Bah, I had mine up to 130mph within the first couple hundred miles, including multiple red lines throughout the gears. I drove it more aggressive during the break-in period than I'm driving it right now, but I work it pretty nice still. I also dumped my oil at 1000 miles (lots of breakin flakes in my oil), and I'm at 3600 miles now, haven't burned a drop. I plan on changing it again at 5000 miles, and then every 5k from then on in.
I definitely wouldn't disagree that the engines can handle more aggressive handling right off the block, but you can't put a price on the love and care you give your car once in your own driveway Whether it's redlining it from the start or carefully running it like a granny for 1000k. For me taking the time and miles to "break in" the engine is more of an obsessive compulsive action that I'd attribute to me being so super anal about every vehicle. It's also something that you only get to EVER do once in a new car.
My last 6 cars or so have been 35+ year old VW's with mileage ranging from 150k to nearly 500k and many simply unknown as the odometer only goes to 99k, assuming you actually had an odometer If only VW paid the extra for one more digit on their odometers. It would sure tell some stories.
I just hit 600 miles, but I've been maxing at 5k revs and I haven't given it full throttle, but since I'm passed that, I'm going to start punching it. Even half throttle is fast in the right gear, I can't imagine full throttle, lol.
ah.. those days, i remember when I used to think my stock mk6 was fast
When you're coming from an auto civic 03', a GTI is like the speed of light