« Reply #230 on: 31 March 2021, 05:35 »
Yeah, I really don’t think a pedalbox would be the complete cure. I’d have been all over one by now having used versions of them for around 12 years.
The mk8 doesn’t seem to have quite as much throttle lag as the mk7, but as Watts says, even with the Pedalbox the TCR gearbox is far from perfect.
I did find the TCR was much better as regards to throttle response per se than any other variant of mk7 I ever drove (which is quite a few). I think the TCR was the closest in feel to the mk8 GTI models, coming right at the end of the model cycle and therefore benefitting from the chassis development that was ongoing in readiness for the mk8.
I did the same roads in the last 24 hours as the previous day but this time the road was much freer of traffic and I had no fog to contend with today either. Driving slightly more aggressively the gearbox felt a little better, flicking the gear toggle into S when entering roundabouts or junctions (not as easy as having an actual gear lever that can be grasped easily, instead having to fumble slightly when feeling for the gear nugget) it can be coaxed into changing up at 3000rpm rather than hunting for the red line or trying to be in top gear by the time the wheels have rotated a couple times.
Incidentally, I can’t remember if I said in my car thread but the IQ headlamps do shadow out oncoming vehicles fractionally quicker than the 7.5 LED’s and I’ve yet to be flashed.
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