Also, nice car OP. Got any interior pics?
Eh different strokes for different folks. It's not a pavement shredder like a Mazda 3 Speed or an SRT-4 or Cobalt SS. But for it's price, it's a very well balanced blend of comfort, fun, refinement and economy. It'll run sub 7 second 0-60 stock and still pull over 30MPG on the highway.
300 lb/ft at the wheels, just from a stage 1 tune... Yes please (I still haven't gotten a tune either )
WTF is that all about? It's like the stock tune was intentionally nerfed for the sole purpose of making a straight line on a dyno Is that how makers are getting "flat torque curves" on turbo engines, by lopping off the higher RPM power so it's the same as the low end and then bragging that it has a flat torque curve like a bigger engine? :\:hmm:
Most new factory turbo cars do that. In testing, the manufacturers have found that most people don't like to feel the turbo taper off at the end, so they lop off the top of the curve and make the power flat and predictable. This also means the turbo is never being pushed to hard and is better for longevity/emissions.
Just one. Both of these were taken with my phone at the dealership, so not the highest quality. I've swapped out the cloth floor mats for the rubber honeycomb ones. I had rubber ones in my truck and loved them. Being able to get them wet and muddy and just spray them off is excellent.
Taper off? A "properly" built turbo car spools good and makes useable power low to mid as it starts to spool half way then tapers UP and goes vertical about midway through the tach at peak boost :awe:
A real turbo engine doesn't make you feel totally in the dark when you just need a little passing power, but at the same time should make you scared to go past 4K where your horsepower doubles in the span of 500 RPM Screw "most people" I like feeling that kind of taper.
Taper off? A "properly" built turbo car spools good and makes useable power low to mid as it starts to spool half way then tapers UP and goes vertical about midway through the tach at peak boost :awe:
A real turbo engine doesn't make you feel totally in the dark when you just need a little passing power, but at the same time should make you scared to go past 4K where your horsepower doubles in the span of 500 RPM Screw "most people" I like feeling that kind of taper.
Nice car OP. How much did it set you back?
Picked mine up a couple of weeks ago. Carbon Steel Gray Metallic, 6-MT. Best clutch I had ever come across.
The new VW front end looks amazing
The new VW front end looks amazing
The APL Stage I seems very intriguing. However, I'm digging the fuel efficiency of the stock tune--I'm getting 33 mpg on regular driving (considerably less when I'm having fun).
My fuel efficiency (and others online as well..) went up about 2MPG after a tune as long as you drive the right way.
That's actually why I bought it. I was worried that there were some folks on here that were a bit ambivalent towards me. This should fix everything.
I will probably wind up getting the stage 1 tune at some point but for right now the car has plenty of power. The only thing that is bothering me is media browsing through the touchscreen isn't all that great. Navigating folders is cumbersome and you can't use the steering wheel controls for going through folders, just from track to track.