Volkswagen Golf GTI vs Golf GTI Performance Pack: are the upgrades worth it?
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Don't be sold on features you aren't gonna use. Save that -$6k for your next car in the future or something else. You'll still be stoked on the car. I'd rather ensure I get the right exterior color and non-leather seats. If you start wanting all those other options you'll have to limit your choices or order one and wait forever. Then you'll still kick yourself a few months later when the Golf R comes out.
Date: 2022-04-17
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Comments and reviews: 9
largol33t1
Regarding packages, I find it an unnecessary expense when VW refuses to let owners configure the car the way they want to. MINI is light years ahead in that area. I wanted to delete the leather seats and get the checkered ones but they told me there was no way to do that and keep the sunroof. Gee VW, is it THAT hard to please your customers? And all I asked for was one little thing. And why did they put the CD player in the damn glove box? I have no GPS option so there should be room to put the CD slot. I can't change discs when stuck at a traffic light without having to put the parking brake on. It's aggravating if you like to listen to music.
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Regarding packages, I find it an unnecessary expense when VW refuses to let owners configure the car the way they want to. MINI is light years ahead in that area. I wanted to delete the leather seats and get the checkered ones but they told me there was no way to do that and keep the sunroof. Gee VW, is it THAT hard to please your customers? And all I asked for was one little thing. And why did they put the CD player in the damn glove box? I have no GPS option so there should be room to put the CD slot. I can't change discs when stuck at a traffic light without having to put the parking brake on. It's aggravating if you like to listen to music.
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Neveri
Doesn't it kinda water down the comparison when you have manual gearbox against DSG and you want to compare NOT The gearboxes but the performance with and without the performance pack? Automatic gearbox will change a lot. The feel, overall performance (like in this case the car probably shifts better with an automatic gearbox, weight of the car etc. It's a valid thing when you f. ex. compare the fuel comsumption between manual and automatic. But when the comparison point is the -performance package- it's weird that the cars aren't similar in any other way. I'm not a car expert or anything but just want to point that out.
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Doesn't it kinda water down the comparison when you have manual gearbox against DSG and you want to compare NOT The gearboxes but the performance with and without the performance pack? Automatic gearbox will change a lot. The feel, overall performance (like in this case the car probably shifts better with an automatic gearbox, weight of the car etc. It's a valid thing when you f. ex. compare the fuel comsumption between manual and automatic. But when the comparison point is the -performance package- it's weird that the cars aren't similar in any other way. I'm not a car expert or anything but just want to point that out.
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soundseeker63
It might be worth it for the diff, but not the power. 10bhp and no more torque is not going to make a clear difference on the road. they should have called it the traction pack rather than power pack. A remap will get you way more than 10bhp and cost a lot less than a grand.
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It might be worth it for the diff, but not the power. 10bhp and no more torque is not going to make a clear difference on the road. they should have called it the traction pack rather than power pack. A remap will get you way more than 10bhp and cost a lot less than a grand.
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Simon
The front diff keeps car in line and accelerating. If you hate understeer, PP is a must. Pretty good value in my opinion. Brakes, Diff, HID are bundled in the sport trim in 2017. Sport trim also have better looking wheels imo. I hate the massive dish type.
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The front diff keeps car in line and accelerating. If you hate understeer, PP is a must. Pretty good value in my opinion. Brakes, Diff, HID are bundled in the sport trim in 2017. Sport trim also have better looking wheels imo. I hate the massive dish type.
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Angel
So the answer is that the big brakes, the electroidraulic lock differential, the 10 more hp and last the 50kg less of manual 6 gearbox of the premium PP, are extremely more important than the DSG of the standard GTI! Is It true?
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So the answer is that the big brakes, the electroidraulic lock differential, the 10 more hp and last the 50kg less of manual 6 gearbox of the premium PP, are extremely more important than the DSG of the standard GTI! Is It true?
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autos
Should of had 2 manuals or 2 DSG's with one being a standard GTI and the other the Performance pack upgrade. That would of made more sense to see if the performance pack is really worth it or not!
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Should of had 2 manuals or 2 DSG's with one being a standard GTI and the other the Performance pack upgrade. That would of made more sense to see if the performance pack is really worth it or not!
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Darren
That means the DSG version of PP would do better than 1. 6 seconds faster.
Ordered one but it takes waaaay too long to come (US. sigh)
Probably just grab the non PP one for cheap soon
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That means the DSG version of PP would do better than 1. 6 seconds faster.
Ordered one but it takes waaaay too long to come (US. sigh)
Probably just grab the non PP one for cheap soon
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Relp
In order to really appreciate what the PP on the GTI can do. you need to drop at least a JB-1 in it. the extra HP and torque are harnessed by the LSD differential better than the base GTI
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In order to really appreciate what the PP on the GTI can do. you need to drop at least a JB-1 in it. the extra HP and torque are harnessed by the LSD differential better than the base GTI
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Bennett
In addition to the LSD, the PP also comes with the Golf R's brakes. If you think about what it would cost to put in a diff and upgrades brakes, the money is well worth it.
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In addition to the LSD, the PP also comes with the Golf R's brakes. If you think about what it would cost to put in a diff and upgrades brakes, the money is well worth it.
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