Not sure how the new vrs can be much better??

New steering wheel and gear lever make it that much better, oh and placebo effect lol

I think they sorted sound attenuation - my car has stripped down rally car noise levels inside at the moment

Hi,

First observations on my new 13 reg. car v my old 2010 version;

• New steering wheel is more stylish
  
• New shift lever has the selector knob at the back not the side making it easier to operate
  
• New shaped shift paddles on the steering wheel, nicer to operate
  
• Lower road noise
  
• Better build quality, virtually no rattles, yet
  
• Engine is CTHE
  
• Top up oil in boot 1lt (hope I need less than 3000m/lt as before)
  
• New badges
  
• Dealer brimmed with 98 octane
  
• Nicer exhaust note (maybe I can hear it better)
  
• Tickover is up 150rpm (standing starts quicker)
  
• DSG seems more responsive (program updated?)
  
• No oil burned 366 miles
  
• Downward manual changes definitely smoother, especially 4th to 3rd, 3rd to 2nd.
  
• The headlights appear to be different, well certainly the adjusters are, seem better at night on dip
  

Hope I enjoy it as much as the previous one

Regards

Tony

Added headlight comment, can anyone confirm they are different?

Tony

hi tony i am i hope getting my steel grey estate vrs within the next two weeks i was going for racing green but would have had to wait up to 20 weeks but after seeing the steel grey im well happy.

Gorgeous colour...

 

Looks better than the hatch in that colour imo.

Edited 9 February, 201412 yr by louisv6