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Offline Darlo

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Re: T-Roc R, maybe GTD, no GTI
« Reply #10 on: 04 January 2018, 22:56 »
Am I reading that right? Your GTD was quicker than a GTI on a sprint?! Think your mate in the GTI needs some driving lessons  :grin:
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Re: T-Roc R, maybe GTD, no GTI
« Reply #11 on: 05 January 2018, 10:07 »
Quote from: Darlo on 04 January 2018, 22:56
Am I reading that right? Your GTD was quicker than a GTI on a sprint?! Think your mate in the GTI needs some driving lessons  :grin:

Considering his was a standard 14reg Got and mine had a tuning box bringing the power to roughly the same and I have more torque with much better tyres I'm not surprised at all.
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Re: T-Roc R, maybe GTD, no GTI
« Reply #12 on: 05 January 2018, 11:48 »
Quote from: I wanted a GTi on 05 January 2018, 10:07
Quote from: Darlo on 04 January 2018, 22:56
Am I reading that right? Your GTD was quicker than a GTI on a sprint?! Think your mate in the GTI needs some driving lessons  :grin:

Considering his was a standard 14reg Got and mine had a tuning box bringing the power to roughly the same and I have more torque with much better tyres I'm not surprised at all.

Fair one, didn’t know yours was modified. The Mrs has a Gtd and I have said in the past hers modified would give mine a run for it’s money
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Re: T-Roc R, maybe GTD, no GTI
« Reply #13 on: 05 January 2018, 12:20 »
Quote from: Darlo on 05 January 2018, 11:48
Quote from: I wanted a GTi on 05 January 2018, 10:07
Quote from: Darlo on 04 January 2018, 22:56
Am I reading that right? Your GTD was quicker than a GTI on a sprint?! Think your mate in the GTI needs some driving lessons  :grin:

Considering his was a standard 14reg Got and mine had a tuning box bringing the power to roughly the same and I have more torque with much better tyres I'm not surprised at all.

Fair one, didn’t know yours was modified. The Mrs has a Gtd and I have said in the past hers modified would give mine a run for it’s money

Another thing that may have helped is that the first bit was up hill as you can see from the photo. Even in gear thought the GTi is slower.
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Re: T-Roc R, maybe GTD, no GTI
« Reply #14 on: 09 January 2018, 10:12 »
Just been given a T-Roc as a courtesy car whilst my local VW garage repair a scuff in my rear bumper (which they caused).

First impressions the 150ps engine is quite nippy however fuel economy isn’t great.

Interior is cheap. Cheaper than Polo cheap. Someone earlier in this thread mentioned cost saving, and this does appear to be the case.

Driving position is good however and the car feels as easy to drive as my Polo.

Not a great deal of leg room for passengers in the back but the boot space is generous.

Overall not great. The car I’m driving is just under £25k specced and that’s nowhere near the best model/features.

I’d buy my partner one if it was £15k.

Maybe I’ll post a proper review if I have the car for a significant length of time or go on any long journeys.

Rich
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Re: T-Roc R, maybe GTD, no GTI
« Reply #15 on: 12 January 2018, 14:31 »
This issue is actually very pertinent if it is the harbinger of what we might expect or fear for inside the Mk8 GTI.
I sat in a T Roc other day and have looked at Polo GTI interior on VW UK website.
Not good in pictures or in the flesh.
Does anyone know yet when the 7.5 will be discontinued or indeed when we will know what a Mk8 interior looks like?

PS I think I have seen a BMW interior with the same style of colour coded metal/plastic dash trim. Probably the latest fashion dreamed up by some child!
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Re: T-Roc R, maybe GTD, no GTI
« Reply #16 on: 12 January 2018, 15:14 »
Quote from: P6GTD on 12 January 2018, 14:31
This issue is actually very pertinent if it is the harbinger of what we might expect or fear for inside the Mk8 GTI.
I sat in a T Roc other day and have looked at Polo GTI interior on VW UK website.
Not good in pictures or in the flesh.
Does anyone know yet when the 7.5 will be discontinued or indeed when we will know what a Mk8 interior looks like?

PS I think I have seen a BMW interior with the same style of colour coded metal/plastic dash trim. Probably the latest fashion dreamed up by some child!
The Mk8 could be announced at the end of this year.

Surely they will want to temp people out of their current cars. If the interior is not as nice, then people might hang on, or look elsewhere.

I did wonder was the T-Roc plastic interior to give it a more utilitarian crossover feel. :undecided: Or maybe they have decided to keep the soft touch plastics for the Audi cars. To give them a more premium feel.
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Re: T-Roc R, maybe GTD, no GTI
« Reply #17 on: 12 January 2018, 15:58 »
I for one would be really unhappy if they decide to make a ‘T-Roc GTI’.

The interior is definitely full of cheap plastic. There’s also ‘fake’ exhaust inlets on the rear bumper.

I’ve had this courtesty car for a few days now and covered several hundred miles. I’ll try to give a full review if anyone is interested...
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Re: T-Roc R, maybe GTD, no GTI
« Reply #18 on: 12 January 2018, 16:07 »
Yes, do a writeup!

It would be interesting to hear a car enthusiasts view not some journo on a champagne and caviar test drive event...
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Re: T-Roc R, maybe GTD, no GTI
« Reply #19 on: 12 January 2018, 16:09 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 12 January 2018, 16:07
Yes, do a writeup!

It would be interesting to hear a car enthusiasts view not some journo on a champagne and caviar test drive event...

+1 :smiley:
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