Long Term Comparison: Passat R36 vs Passat CC V6 4Motion

[fluckaduck]

They are basically the same car, only the tune is different.
They can have exactly same equipments if you option up.
R36 has active cornering lights too!

Jees must be something wrong with mine then, lol

[fluckaduck]

Springs should fit, but they'll be a bit too soft due to the weight difference bewteen the two cars.

Thanks Dean

[enixsr]

Great comparison and write up Elmura.

Correct me if I'm wrong. I wouldn't think the DCC is that sophisticated? I thought it is just a valve switch like what's on my motorbike.When you put in sport the valve closes more - compression & rebound becomes harder, and vice versa? So no sophisticated sensors or computers to work constantly I would think?

Was your CC standard fitted with the Dynamic Chassis Control and you lowered the springs on the car after the fact?

I've been trying to figure out if its possible to do so without a lot of additional recalibration work. My Passat I had optioned with DCC at purchase and have been considering if its possible to lower the springs to the car for a better look. What I haven't been able to find out is if it'd break the shock absorbers in doing so. As I understand, DCC has shock absorbers with an electrically controlled constriction valve. Sensors monitor the relative wheel position against the body to recognise whether there is body roll occurring against the corner. If excessive, it'll clamp the valve in the shockie and force a flattening out of the corner experiencing the body roll.

The thing that I've been puzzled with is if I lower the springs, would the sensors all of a sudden be measuring that all 4 corners are experiencing a level of body roll and therefore constrict the shock absorber's valves and keep them constricted throughout. Thus it could possible ruin the shock absorber and heavily affect the ride. I can't get anything definitive about this so have been hesitant in planning the lowering of my car.

[Elmura]

By memory, I believe DCC to be adaptive to road conditions with the pre sets setting the base reference. It also firms the steering. I don't believe it affects roll (sway) adaptively

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[Umai Naa!!]

There is a travel sensor at each corner of the car. Similar to what's required for Xenon headlights.

The steering weight is altered by slowing down the motor in the rack, reducing the amount of assistance given.

If you can find the SSP online called Adaptive Chassis Control, it explains how it all works.