« Reply #8 on: 13 November 2013, 16:28 »
I've been thinking exactly the same thing.
Just hit the massive mileage of 300 and it still feels very tight and I think I'm still taking it very easy keeping the throttle and revs down but varying speeds as much as possible.
With 258 lb ft at low RPMs it should pull like a Diesel but it doesn't. Obviously the mapping and response has been diluted too much so the emissions are kept low and maybe to assist traction for people that can't drive considering the effort it takes to get the accelerator pedal fully down.
A Sprint Booster type device is a must for me on this car and as soon as I'm not completely skint (after buying the darned thing) that will be my first port of call to see if that wakes it up a bit. I'm not after a rocket ship at such low miles, just an accelerator that makes the thing drive like a GTI of yore (Andrew at DTUK will do a forum price on his version).
The 258 lb ft are evident at mid range RPMs as the car gathers speed ok but just doesn't feel at all rapid doing it admittedly not mashing the accelerator but then again, that shouldn't be necessary with this amount of power.
I also find it not very tractable creeping forward in second gear in traffic or long driveways. I have to use first which shouldn't be necessary in my opinion.
Additionally I find the car Diesel like in being very sluggish until warmed up. I'm very sympathetic to mechanical things and always carefully warm my cars up but the responses really are sluggish when cold.
Steering, brakes, suspension and interior really impress but the engine less so despite being the most powerful non K04 GTI ever and certainly the most torquey.
It has to be the mapping as I did loads of miles in various PD170 TDI's and a good few in CR170 GTDs and both of those had excellent responses despite their similarly dull throttle pedal action and the common factor there is the 258 lb ft at low RPMs!!!
I'm guessing a sprit booster is one of these, DTE Systems Maximum Response PEDAL BOX from DTUK.
Until I get my car and live with it I don't know how it will compare from my current GTD. I think coming from 170ps to 230ps should be enough for me. If not I might try one of these.
Has anyone had one before?
Yes I've run one before hence needing another one! Really not happy with the throttle response as standard.
If this is the case then it's a little disappointing, the mk5 had torque all over the place which was something that made it a great all rounder.
When I had a MINI Cooper you used to have to rev it up to 4,500 to get the most out of it which was a little annoying.
Looks like a re-map is going to be on the cards.
I was never that impressed with the torque on the mk5 GTI either. Same as the mk6, the torque is there but feels really flat in the mk5. These things need remapping!! Even if you don't drive like a loon (and I don't) the remap just makes these cars so much easier to drive. So much more rewarding to drive.
On modern congested roads it's just not practical to have all your performance at mid to high revs.
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