RE: 2020 Volkswagen Golf GTI: official details
Discussion
yuk at BBS rims, they are so outdated.
You would buy a car for just to pop in to Sainsburys and wonder what everyone thinks of you, how completely pathetic
You would buy a car for just to pop in to Sainsburys and wonder what everyone thinks of you, how completely pathetic
Antj said:
Bland - yes.
But as a 40 yr old i find myself really liking it, obviously the wheels need burning with copious amounts of fire and replaced with a set of BBS rims. but there is something to be said for those subtle plain looks, you have some oomph when you want it and when you pop to sainsburys you don't look like a douche with all your track winglets and Type R style rocket launchers all over the place.
The younger owners may not like it but the market who will have to foot the £40k price tag probably will.
I'd have one, just shame i'm not in the gang who can afford one......
But as a 40 yr old i find myself really liking it, obviously the wheels need burning with copious amounts of fire and replaced with a set of BBS rims. but there is something to be said for those subtle plain looks, you have some oomph when you want it and when you pop to sainsburys you don't look like a douche with all your track winglets and Type R style rocket launchers all over the place.
The younger owners may not like it but the market who will have to foot the £40k price tag probably will.
I'd have one, just shame i'm not in the gang who can afford one......
Well this comes down to the fact many VW fan boys love to go and deliberately hate and post insults at other marques when an article is written.
greenarrow said:
As I said on the last Golf GTI MK8 thread, exactly the same comments about "blandness" and "slow evolution" were made on here when the Mk7 was revealed in 2013. That went onto become a Pistonheads favourite. Its always been the same with the Golf GTI, with the possible exception of the Mk5, which looked starkly different to the Mk4 and remains my personal favourite styled GTI of them all, bar perhaps the pretty Mk1.
I like the fact that VW aren't dragged into the BHP wars with the GTI and have made the effort to hone and sharpen an already very accomplished all round product. VW cars tend to punch above their weight in terms of published power vs performance anyway, so I imagine it will be competitive against stuff like the Focus ST and Hyundai i30.
This will be probably be the last ICE powered GTI, so enjoy it will you can.
I like the fact that VW aren't dragged into the BHP wars with the GTI and have made the effort to hone and sharpen an already very accomplished all round product. VW cars tend to punch above their weight in terms of published power vs performance anyway, so I imagine it will be competitive against stuff like the Focus ST and Hyundai i30.
This will be probably be the last ICE powered GTI, so enjoy it will you can.
BFleming said:
nomis36 said:
epom said:
The rear GTI badge is in the wrong place.
That was my first thought. The 'regular' Golf 8, by comparison:
T-Roc:
T-Cross:
Passat:
Arteon
Touareg:
One of the first pics the head up display shows 45km/h and in the dash itself shows 48km/h too much photoshopping these days
That single pic made it look way more aggressive and less Meh. The Mk 8 Golf R might be the perfect all weather daily.It looks much better. The press photos do it no favours at all.
Its not a criticism of VW specifically, most manufacturers do the same, ie digitally manipulating the light/shadow in photos which makes them look almost like a photoshop image.
GTEYE said:
T1berious said:
PaulJC84 said:
I saw a leaked one of these in red on here and the front looked better with the wide grille than in that picture.
Found it.
+1Found it.
Edited by PaulJC84 on Thursday 14th May 07:48
That single pic made it look way more aggressive and less Meh. The Mk 8 Golf R might be the perfect all weather daily.
Its not a criticism of VW specifically, most manufacturers do the same, ie digitally manipulating the light/shadow in photos which makes them look almost like a photoshop image.
Ripspeed was an independent company. Many would remember them in the early 90's for their bodykits adverts in magazines etc. They had a shop in Edmonton IIRC. They closed down in the late 90's then Halfords bought out there business model a few years later and put it into their stores.
Ripspeed.
I love the seats and hate the screens. 5 door only now isn't it? If so off my radar anyway.
CrippsCorner said:
Gameface said:
Helicopter123 said:
It's a bit 'Halfords' isn't it?
If this is Halfords, what is the Civic Type R?I love the seats and hate the screens. 5 door only now isn't it? If so off my radar anyway.
Sure it will be a great choice to drive as a daily from a dynamics perspective, and whilst its' styling is blander than a bland thing, that's not an issue to me for a daily.
But bloody hell - that interior! It looks like various design folk from various parts of VW's vast global empire each had responsibility for a very small part in isolation, and then VW just threw those parts together somewhat randomly. It's an incoherent mess, and in my eyes looks like it was built down to a price. Inside doesn't look worthy of a £20K car, never mind £35K. Couldn't/wouldn't live with that on a daily.
But bloody hell - that interior! It looks like various design folk from various parts of VW's vast global empire each had responsibility for a very small part in isolation, and then VW just threw those parts together somewhat randomly. It's an incoherent mess, and in my eyes looks like it was built down to a price. Inside doesn't look worthy of a £20K car, never mind £35K. Couldn't/wouldn't live with that on a daily.
Reconfigured bump stops! Whoop-di-do! Looks like they’ve spent the absolute minimum to refresh it a bit for another cycle so they can stuff the bigger margin into the electric ones. Probably saved a few quid with replacing switches with the screens. One day switches will be back as premium extras on luxury sportscars, like manual boxes, mark my words!
Jesus, who took the jam out of your donut mr aggressive?
Nothing wrong with wanting your car to look the part.
Nothing wrong with wanting your car to look the part.
Escort Si-130 said:
yuk at BBS rims, they are so outdated.
You would buy a car for just to pop in to Sainsburys and wonder what everyone thinks of you, how completely pathetic
You would buy a car for just to pop in to Sainsburys and wonder what everyone thinks of you, how completely pathetic
Antj said:
Bland - yes.
But as a 40 yr old i find myself really liking it, obviously the wheels need burning with copious amounts of fire and replaced with a set of BBS rims. but there is something to be said for those subtle plain looks, you have some oomph when you want it and when you pop to sainsburys you don't look like a douche with all your track winglets and Type R style rocket launchers all over the place.
The younger owners may not like it but the market who will have to foot the £40k price tag probably will.
I'd have one, just shame i'm not in the gang who can afford one......
But as a 40 yr old i find myself really liking it, obviously the wheels need burning with copious amounts of fire and replaced with a set of BBS rims. but there is something to be said for those subtle plain looks, you have some oomph when you want it and when you pop to sainsburys you don't look like a douche with all your track winglets and Type R style rocket launchers all over the place.
The younger owners may not like it but the market who will have to foot the £40k price tag probably will.
I'd have one, just shame i'm not in the gang who can afford one......
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