GTI 0-100 km/h

[pologti18t]

How about it, aljobar? A repeat in S mode for comparison?

Surely it should accelerate just as hard in D as in S from a standing start.

[MJW]

In "D" mode the DSG changes earlier than in "S" mode. Aside from that "S" mode is really only handy if you want to stay within your power band rpm. Only time I have used "S" mode (with launch control) was against a clubby R8......& wasn't he surprised!!!

Surely it should accelerate just as hard in D as in S from a standing start.

[RoknRob]

Surely it should accelerate just as hard in D as in S from a standing start.

Also, put the shifter from D into S and your idle speed increases (like it does in Manual mode). Seems more ready to "pounce", than in D.

[gavs]

In S the gearbox is waiting in gear, in D it's sitting in neutral, hence the hesitation. It's more noticeable on hills after the hill hold Releases itself.

[Ryan_R]

That doesn't sound right (have never heard of the car sitting in nuetral, but rather the clutch is engaged - even the next gear is preselected with the clutch engaged). Just in S it's prepared to dump the clutch for a quick start and shift at the optimum revs, whereas in D it's moreorless in comfort/eco mode and has to interpret your throttle inputs instead of assuming you want to go as fast as possible.

[gavs]

Holden/Opel vectra was the first car I actually experienced doing it back in 2001, many cars now do it as part of the fuel saving technologies. Now though, it's gone even further with stop-start technology.

[Ryan_R]

Oh yes, now I know what you're referring to. I guess clutch in for a DSG is equivalent to neutral on an auto. Having clutches it's hard to believe both K1 and K2 would be in neutral (if it exists)