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Please compare the Leon ST, Golf R and S3 :-) all in same price range, same power, 4WD, same engine and available with DSG but different. Hot hatch for me as a daily would still have to be RS3.
Cool video really liked the various angles at the start very professional :) I agree as an overall package the golf r is hard to beat. Very practical for a family great daily and reasonable on track. Which is why I'm leaning to one OR a m140i.... Haha I can't decide
Can you post a link to the paddles please Luke? I’ve had my 2017 r 3dr for two weeks now, I have to be honest having been through m3’s and several Scoobys it’s the most complete car I’ve ever owned. At almost 50 that’s saying something. I drive at 10-2 on the wheel bulges and the standard paddles are towards out of reach. Thanks for the great content. Keep up the good work 😊
Loving the videos and the golf, maybe you could do a video after your trip going through the costs and tips of doing a trip like this to give everyone an idea. Planning to do a trip through Europe and your videos have been a great insight , keep up the good work! 👍
You simply have to drive all the cars in the segment for an equal amount of time and on the same roads with similar weather conditions AND also NOT be biased. Only then will I ever believe someone who says ‘this car’ or ‘that car’ is the best. Which is never. Because people’s personal opinions and all the little nuances will also unduly influence an outcome. Cool video as usual and an awesome trip.
Looks it. It really is a crap half arsed job! The visible blue on the drivers pillar where they couldn’t be arsed to wrap it green or full black really annoys me. Should have got the paintwork corrected then PPF’d
Great video! The 19" black pretorias are so sick. I have the standard cadiz wheels on mine and want to swap them, but it appears the pretorias are around £2k for a set on eBay :( Anyone got any ideas of how I could get them cheaper than that if that's even possible? Cheers in advance! (There are ones that arent genuine for cheaper but I'd prefer to stick to genuine)
I know you want genuine, but check out cm wheels, I swapped my cadiz wheels for cm wheels version of the black prets and you wouldn't know they weren't genuine👌🏻
jonny jones 😂 if you can afford a golf R then you can afford an RS3, owned pretty much all marques of golf including the supercharged Rallye The RS3 is something very special, if you don’t ever own one you won’t know what you have missed, think all of the best things from the last 40 years of VW and Audi and that’s the RS3
had 1 and sold after 6 months" rs3 saloon with apr stage 1" very fast yes! but fun?? maybe if your a Twat and wont to race everyone at the traffic lights!
That's a good thing to some people like myself. I don't want to stand out and have people try race me with kids in the back. Sure 10y ago I wouldn't touch a golf r. Now days it's an attractive package
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Just a note, try not to turn off the engine after driving hard, you’ll cook the turbo, let it cool down :), but good vids mate keep them coming !
Read its not an issue with new cars nowadays,
Some say you should let it idle for about a minute and others say its not necessary.
I usually do that don’t worry :) Thanks for the kind words!
Saif0412 when your turbo craps out, you’re going to wish you did it 🙂
Sorry mate, but god I hate that wrap! Can't wait till it's back to lapiz blue!!!
It seems you’re not the only one who has that view!
I like the matt finish, just not the colour. Also, wrapping the steering wheel emblem??! and not bothering with the door hinge, it's really jarring.
Would love to drive a m140i on those roads 😍 having the back end twitch as you accelerate hard out of those bends 👌🏽 great review love the golf r
Thanks buddy!
M140 for life
If you forget one thing whilst your on this road tour, make sure it’s that jacket 😂
One golf R ruined! Is the spoiler fitted properly? It moved when he tapped it. Don’t think that should happen!
You need to tune that thing big time
Please compare the Leon ST, Golf R and S3 :-) all in same price range, same power, 4WD, same engine and available with DSG but different. Hot hatch for me as a daily would still have to be RS3.
Those roads !! Beau Tee full !!
Cool video really liked the various angles at the start very professional :) I agree as an overall package the golf r is hard to beat. Very practical for a family great daily and reasonable on track. Which is why I'm leaning to one OR a m140i.... Haha I can't decide
Thanks buddy!
Can you post a link to the paddles please Luke? I’ve had my 2017 r 3dr for two weeks now, I have to be honest having been through m3’s and several Scoobys it’s the most complete car I’ve ever owned. At almost 50 that’s saying something. I drive at 10-2 on the wheel bulges and the standard paddles are towards out of reach. Thanks for the great content. Keep up the good work 😊
here u go bro www.dsg-paddles.com/
Loving the videos and the golf, maybe you could do a video after your trip going through the costs and tips of doing a trip like this to give everyone an idea. Planning to do a trip through Europe and your videos have been a great insight , keep up the good work! 👍
You simply have to drive all the cars in the segment for an equal amount of time and on the same roads with similar weather conditions AND also NOT be biased. Only then will I ever believe someone who says ‘this car’ or ‘that car’ is the best. Which is never. Because people’s personal opinions and all the little nuances will also unduly influence an outcome. Cool video as usual and an awesome trip.
Crocoman Absolutely true mate but having had many others I have to say the golf r ticks almost all the boxes
What sort of mpg are you getting on this road trip?
I averaged 31mpg
Did you tune the golf? Mad pops now!!
Nope, just in race mode!
Did you have the resonator delete in this video??
Is that a res delete?
You mentioned this was the first time you really pushed the car. Where in the video did you do that exactly? All I saw was putt putt....
Looking at getting a sunstrip on my golf r mk7.5. Does the rain sensor still work?
Yep!
Fancy comparing your Lapiz Blue to my White Silver? 😊
P.S. them road loads look amazing.
Sounds great :)
What exhaust do you have?
Standard exhaust with a res delete
great vid, need to check out that app
Thanks mate! Defo :)
nice video as always
Thanks mate!
@@hampshirephoto
thanks for the reply
Hi, I just bought the mk7.5 r but for some reason, I can't find the performance monitor, is it only available during race mode??
Removed for the 2019 model
Couch986 mine is 2018 tho
12:18 is that wrap peeling?
Looks it. It really is a crap half arsed job! The visible blue on the drivers pillar where they couldn’t be arsed to wrap it green or full black really annoys me. Should have got the paintwork corrected then PPF’d
What mpg did you get on your Euro trip?
Averaged 31mpg!
Thanks Luke.
GOLF R É FORTE DEMAIS
Video starts at 3:45
The MK7 R front end looks so much better than the MK7.5.
Beautiful
Great video! The 19" black pretorias are so sick. I have the standard cadiz wheels on mine and want to swap them, but it appears the pretorias are around £2k for a set on eBay :(
Anyone got any ideas of how I could get them cheaper than that if that's even possible? Cheers in advance! (There are ones that arent genuine for cheaper but I'd prefer to stick to genuine)
I know you want genuine, but check out cm wheels, I swapped my cadiz wheels for cm wheels version of the black prets and you wouldn't know they weren't genuine👌🏻
@@danburgephoto Cheers Dan. Do they have the VW center caps though?
@@SeanWalkerSW yeah but you'll need to buy VW badges to go over them. Look great 👌🏻
@@danburgephoto Cool. Did you tell your insurance? Cos its counts as a mod doesnt it?
@@SeanWalkerSW yep👍🏻
Had my golf r 7.5 for 3 months and I’ve done almost 10,000 km I have no idea how it went up that quick lmao
Tune tht bad boy big time
I want a mk6 golf R i love them!
The green looks awsome and the green vw badge on the steering wheel. F@#k the haters
I think this is a review for the road
AWD and 4WD aren't even the same system. AWD has three differentials, while 4WD has two differentials and a transfer case. Golf R is AWD..
My mistake..
The golf R has exhaust crackles without a tune?
Thomas Chung resonator delete
@@leweee I know with the mk7r and 8vs3 you need to get a tune, but i wasn't sure about the mk7.5. That's awesome!
The 7.5 has pops as standard, and they’re made louder by doing a res delete
Sorry but the editing at the start has got me shook
Kids been watching to much top gear
There’s no such thing as ‘too much top gear’ if you’re a petrolhead
Golf r vs bugatti or golf r vs space ship/ boat😂
Shot at 0:50 is ridiculous
Thanks!
Sorry but That sounds you can hear on camera is mostly soundaktor. Ypu need to turn it off
LOL Estate Variant ..the Estate is called Variant
Considering it lost 5-0 in the head to head against the RS3, no it’s not
Was anyone else waiting for him to get to the top so he could show us what was there? 😂
think the ultimate hatch has to be Fun! golfs are not fun like Audi lol
jonny jones 😂 if you can afford a golf R then you can afford an RS3, owned pretty much all marques of golf including the supercharged Rallye
The RS3 is something very special, if you don’t ever own one you won’t know what you have missed, think all of the best things from the last 40 years of VW and Audi and that’s the RS3
had 1 and sold after 6 months" rs3 saloon with apr stage 1" very fast yes! but fun?? maybe if your a Twat and wont to race everyone at the traffic lights!
The ONLY way you’ll know this car’s anything special is from the quad exhaust. Both exterior & interior are so generic & bland. 😴
That's a good thing to some people like myself. I don't want to stand out and have people try race me with kids in the back. Sure 10y ago I wouldn't touch a golf r. Now days it's an attractive package
AMG A35 over this all day long
Have u also driven mk7, does the extra gear make a diffrence?