GTI mk 7 under preforming

[golfhappy]

Pedalbox= the way forward..they do work money well spent!

[joe6]

Don't often venture on the Mk 7 threads as I still have my 2010 Mk 6. Interested in this thread. Found the throttle response on the MK 6 quite good until we acquired a Polo GTI (1.8 ). Wow what a difference! If some find the MK 7 throttle response poor then glad to wait and see what the MK8 brings.

[CarbonGTD]

'At times it goes as I feel it should, but it's very inconsistent'.  I would 100% agree with the OP on this, and it really surprised me when I got the car (and not in a good way).  I've driven my 67 plate Mk 7.5 GTI 230 manual for 8 months/9k miles now and the throttle response is (for me) by far the biggest gripe/annoyance with the (otherwise excellent) car.  I bit the bullet and bought a pedalbox for the car a couple of months ago - I would whole-heartedly recommend one as it is an excellent bit of kit for very sensible outlay - however the truth is it hasn't 'fixed' the problem, it just masks it much, much better.  But it is crazy that the pedal response is so erratic and poor - am really hoping that the negative feedback makes it's way successfully to VW and that it is resolved on the Mk 8 GTI.

[fredgroves]

Almost certainly what you perceive as poor pedal response is a design feature to meet emissions targets.

That 100% won't get any better with the Mk8

[Splashalot]

Almost certainly what you perceive as poor pedal response is a design feature to meet emissions targets.

That 100% won't get any better with the Mk8

I'm pinning my hopes on the mild hybrid system improving throttle response. Fingers crossed.

[Exonian]

Almost certainly what you perceive as poor pedal response is a design feature to meet emissions targets.

That 100% won't get any better with the Mk8

I totally agree.
The mk7  was the first of the new generation of low emissions engines the type of which seems to have been adopted by other manufacturers too as they all seem to have dreadful pedal response now.
It completely masks the prodigious torque these engines produce with a very laggy and flat power delivery.

I somehow doubt the hybrids will improve upon the situation until the aftermarket get their hands on them.

[O2Doc]

Almost certainly what you perceive as poor pedal response is a design feature to meet emissions targets.

That 100% won't get any better with the Mk8

I totally agree.
The mk7  was the first of the new generation of low emissions engines the type of which seems to have been adopted by other manufacturers too as they all seem to have dreadful pedal response now.
It completely masks the prodigious torque these engines produce with a very laggy and flat power delivery.

I somehow doubt the hybrids will improve upon the situation until the aftermarket get their hands on them.

Presumably though wouldn't the lack of emissions from a hybrid (when accelerating) mean that they could use it for torque fill and actually fix the problem....surely it is the exact solution to the problem!

[Exonian]

Almost certainly what you perceive as poor pedal response is a design feature to meet emissions targets.

That 100% won't get any better with the Mk8

I totally agree.
The mk7  was the first of the new generation of low emissions engines the type of which seems to have been adopted by other manufacturers too as they all seem to have dreadful pedal response now.
It completely masks the prodigious torque these engines produce with a very laggy and flat power delivery.

I somehow doubt the hybrids will improve upon the situation until the aftermarket get their hands on them.

Presumably though wouldn't the lack of emissions from a hybrid (when accelerating) mean that they could use it for torque fill and actually fix the problem....surely it is the exact solution to the problem!

In theory yes, but the actual throttle pedal is the same component across the range and that's where the issue lies. There's a chip in the top of the assembly which sends messages to the ECU.
Unless VW group start using a different accelerator pedal in each model then the issue will remain so long as there are petrol and Diesel only models in the range.
Just my suspicion, I'd absolutely love to be proved wrong.

[Lorddan]

Having read this as a newbie and experiencing the poor throttle response a DTUK pedal box has been ordered!!!
 

[Daz Auto]

Hypothetically - what are the possible ramifications of fitting a pedal box without informing your insurance company?