Re: Golf VI GT TSI 160 DSG 7speed –
02-11-2010,10:13 AM
My car is that exact combination, and I love driving it and of course it all depends on how you drive the car as to its performance and fuel economy.
In normal "D" it a very low revving engine and will give you good fuel economy for a petrol. Changes up/down gears very quickly and you dont feel it changing. However I have the steering wheel gear paddles and use them alot in this mode.
In Sport "S" its is a very different car. It will hold the gear until into the red line when accelerating hard etc and when slowing down ie. for roundabout the gearbox keeps the engine at its optimum revs for a quick acceleration. It blips the revs as it drops gears. But this does effect the fuel consumption. I have the ACC set in sport mode when using sport as well
My overall fuel consumption is average 34mpg and very happy with the performance. Motorway trip I get 42-44mpg, town driving 29 - 36mpg.
What I will say is that it does not have to mid range torque you get with a diesel engine. The difference is that the power just keeps increase as its revs increase and it swops from the supercharger to the turbo.
I test drove both the petrol and diesel GT DSG back to back before ordering mine. I would suggest you do the same.
Hope this helps
Collected:- 27th Feb 2010
VW Golf MK6 GT 1.4 TSI 160PS DSG 5 Door Georgia Blue, 18" Vancouver alloys, Air conditioning '2Zone', ACC, RCD510 Radio, Luxury Pack, Winter Pack, DSG Paddles, Parking Sensors, Supagard