Volkswagen T-Roc: Observations after a mix of highway & city driving

The acceleration burst when needed is perfect with 95 octane and it takes 1-2 sec more with unleaded (you can feel the delay between pedal press & acceleration).

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A couple of outstation trips & local driving in the past few months, this is what i have noticed:

• The drive was pleasant and effortless.
• Went to Nashik and the ghats were handled well.
• Body roll almost absent.
• Potholes on the Thane/Bhiwandi/Wada section were handled well.
• The uneven bumps are what cause an issue and the suspension tends to creak sometimes.
• The wipers are utter rubbish. Front ones are already making a hard noise with uneven pressure. Rear wiper gets lifted from the far end and has to be realigned manually every so often.
• Absolutely no driver or passenger fatigue in 3-3.5 hour drive.

I tried both 95 octane and normal unleaded with recommended tyre air pressure.

The acceleration burst when needed is perfect with 95 octane and it takes 1-2 sec more with unleaded (you can feel the delay between pedal press & acceleration).

The car gave a decent 13-15kmpl on highway and 8-10kmpl in city with recommended tyre pressure. However, I decided to listen to someone and reduced the pressure by 2 points then recommended (for better breaking in potholed roads) and mileage has dropped drastically. Can feel the heaviness in the car. However breaking improved significantly as expected on the bad road.

Decided that I am going to stick with 95 octane as much as possible and maintain recommended tyre pressure in the city and maybe experiment once again with 1 point less this time on highway.

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