Gordon The Golf-R
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update copied from 'lease on golf r' thread
Just got back from a weekend away with the R in Yarmouth. It was the first real test of the car for practicality and economy.
economy
Car had 4 adult passengers and a boot full of luggage, cruise was set to 70mph (even though the picture shows 60 lol), AC was on and traffic was light.
That was purely for the drive down. When you add another 143miles of town driving around over the weekend (long story) that figure drops to a still respectable 32mpg (OBC reading) over all.
Incidentally - i did the brim test over the 259.5 miles and when i topped up it took 39.93 litres to fill it back up so the on board MPG reading is pretty damn accurate.
Range was odd - i brimmed it and it showed 315miles, we drove there (116miles) and the range then showed 330miles lol so i guess 450 odd miles to a tank 'might' be achievable
Practicality
My FIL is a large framed fella, over 6' tall and weighs around 17 stone. He sat in the front with me. No issues with leg room
MIL and other half were in the back, OH is 6' tall too, she had no issues with legroom. So all passengers quite comfortable. Rear arm rest with drinks holders proved a godsend at the Burger king pit stop
Boot is not so great, it looks huge until you try and use it, it really is quite shallow because of the 4WD, we got everything in, but with the back shelf stuck up in the air restricting my rear view.
I have been spoilt in the past though, I've had an EP3 type R and a FN2 type-S, both really did have a cavernous boot in comparison.
Lastly, some pics
Just got back from a weekend away with the R in Yarmouth. It was the first real test of the car for practicality and economy.
economy
Car had 4 adult passengers and a boot full of luggage, cruise was set to 70mph (even though the picture shows 60 lol), AC was on and traffic was light.
That was purely for the drive down. When you add another 143miles of town driving around over the weekend (long story) that figure drops to a still respectable 32mpg (OBC reading) over all.
Incidentally - i did the brim test over the 259.5 miles and when i topped up it took 39.93 litres to fill it back up so the on board MPG reading is pretty damn accurate.
Range was odd - i brimmed it and it showed 315miles, we drove there (116miles) and the range then showed 330miles lol so i guess 450 odd miles to a tank 'might' be achievable
Practicality
My FIL is a large framed fella, over 6' tall and weighs around 17 stone. He sat in the front with me. No issues with leg room
MIL and other half were in the back, OH is 6' tall too, she had no issues with legroom. So all passengers quite comfortable. Rear arm rest with drinks holders proved a godsend at the Burger king pit stop
Boot is not so great, it looks huge until you try and use it, it really is quite shallow because of the 4WD, we got everything in, but with the back shelf stuck up in the air restricting my rear view.
I have been spoilt in the past though, I've had an EP3 type R and a FN2 type-S, both really did have a cavernous boot in comparison.
Lastly, some pics
My brother got his R last weekend - had a go on Monday, goes well. Plenty of ooomph for a Golf...and boy-oh-boy did the Golf get big!! The space inside really is impressive.
Feels safe and handles fairly neutrally.
Love all the pops, bangs, whistles, etc when you shift at high rpm. Enhances the experience.
DSG still a bit of a pain though, shifts much better/smoother for sure, but still too eager to step in and take back control. Maybe it was me though??!!
Nice car.
Feels safe and handles fairly neutrally.
Love all the pops, bangs, whistles, etc when you shift at high rpm. Enhances the experience.
DSG still a bit of a pain though, shifts much better/smoother for sure, but still too eager to step in and take back control. Maybe it was me though??!!
Nice car.
Pixelpeep7r said:
update copied from 'lease on golf r' thread
Just got back from a weekend away with the R in Yarmouth. It was the first real test of the car for practicality and economy.
economy
Car had 4 adult passengers and a boot full of luggage, cruise was set to 70mph (even though the picture shows 60 lol), AC was on and traffic was light.
That was purely for the drive down. When you add another 143miles of town driving around over the weekend (long story) that figure drops to a still respectable 32mpg (OBC reading) over all.
Incidentally - i did the brim test over the 259.5 miles and when i topped up it took 39.93 litres to fill it back up so the on board MPG reading is pretty damn accurate.
Range was odd - i brimmed it and it showed 315miles, we drove there (116miles) and the range then showed 330miles lol so i guess 450 odd miles to a tank 'might' be achievable
Practicality
My FIL is a large framed fella, over 6' tall and weighs around 17 stone. He sat in the front with me. No issues with leg room
MIL and other half were in the back, OH is 6' tall too, she had no issues with legroom. So all passengers quite comfortable. Rear arm rest with drinks holders proved a godsend at the Burger king pit stop
Boot is not so great, it looks huge until you try and use it, it really is quite shallow because of the 4WD, we got everything in, but with the back shelf stuck up in the air restricting my rear view.
I have been spoilt in the past though, I've had an EP3 type R and a FN2 type-S, both really did have a cavernous boot in comparison.
Lastly, some pics
These are a nice practical sports/hot hatch, the fuel economy is totally wrong though, never listen to what VW/Audi group cars show or tell you about economy, the correct figure is 10mpg less than indicated (or 2.5 less than indicated after adding the town driving) there and its not hard to work it out, 40ltrs is 8.8 gallons (8.78 for the indicated) v 259.5 miles = 29.5mpg, not very economical but you dont expect it to be, fairly good for the amount of people on board with luggage for a VW Just got back from a weekend away with the R in Yarmouth. It was the first real test of the car for practicality and economy.
economy
Car had 4 adult passengers and a boot full of luggage, cruise was set to 70mph (even though the picture shows 60 lol), AC was on and traffic was light.
That was purely for the drive down. When you add another 143miles of town driving around over the weekend (long story) that figure drops to a still respectable 32mpg (OBC reading) over all.
Incidentally - i did the brim test over the 259.5 miles and when i topped up it took 39.93 litres to fill it back up so the on board MPG reading is pretty damn accurate.
Range was odd - i brimmed it and it showed 315miles, we drove there (116miles) and the range then showed 330miles lol so i guess 450 odd miles to a tank 'might' be achievable
Practicality
My FIL is a large framed fella, over 6' tall and weighs around 17 stone. He sat in the front with me. No issues with leg room
MIL and other half were in the back, OH is 6' tall too, she had no issues with legroom. So all passengers quite comfortable. Rear arm rest with drinks holders proved a godsend at the Burger king pit stop
Boot is not so great, it looks huge until you try and use it, it really is quite shallow because of the 4WD, we got everything in, but with the back shelf stuck up in the air restricting my rear view.
I have been spoilt in the past though, I've had an EP3 type R and a FN2 type-S, both really did have a cavernous boot in comparison.
Lastly, some pics
Edited by tonyb1968 on Thursday 2nd April 21:44
teambeer said:
Loving mine after 4 months and 3000 miles.
Best thing you can do (in my humble opinion) is unplug the pesky sound actuator and also the exhaust flap control modules = no fake engine noise and all 4 exhaust pipes open all the time. Instant improvement in the soundtrack!
Sneaky pic:
Although, much like many in the UK, I bought one too (over a year ago now), I've never been sold on the looks. Yours on the other hand looks superb in that colour.Best thing you can do (in my humble opinion) is unplug the pesky sound actuator and also the exhaust flap control modules = no fake engine noise and all 4 exhaust pipes open all the time. Instant improvement in the soundtrack!
Sneaky pic:
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