I have been driving around in the TT for a while now and the only thing that bugs me about it is the turbo lag. OK, my car could not be performing right, as I'm only used to an NA I wouldn't know for sure yet, but everything seems to be fine. The NA just DID NOT (obviously) have that initial lag for standstill, but pulled right from when you put it into first gear and pressed go. This is one reason I would probably consider a naturally aspirated car in the future. I like the 350 - comparable, if not exactly the same power, but an NA engine. Now they are beginning to get to reasonable prices (350 on autotrader) they look quite good to me. Still not the same as a 300 though.

 

This is a totally uninformed opinion, but I found that there was noticably less lag with sequential turbos in my Soarer, even if it did not have the outright power of a 300. It seemed that way to me anyway from what I remember.

 

I don't like the lag at all - once it has started to boost - it's a different matter. I'd like to test my 0-60 to see what it can do from a standstill - I need to get a hold of a g-tech pro.

Honestly mate, there is *just no way* an NA is quicker off the mark than a TT if you drive it correctly....

 

I meant the way it feels to drive. In the NA I felt immediate response, however fast or slow I was, but with the TT the response is not as immediate, even if you end up very much faster than an NA.

That's exactly it, people always use the term lag when what they are actually talking about is boost threshold. B.t. is not that annoying, if you keep in the power band you don't experience it other then pulling of or changing too soon.

Lag is a whole different matter, there's not too much you can do about it, and for me it completely ruins the driving experience. I've always thought it feels like the throttle cable is elastic and it takes a while for the engine to catch up with what you want. The way the boost collapses when you come off the gas makes it difficult to be accurate with the throttle too.