Is the stock MK6 GTI quicker than 6.9s 0-100(DSG)??

coreying: woah, the DSG makes more of a difference than I was expecting! I assume that's with launch control (which my 118TSI doesn't have)?

I haven't ever tried simultaneous throttle+brake on my Golf, except for a couple of times when I accidentally forgot it wasn't a manual and floored the brake expecting it to be a clutch pedal and simultaneously put it into neutral instinctively trying to change gears ... oops.

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Originally Posted by cameronp

coreying: woah, the DSG makes more of a difference than I was expecting! I assume that's with launch control (which my 118TSI doesn't have)?

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Yeah - it was with "launch control" and in S rather than 'manual'.

Check out the autocar.co.uk comparision of the Golf R in manual vs DSG here

If 0-100 times are a priority, then DSG rules, no doubt about it.

Also try 60 - 100, the dsg finds the right gear so quickly - it will kick a manuals ass.

Thanks all...great info. Personally, I want to be in tune with the car, so for sure manual has to be the way to go. My opinion is that a car like this needs a proper manual...engage the driver. I'm sure it will still go fast enough for me on Sydney roads...cops all over the place nowadays.

As long as I have enough pickup when I need it..especially the next time I'm at a red light sitting next to a rice rocket who thinks his single wiper conversion is the balls....and that having a badge that says "Spyder" on his Civic Type-R makes him go faster...being able to blow someone like that off the line has to be the best feeling in the world =)

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Originally Posted by coreying

Either way, it kind of sounds strange that brake override is not "overriding" in their examples. They do mention that "Brake override is a software algorithm that gives the brakes precedence over the throttle if both are activated at once", but I mean, if they manage to 'fool' the brake override in all the cases that they've given, then I'd question how it would solve the unintended acceleration issue the manufacturers have been having.

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Coreying, I've had a play with the throttle over-ride feature on my 118TSI and a couple of other manual Golfs I've hired when away on travel (I haven't driven a GTi manual) and it appears that the throttle doesn''t cut immediately as there is at least a 1 sec delay before it cuts. This was enough time to enable a quick blip when down shifting. Dabbing the brake mid corner with moderate throttle also didn't seem to be a problem. The main obstacle to effective heel-toe shifting on the non-sporting Golfs is the excessive servo assistance on the brakes and the mismatched accelerator and brake pedal heights.

Thanks for the info prise! If that is the case then heel-toe would be possible even with the brake override :)

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Originally Posted by coreying

Thanks for the info prise! If that is the case then heel-toe would be possible even with the brake override :)

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Just drove a GTI manual & you can heel-toe no worries..

As already said, there is a delay of approx 1sec before the brake/power override cuts in which is plenty of time for a heel toe.