Taking off in First gear

[GTI_UK]

Hi all,

It seems I'm not the only one who thinks throttle response is not as good as it should be on the MK5 GTI... In fact I've managed to stall the car on more than one occasion as I'm not used to having to rev it so much...

I know one way of getting around this would be with a sprint booster but are they're any other ways?

Can I do anything with Vag Com/ VCDS to change the throttle response?

[andrewparker]

Strange, I've never noticed this at all. In fact I'd say it's almost the opposite...

[hunt808]

I don't have a lot of experience with the car, but on the test drives I've found myself over-revving. The throttle response seems very quick and eager. I guess it depends what you're used to. My other cars have been twenty year old Porsche and modern diesels, so maybe not the best comparison with a GTi.

[GTI_UK]

I guess it's a relative thing, we all have different preferences as to how responsive the throttle should be... Generally though on sporty cars I'd expect the accelerator to be sensitive and on the MK5 (or mine at least) it's not.

As I say I've read this about other MK5 GTI's as well.

Previous car was a 130i M Sport and I would struggle to jerk or stall that. I certainly wouldn't call my GTI eager....

[chowgar]

DSG in sport is eager!!!

[andrewparker]

I guess I've had my GTI for 6 years and the other car I drive regularly is my wife's 320d, so I'm probably well acclimatised to needing a heavy foot, so much so that I don't even notice it!

[GTI_UK]

Perhaps needs a throttle reset or something? Can this be done with VCDS?

[GrayMK5GTI]

Remove the pre-cat in the exhaust, that will help 

[Alltorque]

Mines the same,,,,

Stalled it a few times now,, it just feels 'stiffer' than my old mk4, not as responsive either, .

[TomGTI]

Same for me, I stalled mine a few times when I first got it. 

[homesqueeze]

It took a couple of times to get used to it when I first drove it all those years ago. I believe it's down to the fact that the Mk5 GTI was one of the first cars to come with an electronic throttle rather than a traditional cable type. If your coming from an older type it can feel a little strange when you first try one like this. I think there can be a fractional delay in response in comparison to a cable. Not something I notice anymore though.

[TomGTI]

I came from a 09 Astra Sri to a 08 GTI I don't know if the Astra was cable or not but definitely feels less responsive when first pulling of but im slowly getting used to it.

[Breamy1990]

Depending on what size engine the astra was it was more than likely cable! Thats if it was a 2.0t/1.9cdti

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[TomGTI]

No 1.8Petrol all the 140horses

[GTI_UK]

In a way i'm glad to see it's not just me who feels this...

Although over the weekend I noticed that at idle my cars revs sit at 800 RPM. Is this normal? I've always remembered revs on a petrol engine to be 900 RPM