1.4 tsi 0-60 ?

[gaffer1986]

I've been looking on youtube for some 1.4 TSI reviews and came across some acceleration tests. By the looks of things the 1.4 TSI seems to take about 7.3 seconds to 60mph even though it supposed to take 8.1.

Has anyone here tested their car?

Here is the link to the video
http://youtu.be/DRLXKq0D_R0

 

[gaffer1986]

and the 1.8 TSI seems to be just over 6

http://youtu.be/7tV37nVNVVU

 

[DeanC]

They are definitely quicker than book based on those (I make them about 7.6 and 6.3 but the 1.4 angle is a bit funny) but the thing is aren't all cars? I mean dont they have to test them with like 2 people and so much fuel and luggage?

 

[gaffer1986]

My current car says 10.5 and does it in 10.5 best with full take and one person timing, because I can be a little geeky sometimes

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[gaffer1986]

Tank, not take

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[Andy]

Maybe they were DSG, quicker shifts

 

[skidpan]

The speedo is out don't forget, mine reads 63 or 64 mph at a genuine 60 mph. How are the figures beiing measured, if its a stopwatch how fast does the operator react.

At the end of the day 0 - 60's are irrelevant in the real world, where the 1.4 TSi scores is its 30 - 50 amd 50 - 70 acceleration. It will leave most cars behind taht have faster 0 - 60's but no turbo to boost the midrange.

I have had much more powerful (and lighter) cars than the 1.4 TSi with better 0 - 60's according to the figures but none has had the over taking grunt.

 

[weirdkerr]

my 1.2 tsi seems a lot quicker than I think it should... but then I has been cold and damp since I picked it up last week

 

[Spuddo]

How often do you do 0-60? Unless your 17 anyway.

Gimme 30-50, 50-70 any day.

 

[Fred99]

The official figures are 0-62 which is 0-100 kph which makes a slight difference.

Taking into account the 5% to 10 % speedo over-read then I would expect the 0-60 times measured from the speedo to be significantly better than the official figures, as much as 0.5 seconds.

 

[Andy]

This golf of mine reads 4 mph less on a drive according to the mph on the sat nav.

 

[gaffer1986]

How often do you do 0-60? Unless your 17 anyway.

Gimme 30-50, 50-70 any day.

I think 0-60 is a good widely understood bench mark for off the line performance. I agree, 30-50 are better road performance figures when you don't want to rev your car so hard. I did a 0-60 on my car recently because I wanted to see if it had got slower or faster over 61,000 miles since new... it was about the same.

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[gaffer1986]

This golf of mine reads 4 mph less on a drive according to the mph on the sat nav.

My car reads 2 mph slower below 35 mph and 3 mph slower above 35 mph.

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