Hi all,

I'm unable to get below 7.0s for the 0-100 km/h sprint with my Mk7.5 GTI. Most of the time I'm averaging 7.1s or 7.2s, but have seen as high as 7.4s!

Here are the relevant factors:

  • 2017 Mk7.5 GTI, 6 months old.
  • Car is stock other than a K&N drop in filter + REMUS catback.
  • DSG in sport mode, ASR is off.
  • Dry road, sea level, negligable wind, <20 degrees C ambient temp.
  • Michelin PS4 tires - good traction, minimal wheel-spin, no or minimal wheel hop (better than stock tires).
  • Launch control NOT being used, as I feel the car should be able to easily achieve <7.0s without it.
  • The best I could achieve WITH launch control was 6.9s.

I read on another forum to also test the 6th gear 80-120 km/h time, and that "somewhere close to 7 s" for this time is good. I'm not sure exactly what this is supposed to prove, because surely the turbo isn't doing much at such low RPMs, but nevertheless my car still only does it in 10.5s! Wtf?

I started measuring these times because the car has 'felt' slower than I remember, and this seems to agree with that. Getting 'used to' you cars power is definitely a real thing, but the car does seem slow.

Am I expecting too much? Would you guys be happy with >7.0s times on good tires? What do you think the issue might be?

Thanks