Hello,

 

Dunno if I’m in the right place for this, please excuse if not.

 

I currently own a 2016 LK superb with DCC, however, it does feel soft even in sport mode.

 

I am looking into a buying a new vRS petrol, but the one that the dealer has is without DCC, so I cannot test the differences between them.

 

Has anybody tried and tested the two variants? And if so, could you please advise

 

Looking forward to your responses,

 

Depends, if you're not going to keep the car then I would get it. If you do plan to keep it or modify the car I would avoid it very much.

Depending on what type of driving you do city ramps.. country backroads... motorway cruising...personally I wouldn't be without DCC...It works brilliantly for me cheers  !!!

Edited 5 September, 20214 yr by The Big Mac

I also love DCC on my VRS TSI. Sport setting is too hard for everyday driving on my roads.  Normal mode is just right. And when roads get bad I switch to comfort.

I don’t have it on mine and don’t miss it either however my annual mileage has dropped from 15k to 6k so this had an influence. I do feel the suspension could be a little firmer when really pushing on but this is very seldom 

I had the same debate in my head for a vRS petrol. It seemed that most media articles I read all had differing opinions on whether DCC is worthwhile. The most useful was Autocar where they described DCC as being something you buy to access the stiffer Sport mode, so implying Normal is close to non-adaptive. The article seemed to be based on a comparison between 2 vRS's recently driven. A consistent theme seems to be Sport is possibly a bit stiff for typical (poor) UK roads. I also see a few comments on Comfort being a bit loose. So, my conclusion was that the standard non-DCC was ever so slightly stiffer than DCC Normal. That would suit my lack of interest in playing around with modes and give a useful compromise for acceptable ride on family days and decent handling if pressing on. It will depend on where your priorities are, but for me I think it will hit the mark (although I did manage a hill-climb in my Mk III, it's not a track-day car!). 

 

I tested an iV on non-DCC and my impression was of a decent ride. Certainly a sporty setup, but not intrusively so if you accept it's a warm hatch type affair and drive to suit. It's certainly markedly superior to my Mk III vRS with none of the jiggling vertical movement that annoyed on minor roads at 30-40mph. I did worry that the improvement may be due to the battery weight (it was a frustratingly slow drive), but I was assured by staff all models were pretty similar. 

 

Anyway, order placed for petrol estate...  without DCC.

For what it's worth, the ride in my vrs petrol with no DCC is fine on normal on crap UK roads... But only once I removed the transport blocks!

I ordered it for mine.  Mostly because the comfort mode is meant to be very good and my Audi A4 is ridiculously crashy on the bad roads near me.  Having the options of a stiffer sport mode appeals as well.  I won't know until it arrives next year if it was money well spent though.

I have DCC on my petrol vRS and I think its brilliant.

 

Sport mode is pretty harsh on bad roads but on better tarmac, really makes the car feel like it has a sporty heritage (you can even go a bit firmer than sport in the individual settings) Normal made is great for most everyday driving, and comfort will waft you along the motorway smoothly and help soak up the bumps on rough roads/dirt tracks if you ever find yourself on them.

 

It's the only real option I specced and I'd say it's well worth it on the vRS in the UK with the 19's

2 hours ago, Shelvock said:

Sport mode is pretty harsh on bad roads

 

99% of the UK apart from motorways then? 😂

9 hours ago, Shelvock said:

I have DCC on my petrol vRS and I think its brilliant.

 

Sport mode is pretty harsh on bad roads but on better tarmac, really makes the car feel like it has a sporty heritage (you can even go a bit firmer than sport in the individual settings) Normal made is great for most everyday driving, and comfort will waft you along the motorway smoothly and help soak up the bumps on rough roads/dirt tracks if you ever find yourself on them.

 

It's the only real option I specced and I'd say it's well worth it on the vRS in the UK with the 19's

Thanks for this.  I've pulled the trigger on Vrs petrol and have gone for DCC and Canton.   Dealer asked why I wanted DCC as it's not a common option . I said once you have it you will want it all the time especially on crap UK roads.

I would most certainly specify DCC due to the increasingly bad road surfaces around the UK. Makes a bad road seem half decent. 

 

Canton is overpriced and not a very good addition to have. 

Edited 9 September, 20214 yr by TheWanderer

Good choice with the DCC. I echo the views shared by others, I have a vRS with it and think it's ace. Local roads to me aren't too bad, but on longer family holiday drives (such as a 3 hour drive to Norfolk recently), comfort mode defo softened the ride. It may have even helped with car sickness with one of the kids, although I don't have anything to prove this and don't fancy experimenting too much with this theory! 

The DCC raises the car with 5mm vs the non DCC RS. Looks a bit tall to my taste.

But indeed it gives you the flexibility to tune the car according to the road and especially to the people in the car.

I had it in my 3.5 but ditched it in my mk4 petrol