VW Golf 7 R -- Chipped -- 0 to 60 in 4 Seconds...

[Rawwr]

J4CKO said:

"Not my words Carol, the words of Top Gear magazine...hello?"

With a mere 90bhp available, progress is too leisurely to be called fast but on the motorway in fifth gear the Golf R’s slow pace really becomes a pain. Uphill runs become power-sappingly mundane, while overtaking National Express coaches can become a long, drawn-out affair.

[lamboman100]

Rawwr said:

J4CKO said:

"Not my words Carol, the words of Top Gear magazine...hello?"

With a mere 90bhp available, progress is too leisurely to be called fast but on the motorway in fifth gear the Golf R’s slow pace really becomes a pain. Uphill runs become power-sappingly mundane, while overtaking National Express coaches can become a long, drawn-out affair.

A £500 remap solves that.

[Clivey]

I'm looking forward to the "Golf R v Sliced Bread" review.

[Blown2CV]

lamboman100 said:

Yet another award for the new Golf R Mk7.

Jeremy Clarkson, in The Sunday Times, today voting the R the best hot hatch of all time:

http://www.driving.co.uk/news/top-100-cars-2014-to...

Did he not say at some point recently that it's extra weight over the GTI made it not worth the extra money and power, or was that the previous R?

[greggy50]

lamboman100 said:

^ The VW Golf R Mk7 just keeps on beating everything in its class, and beyond.

This week, the VW Golf R beat the Porsche 911 and Nissan GTR -- in an authoritative Autocar test -- in the wet.

"Strong everywhere – under acceleration, braking and laterally – the Golf R is the ideal way to make a car for wet conditions. It goes, stops and grips like no other":

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/compari...

That test is a load of bks all comes down the tyre in those sort of conditions

[anonymous-user]

Whilst the Golf R is a moderately fast hatch and can be had cheap on a few hundred quid a month lease, it will never be a supercar slayer and anyone who thinks otherwise is a tit.

[okie592]

wormus said:

Whilst the Golf R is a moderately fast hatch and can be had cheap on a few hundred quid a month lease, it will never be a supercar slayer and anyone who thinks otherwise is a tit.

we ALL know the only hatch that is a junior supercar is a ugly little 1 series with a M badge glued on

[LasseV]

ORD said:

I don't think anyone has 'hated on' the Golf. As far as I can tell, pretty much everyone thinks it is extremely impressive and capable!

Well, i don't like it at all. It makes fast driving for morons too easy.

[J4CKO]

wormus said:

Whilst the Golf R is a moderately fast hatch and can be had cheap on a few hundred quid a month lease, it will never be a supercar slayer and anyone who thinks otherwise is a tit.

I like the Golf R but it seems to be part of a grey good scenario where everything is a 2 litre turbo VAG with DSG and everything is based on acceleration figures vs lease cost, the Golf R is getting a bit overexposed and people are sick of hearing about it, it does seem a damn decent thing but there are other options.

[ORD]

I'm not sure it is doing that well, to be honest. The lease deals show that VW is pretty much giving them away, and the amount of press tells me that VAG is phoning Autocar etc every 5 mins to ask for more attention.

[StottyEvo]

lamboman100 said:

^ The VW Golf R Mk7 just keeps on beating everything in its class, and beyond.

This week, the VW Golf R beat the Porsche 911 and Nissan GTR -- in an authoritative Autocar test -- in the wet.

"Strong everywhere – under acceleration, braking and laterally – the Golf R is the ideal way to make a car for wet conditions. It goes, stops and grips like no other":

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/compari...

It'd be nice to see an old Evo in that test and see how the Golf faired

[Driver101]

It keeps on beating everything on its class and beyond?

Didn't it lose to the Seat Cupra, Pug RCZ-R, the Megane R and Honda have already said the new Civic Type R would beat them all.

I would have thought those cars were considered the class below the Golf?

[SR06]

StottyEvo said:

Are they? A local RS3 was on his third propshaft before VW found the remap and wouldn't replace again under warranty He did a hell of a lot of launches though... I'm guessing the propshaft was the weakest link.

Edited by StottyEvo on Thursday 12th June 10:32

What has Haldex got to do with a failed RS3 propshaft? The systems are the same but the chassis isn't. In addition to this a remapped 2.5T would most likely be kicking out around 450Lbs/ft

[IvanSTi]

Not read every post, but test drove the A45 AMG and the Golf R back to back last week, Golf is a very nice car, well built and drove well, the A45 is in a different league.

Before anyone says "well it would be, it's more expensive", it's £5k (list price) more than the golf and I'd definitely say that the extra £5k can be noticed. My money will definitely be going to the Merc if I decide to change.

I'm still struggling to identify why I would rather have either over my current car though, my car handles better and is quicker than both by far, but have an inkling for a change of car.

Might just go for an Exige and be done with sensible cars.

[IvanSTi]

StottyEvo said:

lamboman100 said:

^ The VW Golf R Mk7 just keeps on beating everything in its class, and beyond.

This week, the VW Golf R beat the Porsche 911 and Nissan GTR -- in an authoritative Autocar test -- in the wet.

"Strong everywhere – under acceleration, braking and laterally – the Golf R is the ideal way to make a car for wet conditions. It goes, stops and grips like no other":

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/compari...

It'd be nice to see an old Evo in that test and see how the Golf faired

If it had Yaw control, it would have probably thrown the car all over in a tantrum as it couldn't decide which wheels needed power

[5678]

Not read the thread, so not sure if its mentioned...

Word of warning regarding mapping VAG cars, they are able to detect these in the dealers VERY easily now. Any time the car is plugged in it runs a comparison against the cars software and the software it "should" have on from the factory. If any discrepancy is noticed then it will set a flag on your car meaning any future warranty work may be refused. Google TD1, you will find lots of stories and I've experienced it for myself. It was VERY difficult to get the flag removed.

[hondansx]

wormus said:

Whilst the Golf R is a moderately fast hatch and can be had cheap on a few hundred quid a month lease, it will never be a supercar slayer and anyone who thinks otherwise is a tit.

Actually, if you're accusing people of being naive, then i'd have a look in the mirror.

In the REAL WORLD, you can lean on car's like these with no ability required. They are quick in any gear, and in any condition. They will only get showed up by a 'proper' car above 100mph. Which, in case you were wondering, is never.

[ORD]

hondansx said:

wormus said:

Whilst the Golf R is a moderately fast hatch and can be had cheap on a few hundred quid a month lease, it will never be a supercar slayer and anyone who thinks otherwise is a tit.

Actually, if you're accusing people of being naive, then i'd have a look in the mirror.

In the REAL WORLD, you can lean on car's like these with no ability required. They are quick in any gear, and in any condition. They will only get showed up by a 'proper' car above 100mph. Which, in case you were wondering, is never.

Agreed. The R is, for all intents and purposes, Bat st Fast. You would need something fairly exotic to be materially faster in most circumstances.

[Blown2CV]

I didn't get an R to drive it on a track. I couldn't give a fk what cars would wipe the floor with it in that environment.

[Spooge]

Blown2CV said:

I didn't get an R to drive it on a track. I couldn't give a fk what cars would wipe the floor with it in that environment.

Nail on head for me too. Although I bought an S3 its essentially the same car (with worse handling ). I do find it a bit pointless that alot of reviews are based on track tests when 90% of them will likely never see a track.

I just wanted something that would get the power down without worrying too much on our typical wet roads, or pootle about the place when I felt like it. The fact that I can chip it is simply a bonus.