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Originally Posted by elstoof
How would a few extra horsepower and torques make such an impact to elevate the BMW above the new GTI? The dynamics would be exactly the same but you'd go a bit quicker to 60. Whoop de doo.
Now a nice differential option on the other hand...
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Yes it would, 0-62 acceleration would have been dealt with in 5,8seconds with a 128i, leaving the GTI massively behind. The Golf can't go faster as it does today, since it's on the limit of what the poor front wheels can bring to the road. the diff lock can't help in a straight line either, it only brings releaf in turns.
The 128i would also have been on on par concerning in gear accelerations with the torque matching the Golf (350Nm), now the 125i lags significantly (310Nm) and also here it will leave victory to the Golf. So a GTI will feel superior to a 125i once it's rolling. As a daily user, the Golf will reign and feel superior.
So why did BMW leave the playground for the Golf now, since they have everything at hand?