Pro5 Vs. 2001 VW 1.8T GTi
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actually this is not a race.. 2001 1.8T Gti a/t is my wife's car.. My wife drove me to the shop where I have the oil change done.( they charged 5 bucks for the lift, that's why I bring the car in) Anyway, when we on our way home, she's in front of me...and she drives not very fast....but not slow either... The car launches FAST..even without hard-driving.....I try to "catch up" with her ...I rev to around 4500 rpm before shift...but I can't even reduce the distance.... I really don't know it's my launch or what... However, the 1.8T manual is really a fast one....My wife's cousin got one...really amazing for a 150 hp car...at least from my point of view...My brother-in-law thinks these cars are slow compare with his WRX....: the only mods on both cars are K&N drop-in air filters...:( :p |
The new 1.8t in the GTI/Jetta engine code AWP is pretty quick, but the car has a bit of turbo lag.
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the peak power in our cars is around 5500 rpm if my memory serves me correctly. the vw gets boost at lower RPMs so you're gonna have to rev it!
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I raced a GTI a while back. The new ones with the 1.8T are actually 180hp. I beat him off the line (His car looked new, so maybe he was getting used to the clutch). But he flew past me when I shifted to second. I tried again at the next light and had the exact same result. those cars are pretty quick. I think that they lag less than WRXs too.
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the car has good torque at low rpm....so it launches fast if the driver is good enough..:D
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