DasTeknoViking
Veteran Member
I track my JSW and drive it pretty hard, and to top it off I can't go smaller than 18s due to the brakes being too big.
I can tell you that my bone stock JSW 2.0T is slow as molasses and is a squealing pig around any kind of road course. With a set of matched dampers and springs specifically designed for them along with big rear sway bar and upgraded front bushings along with the Rears the car is a night and day difference. Throw on a set of same contact patch 18" wheels and it's even more sticky.
I find MkIVs to handle like pigs to begin with, with a lift kit and big balloon tires they must really drive like old Delta 88s if subjected to any kind of spirited driving.
Have owned few MkIVs and the mkv+ platform and on is light-years ahead of them in terms of handling.
I would like to contribute to this thread with a picture of my 2014 Beetle 1.8T 6spd auto rental I just had in California. My average was about 42-44mpg on the MFD and 41 calculated at fill up. I wasn't trying to get the best mileage since it's a rental but out of my own curiosity I drove it like I would if I had owned it.
I can tell you that my bone stock JSW 2.0T is slow as molasses and is a squealing pig around any kind of road course. With a set of matched dampers and springs specifically designed for them along with big rear sway bar and upgraded front bushings along with the Rears the car is a night and day difference. Throw on a set of same contact patch 18" wheels and it's even more sticky.
I find MkIVs to handle like pigs to begin with, with a lift kit and big balloon tires they must really drive like old Delta 88s if subjected to any kind of spirited driving.
Have owned few MkIVs and the mkv+ platform and on is light-years ahead of them in terms of handling.
I would like to contribute to this thread with a picture of my 2014 Beetle 1.8T 6spd auto rental I just had in California. My average was about 42-44mpg on the MFD and 41 calculated at fill up. I wasn't trying to get the best mileage since it's a rental but out of my own curiosity I drove it like I would if I had owned it.