Sports Pack

[nicandlance]

Loving my tsi with sportspack also. Don't find it too hard - just a great ride, and great handling. Zips around like a dream!

[guliver_twist]

much better handling with the sports pack.. + better seats and just love the static cornering lights... its a no brainier..you really are missing out not getting it for 2k

[118TSI]

Agreed with above!, 2k is a good price for 17in wheels, tyre pressure monitors, better more hugging seats, front fog lamps. It really sets the golf off nicely. Its a bit of a no brainier really.

[Syd118TSI]

Agreed with above!, 2k is a good price for 17in wheels, tyre pressure monitors, better more hugging seats, front fog lamps. It really sets the golf off nicely. Its a bit of a no brainier really.

Ruh roh.

The only thing I wanted was the fog lights, and only then I only wanted them because it looks better with them. I'm glad it's an option, and agree for many it might be worthwhile, and think it's the best value option that they have - but personally not caring at all about the wheels couldn't justify it.

Slay me now! :O

[118TSI]

Ruh roh.

The only thing I wanted was the fog lights, and only then I only wanted them because it looks better with them. I'm glad it's an option, and agree for many it might be worthwhile, and think it's the best value option that they have - but personally not caring at all about the wheels couldn't justify it.

Slay me now! :O

haha, that's so true, VWA cheapest option to say the least!

No Slaying, everyone has there own prerogative on why they ordered what, like sunroof vs no sunroofs!

[cameronp]

Agreed with above!, 2k is a good price for 17in wheels, tyre pressure monitors, better more hugging seats, front fog lamps. It really sets the golf off nicely. Its a bit of a no brainier really.

Sure, that was my feelings about it too. But anyone with a brochure from VW could read it and come to that conclusion (or alternatively, decide that it's not for them); the reason for starting this thread was to whether it made much of a difference to how the car drives, too. Apparently it does - which is in contrast to a lot of "sports" bling options available from other manufacturers.

[118TSI]

Sure, that was my feelings about it too. But anyone with a brochure from VW could read it and come to that conclusion (or alternatively, decide that it's not for them); the reason for starting this thread was to whether it made much of a difference to how the car drives, too. Apparently it does - which is in contrast to a lot of "sports" bling options available from other manufacturers.

Well I test drove a 118 without a sports pack, and I cant tell you, it does may a difference, even though they might be minimal. The 118 (had mine for just on a day no) seems a little more sturdier and planted on road, and a little stiffer suspension most likely due to it having smaller sidewalls on the tyre. still for my TSI anyway in the early day, and still far to early to tell

[cameronp]

Now I've got my Golf at long last, I can form my own opinion: the sports pack is bloody good. The ride is firm, very similar to my old Focus XR5, and there's a lot less roll around corners than the standard Golf - if not quite the same glued-to-the-ground feeling the XR5 had. The seats are brilliant, good supportive bolstering but not so much that, er, larger passengers complain. I tried to find out when the stability control light would come on or the tyres would begin to lose grip around corners, but my self-preservation instinct kicked before that ever happened. One thing I miss from the XR5 is the very direct steering feel it had. It feels like you have to rotate the steering wheel a lot further in the Golf to turn the same amount.

Went for a spin down Zig Zag Drive in Kalamunda tonight. The DSG in manual mode is super fun for pretending you're a rally driver.

[ozgti]

ACC and sport pack- Height difference between that and sport pack?

Is there a difference with the sport packs with ACC and not?

My friends Golf has ACC and it sits about 1" higher than my non ACC Golf.

[Corey_R]

There isn't supposed to be any height difference between ACC and non-ACC cars.
Having said that - since the 118TSI/103TDI isn't a sports variety (GTD/GTI/R) and is the only Golf model which has a different suspension height option. So maybe there is only a single ACC setup for it, which is configured for the non-sports pack height.

[ozgti]

The sports pack kit is there: wheels, seats, fogs, but it's 1" higher. It's an MY09.

[Corey_R]

Oh I'm sure it is. I was just wondering whether for the small numbers of Sports pack optioned cars, whether they've made a Sports pack specific version of the ACC. Which I guess is really what you're wondering too...

Hey ozgti - you've had a close look in the wheel arches to make sure that the dealer/prep guys haven't forgotten to remove the "Spring Rubbers" from the car right? We've seen that before on these forums. The cars have spring rubbers installed from the factory so that they have additional ground clearance for the voyage over. They're supposed to be removed during pre-delivery, but sometimes get forgotten...

[ozgti]

It drives ok.. not harsher than mine. I'll get her to check tomorrow

[dood]

sportspack

Just hoping to get some feedback on the sportspack on a 118tsi. The dealer doesn't have one in stock for me to demo. On the one hand I feel that it would be nice to firm up the ride but I'm weary that it may be too jittery on our bumpy roads. What's the general consensus - the car will be used mainly in the city ferrying kids to school etc.

[kaanage]

That's why I got ACC instead of the sportspack (plus I didn't want to have to pay more to replace the lower profile tyres when they wore out and I HATE scraping on speedhumps/parking stops etc). But you can't do this anymore.

I would have liked the seats from the sportspack, though, but to get them alone would have cost almost as much as the whole sportspack