RE: 2021 Volkswagen Golf R | UK Review
Discussion
Augustus Windsock said:
Yeah but that’s the car being driven by village idiots with brains even smaller than their man vegetables, and who care not one jot at putting other road users, and pedestrians, at risk of serious injury or worse.
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....
Agreed, its scandalous that new cars are so easy to steal. All the tech and resource at the disposal of the worlds biggest companies and we're still relying on an 80's steering lock to do the job properly.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....
Still, should make for interesting viewing when the village idiots work out which of the 15 individual suspension settings is best for tackling inner city speed humps at triple digit speeds and which is best for light off-roading?
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
HardMiles said:
Another car for true dullards that don't actually like driving! YAWN!
Why not a write up on the new Noble or something that needs a driver to be at the helm, as opposed to a financed 12 years olds pops n farts mobile.
Why not a write up on the new Noble or something that needs a driver to be at the helm, as opposed to a financed 12 years olds pops n farts mobile.
Been sniffing the glue again? 
cerb4.5lee said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
HardMiles said:
Another car for true dullards that don't actually like driving! YAWN!
Why not a write up on the new Noble or something that needs a driver to be at the helm, as opposed to a financed 12 years olds pops n farts mobile.
Why not a write up on the new Noble or something that needs a driver to be at the helm, as opposed to a financed 12 years olds pops n farts mobile.
Been sniffing the glue again? and me! Brian_the_Snail said:
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.
The review seems pretty positive but I’m struggling to get too excited about the Mk8.
RelentlessForwardProgress said:
Just looked at this on the configurator- available in a massive 3 colours! The GTI looked to be 6 or 7. Nothing more interesting than a metallic red and the ubiquitous dark blue.
Oops, just saw someone had already noticed this.
Yes, this is what's concerning me. That and the DSG only option.Oops, just saw someone had already noticed this.
I also have a 7.5 310 with manual, (I really like a manual shift) and I will be sorry to see it go.
Car looks great but I'd like a different colour if I have to accept DSG
Defo needs the performance pack with the larger wheels and spoiler, give it a bit of presence
Id have liked to have heard dan how it compared to the Clubsport you recently reviewed, i.e. what is the best performance golf - sure thats to come
Serious money though with the performance pack and DCC chosen, and not special enough for that money even on an attractive PCP.
Id have liked to have heard dan how it compared to the Clubsport you recently reviewed, i.e. what is the best performance golf - sure thats to come
Serious money though with the performance pack and DCC chosen, and not special enough for that money even on an attractive PCP.
macky17 said:
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.
I owned a facelift (mk7.5 DSG) for 8 months and couldn't gel with it. I was reluctant to sell the car because its a handsome and appealing product but after persevering for long enough to appease my wife, I moved on.
A manual would have possibly added a layer of interaction, but ultimately it was the steering that killed if for me - totally lifeless. Dan draws exactly the same conclusion in reviewing the Clubsport last week (around 12 minutes in if memory serves).
Matt
No 3 door option. Completely off my wish list, having sold my 7.5r 3 door recently might have been tempted. Also, as many people have pointed out, the absence of tactile switches is a big off putter. My wifes Audi is also pretty poor with tiny, tiny knobs (yeah yeah..) that are difficult to see.
What is the matter with car makers these days? It's like some people you see walking about in weird clothes, clearly got up and dressed in the dark at a charity shop..
What is the matter with car makers these days? It's like some people you see walking about in weird clothes, clearly got up and dressed in the dark at a charity shop..
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