« Reply #17 on: 23 September 2018, 11:49 »
Almost certainly what you perceive as poor pedal response is a design feature to meet emissions targets.
That 100% won't get any better with the Mk8
I totally agree.
The mk7 was the first of the new generation of low emissions engines the type of which seems to have been adopted by other manufacturers too as they all seem to have dreadful pedal response now.
It completely masks the prodigious torque these engines produce with a very laggy and flat power delivery.
I somehow doubt the hybrids will improve upon the situation until the aftermarket get their hands on them.
Presumably though wouldn't the lack of emissions from a hybrid (when accelerating) mean that they could use it for torque fill and actually fix the problem....surely it is the exact solution to the problem!
In theory yes, but the actual throttle pedal is the same component across the range and that's where the issue lies. There's a chip in the top of the assembly which sends messages to the ECU.
Unless VW group start using a different accelerator pedal in each model then the issue will remain so long as there are petrol and Diesel only models in the range.
Just my suspicion, I'd absolutely love to be proved wrong.

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