07-03-2014, 01:08 PM
^ Interesting. I know the E-Diffs have gotten good, didn't realize they were that good. I think my car is the first year of the GTI that has one, among like 9 other stability control systems. It was a weird transition to go from the nothing-but-ABS to the newer car. If you aggressively throw it into an off ramp you'll feel it initially want to understeer, as you'd expect, then a split second later you can feel it make adjustments and suck the nose towards the apex. It's weird, but it works well.
The only experience I have with the BMW's E-Diff was when Jake did a ridiculous peel out of our neighborhood while turning right and it lit up the inner tire like crazy.
Getting to say VAG also goes into the Pros column.
And yeah I'm only commuting about 15 miles/day so the gas mileage isn't that insane, but I can easily average ~25 around town if I drive gently, which is significantly better than anything I've gotten out of a BMW.
The only experience I have with the BMW's E-Diff was when Jake did a ridiculous peel out of our neighborhood while turning right and it lit up the inner tire like crazy.
*insertusernamehere* Wrote:That was more than I was expecting lol. I just wanted a reason to say VAG. But you did say something interesting..
If you can seriously pull 3 weeks outta one tank of gas that is REALLY GOOD!!
Getting to say VAG also goes into the Pros column.
And yeah I'm only commuting about 15 miles/day so the gas mileage isn't that insane, but I can easily average ~25 around town if I drive gently, which is significantly better than anything I've gotten out of a BMW.
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S