02-11-2017, 05:33 PM
I finally got to take it out on a proper road today - this car is the tits. Not only did I not realize how crappy the Mini was, I think the GTI might be the most fun car I've driven since my B5 S4. The 911 is fun for obvious reasons, but it's a purist's car with no power anything, including steering. It's a pretty tiring car to drive whereas the GTI is fun and relaxing.
Sport mode had more if a difference than I thought it would. I didn't notice anything in steering or handling (didn't test it), but the throttle response and/or gearing is definitely lower. Shifts seem a little harsher, but I think it's because it downshifts earlier than regular mode. In regular, the DSG is pretty darn good; it rarely seems to be in the wrong gear and there's very little lag in power. The car is most comfortable around 70 mph because a few times I looked down at the speedo to be surprised I was actually going that fast - it felt more like 55 and I just kept ending up there. The hop from 70 to 80 happens in a flash and it'll climb higher than that pretty easily. Truth is I did not find a situation where it didn't feel rock solid... at any speed. :wink:
I have bad news for Mike --- I fit in the seats a lot better when I'm not wearing a sweater and jacket. I had a thin sweatshirt on during this drive and the seats were infinitely better. Warmer weather and dropping some lbs should fix the issue altogether.
Sport mode had more if a difference than I thought it would. I didn't notice anything in steering or handling (didn't test it), but the throttle response and/or gearing is definitely lower. Shifts seem a little harsher, but I think it's because it downshifts earlier than regular mode. In regular, the DSG is pretty darn good; it rarely seems to be in the wrong gear and there's very little lag in power. The car is most comfortable around 70 mph because a few times I looked down at the speedo to be surprised I was actually going that fast - it felt more like 55 and I just kept ending up there. The hop from 70 to 80 happens in a flash and it'll climb higher than that pretty easily. Truth is I did not find a situation where it didn't feel rock solid... at any speed. :wink:
I have bad news for Mike --- I fit in the seats a lot better when I'm not wearing a sweater and jacket. I had a thin sweatshirt on during this drive and the seats were infinitely better. Warmer weather and dropping some lbs should fix the issue altogether.
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth