GTI vs GTD acceleration (vid)

[ffrank]

For me it was all round costs - so mpg, tax, list price and residuals. Was about £80 difference a month for me over 4 years (if doing 15,000 miles and using 35 and 45 as average mpg's.)

I've always enjoyed fast diesels though, so doesn't feel like a compromise to me at least - although I'm sure I might have got the bug had I test drove the GTI. 

[mcmaddy]

If they can get the gti to do 50mpg on a run and 40 around town then I'd be buying one. It's getting closer but the overall costs are still in the gtd's favour at the moment.

[Valenni]

Plenty of people who aren't company car drivers have bought gtd's so it's not just an exclusive company car.

No of course not, but it's a perfect choice for a company car for people who can't justify a GTI.

[Poached]

+60 ps peak gain from a chip? Sounds 'interesting'.

[GiT1984]

+60 ps peak gain from a chip? Sounds 'interesting'.

Safety protocols disengaged? It does sound a lot for just a chip change doesn't it? Maybe if it was running a larger turbo and / or larger intercooler - it might seem more plausible.

The only standard car I know of that's jumped even higher with only a rechip is Monkey Harris' Audi S4 with the 3.0 Supercharged V6 and that's mostly because it was so heavily detuned to stop it competing with the RS4 .....but that's no 4 pot turbodiesel!

[GrahamFR]

Mk2 cupras been making that jump at stage 1 for years