Happy to continue the revival.

Quote Originally Posted by kaanage View Post
we cannot know if sustained running at 1500 rpm with the throttle wide open will lead to premature failures.
I don't think anyone was talking about sustained running at 1500 RPM and WOT (at least I hope not for the next owners sake). The thread was about whether the DSG7 shifted up too early and I know that my DSG7 will shift down a gear well before then, however it will hold low revs under moderate throttle openings. Your points about the influence of con-rod length, etc are all good ones - it comes down to what the engines been designed to do.

Out of interest - can anyone tell us what the conrod length on the 1.4 engines is?