24-07-2012, 08:24 PM
Gearbox is TOO long if you like to use the engine at lower speeds... And maybe it's just me, I'm not a total fan of the noise, I can't stand the inlet noise, I'm sure you all know this, the exhaust noise is good, but only if you have it excessively loud with straight pipes and decats...
I always find there's never enough pull until 4.5k, it's awkward to change down to first, you have to wait for the power in 2nd... You've only got two times that you've got FULL power until 65mph - from 30-35 in first and from 55-65 in second... Then you're breaking the law, and 3rd is too long... I just always find them awkward to extract power from unless you're doing 60+.... I know I'm used to being able to have FULL torque at 2200rpm, so that sways it for me...
I can safely say I've had both, but for me, Diesel is just better. The one thing the GTi6 does that the DT doesn't is be able to get STRAIGHT on the loud pedal after a gearchange, you've not got to go for 3/4 for a split second and then go for full... But that's probably more down to the fact I'm on a 100% standard LDA...
I always find there's never enough pull until 4.5k, it's awkward to change down to first, you have to wait for the power in 2nd... You've only got two times that you've got FULL power until 65mph - from 30-35 in first and from 55-65 in second... Then you're breaking the law, and 3rd is too long... I just always find them awkward to extract power from unless you're doing 60+.... I know I'm used to being able to have FULL torque at 2200rpm, so that sways it for me...
I can safely say I've had both, but for me, Diesel is just better. The one thing the GTi6 does that the DT doesn't is be able to get STRAIGHT on the loud pedal after a gearchange, you've not got to go for 3/4 for a split second and then go for full... But that's probably more down to the fact I'm on a 100% standard LDA...
