I agree legacylad. Spot on. The previous car I had, the 170PS Passat CC diesel, was great. Floor it and it just went. To be honest I've not tried similar in the A3 because I've not had to or to be honest gone far (2200 miles in 2-3 months). And if you floor it with a DSG box it will change down if needed.
In gear (top and lower gears) in my Passat CC were good. I went for the 170PS variant because of the additional torque. The car before it was only 143PS but had 360Nm of torque. The Passat CC was 350Nm. The A3 is only 250Nm.
We have a local cat that comes into our house and I though I'd rev the engine to 'frighten it a bit' outside our house (we love cats! but it appearing in the bedroom is a bit much!). Forgot I had a DSG.... I just accelerated quickly and engine noise did not increase much.
Last edited by: rtj70 on Wed 7 Jan 15 at 23:13
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