I saw a VW rabbit today....

[bigdyno]

It was a dark blue five door. According to the service writer they will only be five door and the 2.5 five. (here in the land of touques and beavers) I am currently driving a Jetta service loaner with a 2.5 and it goes ok, but I miss my turbo. Can't say I like the DSG though....

I think the five door with a 2.5 will be good for what it is, if you need four doors, you probably don't need 200hp. Although I am sure there will be plenty of contention with this statement. Who needs 200hp, besides me of course, but I think VW is preventing out selling themselves.(the same basic product with two badges)

Does anyone know where the rabbits are being made? Is the US going to get a diesel yet, or will they have to wait for about a year and a half too?

 

[LordNikon]

The Rabbits are made in Germany but the engine is made Mexico.

I don't think NA will get the Diesel anytime soon, once they solve the low sulphur diesel issue. People say to wait until 2008.

 

[bigdyno]

That's what I had heard about the diesels, but wasn't sure if if it was Canada or NA

 

[Finnegan]

It was a dark blue five door. According to the service writer they will only be five door and the 2.5 five. (here in the land of touques and beavers) I am currently driving a Jetta service loaner with a 2.5 and it goes ok, but I miss my turbo. Can't say I like the DSG though....

If you're refering to the Jetta only the GLI/GTI get DSG. The others have a plain automatic.

 

[bigdyno]

If you're refering to the Jetta only the GLI/GTI get DSG. The others have a plain automatic.

As far as I know this is not a GLI, it has cloth interior and a more basic sound system. It does, however, have a dsg. It is the same transmission as the one I tested in a gti, also not very favourable.

Again, here in the land of touques and beavers option packages may be different.....

 

[nomios]

Even in Canada only the Jetta GLI is available with a DSG transmission . The 2.5 comes with a crapy Regular old automatic "tiptronic" transmission. Otherwise known as an automatic that functions like a manual. That is much different and much "suckier" than the DSG transmission.

 

[bigdyno]

Even in Canada only the Jetta GLI is available with a DSG transmission . The 2.5 comes with a crapy Regular old automatic "tiptronic" transmission. Otherwise known as an automatic that functions like a manual. That is much different and much "suckier" than the DSG transmission.

X10 on the suck, that's for sure....

 

[LordNikon]

Its a pitty they won't offer the DSG with the Rabbit. But I wonder whether to get the 5spd manual or 6 speed tiptronic. Damn 5spd manual!! :thumbdown:

 

[bigdyno]

Its a pitty they won't offer the DSG with the Rabbit. But I wonder whether to get the 5spd manual or 6 speed tiptronic. Damn 5spd manual!! :thumbdown:

I would recommend the Manual, the auto is very not good, grammar butchering aside. I think the 2.5 is a peppy little engine and a manual would suit it nicely. But I am biased toward the old slush box, especially now that I have the extra gear in my GTI.

 

[GTI2007]

Here in Belgium only the regular Golfs with a TDI engine of more then 100 HP and the GT with the 1.4 TSI can have the optional DSG gearbox.

 

[LordNikon]

I would recommend the Manual, the auto is very not good, grammar butchering aside. I think the 2.5 is a peppy little engine and a manual would suit it nicely. But I am biased toward the old slush box, especially now that I have the extra gear in my GTI.

Yeah I figured the same and I thought with 5spd, 5th gear is basically OD, so you only have 4 gears to play with excluding reverse :laugh:
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However there are some cases, like the E39 M5 I've driven, 5th gear is redundant during normal highway driving. Theres so much torque anyway. I would just use 6th... of course on the track that would be different.

 

[Finnegan]

Yeah I figured the same and I thought with 5spd, 5th gear is basically OD, so you only have 4 gears to play with excluding reverse :laugh:
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However there are some cases, like the E39 M5 I've driven, 5th gear is redundant during normal highway driving. Theres so much torque anyway. I would just use 6th... of course on the track that would be different.

Canon ftw~




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