Love Vw’s 2.5 five cylinder. Is this engine a step down from refinement… sounds as if it struggles threw the gears. Never been a huge fan of turbocharged cars with smaller displacement. I’m sure it takes only 91+ fuel now.
Thanks to direct injection it doesn't require anything above regular unleaded. Higher octane is recommended though if you want to squeeze out a few more ponies.
0-60 in about 7.5 seconds isnt slow considering it’s rivals. it’s not meant for speed to begin with, if you want speed go to an Audi S3 etc. ( VW owns Audi )