New Passat 206TSI R-Line

[Riker]

If I'm not mistaken a month or two ago VWAUS said the 'CC' replacement (it wasn't known as Arteon at that point) was not coming here primarily due to expected low sales targets when using CC as an example. Guess we'll be kept guessing for a while.

If the new VW Arteon was coming out abit earlier i think I would have held off on the 206 sedan. I think its gonna be quite nice with head up display and the new 8 spd DSG box

2018 Volkswagen Arteon previewed: Late 2017 launch for CC successor

[tigger73]

Has anyone been able to get a 206TSI R-line to do any DSG pops/farts?

Went for a test drive as a passenger with a friend who has a Mk7 GTI PP and his biggest complaint was the exhaust note - or lack of it.

I suspect that it needs to have a resonator delete or a sports muffler added, however interested to hear what others have found/observed.

[chopper]

Has anyone been able to get a 206TSI R-line to do any DSG pops/farts?

Went for a test drive as a passenger with a friend who has a Mk7 GTI PP and his biggest complaint was the exhaust note - or lack of it.

I suspect that it needs to have a resonator delete or a sports muffler added, however interested to hear what others have found/observed.

Other than the fuel use... the sound of the exhaust when compared to my GTI is also my biggest complaint! I don't imagine its an easy fix!

I think the problem is the car is sold overseas as a 'regular car'... as opposed to here, where VW is marketing it as a modern-day R36 replacement. You can buy this car in a plain-jane body overseas and it's got the soundtrack to match. Adding the R-Line stuff is cosmetic only. It really needs a proper 'R' do-over...

What I would give for a proper sounding exhaust!

[tigger73]

OK so there's no magic button to push to get an exhaust note that we were missing.

And I know what you mean this is an R-line model and not an R, so it a luxury model with sports trim rather than a "proper" sports model.

Nothing that a trip to the exhaust shop couldn't fix. However it is a little disappointing given that it's already a $65k car.

[chopper]

OK so there's no magic button to push to get an exhaust note that we were missing.

And I know what you mean this is an R-line model and not an R, so it a luxury model with sports trim rather than a "proper" sports model.

Nothing that a trip to the exhaust shop couldn't fix. However it is a little disappointing given that it's already a $65k car.

In the Mode menu... if you have the car in 'Sport', you get the 'Sports' exhaust, which is a touch louder. From memory, you can also set up your personal set-up with sports exhaust. I found it barely noticeable!

A few posts back, there were photos of flaps on the outer exhausts of the quad exhaust setup. I assume this has something to do with it.

I've been using Eco lately. Anything other than that and I get 14L/100kms... in traffic the other day, even in Eco, I was getting 14L...

[Wynnston]

In the Mode menu... if you have the car in 'Sport', you get the 'Sports' exhaust, which is a touch louder. From memory, you can also set up your personal set-up with sports exhaust. I found it barely noticeable!

A few posts back, there were photos of flaps on the outer exhausts of the quad exhaust setup. I assume this has something to do with it.

I've been using Eco lately. Anything other than that and I get 14L/100kms... in traffic the other day, even in Eco, I was getting 14L...

That's a little concerning. Do you have a heavy right foot? I live in the middle of a city. 15km trek to work in moderate traffic and I average about 9L /100 kms. On long trips I'm getting 7-8ish (I do quite a few). I have been pushing the car a bit. I did disable stop/start permanently. I've got nearly 6000kms on mine already.

**Ok now I've gone outside to look properly, I completely stuffed up my previous assumption on how the exhaust was setup**

There are two mufflers either side on the Passat 206 which go into a larger single and then a resonator that also looks somewhat larger than one in a Golf R. You could try just the resonator delete and see how it goes. Otherwise you'll need to do a full catback. Unfortunately because these cars aren't sold in the USA, there aren't a lot of cheap options, only expensive ones from Euro tuning houses.

[snala]

That's a little concerning. Do you have a heavy right foot? I live in the middle of a city. 15km trek to work in moderate traffic and I average about 9L /100 kms. On long trips I'm getting 7-8ish (I do quite a few). I have been pushing the car a bit. I did disable stop/start permanently. I've got nearly 6000kms on mine already.

**Ok now I've gone outside to look properly, I completely stuffed up my previous assumption on how the exhaust was setup**

There are two mufflers either side on the Passat 206 which go into a larger single and then a resonator that also looks somewhat larger than one in a Golf R. You could try just the resonator delete and see how it goes. Otherwise you'll need to do a full catback. Unfortunately because these cars aren't sold in the USA, there aren't a lot of cheap options, only expensive ones from Euro tuning houses.

I'm at 15,000kms now and almost the same as you fuel economy wise Wynnston. Overall average showing so far using phone app is 8.9L/100ks, gets under 7 on the motorway/long trips and does about 8.5 to 9 around town. I never use the economy setting because the freewheeling annoys me and does create hesitancy with the DSG which I don't like. Never use auto stop start either. I use 98 octane fuel, whether that makes any difference, because it's cheap at my local Mobil and that's all they have.

Noise wise mine makes the same fart sound as the other VWs do when you you are giving it some i.e above 3000rpm gear changes and also blips the throttle on down changes when in sport mode too? Car is so quiet otherwise and exhaust further away so harder to hear unless windows open or radio off though....

[wm7503]

I'm at 15,000kms now and almost the same as you fuel economy wise Wynnston. Overall average showing so far using phone app is 8.9L/100ks, gets under 7 on the motorway/long trips and does about 8.5 to 9 around town. I never use the economy setting because the freewheeling annoys me and does create hesitancy with the DSG which I don't like. Never use auto stop start either. I use 98 octane fuel, whether that makes any difference, because it's cheap at my local Mobil and that's all they have.

Noise wise mine makes the same fart sound as the other VWs do when you you are giving it some i.e above 3000rpm gear changes and also blips the throttle on down changes when in sport mode too? Car is so quiet otherwise and exhaust further away so harder to hear unless windows open or radio off though....

OK this is very timely.

I have just driven to from Melbourne to Noosa and Back over the last couple of weeks. Car was fully loaded in the boot. I have a large rhino rack roof pod 550L two teenage kids and wife. I guess I really tested it to the max for capacity.

Today I drove from Newcastle to Melbourne. I used economy mode and ACC (Cruise control) set at 103 - 113km per hour most of the way. I never accelerated hard at all. The best I could get was 8.1 L/100ks. All in all i think that's not bad for a fully loaded machine.

Just for interest sake.... I also had the pod mounted on VW original roof bars. They are very quiet. No whistle at all. I would definitely recommend them. The have some deflectors on the bottom of the front one and you can also open the sunroof fully. Not that I ever did this.

Just in case there are any nice Police people on this forum ... My wife took the shots....

Had the car about 6 weeks now and very happy....

Happy new year to all....

[TailsK]

Jammed to phone up into the bumper to see properly here is the part looks like it's not a VW part but from what I saw of the euro tow bars they have auto drop down ones so maybe there isn't a "factory" one in Aus it's dealers fitting a local component ?

Thank you. Dealer adjusted the contract. Told me it is genuine, just doesn't have a part number or something in the system. He included a note stating it's genuine.



Also, am I the only one that isn't miffed that the car doesn't sound like it's going to be too loud? I should be getting mine on Tuesday!

[SciroccoJ]

That's a little concerning. Do you have a heavy right foot? I live in the middle of a city. 15km trek to work in moderate traffic and I average about 9L /100 kms. On long trips I'm getting 7-8ish (I do quite a few). I have been pushing the car a bit. I did disable stop/start permanently. I've got nearly 6000kms on mine already.

**Ok now I've gone outside to look properly, I completely stuffed up my previous assumption on how the exhaust was setup**

There are two mufflers either side on the Passat 206 which go into a larger single and then a resonator that also looks somewhat larger than one in a Golf R. You could try just the resonator delete and see how it goes. Otherwise you'll need to do a full catback. Unfortunately because these cars aren't sold in the USA, there aren't a lot of cheap options, only expensive ones from Euro tuning houses.

I believe this is more or less a Sydney traffic issue....... I average 12.5l going to and from work in normal sydney traffic. (mean... bumper to bumper, avg 15 -25km/h).

during the double dermit period, I have used Eco mode (to ensure I dont get myself into trouble) and average around 9l doing the same route with no traffic on the road.