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March 10, 2014 at 12:11 pm #3418

scnash
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FR 180 (petrol)
This is my first 6 gear box. I am amazed how close the ratios are. 1st seems rather high and 6th is far lower than I expected. Even in Sport mode the car asks to be in 6 at just over 40mph! What happens on the motorway or Autobahn? I’ll be wishing for 7th and 8th! This petrol engine has such a wide torque-range that I do not understand why the gears are so close.

March 11, 2014 at 11:28 pm #5757

shnazzle
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I’ve expressed this frustration many times about the “old” CR170 engine. Particularly with DSG. And now found it even worse in our 2010 CupraR. 1st and 2nd are useless.

Not sure why they did it that way and I figured they might have resolved it now.
Having said that, it does force you to drive on boost a lot more and I’ve found it to be much more efficient on low boost

May 12, 2014 at 8:03 am #7249

Cruzone
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Hello

I have noticed this too and I only have the Leon TSI 140 bhp. 5th seems a pretty useless gear the second I go over 37mph it wants to be in 5th then when i get to 40mph it wants to be in 6th. Really odd gear ratios.

But I will say on the motoway 6th gear is really useful for me (petrol wise) and it is still quite nippy.
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