« Reply #2 on: 26 July 2017, 19:54 »
i've not driven a DSG GTD with a tuning box or spent any meaningful time with a DSG GTI but I've spent a bit of time with their manual counterparts.
The boxed GTD has the grunt (however i'm not sure how much the DSG masks this) out of junctions and off roundabouts but the GTI (of which I've owned a GTI PP and driven in both standard and DTUK boxed form, plus a Clubsport and an R) feels a lot more peppy and revs far more willingly.
The boxed GTD will feel significantly faster in gear at normal road speeds but the GTI will feel a bit more satisfying to drive as an allrounder.
The handling of the PP is sublime when you're pushing into a corner.
Initially you'll want to lift off as you'll be used to the GTD torque pushing it a bit wide or spinning up the inside wheel. Once you've got used to the GTI PP you'll find that you can just blast around corners without lifting off as the VAQ works best when you apply torque (acceleration) where it will shift the power to the wheel less likely to spin. It's a bit like 4WD working in side to side motion rather than front back so rather than the R's superiority in a straight line sprint front a standing start the PP diff performs its magic in the bends. Obviously just like an R the tyres will determine the limit in extremis but compared to the high torque GTD that has less sophisticated traction control the PP will really hold its speed through bends and corners.
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