agreed the 1.4 petrol is a great city A2, warm up quickly and is so light at the front end turn in it great. just feel light an nimble
the gear change is sweet as well
Paul
Thank you for the advice guys, anyone want a 1.6 fsi color storm ?
?I have one I liked it so much I have removed the engine!
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To be fair if you have the tone and budget a 1.6fsi is a lovely engine, the 1.4 can full under powered, and the throttle response on the 1.4 has an annoying delay.
Speak for yourself.
Which bit do you disagree with?
No hint of a delay on mine.
Really, its something I notice on a lot of vag cars of this time, there is a very slight 1/4 second delay on input on the accelerator. It’s not a fault it’s just they way the ecu and throttle body works on these.
I did get throttle delay on mine for ages, but since replacing a faulty map sensor, I feel no such delay any more. However, I do agree that they do feel slightly underpowered in certain circumstances.
They are fine, my partner owns the 1.4i, they do struggle with hills and weight.
Sounds like your partner needs a new exhaust.
Reckon that would do it? This is our 3rd 1.4 and all seem underpowered
I doubt that variance existed when they were new, so it must be down to maintenance. Mine went from underpowered and asthmatic to sprightly in the blink of an eye when I had the new exhaust fitted.There’s also huge variance in the way each 1.4 drives. I’ve had some that are quite sprightly and others that were so underpowered it was dangerous. All depends how they have been maintained and used I suppose.