R36...pre-ordered!!!

[Secret Squirrel]

To all you lucky ones who have taken delivery of their R36, the main thing I want to ask, which hasn't yet been covered is straight line acceleration. VW claim a 0-100km/h sprint of under 6 seconds for both sedan & wagon. Is this achievable in the real world? Standard power to weight equations would say not so but I saw that youtube video of the r36 speedo on a sprint at 6 secs dead but there was no mention as to whether any aftermarket mods had been done to the car.

Thanks guys!

[Lance B]

To all you lucky ones who have taken delivery of their R36, the main thing I want to ask, which hasn't yet been covered is straight line acceleration. VW claim a 0-100km/h sprint of under 6 seconds for both sedan & wagon. Is this achievable in the real world? Standard power to weight equations would say not so but I saw that youtube video of the r36 speedo on a sprint at 6 secs dead but there was no mention as to whether any aftermarket mods had been done to the car.

Thanks guys!

It's more than just simple power to weight ratios. You have to remember that the DSG takes *alot* off the 0-100 sprint, compared to a normal manual, due to its quick change and therefore seamless power delivery. This makes a big difference.

Also, the Passat develops it's torque quite low(for a normally aspirated petrol car) and has a broad band of torque which also helps get it off the line very quickly.

Due to the fact that it is AWD, there is no wheel spin involved which can also rob a car of valuable time getting it on the move.

From what I have seen from the data that VW supplies with their cars, their 0-100 times are pretty much exactly what VW specified when it comes to being tested by reviewers and magazines, rarely being more than 1/10 sec out in the 0-100 times.

I have no doubt that the R36 should be good for it's claimed 0-100 in 5.6sec for the sedan and 5.8 for the wagon, depending on load of course.

[R36 Dreamer]

To all you lucky ones who have taken delivery of their R36, the main thing I want to ask, which hasn't yet been covered is straight line acceleration. VW claim a 0-100km/h sprint of under 6 seconds for both sedan & wagon. Is this achievable in the real world? Standard power to weight equations would say not so but I saw that youtube video of the r36 speedo on a sprint at 6 secs dead but there was no mention as to whether any aftermarket mods had been done to the car.

Thanks guys!

I have no reason to doubt it. I haven't timed it against a stopwatch, but it is significantly quicker than my MkV GTI DSG.

I have the wagon, and usually VW are not over ambitious with their 0-100 times.

In the real world, 0-100 is not whats important to me. I would prefer 60-120 times - where the r36 feels bloody fast.

[Secret Squirrel]

Thanks for the feedback. It'll be interesting to see both MOTOR & Wheels write-ups once VW gives them one to review. I'm very close to ordering a black wagon...