Is low torque normal in first gear for Golf Mk4 1.4?
Hello VW family.
I have a VW Golf MK4 with a 1.4 engine and I noticed that it is very low torque when in first gear. I've driven a polo 6n1 before but also used to driving mostly japanese cars like toyota, hondas and mitsubishis that did not have this problem.
So basically in first gear, the car needs like 2000RPM or more uphill to get moving and threatens to stall but once it gets moving 2nd, 3rd gears and so on are super smooth plus the car really goes.
Is that torque problem, that is 2000+RPM needed in first gear normal for that specific car compared to other cars that need 1200 to 1500RPM?
u/Engineer9918 — 1 day ago