Hi

 

After owning an Octavia for over 6yrs and a 3yr hiatus away from the brand, I've seen a 2.0tdi DSG 115bhp, in SEL trim and tempted to drop a deposit down and go for it. 

 

I'm a little apprehensive though due to the official 0-60 being close to 11s. Haven't had an opportunity to test drive it but thinking about making the trip back to the dealership when I'm next off to have a go.

 

Currently, I'm in a Hyundai i20N with 201bhp which has a good amount of poke. I'm not buying a Karoq for speed, more for the practicality and efficiency.

 

My question is, should this variant be avoided...is it dead slow and should I hold out for a 150bhp variant instead? Is the DSG in the 115bhp dry and should it be swerved as well?

 

Not really fancying a petrol as they seem to be below the 40mpg mark which isn't ideal.

 

Thanks 😊 

I owned a 2.0 TDI Touran 140 bhp 6 speed wet dsg for 10 years and 108,000 miles. I'd be tempted to say try for the 150 BHP. What is your daily mileage, because the reason I got rid of the diesel is because since I retired my weekly mileage dropped from 400 a week to 25 miles a week, all very short , The first EGR lasted 95,000 miles the next two lasted around 5000 miles each at £800 a time. So I switched to a petrol 2.0 TSI DSG Karoq, Ok around town its about 25 mpg, but on a run at national limit speeds I get around 45 mpg.

21 minutes ago, thamestrader said:

I owned a 2.0 TDI Touran 140 bhp 6 speed wet dsg for 10 years and 108,000 miles. I'd be tempted to say try for the 150 BHP. What is your daily mileage, because the reason I got rid of the diesel is because since I retired my weekly mileage dropped from 400 a week to 25 miles a week, all very short , The first EGR lasted 95,000 miles the next two lasted around 5000 miles each at £800 a time. So I switched to a petrol 2.0 TSI DSG Karoq, Ok around town its about 25 mpg, but on a run at national limit speeds I get around 45 mpg.

 

I do 1k a month about 40p/day weekdays and longer on weekends, had my vrs TDI for 6yrs and 70k with no issues so kind of thinking the same for the Karoq?!? I just don't want it to be snail slow.

 

My i20N does mid-30s for the driving I do and up to 58mpg on 4hr drives with cruise control set at 65mph 🤦🏻‍♂️ After something bigger and with some refinement as the sports suspension has grown tired of pot holes! 

I had an Octavia before my Karoq, both the 1.5Tsi DSG options. They perform quite similarly, unsurprisingly, but the Karoq being a box shape does lose out on the consumption. My 7 miles commute on rural roads I see about 40mpg, cruising at a GPS on a motorway at 70mph sees about 45. Going up the M1 and its relentless 50mph average zones saw high 50's mpg. Performance isn't blistering, but I'm not often wanting much more acceleration.

 

I had diesel Qashqai's before, and the performance of the diesel is better, i.e. more torque, but on almost any damp road the wheelspin prevention would kick in. The petrol Karoq is better at this, and the diesels are so complicated nowadays eg AdBlue, I steer away from them, especially as I do less than 10 000 miles a year.

10 hours ago, courty said:

 

I do 1k a month about 40p/day weekdays and longer on weekends, had my vrs TDI for 6yrs and 70k with no issues so kind of thinking the same for the Karoq?!? I just don't want it to be snail slow.

 

My i20N does mid-30s for the driving I do and up to 58mpg on 4hr drives with cruise control set at 65mph 🤦🏻‍♂️ After something bigger and with some refinement as the sports suspension has grown tired of pot holes! 

 

You will certainly benefit from the more economical TDI on those mileages,. With regard to avoiding snail like performance, I'm assuming acceleration from rest or pickup to overtake a slower vehicle rather than overall top speed which is kind of academic with the national speed limit which all Karoqs can exceed by at least 30 mph!.

 

 

The above table is from the Karoq brochure, as can be seen the 150TDI has the highest torque of 360 nm noticeably quicker to 60 than the 115 TDI. The 150 only comes with the 4x4 DSG transmission, and the 4x4 part does make the mpg worse but it does grip the road well. 

 

Regarding JohnArms comment about wheelspin, the traction control on the Touran would kick in on damp roads on a quick pull away, especially if turning out of a junction, when pulling a trailer it would kick in on a dry roads too! In contrast my 4x4 2.0 TSI Karoq with identicial torque to the Touran and 50 more bhp just grips Ive not had the traction control kick in at all yet.

 

I would suggest looking through the Karoq section for threads about wheels and tyres. Many owners have reported that they find the ride harsh especially over pot holes, the low profile tyres on 18 and 19 inch rims are said to be the cause. Tyre choice also affects the ride quality. I have 245/45 x 19 summer tyres on my Sportline which I find OK, many other owners switch to All Season tyres like the Cross Climates as they have a softer ride. The 225/40s seem to be the worst. 

 

I noticed JohnArms mpg figures surprisingly my 2.0 TSi is about the same except for the constant 50 mph M1 consumption, 50 mpg is the best i've managed, but thats no where near as good as my Touran which would typically do 60 to 65 on motorway runs.

 

Good luck with your searh, the Karoq is certainly a nice car to drive.

22 hours ago, courty said:

 

I do 1k a month about 40p/day weekdays and longer on weekends, had my vrs TDI for 6yrs and 70k with no issues so kind of thinking the same for the Karoq?!? 

The latest versions are to new euro 6e emissions standards, so come with a lot of additional emissions equipment (which is new, their long term reliability unknown, and potentially costly to repair).   So wouldn't use reliability of a more basic diesel (with lot simpler emissions equipment) from few years ago as reliable guide.

 

With diesel now about 4-5p per litre more in summer (and often 10-15p in winter as it is similar to heating oil) and the tsi only being about 10% less efficient in real world tests, rather makes it hard to justify £2k extra purchase list price of the diesel.   Probably why only 4 Skoda models still have diesels available