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sleep
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never had a golf but had a 130 bora lovely car one of the best driving cars about is vw. any one who knows anything about cars could tell you the same
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pablohoney
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I've ordered one of these - just wondering is it only the 170BHP model which has the "boost dial" in the display?
Ask the dealer
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mark_eire
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My fiancee has one of these which I also drive almost every day....
Only the 170bhp model has the boost gauge in the dash.
Still, a lovely little powerful car, I have a 250bhp Audi s3 (for sale) and a bmw m3 and I still enjoy driving the Tsi Golf, The power delivery can be sometimes jerky as the turbo/supercharger kicks in.
I test drove the 170 last year, with a view to possibly buying one. And much as I hate to agree with Clarkson on anything, I too found it quite jerky. However, I've since driven one with about 10K km on it, and found it much much smoother. A GTi has less lag, and generally pulls better from lowish revs, but once you get the GT reving a bit, it pulls very well, and not far off the GTi's performance. So my conclusion is that the GT is a good car, once it's done a few thousand km. But also, the GTi is worth the extra few quid 
I test drove the 170 last year, with a view to possibly buying one. And much as I hate to agree with Clarkson on anything, I too found it quite jerky. However, I've since driven one with about 10K km on it, and found it much much smoother. A GTi has less lag, and generally pulls better from lowish revs, but once you get the GT reving a bit, it pulls very well, and not far off the GTi's performance. So my conclusion is that the GT is a good car, once it's done a few thousand km. But also, the GTi is worth the extra few quid
In Germany I drove the 170bhp version and interestingly the sales guy advised it should be only run on super uleaded petrol.
I found if you drive it like a diesel at low revs (go easy on the accelerator and use the torque thru the gears to get it up n running) you won't have a problem with jerkiness, though that may also be an unleaded fuel issue.
It does not have the linear power delivery of the real Golf 2l GTI but it is a good car with an interesting engine.
The japanese have been doing similar things for years with small capacity engines, perhaps VAG may learn something from their engineers?
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Stephenkelly
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I think they have squeezed too much power out of a 1.4l - I was going to buy one but ended up buying the 140hp because it was a much smoother drive and it's much better value!
Hi, I have the 170bhp version and it's a terrific car. Handling is superb and the lift is incredible. Feels like you're driving a 2l turbo. 0-100km in around 7.8secs. I find it a very smooth ride and engine is very quiet when needs be!! Even being in 6th gear there is a great lift when wanting to overtake, etc. I get around 45mpg when driving from Cork to Dublin. Not bad for a 170bhp car!! Highly recommend it although I'm sure the 140bhp is just as good without the extra kick. Booster gauge is only in the 170bhp model but does nothing special and only a gimmic dial. Enjoy your new motor.
Even being in 6th gear there is a great lift when wanting to overtake, etc. I get around 45mpg when driving from Cork to Dublin. Not bad for a 170bhp car!! Highly recommend it although I'm sure the 140bhp is just as good without the extra kick. Booster gauge is only in the 170bhp model but does nothing special and only a gimmic dial. Enjoy your new motor.I test drove the 170 last year, with a view to possibly buying one. And much as I hate to agree with Clarkson on anything, I too found it quite jerky. However, I've since driven one with about 10K km on it, and found it much much smoother. A GTi has less lag, and generally pulls better from lowish revs, but once you get the GT reving a bit, it pulls very well, and not far off the GTi's performance. So my conclusion is that the GT is a good car, once it's done a few thousand km. But also, the GTi is worth the extra few quid
That really makes no sense.
The whole idea of the twincharging sysytem (supercharger at low revs and turbo charger at higher revs) in the GT is to provide boost from any engine speed, i.e. no lag.
A GTI at low revs and off boost (turbo only) will have a degree of lag.
RS2k, what I was trying to convey (badly obviously) is that the supercharger in the GT doesn't seem to help alot, and certainly gives no where near the kind of power boost the turbo gives. You really need to keep the revs high enough to have the turbo working or else the car feels rather dead ie. like a 1.4L car! The VW sales pitch obviously suggests that the twin charger combination delivers linear power etc. but if you drove both cars I think you'd also find otherwise (have you driven both to give an informed opinion?). The GTi, having a 2.0L engine, feels much more responsive at low revs, compared to the 1.4L+supercharger combination of the GT. That, combined with better lift when the turbo does kick in on the GTi, just makes it feel faster compared to the GT, more so than the 0-60 figures etc. for both cars would suggest.
Just my tuppenceworth, and I'm not saying the GT is a bad car by any means.
Just my tuppenceworth, and I'm not saying the GT is a bad car by any means.