[PrasannaDhana]

Lovely colour.

The 1.0 GT line is excellent value for money. Love the black on it as well the rising blue.

Personally, Slavia Sportline 1.0 TSI in red (looks identical to montecarlo) is the most favourite.

If I had to buy a new car now, it will be either a rising blue GT line or a red sportline.

Regarding the AC, the bs6.2 update has seen a software upgrade that has made the AC better, I read.

[StrawHat Pirate]

Originally Posted by 07CR

Virtus indeed looks gorgeous! My biggest gripe with the car is the AC in 1.0 engines. How are you finding the AC performance in April Bangalore heat?

I agree with the AC issue. However it depends. According to some VCDS coders, VW/Skoda cars that are manufactured on/after Sep 2024 have their AC algorithm changed from factory to fix customer complaints regarding the AC cooling. The car does cool but takes significant time.
Once, to cool my car from 42 deg C (thanks to Andhra climate) to 22 it took nearly 12-15 mins with all 5 passengers. But once it cools to the set temp it's good. I set it to Auto most of the times so there is significant noise. This is not an issue on the Polo. Even if the blowers are set to highest speed the noise is not as loud on the Virtus.
So yes, noise on higher speed and longer cooling times does makes the AC seem downgraded. Hopefully parking in shaded areas and sun films should help.

[itsbaman]

Originally Posted by 07CR

How are you finding the AC performance in April Bangalore heat?

I owned Rapid 1.6 MPI for 10 years. The AC in Rapid was super cool. Then I got an Ecosport in 2017. I felt the AC in Ecosport was not as good as in Rapid. But after getting Slavia, I think Ecosport's AC is more than enough. Slavia's AC is definitely underperforming, especially in Auto mode. Sometimes, I have to switch the fan manually to 4-7 speed settings, which defeats the purpose of auto AC. For reference, I live in Kullu, which has a relatively low ambient temperature.

[kaviprem]

Originally Posted by 07CR

How are you finding the AC performance in April Bangalore heat?

Originally Posted by PrasannaDhana

Regarding the AC, the bs6.2 update has seen a software upgrade that has made the AC better, I read.

Originally Posted by itsbaman

Slavia's AC is definitely underperforming, especially in Auto mode.

I have been with my Virtus GT Plus for a year now.
My usual sequence of steps to get to drive out...
1. Get inside the car and Start it.
2. Roll down the windows a bit to let fresh air inside the closed car.
3. Switch ON the AC in Auto setting with the temp set to 24/25. It's always in "Fresh Air" mode. I will go to "Recirculation" mode only if I am in middle of traffic.
4. Drive and think or talk about AC being weak.

Recently, my cousin visited with his Polo and his sequence of steps before start driving are...
1. Get inside the car and Start it.
2. RPM starts in about 1.5/1.7K and wait for about a minute for the idle RPM to settle at about 750.
3. Roll down the windows a bit to let fresh air inside the closed car.
4. Switch ON the AC in Auto setting with the temp set to 24/25 and drive out.

I did the step 2 [waiting for idle RPM to settle in 750 mark] in my Virtus and result:
1. Compared to my previous sequence of steps, the cabin got cooled much faster, both front and rear seats.
2. AC started with much higher fan speed. Is this some kind of protection AC unit/compressor has to avoid any damage while the idle RPM is higher?

Prem.

[Bane214]

Originally Posted by kaviprem

I did the step 2 [waiting for idle RPM to settle in 750 mark] in my Virtus

Hi Prem,

This is a very important step of idling the car for some time after ignition and let the rpm settle down to below 1000.
Not just for the AC performance but for overall health of the engine and turbocharger.

Please go through important pointers in this thread for better maintenance and life of Turbocharged engines. Link (Why you must practice the "Idling Rule" with Turbo-Charged Cars)

[lancer_rit]

Originally Posted by Bane214

Hi Prem,

This is a very important step of idling the car for some time after ignition and let the rpm settle down to below 1000.
Not just for the AC performance but for overall health of the engine and turbocharger.

Please go through important pointers in this thread for better maintenance and life of Turbocharged engines. Link (Why you must practice the "Idling Rule" with Turbo-Charged Cars)

Not really. With modern TSI engines, recommendation is to drive away immediately. My Superb's manual says so, and I would expect Virtus/Slavia to do so as well. The Superb manual did say that idle for 1min before switching off the engine, but in the Virtus, there is start-stop, so I guess they'll run the oil and coolant pumps etc on battery as needed after engine turns off.

[ashvek3141]

Originally Posted by Bane214

This is a very important step of idling the car for some time after ignition and let the rpm settle down to below 1000.
Not just for the AC performance but for overall health of the engine and turbocharger.

Originally Posted by lancer_rit

Not really. With modern TSI engines, recommendation is to drive away immediately. My Superb's manual says so, and I would expect Virtus/Slavia to do so as well. The Superb manual did say that idle for 1min before switching off the engine, but in the Virtus, there is start-stop, so I guess they'll run the oil and coolant pumps etc on battery as needed after engine turns off.

Correct. This is also exactly what the Kia owner’s manual recommends (atleast for my Sonet DCT). I don’t get this logic; irrespective of the type of engine, the 1 min idling practice will only aid in the longetivity of the engine.

Ironically, it should have been a MUST requirement for the sensitive turbo-petrols.

[carhead]

VW exports 3000 Virtus each month. Can anyone share which countries they are exported to & mix of RHD & LHD.

[true_sedan]

Just a quick update for VAG car owners planning to code cars manufactured starting 2025(even some late 2024 cars):

VAG India has locked the control modules with something called the SFD lock. This prevents any 3rd party from accessing and modifying the car like removing speed alarms, throttle and steering feel, enabling off-road and sports dispaly and so many others. So, you cannot effectively buy and use ross-tech VCDS to its full extent until this SFD lock is sorted out. I'm not sure about coders like codemyvag. Just a cautionary message here to wait and watch before spending money on coding your car.

Link - https://forums.ross-tech.com/index.php?threads/48055/