has "version R" written on it!

as so the difference is just a sticker lol

by **ftomad** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:46 pm

colm_mcm wrote:All GPvR's are "lightweight"

Compared to an identically engined GPX, the GPvR gains a different spoiler, Limited Slip Diff, coloured seats, HID headlights, strut braces, and loses sound insulation, elec folding mirrors and climate control.

maybe there are more differences

isnt the aero series lighter?? does anyone know

by **colm_mcm** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:02 pm

Aero series differences are just cosmetic AFAIK.

Presume the 1.8 is the lightest, but that's hardly much help with 125bhp.

by **ftomad** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:14 pm

colm_mcm wrote:Aero series differences are just cosmetic AFAIK.

Presume the 1.8 is the lightest, but that's hardly much help with 125bhp.

its just the gp version r im talking about here as the heading suggests lol

sum1 might know which is lighter

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:46 pm

ftomad wrote:
colm_mcm wrote:Aero series differences are just cosmetic AFAIK.

Presume the 1.8 is the lightest, but that's hardly much help with 125bhp.

its just the gp version r im talking about here as the heading suggests lol

sum1 might know which is lighter

No major difference in GPvR spec weights. In fact theres not much of a weight saving on the GPvR over a GPX in any case - 20 kgs.

FWIW - my manual GPX was considerably lighter than a GPvR after I finished with it.

by **fatboyfat7** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:13 pm

ok, so basically theres very little difference between a GPX, GPvR and an Aero series, bar comestics?? And the GPvR and Aero lose Climate control and folding mirrors to save 20kgs? Seems very little in the difference, but what do i know...

by **colm_mcm** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:20 pm

fatboyfat7 wrote:ok, so basically theres very little difference between a GPX, GPvR and an Aero series, bar comestics?? And the GPvR and Aero lose Climate control and folding mirrors to save 20kgs? Seems very little in the difference, but what do i know...

Did it really take you 5 months to come up with that?!

by **Bernard** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:45 pm

colm_mcm wrote:
Did it really take you 5 months to come up with that?!

Maybe he ate something dodgy, a hotdog for example.

by **optical illusion** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:54 pm

Seriously, is the only difference between the 2 spoilers a sticker??

by **Bernard** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:35 pm

Standard spoiler:

Optional "large rear spoiler" (standard on GPvR):

by **optical illusion** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:52 pm

Ahhhh....

by **kevinod** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:00 am

You guys need to get to a couple of meets to suss it all out! :wink:

by **mcgon1979** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:01 am

Yeah its more than a sticker difference alright.

GPvR has a few differences:

Different springs over the GPX,
Different suspension setup and droplinks,
Strut braces front and rear,
Larger spoiler,
Limited slip differential,
No climate control (but has aircon),
Less soundproofing for weight saving,
HIDs as standard,
Manual gearbox version is lighter than autobox,
Coloured seats (red or blue)
No folding mirrors
MOMO leather 3 spokes steering wheel

(I have ralliart pedals too, but not sure if thats standard on GPvR)

did I miss any differences?

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:16 am

mcgon1979 wrote:Yeah its more than a sticker difference alright.

GPvR has a few differences:

No climate control (but has aircon),

I thought it was the other way around?

by AL » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:21 am

ive MOMO leather 3 spokes steering wheel, thought this was as standard in my 1999 GPX

also i do believe there are all black front seats in a red GPvR?

by **mcgon1979** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:27 am

AL wrote:ive MOMO leather 3 spokes steering wheel, thought this was as standard in my 1999 GPX

also i do believe there are all black front seats in a red GPvR?

your right actually. the passion red Vr has all black seats...

Maud, I dunno if its standard. I have air con button but not digital climate control.

by **colm_mcm** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:41 am

Climate control wasn't on the GPvR, so you're perfectly normal!

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:45 am

Muad_dib77 wrote:
mcgon1979 wrote:Yeah its more than a sticker difference alright.

GPvR has a few differences:

No climate control (but has aircon),

I thought it was the other way around?

McG is correct.
GPvR has aircon as it saves weight over the more extensive climate control system.

However the 3 spoke momo can be found on a variety of other similar age FTO's regardless of model type.

The big plus IMO with having a GPvR over a GPX is the LSD and the HIDs.
However the idea that the GPvR is a "lightweight" FTO is a bit of a misconception. Its very easy to strip 20kgs from a GPX. My GPX weighted far less than a standard GPvR (circa 1100kgs).

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