{"id":244528,"date":"2023-11-08T08:49:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T08:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=244528"},"modified":"2023-11-08T08:49:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T08:49:28","slug":"did-a-1300km-road-trip-in-my-vw-polo-gt-tsi-4-pros-4-cons-observed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/did-a-1300km-road-trip-in-my-vw-polo-gt-tsi-4-pros-4-cons-observed\/","title":{"rendered":"Did a 1300km road trip in my VW Polo GT TSI: 4 pros &#038; 4 cons observed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Its compact nature made it practical on narrow roads in Goa and a blast to drive on the wider ones.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BHPian db01<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>I just returned from a 1300km road trip from Bangalore to Goa. Here are some things I loved and disliked about my newly acquired pre-worshipped GT TSI.<\/p>\n<h2>What I loved:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The torque from the little 1.2 tsi paired with the DSG leaves everything behind from a standstill at toll plazas.<\/li>\n<li>The car is so chuckable, and manoeuvering through truck traffic on the highway was a breeze.<\/li>\n<li>Its compact nature made it practical on narrow roads in Goa and a blast to drive on the wider ones.<\/li>\n<li>The car feels planted at high speeds, and a lot of that speed can be carried through corners on the highway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What I disliked:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The suspension tends to bottom out at the front over some of the expansion joints in the road with a loud thud unless you slow down to around 70-80 kmph.<\/li>\n<li>The car also feels a little skittish over undulating surfaces.<\/li>\n<li>It gets pretty loud in the cabin at speed. Largely down to the road noise from the crappy MRF ZVTV tires on the car.<\/li>\n<li>The braking performance needs to be improved (maybe a big brake kit or better rotors and pads), which isn&#8217;t aided by the lack of engine braking when the car sits in D7 on the highway. I also noticed a lot of brake dust on the wheels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last but not least, some pictures from the trip:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/v1_0.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/v2_1.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/v3_1.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/v4_0.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/v5_1.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/news\/did-1300km-road-trip-my-vw-polo-gt-tsi-4-pros-4-cons-observed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its compact nature made it practical on narrow roads in Goa and a blast to drive on the wider ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Did a 1300km road trip in my VW Polo GT TSI: 4 pros &amp; 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