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Question to all GT Plus owners - do you have the red dashboard LED strip continuing on the right side of the infotainment system?

It's missing in mine, but the pic from the VW site shows it's there:

Not there in mine too. So, it must be a artwork mistake or an intentional marketing tactic.

The picture you have shared is Taigun, not Virtus.

Same with me.. travelling with family on such a long trip was as comfortable as I could expect.
Car was able to handle highways, roads and no-roads effortlessly. Cruising on highways at 120+ brought a confident smile. Car never scratched under-body while climbing (literally) on boulders; thanks for good ground clearance.

Single day return journey of 10+ hours drive gave no fatigue. I am super happy with my purchase and looking forward to many more trips in future :cool:

I got my car serviced earlier this month (1.0 MT) and got 'A' software update done. It was apparently for the right front power window. Not sure if it is the same one you might be talking about.

You can try this guy in PPS Raidurg showroom, Hyderabad. He is very patient and eager to assist. You can tell him 'Rohit' (Red Highline 1.0 MT, bought in January 2024) referred you - Sandeep +91-9160001020

Got the updates done. There were 2 of them. They said the updates were for the ECM and to tackle some issue with low power at slow speed.
Will figure out of there is actually a performance change after a long drive over the weekend.

In that case, VW is using the wrong picture on its site as this was taken from the Virtus page.

As per the service center, the ECU update is to resolve the unnecessary error code P0106 triggered by the MAP sensor without any particular reason.

This is a verified issue. I have a rosstech VCDS and everytime I scan the car I get this P0106 error code. It's intermittent and does not affect driveability in any way. But mildly annoying though as it is confusing. The P0106 issue is a serious one if diagnosed to be true. Hope it's just a software thing and not anything serious.

Warning: The following set of images below may make you want to do two things: buy a Volkswagen Virtus or make you fall in love with sedans all over again.

These are photographs taken from the ever growing Virtus community in Delhi. Sent by a friend who is a non member but an eager and dedicated car enthusiast.

Hope the CEO of VW sees this post and realises there is a big market for their “over engineered” cars. Rather than blame the market, they should take action and frequently update the line up.

Images like these below prove that India does have a big untapped market for sedans. Specially world over, not just in India, at a time when everyone loves SUVs the craze for sedans is actually starting to pickup. I just pray that the Virtus doesn’t follow the same fate as the polo and vento which for on sale for almost a decade with almost zero updates.

Anyway, enjoy the images below. All photo credits to Mr Varun and his friends.
Sincerely thank him for sharing these with me and the community of team-bhp.


It’s all about learning , discussing and sharing things about cars. With that comes the great joy of making new friends who have one thing in common, love for their beloved Virtus.


Trust me, it’s not easy to get a formation like this. It’s takes great effort and coordination on everyone’s part to get a shot like this.


The Delhi Virtus group is big, these are just a handful of enthusiasts.


The joy of waking up on an early Sunday morning is a pleasure when car meets a done right.

Recently upgraded from Kushaq Ambition 1.0 MT July 2021 model with 40k plus on odo to Virtus GT Plus DSG ES. Ride quality was definitely better in Kushaq probably due to higher aspect ratio of tyres. In gear acceleration of Virtus GT is mind blowing. AC performance is same, I don't feel any difference. One thing where I feel a big let down is the button layout and ease of use in steering mounted control, Virtus requires lot of button press for accomplishing simple tasks which we could do within seconds in Kushaq. Still doing my research on how to pause music and end calls from steering in my new Virtus. Music of 6 speaker setup of Kushaq is almost as good as 8 speaker plus subwoofer setup of Virtus, subwoofer doesn't seem to make much impact. Trying to understand the behaviour of new machine, shall share s detailed review soon, mostly focused on how I felt transitioning from Vento 1.6 TDI to Kushaq 1.0 to Virtus 1.5.

Good to know.
One thing I did notice the car now revving higher before shifting to 2nd gear. Not sure if the 2nd update had to do with this. Also read the same behavior by someone on reddit after one of the update. Could be the reset of the DSG learning that will change again over usage. I was able to do only one long drive, will wait to see the response in regular traffic as well.

Anyone in this thread has installed Rear Sunblind for the Virtus ?
Is it even legal in NCR ?
I want to gather thoughts before I purchase.

I got the rear sunblind for my Virtus at the time I bought my car. While the sunblind itself is of excellent quality and fits well on the rear windshield, the fastener provided is absolutely crap. It is basically a hook stuck onto the windshield with a double-sided tape.

The fasteners drop off the glass in hot weather and are unable to hold the weight of the sunblind. There are hooks on the side of the sunblind as well but they alone are not sufficient to hold it in place. I have stuck up the fastener using an adhesive on the glass permanently as it is very small and non-intrusive even if I don't use the sunblind.

Regarding legality, I have never been questioned by the cops all across NCR regarding the sunblind, however, it does block off visibility inside the car significantly so may not be legal