I think the most aural intrusion is the soundaktor, wife likes hers but I hate the noise in hers and much prefer mine withoutValid point on road noise which when cruising can be the biggest intrusion, anyone who drives on the South side of the M25 will no what I mean on the bits still to have black topI get the top gear cruising bit as my other stead as an extra cog, but in reality on that it is tyre noise that over comes a few 100rpm less
Quote from: eatontrifles on 17 July 2017, 14:48Quote from: wigit on 17 July 2017, 12:43I'd been interested to know whether in manual mode on the 7 speed whether it still changes up and kicks down (the 7 speed box in the RS3 does not do this which is a big attraction).I've seen this talked about previously and didn't quite understand it - as far as I'm aware, if I knock the gear lever over to manual in my 7.5 GTi the gear will only change if the rev limits are reached at the upper (engine rev limiter) or lower (stall) limits - if I plant my right foot it doesn't kick down.I second this, I have been caught out a few times when I needed power and it's slowly increasing the revs low down in 5th because I forgot I was in manual mode.
Quote from: wigit on 17 July 2017, 12:43I'd been interested to know whether in manual mode on the 7 speed whether it still changes up and kicks down (the 7 speed box in the RS3 does not do this which is a big attraction).I've seen this talked about previously and didn't quite understand it - as far as I'm aware, if I knock the gear lever over to manual in my 7.5 GTi the gear will only change if the rev limits are reached at the upper (engine rev limiter) or lower (stall) limits - if I plant my right foot it doesn't kick down.
I'd been interested to know whether in manual mode on the 7 speed whether it still changes up and kicks down (the 7 speed box in the RS3 does not do this which is a big attraction).