Scirocco Central

Hi I've had a 2010 1.4 TSI 160 for the last 3 years. It had ACC and to be honest it was in SPORT about 95% of the time. I've now got a 2013 1.4 TSI 160 with no ACC and I just wondered if the setup on the non ACC car was basically the NORMAL setting on ACC. The new car doesn't feel quite as firm in ride or stiff in steering as the old was with ACC set to sport.

Also just as a matter of opinion I had Dynaudio on the last car and I've not got it on this one. I thought it probably wasn't worth the extra but what I would say now is when you are used to the Dynaudio quality you do notice a big difference dropping back to a standard stereo. I think it's probably a case of you don't notice how good things are until you are used to them and you step down to the lesser quality. I didn't really fully appreciate Dynaudio.

Cheers

Interesting - I wasn't even aware you could get a Scirocco without ACC. From your description of the feel of the drive, I would assume it is set to a default of 'normal'. I find the difference between the three settings so subtle that 'normal' mode suits me most of the time.

I've never had Dynaudio (don't really see the point in a top-of-the-range audio system when it will always be competing with engine/traffic noise), but I can imagine there is a noticeable difference if you've got used to it.

Tom

Cheers Tom

Yes the base model 1.4 tsi 160 had ACC as standard but there seem to be a few changes on the new version. The new 1.4 tsi 160 has the RNS135 sat nav as standard which is nice. It also gets Bluetooth and DAB and a multifunction steering wheel as standard which also means if you have a DSG box you get the paddle shift. You didnt get the multi function wheel previously either. It loses out on the ACC though. Having driven it a bit the loss of ACC is not a massive deal as its still set up nicely.

The other change is the 17" alloys which were Donington. The newer model has different 17" which are a little more akin to the 18" Interlagos but not as good.

I drove a 2.0 tsi recently which had the 18" Interlagos and it was noticeably a much bumpier ride that with the 17" wheels. But they 18" and 19" wheels do look much better.

Is strange how they decide what to and not to put on as standard. I'm a bit surprised that they have included sat nav on a base car to be honest.

Not sure if it helps, but when i took one out recently for a test drive trying to work out how much difference it made the VW chap told me that thats exactly how its set up -i.e non ACC cars are just in the equivalent of 'normal' mode of ACC

Cheers Drfez. After driving it a bit more I'm convinced that sounds right. The normal setting is very good but it just feels a little light after 3 years of ACC in Sport which to my mind was perfect.

honnyfez wrote:The other change is the 17" alloys which were Donington. The newer model has different 17" which are a little more akin to the 18" Interlagos but not as good.

Can I just clarrify this - the changes you refer to were introduced in early 2012 to upgrade the base model a bit so that spec is quite well established now (RNS315, MFSW etc.). The only very recent change is the replacement of the 'Donington' 17" wheel with a different design, the 'Long Beach' - this must have happened in recent weeks, the other spec items remain as they have been for some time.

Of course the forthcoming build week 45 may herald some further changes - we will find out soon....