Hi,

Iv ordered a vRS last week, tdi dsg estate. Today i test drove a golf GTD and to say it was supposed to be 180bhp it was extremely slow, i would say felt like 140bhp if that.

Could it of been in ECO and if i put it in sport would of been quicker?

I really hope so as was genuinely a lot slower than my tdi mk2 octavia.

Did you test drive the mk3 before ordering?!

Petrol one haha i did cause no one has a diesel, i think dealer has a white diesel one i hopefully can drive next week

Eco mode will certainly not lower the power, it will only slow the throttle response. That can make the car feel less powerful though

Eco mode will certainly not lower the power, it will only slow the throttle response. That can make the car feel less powerful though

Hmm...it will seriously make me consider cancelling my order as the golf felt extremely slow. Im going to try get another drive

I would. If it does feel slow, why not go for the petrol? The economy figures aren't actually that different. I'm looking at both and thinking I'll go for the petrol. I don't do mega miles so it makes sense

Because i don't want the high running costs per month. I cant see a 2.0T car doing more than 35mpg and i prefer diesels to drive. I just don't get how a car 100kg maybe more lighter and with 10bhp more can feel so much slower, there was 3 in car and had air con on but when i got back in my car was 2 of us with air con felt much faster strange.

I bet the diesel will prob work out about 47mpg

The diesel demonstrator may have been very new and yet to loosen up.

My current mk2 does 45.7mog average over the time iv owned it worked out on an app.

The demo had 250miles on it so only a few days old i beliee

Yeah same as ours, I doubt new will be much better

Eco mode will make the car feel really slow. 

 

Unless it's a case of pedal to the metal the response is night and day compared to sport mode.

 

It does make a difference to mpg though.

 

See http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/278244-eco-vs-normal-vs-sport-mode/ for a comparrison of the 3 modes on the 150 TDI engine

Eco mode will make the car feel really slow.

Unless it's a case of pedal to the metal the response is night and day compared to sport mode.

It does make a difference to mpg though.

See http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/278244-eco-vs-normal-vs-sport-mode/ for a comparrison of the 3 modes on the 150 TDI engine

Thank you for this, it seems the car was in ECO mode going on the ops experience. Hopefully ill get a drive in octavia tdi next week

The drive test for Octavia (if the car has driving mode selection) must be done in Sport mode. The feeling is totally different than in Eco mode. I drove it las weekend through the mountains in eco and sport modes. Different car...

Eco mode will make the car feel really slow. 

 

Unless it's a case of pedal to the metal the response is night and day compared to sport mode.

 

It does make a difference to mpg though.

 

See http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/278244-eco-vs-normal-vs-sport-mode/ for a comparrison of the 3 modes on the 150 TDI engine

 

Tried eco mode on mine briefly, makes the car's responses sluggish and just couldn't tolerate it. So I leave it in "default" Normal which is fine - and I'm getting amazing fuel consumption.  Apart from changing the air-con setting I do not see what it does to improve fuel economy, it just makes the throttle less responsive. Only of benefit to DSG equipped cars IMO.

Edited 29 July, 201312 yr by Timoctav

Tried eco mode on mine briefly, makes the car's responses sluggish and just couldn't tolerate it. So I leave it in "default" Normal which is fine - and I'm getting amazing fuel consumption. Apart from changing the air-con setting I do not see what it does to improve fuel economy, it just makes the throttle less responsive. Only of benefit to DSG equipped cars IMO.

Mine will DSG however probably only use normal and sport now and again.

I tried ECO mode briefly yesterday during a test drive in a petrol vRS, & apart from reducing power consumption from auxiliaries, (according to the info screen) it dropped into neutral by itself on down-grades, (DSG of course)!

I thought that coasting was illegal?

Also, the "fuel-saving" stop-start feature was enabled, a bad idea IMVHO, it makes scooting away from the lights a little unpredictable.

 

DC

I tried ECO mode briefly yesterday during a test drive in a petrol vRS, & apart from reducing power consumption from auxiliaries, (according to the info screen) it dropped into neutral by itself on down-grades, (DSG of course)!

I thought that coasting was illegal?

Also, the "fuel-saving" stop-start feature was enabled, a bad idea IMVHO, it makes scooting away from the lights a little unpredictable.

 

DC

Coasting is the latest economy feature on VAG cars - a bit disconcerting until you get used to it I'll agree, but it's not unsafe. It doesn't actually go into neutral, the clutches "slip" but quickly re-engage when needed.

I thought coasting actually used more fuel as when engine breaking the car uses no fuel but when coasting the engine is essentially idling which is using fuel when it otherwise wouldn't?

I thought coasting actually used more fuel as when engine breaking the car uses no fuel but when coasting the engine is essentially idling which is using fuel when it otherwise wouldn't?

Coasting is probably also better for the DPF as its not sucking cold air through it. Start-stop, however...

I have posted on this subject elsewehre. I am driving a 1.6 DSG and have been driving in eco since the day I got the car.

 

It is defo sluggish compated to my MKII 2.0 DSG, however at cruise it is fine, and if I need power, I can easily knock it into sport.

 

I may put it in to normal mode this week, but then I presume economy will go down.

 

I suppose it all depends on what you are trying to achieve. speed, acceleration or economoy.

 

Start/stop takes a lot of getting used to in a dsg, especially when our other car is a citigo with start stop, as the process is completely different. All you have to get used to in the DSG is as you come to a complete stop, if you dont want engine to go off, raise your foot slightly. My latest way to work it, is as I stop, put it into Neutral, and life foot, that way car does not want to jump forwards.

 

Good luck whatever you choose.