Only slight issues: Minor turbo
lag on acceleration and an extra screen to navigate when switching between Apple CarPlay and the car's onboard systems.
Not exact matches
No matter the driving mode I used, there was no engine
lag following quick gearshifts, providing linear, uninterrupted
acceleration with hesitation
on clutch release.
On inclines, and some coasting to
acceleration scenarios the transmission has
lagged to shift into the correct gear.
This, in turn, tends to cut down
on the power
lag that turbo - car owners can experience in the early stages of
acceleration.
I didn't feel turbo
lag from this engine under
acceleration, but neither did it smack me in the back
on a fast start.
Foremost is the profound turbo
lag that,
on leaving a stop, causes very little response from the motor for about one second, then suddenly a rush of
acceleration.
The Clarity Fuel Cell model also has small EV batteries under the front seat to boost
acceleration when you step
on the throttle, and before the car can push enough hydrogen and air into the fuel cells stack to create electricity; think of it as fuel cell turbo
lag.
Acceleration in the hybrid is entirely acceptable although there is a degree of
lag between stomping
on the right pedal and motive force.
What we didn't notice in the 103TSI that was evident in the 132TSI engine was DSG
lag during roll -
on acceleration.
On the road The Trafic's 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo - diesel offers the most modest performance on paper and this was backed - up by our acceleration tests, where it lagged behind the res
On the road The Trafic's 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo - diesel offers the most modest performance
on paper and this was backed - up by our acceleration tests, where it lagged behind the res
on paper and this was backed - up by our
acceleration tests, where it
lagged behind the rest.
There is a soft whoosh from the turbocharger
on hard
acceleration and the car pulls strongly in all gears with a surprising lack of torque steer or turbo
lag.
If we did have one final complaint, however, it would be that there is a little transmission
lag during roll -
on acceleration.
Acceleration continued
on a smooth and linear path, with no turbo -
lag.