« Reply #9 on: 25 March 2018, 12:16 »
Be preapred for a big dissapointment in performance / response below 3500 rpm espically coming from an ST.......A good car but the engine / throttle is fast asleep lower down the range.
Nothing that can't be fixed by a pedal box 
Absolutely correct.
There's a hell of a lot of torque at very low revs and a very responsive turbo on the GTI but it's all dumbed down by the accelerator pedal electronics.
With the steering in Sport and a pedal box fitted the GTI becomes something very responsive and lithe.
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