Hi All,

First time poster on the forums 😀

i took delivery of my 2019 Avant a couple of weeks ago - a “40 TFSI” variant (automatic). Very, very pleased with it 😀

I’m interested to know whether it’s “normal” for it to feel like the bite point on the clutch is higher than normal? I seem to need to give mine quite a bit of throttle (1200-1500rpm) before the clutch starts to release and I pull away - it’s caught me out a few times at junctions / roundabouts. I don’t recall the model I test drove behaving the same, but it was quite a while back and it’s possible I’ve just forgotten (I test drove quite a few different cars when I was car shopping and had a wait of nearly 3 months for a factory order).

My previous car was a C220D Mercedes, so quite different in terms of throttle response and power delivery. It may just be a case of getting used to it, but I thought I’d ask the question to ease my mind. It’s my first automatic petrol. I’ll probably put a call in to the dealer this week for some reassurance.

Thanks in advance!

Kelvin

I have Just received my new Audi A4 STronic and the same thing happens to me. This slight pause before take off does not happen with torque converter auto's, so I think it is to do with the dual clutch system.