RE: 2021 Volkswagen Golf R | UK Review
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macky17 said:
"It mightn't steer with the clarity of the last Golf R".
Always surprises me when I read something like this. I owned a mk7 R for 2 years and the inconsistency of the steering is why I sold it. Hate to think the new one manages to be worse. May just be me.
I have heard people say the steering improved in the facelift, maybe that's where this comes fromAlways surprises me when I read something like this. I owned a mk7 R for 2 years and the inconsistency of the steering is why I sold it. Hate to think the new one manages to be worse. May just be me.
HazzaT said:
macky17 said:
"It mightn't steer with the clarity of the last Golf R".
Always surprises me when I read something like this. I owned a mk7 R for 2 years and the inconsistency of the steering is why I sold it. Hate to think the new one manages to be worse. May just be me.
I have heard people say the steering improved in the facelift, maybe that's where this comes fromAlways surprises me when I read something like this. I owned a mk7 R for 2 years and the inconsistency of the steering is why I sold it. Hate to think the new one manages to be worse. May just be me.
wab172uk said:
Boring to look at. Crap interior. No nobs or buttons, and no manual option. How much ?????
If I had to have a car in that sector, I think I'd rather have an A35 AMG.
Must say I agree, saw one parked up recently and it was one of the most bland iterations of a Golf I’ve ever seen!If I had to have a car in that sector, I think I'd rather have an A35 AMG.
Anyway it’ll certainly fly well under the radar, imo.
SDK said:
Looks and sounds like a great car.
That basic RRP though
Add leather, 19 wheels and a few other options which should be standard and it's £44k.
The new S3 is actually cheaper
That's exactly what I commented in one of the other threads here; there's stuff which should be standard imo and before you know it you've added 10% to the price of car compared with the Mk7.5.That basic RRP though
Add leather, 19 wheels and a few other options which should be standard and it's £44k.The new S3 is actually cheaper
I don't have an issue with 5dr or DSG-only but I do hate 'non-handed' wheels (such as the standard 18s - they've done the same on the GTI too) so that'd mean upgrading to 19s which I also wouldn't do without the DCC... Add heated seats and 'anything other than white' and you're at £44-45k. Also why are there only 2 other colour options...?
wab172uk said:
Boring to look at. Crap interior. No nobs or buttons, and no manual option. How much ?????
If I had to have a car in that sector, I think I'd rather have an A35 AMG.
I'll be swapping from am A35 AMG to a Mk 8 R in June and hoping that the Mk 8 is better built than the A35. My wife nick named our current car 'Rattley' the A35 build quality is that bad.If I had to have a car in that sector, I think I'd rather have an A35 AMG.
Oh dear . I hate to be a stick in the mud because I'm sure that this is a brilliant car to drive. However £40,000 (plus extras ?) does seem an awful lot of money.
My own 2007 Edition 30 , that has only done 15,000 miles , ( I just don't get much chance to use to use it ,but I don't really want to sell it because I like it so much) was bought for around £21,000 when new and I suppose is now worth around about £12,000 . It's a lovely car - it does pretty well everything one could want it to do even in it's unmodified state.
I'm rambling on but hopefully you can see what I'm getting at.
As I said ,"oh dear",I do hate coming on here and slagging off perfectly lovely new cars.
My own 2007 Edition 30 , that has only done 15,000 miles , ( I just don't get much chance to use to use it ,but I don't really want to sell it because I like it so much) was bought for around £21,000 when new and I suppose is now worth around about £12,000 . It's a lovely car - it does pretty well everything one could want it to do even in it's unmodified state.
I'm rambling on but hopefully you can see what I'm getting at.
As I said ,"oh dear",I do hate coming on here and slagging off perfectly lovely new cars.
tiggyzak said:
Oh dear . I hate to be a stick in the mud because I'm sure that this is a brilliant car to drive. However £40,000 (plus extras ?) does seem an awful lot of money.
My own 2007 Edition 30 , that has only done 15,000 miles , ( I just don't get much chance to use to use it ,but I don't really want to sell it because I like it so much) was bought for around £21,000 when new and I suppose is now worth around about £12,000 . It's a lovely car - it does pretty well everything one could want it to do even in it's unmodified state.
I'm rambling on but hopefully you can see what I'm getting at.
As I said ,"oh dear",I do hate coming on here and slagging off perfectly lovely new cars.
When you adjust that for inflation and factor in the discounts available on these, they're much closer in price than it first seems. My own 2007 Edition 30 , that has only done 15,000 miles , ( I just don't get much chance to use to use it ,but I don't really want to sell it because I like it so much) was bought for around £21,000 when new and I suppose is now worth around about £12,000 . It's a lovely car - it does pretty well everything one could want it to do even in it's unmodified state.
I'm rambling on but hopefully you can see what I'm getting at.
As I said ,"oh dear",I do hate coming on here and slagging off perfectly lovely new cars.
That said, I'd rather have your Edition 30, can't be many with that mileage!
Panjy said:
How they got that signed off i don't know, it's got to be the worst looking car in its class.
I think the sector as a whole has been regressing for a while, to the point where I don't think any are truly desirable based on looks. Mazda 3 would probably get my vote as the most elegant, but the Focus, Astra, Leon, 1-Series, Megane, Civic etc. are all pretty terrible to look at IMO.cerb4.5lee said:
Mouse Rat said:
justa1972 said:
Where's the Video ?!
Police Interceptors, Channel 5, 8PM on Monday's
From the article: 'And nor do I think you'd ever drive a car like this so aggressively that it would actually slide on the public highway'.
Dan's clearly not a fan of Police Interceptors, he should watch a couple of episodes to see just how aggressively it is possible to drive one of these on a public highway!
Motormatt said:
cerb4.5lee said:
Mouse Rat said:
justa1972 said:
Where's the Video ?!
Police Interceptors, Channel 5, 8PM on Monday'sFrom the article: 'And nor do I think you'd ever drive a car like this so aggressively that it would actually slide on the public highway'.
Dan's clearly not a fan of Police Interceptors, he should watch a couple of episodes to see just how aggressively it is possible to drive one of these on a public highway!
Rather than engineering-in a drift mode, it’s a shame the Tefal-heads at VW didn’t spend more time and €€€ working on ways to stop the R being nicked with such monotonous regularity....
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