[neoakshay]

Originally Posted by Zinger_Winger

I so badly want to get a Taigun or Virtus DSG, but the lack of an electric parking brake (mainly) and a 360 camera (minor) are the only blockers. Sigh!

Why the requirement for an e-brake, doesn't the manual handbrake enable more fun? also the handbrake is placed beautifully in the Virtus / Taigun! Makes it very easy to use on slopes or while parking.

360 camera is good to have, but if you've been driving for any stretch of time, you won't miss it. The other positives of these VAG cars - comfort, solid build and driving dynamics - are worth a lot more than any techno-gizmos in my opinion. I know there are many who would feel otherwise. Just my 2 Paisa..

[yesyeswe]

Originally Posted by Zinger_Winger

I so badly want to get a Taigun or Virtus DSG, but the lack of an electric parking brake (mainly) and a 360 camera (minor) are the only blockers. Sigh!

Any advantages of electronic parking brake? For me the feeling of pulling the hand brake after stopping and sometimes pulling off minor drifts on empty village farm roads is a very big advantage of traditional hand brake.

[sanchit223]

Originally Posted by yesyeswe

Any advantages of electronic parking brake? For me the feeling of pulling the hand brake after stopping and sometimes pulling off minor drifts on empty village farm roads is a very big advantage of traditional hand brake.

Auto Hold is the major advantage for EPB.

[Bobcat]

I own Ford Fiesta, 1.4 l TDCi, bought in the year 2009 and put 152,000 km. Recently, I renewed the permit for five more years after expiry of the initial 15 years. I drive about 80 % of the time on highway and the remaining in the city. I want to buy a new car as a replacement for the highly trusted Fiesta.
I also take my family with a lot of luggage to hill stations twice or thrice in a year. I need a car that has:
1) Automatic transmission and accommodate comfortably 4 persons
2) Boot space of 500 l or more,
3) Good for highway driving and
4) able to climb hills mainly the Nilgiris, Kodaikanal and Western Ghats with 5 persons and luggage.
I scouted for cars and SUVs and shortlisted VW Virtus. I need advice from fellow BHPians on whether the 1.0 l Turbo engine with AT will be able to climb hills, steep slopes, comfortably, or I need to consider buying a car with 1.5 l engine mated to DCT.
My advance thanks to fellow BHPians.

[vidyanand]

Originally Posted by Zinger_Winger

I so badly want to get a Taigun or Virtus DSG, but the lack of an electric parking brake (mainly) and a 360 camera (minor) are the only blockers. Sigh!

Dealers do offer a 360 camera as accessories and the one they showed me is made for (compatible) with VW and integrates with the ICE Display. They do tell it would not affect the warranty as well.

[Gotham]

Originally Posted by Bobcat

I need advice from fellow BHPians on whether the 1.0 l Turbo engine with AT will be able to climb hills, steep slopes, comfortably, or I need to consider buying a car with 1.5 l engine mated to DCT.
My advance thanks to fellow BHPians.

the 1.0 L engine is quite capable of climbing hills & slopes without much drama but if budget is not an issue then go for 1.5 L especially considering your drive 80% on highway and believe me that 1.5 Engine will always leave you with a grin like a crazy fella

[Turbohead]

Originally Posted by Bobcat

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I scouted for cars and SUVs and shortlisted VW Virtus. I need advice from fellow BHPians on whether the 1.0 l Turbo engine with AT will be able to climb hills, steep slopes, comfortably, or I need to consider buying a car with 1.5 l engine mated to DCT.

I would suggest the 1.5 TSI for the following reasons:
1) The cylinder deactivation tech in 1.5 TSI will give good mileage on the highways if you're sedate.
2) The thrills are guaranteed if you have a heavy right foot. It's effortless even if you want to take it easy.
3) DSG is amazing on the highways and ghats as long as you don't have to crawl in start stop traffic like in the cities all the time.


Just ensure that you follow best practices for the DSG and you're sorted - DSGs are best suited for highway users considering its reliability issues.

[neoakshay]

Originally Posted by sanchit223

Auto Hold is the major advantage for EPB.

Apparently can also be enabled via VCDS in the manual version. I'm checking on this.

Originally Posted by vidyanand

Dealers do offer a 360 camera as accessories and the one they showed me is made for (compatible) with VW and integrates with the ICE Display. They do tell it would not affect the warranty as well.

That's interesting, I saw you're from Bangalore, which dealer gave you this information? I would like to discuss with them. It's a useful feature to have in tight spots and rough roads, especially if they say it doesn't void warranty.

[sapien]

Originally Posted by Bobcat

I also take my family with a lot of luggage to hill stations twice or thrice in a year. I need a car that has:
I scouted for cars and SUVs and shortlisted VW Virtus. I need advice from fellow BHPians on whether the 1.0 l Turbo engine with AT will be able to climb hills, steep slopes, comfortably, or I need to consider buying a car with 1.5 l engine mated to DCT.

Originally Posted by Turbohead

I would suggest the 1.5 TSI for the following reasons:
1) The cylinder deactivation tech in 1.5 TSI will give good mileage on the highways if you're sedate.

Few more differences -

1.5 Pros,

• Uses different and better disc brake setup, no noise issue when braking at lower speed which is prominent in 1.0 versions.
• Likely to have better AC as engine is bigger the compressor doesn’t cut off as frequently as on 1.0.

1.5 Cons,

• Since the 1.5 engine is imported, any future engine specific maintenance will require more waiting time.
• Keep a DSG fund of 1-2 L aside for any unforeseen expenses, though not many issues are reported in 2.0 cars w.r.t DSG.
• Although 1.5 is much powerful than 1.0 it’s somehow ECU restrained initially and suddenly leaps forward after a certain rev range is crossed, gets quite boomy if pushed hard. This might bother if you like driving spiritedly in hills.

Since you are open to going into 22-23 L category for the 1.5 engine, with frequent highway and mountain drives, may I suggest test driving Harrier and XUV700, mid variants satisfy all your requirements and will be more comfortable in off road patches. The long term upkeep could turn out to be cheaper or same as VW. It’ll also feel like an upgrade over the Fiesta.

[SathyaV]

Hey TBHP fam,

I'm excited to share a video with you and hear your thoughts! I stumbled upon this thrilling drag race featuring the Virtus 1.5 DSG, Slavia 1.5 DSG, and Verna Turbo DCT.

Here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtwFt8t6p0Y

What caught my attention is that in almost all the runs, the Slavia outperforms the Virtus, despite both having identical powertrains and chassis. You can also listen to the host mentioning similar results with the Kushaq vs Taigun as well, and he also suggests that there might be different gearing ratios in these two vehicles.

I had expected the Virtus to be faster, considering its VW and GT heritage. If someone can help me understand this with some data points on what I'm missing here, I would be super happy and thrilled.

Looking forward to the discussion

[sunikkat]

Originally Posted by SathyaV

I had expected the Virtus to be faster, considering its VW and GT heritage. If someone can help me understand this with some data points on what I'm missing here, I would be super happy and thrilled.

Looking forward to the discussion

I don’t think there will be much difference in real world. However as a comparison in Autocar Track day, Slavia did better timing than Virtus. Now that could be due to Slavia being DSG and Virtus MT.

[SathyaV]

Originally Posted by sunikkat

I don’t think there will be much difference in real world. However as a comparison in Autocar Track day, Slavia did better timing than Virtus. Now that could be due to Slavia being DSG and Virtus MT.

Yes, definitely there might be no noticeable impact in real world, but I think there are some minor tweaks with the way the gear ratios are done or the way the tcm is tuned between VW cars and Skoda. Because they are citing similar difference between Kushaq and Taigun as well.

Surprised that Skoda sisters are faster than VW GT twins.

[mayank4823]

Hey guys. Me and my Virtus have spent 9700kms together and it has been an amazing journey so far. I am looking forward to a long road trip to Harsil Valley, Uttrakhand where roads will be narrower so I had a couple of questions. Before I leave, My car would have clocked 10k kms and the trip would be around 2000 kms.

1. Should I get the First Service (15k kms/ 1 year) done ? Someone advised me to just get the oil levels checked and go for the service after the trip ends.
2. If someone has been to Harsil Valley, Uttrakhand recently, is Virtus 1.0 a good choice to take it since it's a Sedan ? (I have the option of taking my friends Venue Turbo DCT instead of Virtus)

Thanks in advance.

[Zippy_wheels]

Originally Posted by thealtoman

Hey guys,

A quick query here from me. I own a 2023 MY Virtus GT AT. Seeing the latest post with suspension concerns a part of it, let me share my situation too.

I've got a very consistent tuk-tuk sound coming from my rear suspension right from when I start my journey everyday. It is very feeble but very consistent and anybody can hear it unless you put the audio on in about medium sound. Its only on very smooth roads that it goes away. Otherwise its always there.

I got both rear shock absorbers changed under warranty as the VW technician diagnosed that this could be coming from my shocks, but there is no change at all (hopefully they changed it).

Any other team members here facing this issue? Please do share your thoughts.

Thanks

Not sure if you ever got a response to this. This query had come up earlier too and someone had gotten it fixed at the SC. post from vividhavasthi dated "17th September 2023, 22:55" (post number #1476) has a possible solution.

I referred to that fix and showed it to SC during my servicing but they said they will check my car and only do something if it was needed. At the end of the service, when I reminded them, they took me on a long drive but I could not point them to that sound. For me it only comes when I go out of my society and there are slightly uneven bricked flooring. I can hear it when things are quiet, I am slow, no music and I am rolling slowly on this path. Its still there. Not bothered much though.

[Zippy_wheels]

Originally Posted by sapien

[*]Uses different and better disc brake setup, no noise issue when braking at lower speed which is prominent in 1.0 versions.

Hey, any official references/documentation for this? Do you know what is different (i.e. brake pads, discs, size, brand)? I was under the impression that they are the same for both models.