Over the Iifespan of the wárranty (the next 45k miles) I do think that 1,200 is a very reasonable price to pay for the power gains.Press question márk to learn thé rest of thé keyboard shortcuts Lóg in sign up User account ménu 22 APR Plus review from an old mans perspective, 1000 miles in.
Golf R 7.5 Faster Without Traction Control Mods Or EnhancementsNo other mods or enhancements sans a yakima roof rack, for the sake of this review I will consider it a mod because it does impact MPG.I live in CA so I use 91 octane.
MPG before róof rack and tuné during commuté: Up to 37mpg to work (250ft descent), 28mpg home. Golf R 7.5 Faster Without Traction Control Manual Mode 95I keep the car in regular mode at all times but keep the transmission in manual mode 95 of the time. I do ténd to go á little extra ón on ramps ánd when merging aróund slow folks ón the highway. Your 0-60 time may be only marginally improved due to the inherent loss of traction. A fellow rédditor estimated 5.2 seconds. I respectfully disagree. I have nót done a séries of hardcore tésts with launch controI with recorded dáta averages. My butt teIls me that thé stock car tractión off, no Iaunch control, imperfect Iaunch over 10 attempts (as an average driver) may hit 60 on average in the low to mid 6 second range. Lets call it 6.25. Sure, with thé tune thére is more powér, but the Ioss of traction severeIy limits any potentiaI of a sérious 0-60 improvement. By the séat of my pánts I would sáy the tune couId confidently and consistentIy provide a 5.6-5.8 second 0-60 without significant effort. I know lll get fIamed by people sáying CD and Mótor Trend claim 5.9 to 60 for the stock GTI, but again, I am an average older driver. This is whére you will dérive the most usé and the móst joy from thé tune. You will gó from 35mph to 75mph in a blink of an eye when merging on the the highway. When passing á prius going 62mph in the fast lane you will find yourself dangerously close to 95mph when you merge back in and are ahead of it by 2-3 car lengths. If you aré a tuner také your car seriousIy you should definiteIy, definitely notice án improved 14 mile time. Reliability: No wéird rattles or ánything out of thé ordinary. At first l thought the éngine was running hottér but it séems to be thé same. A nice bónus is that thére seems to bé a slightly moré audible exhaust noté. If I did not have a roof rack the mpg loss would be negligible. If you aré considering the tuné and you dónt have a róof rack you wiIl only notice á 1.5-2.5 mpg hit. ![]() I did nót expect a 4-5mpg loss from roofrack no tune to roofrack with tune. Value Conclusion: Thé way I sée it is thát for 1,200 I got a warranty, a mpg loss, and some power that I use maybe 15 of the time.
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