Needed to test on the reifinitz wheels, as that has the adaptive , sports, suspension
You can spec DCC separately, you don’t have to spec the 19’s to get it.
There’s at least two UK press TCR’s on the standard 18’s with DCC added.
Yep, think what I was thinking was the sports adjustment on the shock absorbers that come with the Reifnitz opposed to the DCC itself being any different - The TCR also rides 5mm lower than the GTi Performance and I think 10mm lower than my present R
So you would imagine in the test on the sports suspension it may have fared a little better in the test though of course its down on BHP also
Never going to be driving mine like that and on a UK road it will be pretty quick enough for me and with a different agility to the present R on them open and twisty roads.
The ride on my R is too cossetted in comfort can actually make you feel sick as wallows, and normal and race are perfectly acceptable and on my GTD comfort on the heavier wheel was more like normal in my R - my hope is comfort in the TCR is close to normal on my R which would be perfect but if falls somewhere between normal and race that be fine also - if sport is very firm on the TCR thats fine to, as if pushing that button I probably looking for flat and firm.
19-inch “Reifnitz” alloy wheels with 235/35 R 19 tyres plus Vmax limit removal and adaptive Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC) including running gear that is lower by 20mm compared with the normal running gear (five millimetres less as compared to the GTI running gear) as well as a special sports adjustment of the front axle and rear axle shock absorbers.
Also found this interesting titbit on steering and the ride
Tweaked EPAS software has brought with it a newfound sense of urgency to the steering, while the 5mm drop on new springs and retuned dampers means the whole car is just a little stiffer and more focused than a GTI Performance. On the road, though, you’re probably going to want to avoid the ‘Sport’ mode for the (optional) adaptive dampers - it makes the ride much too busy. Stick with the individual setting and turn everything up but the suspension, which you’ll want to leave in ‘Normal’.
VW Golf GTI TCR Review: Lovely, But We Were Hoping For More - Features
Body control is then extremely impressive, with the TCR appearing to shrug off moments on the test route close to Portimao where the road forgot to… be road. Even after hitting these dodgy bits of tarmac - which rather alarmingly do appear mid-corner from time to time - this enlivened Golf settles down extremely quickly.
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/vw-golf-gti-tcr-review-lovely-but-we-were-hoping-for-more/