Volkswagen Golf 2020 ultimate review: the full truth about the 'new' MK8!

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    It’s the car that’s been 45 years in the making… Introducing the new Golf Mk8! It’s one of the most recognisable cars the world over, and the new version arrives with a sleeker exterior design and a total overhaul of the cabin, which includes a tonne of new tech! The most powerful edition of the Mk8 will be the GTE, which will combine a 1.4-litre TSI petrol engine with an electric motor to produce 241hp! But does this all-new class-leader offer enough to retain its crown? Join Mat for his ULTIMATE review to find out!
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  • @desmondmiles7471
    @desmondmiles7471 4 года назад +4266

    The law: no using your phone while driving
    Cars these days: everything is on touch screens like your phone

    • @senoow4215
      @senoow4215 4 года назад +34

      well those touch screens are related to the car, the phone not so much

    • @AwkwardYet
      @AwkwardYet 4 года назад +166

      Literally Tesla’s fault

    • @SaintRampalSpiritualLeader
      @SaintRampalSpiritualLeader 4 года назад +132

      @@AwkwardYet oh yes because they came up with touchscreen infotainment

    • @TheIrishmike1984
      @TheIrishmike1984 4 года назад +263

      Haha yeah, it's crazy how touching a mounted phone is illegal (UK) yet using a massive touchscreen in the car is somehow fine.

    • @ballathug8404
      @ballathug8404 4 года назад +44

      @@senoow4215 it's still distracting, as opposed to when cars didn't have apps on their menu

  • @yesyesnono6969
    @yesyesnono6969 4 года назад +1586

    mat : didn't poke the fake exhaust with the stick of truth
    me : *everything is a lie*

    • @mulsanne1
      @mulsanne1 4 года назад +6

      Our life is a lie

    • @Bikerbob88
      @Bikerbob88 4 года назад +8

      The stick of Truth xDxD

    • @faysalmullaire2263
      @faysalmullaire2263 4 года назад +3

      Give us the stick!

    • @onoff314
      @onoff314 4 года назад +1

      Not worth it anymore with 90% of cars failing the stick of truth

    • @exoroxx
      @exoroxx 4 года назад +1

      The new Golf is not even faking it. We're all lost!

  • @yugen8382
    @yugen8382 4 года назад +314

    Noone wants voice commands..
    Noone wants gesture controlls..
    Noone wants touch buttons...
    They're annoying and never work properly.
    Either put one high quality, highly responsive , high resolution touch screen. Or traditional buttons.

    • @christianminga90
      @christianminga90 4 года назад +14

      They are although cheaper for the car manufacturers. It's cheaper to build in a touchscreen or a screen instead of analogue instruments. Most of the people didn't get that yet, but it's true. The cars should be cheaper because of that. Insider information ;)

    • @MashabaZA
      @MashabaZA 3 года назад +2

      @@christianminga90 those trim items generally fade away after 4 years . Wear and tear etc. So perhaps with software upgrades, the digital systems can improve each year. VW drivers are very loyal. So will be good to see how this sells.

    • @caab0516
      @caab0516 3 года назад

      So basically either go Tesla or dont use touch?

    • @TheMstwntdLMSV123
      @TheMstwntdLMSV123 3 года назад

      Or both

    • @Quettesh
      @Quettesh 3 года назад

      back in my days...

  • @akselihillman4580
    @akselihillman4580 4 года назад +1196

    At least VW hasn't oversized the grille, just saying ;)

    • @marcofernandes581
      @marcofernandes581 4 года назад +15

      I see what you did here mate 😏😉

    • @fckSashka
      @fckSashka 4 года назад +46

      Big grills look good imo. It’s a matter of taste.

    • @lukezi3952
      @lukezi3952 4 года назад +60

      vanillo no, they dont. A 1.5l petrol doesnt need a massive grill for more and cooling performance. Looks ridiculous and out of place

    • @bigmac8160
      @bigmac8160 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, at least.

    • @stacia6678
      @stacia6678 4 года назад +5

      Lukas FoST They don’t need it, but how it looks is a matter of preference. I think big grills look bloody good.

  • @baronvonhoughton
    @baronvonhoughton 4 года назад +1461

    Apparently the brakes will be on a touch screen in the mark 9.

    • @jmml1
      @jmml1 4 года назад +37

      I believe you’re talking about a Tesla

    • @akairohoshi1872
      @akairohoshi1872 4 года назад +6

      You'd really like to stop time and progress, don't you?

    • @juliaalinaS
      @juliaalinaS 4 года назад +73

      @@akairohoshi1872 "Progress" that makes it harder to use while driving is hardly progress.

    • @N1ckZ
      @N1ckZ 4 года назад +15

      @@akairohoshi1872 I would. I definitely would

    • @akairohoshi1872
      @akairohoshi1872 4 года назад

      @@N1ckZ without technological progress we'd still sit in caves and use stone-tools to hunt animals, if that's what you want please go to some remote south American tribe. People are so ignorant these days...

  • @zrzmtz93
    @zrzmtz93 4 года назад +713

    Mat: "My bottoms cold!"
    Golf: "Sorry"
    Mat: "It's not your fault"

    • @adnaanashraf3643
      @adnaanashraf3643 4 года назад +26

      Thanks for the subtitles. Arent you going to do them for the whole video?

    • @user-vs9to3ng5x
      @user-vs9to3ng5x 4 года назад +5

      Mat: “Ma ba’em is cod”
      Golf: “Was?”

    • @mattcurlew9716
      @mattcurlew9716 4 года назад +4

      Yes I'm not deaf, thanks

    • @mubblemann
      @mubblemann 4 года назад +3

      Yeah we heard it too.

    • @everburn
      @everburn 4 года назад +1

      @@adnaanashraf3643 shots😂

  • @wolfschindler8921
    @wolfschindler8921 4 года назад +214

    Operating a touchscreen on a bumpy road is like trying to type on a keyboard after a bottle of whisky!

    • @icecreamforcrowhurst
      @icecreamforcrowhurst 3 года назад +7

      Yes so make sure you don’t touch the whiskey before going for a drive

  • @naveen5126
    @naveen5126 4 года назад +164

    "honey, there's a car on my computer"

  • @Wakabatan
    @Wakabatan 4 года назад +874

    Shouting "My ass is hot" to a car is probably a thing we'd never expect to do in 2020 but here we are now.

    • @MighyMe
      @MighyMe 4 года назад +13

      Wakaba-tan Good it’s still 2019

    • @katmaur6949
      @katmaur6949 4 года назад +3

      IS it rude?

    • @Luis-cr1tw
      @Luis-cr1tw Год назад

      If she answered would be amazing😁 grear feature

  • @fatihsapanoglu3236
    @fatihsapanoglu3236 4 года назад +477

    “Size does matter”
    Confidence: aight imma head out

    • @JustinAbroad
      @JustinAbroad 4 года назад +28

      My gf said Mines the smallest she's had

    • @abdullahsaleh3266
      @abdullahsaleh3266 4 года назад +23

      @@JustinAbroad That's sad man

    • @akrammlt
      @akrammlt 4 года назад +12

      @@JustinAbroad brave fella, going where every man has gone before

    • @AwkwardYet
      @AwkwardYet 4 года назад +9

      Tidwell imagine having a girlfriend, can’t relate

    • @user-sr6ys3ff8g
      @user-sr6ys3ff8g 4 года назад +1

      Tidwell must feel weird to have a talking hand

  • @mattseaman5397
    @mattseaman5397 4 года назад +111

    2:54 They moved the steering wheel from the right to the left side!
    What a revolutionary idea!!!

    • @nateisright
      @nateisright 4 года назад

      Matt Seaman Progress

    • @stuarttimocin7929
      @stuarttimocin7929 4 года назад +4

      No in Europe they drive in the right hand side whereas in U.K./IRE they drive on the left. The models shown were most likely just different country models.

    • @romips9839
      @romips9839 4 года назад +13

      That's just how vw golf are. The first generation used to have steering wheel in the middle

    • @stacia6678
      @stacia6678 4 года назад +2

      Dylan Jacobs The third generation had it in the outer windshield, you had to face your arse forwards.

    • @reece005
      @reece005 3 года назад

      Lol 😂

  • @user4732_
    @user4732_ 2 года назад +116

    I had the chance to drive a 2021 Golf and I can honestly say the the digital controls were very incovenient to use. In the dark, evening turning the volume up/down was a quite a task. Too much technology perhaps not supported by a well thought-out layout and usability, which is surprising being a VW.
    .

    • @marchiano5933
      @marchiano5933 2 года назад

      There is steering wheel buttons too right?

    • @nickgreen7954
      @nickgreen7954 Год назад

      @@marchiano5933 yes there is

    • @Bahle_Gaji
      @Bahle_Gaji Год назад

      @@marchiano5933 touch ones yes

    • @eek8605
      @eek8605 Год назад +4

      I test drove and probably will pull the trigger on the 2022 golf, i quite like it all touch screen, but then again, my generation or age group grew up on tech, if thats the right choice of words, so it felt normal for me.

    • @katiecannon8186
      @katiecannon8186 Год назад

      @@eek8605. I have a 7. I actually love the 8. And I’m old. Lol.

  • @eddieallen6401
    @eddieallen6401 4 года назад +545

    Jesus when did pressing a button to switch on your heated seats become such a bloody hardship.

    • @justmechanicthings
      @justmechanicthings 4 года назад +61

      around the time turning a key became too labour intensive

    • @kzero1499
      @kzero1499 4 года назад +7

      Truly the epitome of first world problems

    • @BFIFE22G35
      @BFIFE22G35 4 года назад +47

      @@justmechanicthings Push button start is at least more convenient than using a key. Those climate and volume controls will take more time and effort to get them to the setting you actually want than a normal knob

    • @justmechanicthings
      @justmechanicthings 4 года назад +1

      @@BFIFE22G35 Not necessarily, in the early days of push button start you were still required to insert a key and turn the ignition on. like in the 2005 Civic f series. but yes the digital climate controls are more fiddly

    • @vitaliimykytenko8612
      @vitaliimykytenko8612 4 года назад

      IDK how disabled you are, to have to go through a struggle from using 2 fingers.

  • @georgechivu4226
    @georgechivu4226 4 года назад +3544

    This is not a people's car anymore. It's a rich kid's first car.

    • @seanmcd72
      @seanmcd72 4 года назад +189

      George, it's 2019 now, soon to be 2020. Try and keep up.

    • @Mk7adxm
      @Mk7adxm 4 года назад +172

      Sean M stfu people can drive what they want

    • @DaMafiaGamer
      @DaMafiaGamer 4 года назад +71

      It’s a car that can have loads of problem, especially the mk6 tsi with the dsg gearbox and don’t forget the mk6 1.6 tdi with its ‘glow plug’ issues (hint, it’s never the glow plugs that need changing). As my second car it’s good but fairly unreliable, maybe I got two lemons. Who knows. My 2005 polo was more reliable lol! Good old German engineering...

    • @forza223bowe5
      @forza223bowe5 4 года назад +25

      DaMafiaGamer My MK7 has been fine, but I wouldn’t like to own it out of warranty

    • @DaMafiaGamer
      @DaMafiaGamer 4 года назад +13

      Forza223 Bowe yeah I’ve heard the mk7 is quite reliable lol. All extras from the mk6 come by default in the mk7. But did you know that some mk6 1.4 tsi had a turbo and a supercharger (making it faster than the mk7 tsi) I had the max spec one which was 180bhp, although it had gearbox problems, value problems, hell the engine was replaced too! It was and still is a very fun car to drive, I think it also had a stage 2 tune done to it, it was literally a seat cupra in the shape of a vw. You’d get an adrenaline rush every time you’d floor it.

  • @atomalbert
    @atomalbert 4 года назад +33

    Would’ve been perfect if they kept the mk7/7.5 physical buttons

  • @michaolegario5451
    @michaolegario5451 3 года назад +4

    at 13:08 I thought Matt was gonna say that the bottle would stand still on the lever..LOL

  • @saadalishaikh8300
    @saadalishaikh8300 4 года назад +1442

    Honestly I’ll always prefer pressing buttons instead of arguing with the lady 😂

    • @Preyser123
      @Preyser123 4 года назад +35

      Greetings from South Africa. I fully agree as a blind person (25 years old). Physical push-buttons are the way to go. Golf 4/5/6 1.6 petrol and manual transmition for the win!

    • @jasonb23
      @jasonb23 4 года назад +19

      @@Preyser123 how can you type if youre blind

    • @DAZZER435
      @DAZZER435 4 года назад +19

      @@jasonb23 Being blind does not mean no sight whatsoever.

    • @Alishaan2002
      @Alishaan2002 4 года назад +3

      Google speech to text?

    • @Preyser123
      @Preyser123 4 года назад +18

      To put it simply, it's text-to-speech software that is installed on my laptop computer.

  • @scottiesimpsons5229
    @scottiesimpsons5229 4 года назад +1054

    The 7 face lift is the nicest one they’ve made

    • @fredfinks
      @fredfinks 4 года назад +9

      I bought my first ever new car, the polo gti. The changes theyve made to both are great. Everyone comments on how nice it looks, but i didnt buy it for other people, i bought it for me and am i happy! There a few things wrong with it though but i can live with it (the car is awesome in all other areas) 1. The brakes are super sensitive, too sensitive at low speeds / traffic. Ive seen quite a few other people complain about this also, its very hard to always come to smooth stop without a jerk forward from momentum. 2. the engine bay heats up the cabin air intake. i.e. outside ambient air temp is 19c, climate temp control set to lowest (aircon off). Drive around and air coming in is heated to ~28c. Thats just plain wrong. No other car ive ever had in my decades of driving has done this. You shouldnt have to use aircon all the time.

    • @darrenh5745
      @darrenh5745 4 года назад +30

      True! 7 exterior and this interior would be perfect!

    • @thomasthereal4067
      @thomasthereal4067 4 года назад +2

      @@darrenh5745 yea, Golf VII is great, I drive an used one. Any questions? ;)

    • @christianj252
      @christianj252 4 года назад +17

      Mk8 looks like a Toyota Corolla Hatchback now, although it has every right to be ugly and weird because it’s Toyota. Golf is supposed to look sensible and refined.

    • @maxi-g
      @maxi-g 4 года назад +1

      @@darrenh5745 no norlt true

  • @mikkostratos5177
    @mikkostratos5177 4 года назад +13

    Amazing video!! I like your energy while presenting cars! :D

  • @autonewstv86
    @autonewstv86 3 года назад +121

    *The fog lights looks exactly just like the Kia and Posrsche*

    • @j_hakann
      @j_hakann 3 года назад +35

      Ah yes, the good old Posrsche

    • @mirilondondrift
      @mirilondondrift 3 года назад +5

      Posrsche

    • @gedon4713
      @gedon4713 3 года назад +4

      John3:16
      For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son FOR OUR SINS so whoever believeth in him shall not perish but have eternal life

  • @aleksandarpetrushevski2095
    @aleksandarpetrushevski2095 4 года назад +169

    12:14 old guy staring at Matt from the van lmaoo

  • @hananas2
    @hananas2 4 года назад +1122

    The front reminds me of a renault to be honest

    • @stephon4858
      @stephon4858 4 года назад +20

      Hannessomething thats what I thought it was at first

    • @falcongamer58
      @falcongamer58 4 года назад +3

      Which renault?

    • @Rob6MSTV
      @Rob6MSTV 4 года назад +35

      Megane 100%

    • @falcongamer58
      @falcongamer58 4 года назад +1

      @@Rob6MSTV oh ok

    • @minjaijung
      @minjaijung 4 года назад +9

      I can kind of see the new Megane, I agree

  • @rafaelmiranda4109
    @rafaelmiranda4109 3 года назад +7

    How funny is it to notice that you recorded this video around my town. Hope you enjoyed Castelo de Paiva - Portugal :)

  • @francescodt
    @francescodt 4 года назад +166

    Your reviews are sooo funny lol 😂😂 it's always a pleasure to watch them.

  • @11LK
    @11LK 4 года назад +539

    I’m glad manual gear lever is not on touch screen !

    • @danielleroux6490
      @danielleroux6490 4 года назад +14

      @mumad usman Real drivers drive manual, period. #savethemanuals

    • @roconnor01
      @roconnor01 4 года назад +2

      Or the steering wheel!

    • @henryzr23
      @henryzr23 3 года назад +1

      @@roconnor01 😂

    • @ethanstenner9397
      @ethanstenner9397 3 года назад

      roconnor01 Mercedes is typing...

    • @TheBizzle90
      @TheBizzle90 3 года назад +1

      I hope VW wont read this comment. You might bring them on idea's 🤫😮...

  • @timotej292
    @timotej292 4 года назад +1058

    This trend of making all buttons into cheap lcd touch screens is so god damn annoying and dissapointing.
    LCD screens in cars age far worse than any button, making them look old and obsolete quickly.
    What happened to well designed physical buttons with that "ahh feels good" fellling when you hear them click or rotate.

    • @sten260
      @sten260 4 года назад +37

      its cheaper to manufacture the screens and put everything in the software than to build the physical buttons

    • @minciNashu
      @minciNashu 4 года назад +58

      Built in obsolence.. That's the point, replace your car quickly

    • @sebastien4565
      @sebastien4565 4 года назад +28

      You're right, first thing I thought when I saw the interior and lack of physical buttons is: Holy shit, this is not gonna age well!

    • @streaky81
      @streaky81 4 года назад +15

      Inverse is true. If the manufacturer can be bothered they can update it as time goes on and make it better. I'd rather it was android but what the hey. I can show you cars from 5 years ago without LCDs where the controls look all kinds of outdated, don't think that's a valid argument. Strong argument for is it's less mechanical crap to go wrong. It's also, yes, cheaper. What I suspect will actually happen is you'll end up with a cottage industry of people writing new OS' for it and coming up with ways to reskin..

    • @timotej292
      @timotej292 4 года назад +9

      @@streaky81
      For my tase most of the time the car had a poor interior design, it had a bunch of screens. And they always came with a sloppy designed operating system.
      Of course it's cost savings. Companies are getting really good at optimising their processes - using screens, same technolgy, design, chassis for different car models, sharing what works between brands (škoda, vw, seat ...). It's become something of an art form, how to squeeze as much profit out of an existing product as possible, finding out what people dont care about, so you can replace it with a cheaper material. One example I can think of is fiat and jeep, both owned by the same company. If you look in the interior of both cars they straight up look the same. So it makes no difference if you buy a 40 000 jeep or a 15 000 fiat, you get the same shitty lcd design and copy pasted interior look.
      To be fair though fiat tipo has a nice combination of buttons and a screen in the center console.
      Making an elegant design combining both physical buttons and lcd screen would not be much more expensive. As we established though, why would they bother, lcd is cheaper and faster.
      And to top it all off, craming all this electronics in the car is making them more complicated to fix and preventing owners from doing their own repair.

  • @tatendaguzuzu4290
    @tatendaguzuzu4290 3 года назад +3

    One thing i like about VW golf is that it maintains ts original design.....you can follow it through from generation 1 of the golf up to the latest one

  • @smangankabinde3410
    @smangankabinde3410 Год назад +3

    "Hello Volkswagen, I've got a hot ass"🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @johnmichaelcruz962
    @johnmichaelcruz962 4 года назад +220

    2:55 Mrk8 has a big change. Its steering wheel is now in left side 😂

    • @beangz2981
      @beangz2981 4 года назад +1

      isnt the one he's reviewing is in Germany or somethin?

    • @vasilepuscasu3048
      @vasilepuscasu3048 4 года назад +6

      It has a German registration number

    • @Anonym-kd5wf
      @Anonym-kd5wf 4 года назад +19

      You Brits drive on the wrong side

    • @vasilepuscasu3048
      @vasilepuscasu3048 4 года назад +2

      @@Anonym-kd5wf everyone was walking on the left side hundreds of years back

    • @xavierwastaken6891
      @xavierwastaken6891 4 года назад +7

      Fun fact this video was actually recorded around my hometown of Castelo de Paiva, Portugal. Pretty much everyone i know has been seeing these golfs for a while now and we were wondering what they were for. Now we know.

  • @jones780
    @jones780 4 года назад +203

    That opening of every model golf was beautiful. 😍

    • @stophatingmichael6767
      @stophatingmichael6767 4 года назад

      Ya

    • @RobRandomVids
      @RobRandomVids 4 года назад

      I thought the mk2 always had twin headlamps though. What's going on there?

    • @RJ-qx2fy
      @RJ-qx2fy 4 года назад

      Robert B im pretty sure twin lights was an optional extra.

    • @SilentPlayThroughs
      @SilentPlayThroughs 4 года назад

      Robert B GTI models only have twin headlight

    • @heffe1557
      @heffe1557 4 года назад

      @@SilentPlayThroughs GTI's got them standard, but my normal mk2 got twins aswell

  • @AbdellahIdazzi
    @AbdellahIdazzi 4 года назад +4

    I love your reviews, informative and funny at the same time LOL

  • @lahonymanor2927
    @lahonymanor2927 3 года назад +2

    This interior Speedo design has been on Citroen C4 Picasso's since 2013. Most reviewers complained about there not being buttons and will all touchscreen! I guess it's good this vw incorporates the touch slide system and screen system. I do love the dual colour screens in my Citroen C4 Picasso and nice to see other manufacturers are incorporating 2 colour screen's.

  • @jolyonpalmer4527
    @jolyonpalmer4527 4 года назад +99

    7:15 why does this sound familiar lol

  • @coltontennis2012
    @coltontennis2012 4 года назад +153

    12:17 anyone else notice the man just starring at Matt? 😂

    • @msquared6695
      @msquared6695 4 года назад +3

      Colton Hess thinking what wizardry is this before my eyes 😂

    • @danielpovoas1
      @danielpovoas1 4 года назад +1

      It’s Portugal 😂

  • @sandropeixoto2623
    @sandropeixoto2623 4 года назад +6

    Hello. It's nice to see high quality reviews in my country, specially near the city I live. Congratulations for one more great review.

  • @teyodeeyt783
    @teyodeeyt783 3 года назад +9

    That "what the fuck is it doin?" Killed me xDDDD

  • @anassberrady5878
    @anassberrady5878 4 года назад +234

    "Size does matter despite what anyone may claim" matt watson late 2019

    • @puttitat2851
      @puttitat2851 4 года назад +2

      So does the number of T's

    • @jansteen5640
      @jansteen5640 4 года назад +3

      @TANORWAY That's not what she said last saturday!

  • @numbereightyseven
    @numbereightyseven 4 года назад +994

    Mk 7's are going to retain their values well, aren't they.

    • @xblfanatic360
      @xblfanatic360 4 года назад +13

      numbereightyseven very well lol

    • @brandonlee7382
      @brandonlee7382 4 года назад +55

      After a second look the mk8 does look alot better
      I own the mk7 btw

    • @haraldkaindl504
      @haraldkaindl504 4 года назад +128

      @@brandonlee7382 Did you have a lot of alcoholic beverages before your second look?

    • @slantblant1
      @slantblant1 4 года назад +4

      I agree. They did a good job with the GLI this time around. The golf on the other hand doesn’t look too enticing.

    • @deadeye770
      @deadeye770 4 года назад

      Doubt.

  • @kuzzad
    @kuzzad 4 года назад +5

    I'm ngl I love this car and own one - it ain't as bad as many people are making it out to be - step to the future, best Golf so far 👌🏽 you can't judge it if you haven't driven/got used to it really

  • @halilhadzisadikovic672
    @halilhadzisadikovic672 2 года назад +5

    Golf 8 has amazing driving feeling, its built like tank and it is SOOOO so comfortable i have 1.0 TSI on open road it is consuming 5.5 liters per 100 km its amazing car and it has so good equipment

  • @MischiefMan111
    @MischiefMan111 4 года назад +116

    No one likes golf when the fresh one comes out but after abit everyone fells in love with it

    • @LittleLightIsaOnce
      @LittleLightIsaOnce 4 года назад +17

      Im pretty sure the mk5, 6 are the uglies and ppl agree. Well now its the mk8
      (The ass looks good tho)

    • @nathandepasquale9571
      @nathandepasquale9571 4 года назад +12

      Noooo they don't.

    • @Ryo-xx1lm
      @Ryo-xx1lm 4 года назад +50

      The 7 was beautiful since the start.

    • @aryarock22
      @aryarock22 4 года назад +18

      Don’t know why everyone’s shitting on this I think it looks good

    • @xxxmass
      @xxxmass 4 года назад +2

      @@Ryo-xx1lm BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @cherryave5707
    @cherryave5707 4 года назад +47

    12:20 that guy in the van is starring at Matt like he is crazy 😂

  • @send0gz
    @send0gz 3 года назад

    I've just started watching u tonight in search for a car for myself....and...I couldn't stop! always crack me up! and is that a steve furtick /elevation worship ur listening too? no wonder . good man!

  • @TheGloryx112
    @TheGloryx112 3 года назад +5

    13:55 , why did the logo flip ? Im so confused xD
    Looks so funny

    • @Carcode
      @Carcode 3 года назад +4

      It’s the reversing camera retracting, hope this helps :)

  • @xmarcika
    @xmarcika 4 года назад +491

    It’s just me or The front of “new” golf looks like Toyota auris? 🤔

    • @danielglsner7548
      @danielglsner7548 4 года назад +20

      Sund4nce so truuue 😂😂
      maybe its like a "atleast we want to look reliable" kinda thing 😅

    • @filipepaninho6558
      @filipepaninho6558 4 года назад +8

      Looks like! But worse...

    • @gky3019
      @gky3019 4 года назад +1

      so true

    • @1244mantis
      @1244mantis 4 года назад +14

      I think more like Renault Megan

    • @Zerofightervi
      @Zerofightervi 4 года назад +22

      The Toyota looks better.

  • @dakrontu
    @dakrontu 4 года назад +104

    Like all screen-based control systems, you can't adjust anything without taking your eyes off the road to do intricate actions that require visually selecting between widgets and hand-eye coordination to make precise contact with the screen. Back in the old days, every car control could be handled by groping for it and recognising it by its shape, while keeping one's eyes on the road.
    Just as using mobile phones while driving is illegal in the UK, use of touch-screens needs to be regulated too, and car companies producing cars depending on these screens need to re-think how they work.

    • @minstrelofMir
      @minstrelofMir 4 года назад +1

      good points

    • @tdpg12
      @tdpg12 4 года назад +2

      This is very true. Mazda has researched screens and distraction. Their cars have a very minimalistic screen. Which is controlled by a knob. Some don’t like it, say it’s too basic & not much flare . But after test driving I do see it as less of a distraction. Guess it depends on your liking.

    • @prinsfloor
      @prinsfloor 4 года назад +7

      Being an interaction designer I know for a fact that tactile feedback from physical buttons offers safer and better interaction in a car than any touch screen.

    • @1blackballed
      @1blackballed 4 года назад +2

      For this reason I took my touchscreen media system out and replaced it with a new one with buttons for all my media functions and it's much easier to work with while driving.

    • @1kiwigary
      @1kiwigary 4 года назад +2

      Too true mate. Try using the touch screen on a bumpy New Zealand road in a Golf R. Can't touch the same place twice. Great drive though

  • @naoyukisasanami
    @naoyukisasanami 4 года назад +10

    I decided to invest and stay with GTI mark 5 that has cuteness i want as "hatch"

  • @martinm2921
    @martinm2921 3 года назад +5

    really didnt like the front of it at first but the more i see it the more i like it. and now i think i like the look more than the mk 7.

  • @olivershutt2885
    @olivershutt2885 4 года назад +95

    Mat: places water bottle on gear stick
    Me: he's never going to balance that...

    • @joesimpson4473
      @joesimpson4473 4 года назад

      I was left wondering why he didn’t just use the cup holder

  • @lagundafire
    @lagundafire 4 года назад +425

    Emissions down 80%. Sounds like VW been sniffing the paint again.

    • @johnnste1
      @johnnste1 4 года назад +13

      They’ve been producing lower emission engines than most of their competitors for a long time. www.theguardian.com/technology2016/sep/19/many-car-brands-emit-more-pollution-than-volkswagen-report-finds

    • @jay-uo2bi
      @jay-uo2bi 4 года назад +21

      @@johnnste1 wooosh

    • @vitaliimykytenko8612
      @vitaliimykytenko8612 4 года назад

      I mean, they have sniffing batteries that they are going to instal into their lineup of electric cars.

    • @kojobaidoo5422
      @kojobaidoo5422 4 года назад +1

      hahahhahahahahahhahahhaah

    • @derweiehelge9087
      @derweiehelge9087 4 года назад +15

      @@johnnste1 There's a difference between making engines that actually create less emissions and developing software that regulates them to get through emission tests, but then gets disabled while on the street.

  • @damionmandy7978
    @damionmandy7978 2 года назад +2

    I like the regular golf, a shame it isn't available in the US only the GTI and R models are sold here.

  • @SilverShamrock71
    @SilverShamrock71 4 года назад +45

    I think VW have pretty much optimised the chassis design, hence the new versions are basically face-lift design tweaks, love the new rear badges

  • @yobama8344
    @yobama8344 4 года назад +370

    This is what 2019 did to the golf

  • @HH-ph3gq
    @HH-ph3gq 4 года назад +35

    12:11 He's thinking "What the f is wrong with this man" 😂🤣

  • @ricolasbest6861
    @ricolasbest6861 Год назад +3

    MK8 looks best. But, in the UK, it costs exactly the same as the Audi A3. Why on earth would anyone in the UK pick the golf over the A3?

  • @andrewmontague2636
    @andrewmontague2636 4 года назад +12

    Looks terrific. Can’t wait to see and to drive one. Great review 👍🏼

  • @AshleyTyagi
    @AshleyTyagi 4 года назад +130

    12:14 the man looking into your golf

  • @93Alexchelsea
    @93Alexchelsea 4 года назад +92

    I thought at the beginning that this was an Auris 🤣

    • @edwardvalivonis23
      @edwardvalivonis23 4 года назад +2

      Looks more like Astra

    • @Alishaan2002
      @Alishaan2002 4 года назад +1

      The front gives me a Renault clio vibe (the new ones)

    • @edwardvalivonis23
      @edwardvalivonis23 4 года назад +3

      Today's cars just wanna be the same. I remember my second gen Golf, that was nice

    • @TheJango997
      @TheJango997 4 года назад +2

      I thought it was a Renault when I saw the thumbnail :D

    • @glorious_help
      @glorious_help 4 года назад

      Despite looking just like golf 7 or 6 or 5

  • @monyepaomaake7334
    @monyepaomaake7334 3 года назад +2

    I like this guy's review, makes the review more interesting 😁

  • @tiagoagfaria
    @tiagoagfaria 3 года назад +1

    Hello Mat, how did you like Portugal? Big fan of your reviews.

  • @TheAshlovesu
    @TheAshlovesu 4 года назад +42

    2:14 me pulling on a Friday night

  • @andersforsman4289
    @andersforsman4289 4 года назад +93

    5:48 - "Hello Volkswagen, I've got a hot ass!"
    Volkswagen AI replies - "Search for a harbour nearby"
    Now, that's an interesting answer... 😉

    • @MarkJT1000
      @MarkJT1000 4 года назад +4

      To find you some water to cool your hot ass in.

    • @murattek
      @murattek 4 года назад +1

      @@MarkJT1000 or search for harbour workers

  • @jerryrawlings8885
    @jerryrawlings8885 3 года назад +5

    If it werent for the touchscreen heater controls I'd give this car a 9 out of 10 more roomy up front than the mk 7 handles better just not sure if it will be reliable, the one I tested would increase in revs after the car stopped.

  • @martinmcgoldrick1357
    @martinmcgoldrick1357 4 года назад +183

    You deliberately missed all the cost cutting in the new golf

    • @thelatman9397
      @thelatman9397 3 года назад +11

      Yet picked up on them in the Leon...

    • @user-bx6lf3pb4v
      @user-bx6lf3pb4v 3 года назад +1

      @@antonthompson7838 haven’t seen it live, but other reviews criticised the paint job ist lazy, interior gaps and material and the infotainment system.

    • @blahdiblah2169
      @blahdiblah2169 3 года назад +6

      I like Golfs, but I would buy a model a year earlier just to avoid the "gimmick touch" and swipe. That crap doesn't even work correctly.

  • @tomrichter7979
    @tomrichter7979 4 года назад +48

    2:55 yeah they even put the steering wheel on the correct side ;)

    • @everburn
      @everburn 4 года назад

      You mean wrong side

    • @everburn
      @everburn 4 года назад

      You mean wrong side. Right hand steering wheel is the way😂

    • @everburn
      @everburn 4 года назад +1

      @ I catch your drift😉

  • @super8927
    @super8927 4 года назад +94

    Mk 7.5 best golf ever
    Mk 8 Mehhh
    I want buttons while I'm driving!!! Carmakers, give me back the buttons!!!

    • @NA-mm5nb
      @NA-mm5nb 4 года назад +1

      7.5 is awful had mine 6 months and already getting rid. Base golfs are criminally overpriced.

    • @sushi777300
      @sushi777300 4 года назад +2

      The 8 won't be a success
      The 9 will have real buttons again

  • @chrisgregory5531
    @chrisgregory5531 3 года назад

    Matt, I had a golf gti on hire last week, the little narrow storage next to the DSG is the ideal size for a Mars Duo bar 👍😂🤣

  • @Mr.tech-it
    @Mr.tech-it 4 года назад +9

    11:38 It seems that you changed the way it would park by touching the screen.

  • @kevink1595
    @kevink1595 4 года назад +33

    I’ve owned 16 VWs over the years...thrilled I got my 2018 Golf R 7.5....WAY better looking!

    • @KING0SISQO
      @KING0SISQO 4 года назад +1

      Only now after seeing it. You’re finally thrilled 😂

  • @dun8410
    @dun8410 4 года назад +212

    I will vote on the look when they release the GTi and R

    • @privatniprofil5762
      @privatniprofil5762 4 года назад +5

      Kings Man when they do Trim Facelift GTD I will judge too

    • @MrTARIQSs
      @MrTARIQSs 4 года назад +3

      ThunderGoatz yeah, the gti will basically be a lowered version of that with red stripes and slightly larger rims

    • @privatniprofil5762
      @privatniprofil5762 4 года назад

      Tariq you forgot another seats, materials, grill, exhaust, and many more things

    • @richboy900
      @richboy900 4 года назад

      Wasn't there a picture of the mk8 GTI testing, looked very similar to this one, but it was in black

    • @MrTARIQSs
      @MrTARIQSs 4 года назад +1

      Ajde Važi there actually has been a leaked pic of the gti and many thought it was the r because of the Pretoria rims but it’s clearly identical to the camo’d prototype in both stance and bumpers

  • @ThboyzOG
    @ThboyzOG 4 года назад +3

    I would love to have one! Looks awsome

  • @edgarmagalhaes18
    @edgarmagalhaes18 4 года назад +2

    Not a single shout out for testing it in Portugal, you bastard! 🤣🇵🇹
    Great reviews Matt, keep up the great work! 😃

  • @uvesan7603
    @uvesan7603 4 года назад +37

    You forgot to poke it with a stick😂😂

  • @stijnhs
    @stijnhs 4 года назад +79

    Matt: I got a hot ass
    VW: *searching for harbour nearby*
    Well, technically you can go to the harbour to dip your bottom in the water in order to cool it down, soooooo....

    • @acchaladka
      @acchaladka 4 года назад +2

      Stijn de Heus I was thinking the sailors would quite like Mat’s bum but, that water thing too, yes.

    • @ryuhayashi97
      @ryuhayashi97 4 года назад +2

      The golf learnt humour. Most advance AI for a car

    • @yosangle
      @yosangle 4 года назад +2

      @@acchaladka wtf

    • @gtigaming3059
      @gtigaming3059 4 года назад

      lol

    • @acchaladka
      @acchaladka 4 года назад

      yos angle Obviously you are unaware of the homoerotic history of this channel and Mat. That’s okay tho.

  • @milinddixit6583
    @milinddixit6583 4 года назад

    I hope they use a normal size DSG stick in the Golf R and GTI because changing gears using that micro-stick will be tricky. Not to mention being a weird feeling. I use both paddles and stick in my MK7.

  • @AS-el4ft
    @AS-el4ft 4 года назад +32

    I was almost sure to replace my current mk7 with the mk8 until I had the chance for a test drive. Trying to change ac temperature or turning on the heated seats while driving turned out to be pretty dangerous because you can't do it without browsing through menus on the touch screen. In addition to the heavy use of hard plastics the test drive was pretty sobering and I decided to do a direct comparison with the new Mazda 3.
    Result: I bought the Mazda.

    • @hamzasbai3831
      @hamzasbai3831 4 года назад +1

      Wise choice! These VW cars have no soul anymore.

  • @gandoreeduard6481
    @gandoreeduard6481 4 года назад +26

    2:56 wow they really redone it ,they even put the steering wheel on the other side

    • @ws5712
      @ws5712 4 года назад +1

      The right side is on the left side

  • @vladen14
    @vladen14 4 года назад +50

    I absolutely hate this "touchscreens are better than buttons" NO THEIR FKING NOT

    • @bulviutechnika
      @bulviutechnika 4 года назад

      Jealous? :) touchscreens are great for me

    • @vladen14
      @vladen14 4 года назад +4

      @@bulviutechnika tell me one thing a touchscreen can do that a button can't. Of course I'm not talking about the infotainment.

    • @bulviutechnika
      @bulviutechnika 4 года назад

      Touchscreen less boring. Less scratched, easier to clean. Just looks modern - just like a phone, unless you prefer a button phone as well :)

    • @CartubeCoIl
      @CartubeCoIl 4 года назад +6

      @@vladen14 Yap, I hate the touch buttons on the steering wheel all benz models - you have to swipe uncomfortably to change songs. Touch climate control? such a stupid idea....

    • @vladen14
      @vladen14 4 года назад +3

      @@bulviutechnika less scratched is bullshit, it's way harder to replace you almost certainly can't use it without looking at it and in this golf the "touch-button" only leads you to the infotainment section of the climate control for example. What kind of bs is that?!

  • @Captaincorez
    @Captaincorez Год назад

    Hands down funniest but informative vid iv seen you do!

  • @Mickthetechnerd
    @Mickthetechnerd Год назад +7

    After 2 years of watching the vw golf mk8 and watching it on the road i still believe that the mk7.5 had a bit less technology but it was a better golf.

  • @doestrei
    @doestrei 4 года назад +44

    Thanks, I‘m going to drive my Mk7 a bit longer then..

    • @dexterie
      @dexterie 4 года назад +1

      doestrei same

  • @djmaciiii
    @djmaciiii 4 года назад +158

    That interior looks way way cheaper than my 2019 Golf Highline. The LCD screen looks really cheep, and I prefer to have real buttons. If I want my heated seats on I just press the heated seat button. Try navigating a touch screen while driving city streets in Taiwan.

    • @froesesp
      @froesesp 4 года назад

      Dieselgate strikes again and forever moving forward.

    • @DJG333
      @DJG333 4 года назад +1

      Disagree about the screen but everything else is trash on that dash

    • @revolutions88
      @revolutions88 4 года назад

      Does Taiwan ever get cold??

    • @djmaciiii
      @djmaciiii 4 года назад

      @@revolutions88 maybe 50-55F for a couple months. Not super cold but cold enough to turn on the heaters.

    • @rich8305
      @rich8305 4 года назад

      djmaciiii you obviously haven't driven the car?
      It's amazing in every way, in face; the interior quality is the best ever in a Golf

  • @Jusbaus
    @Jusbaus 3 года назад

    13:56 finally the boot release/badge popped back

  • @ts3867
    @ts3867 4 года назад +5

    Thank god I have bought my Golf on time!

  • @C2xBB
    @C2xBB 4 года назад +19

    6:14 Matt listening to Steven Furtick and Elevation Church, I like it.

  • @yashwin8342
    @yashwin8342 4 года назад +41

    11:36 because you have changed the back to front parking

  • @theslicefactor5326
    @theslicefactor5326 4 года назад +10

    New Golf gear shifter looks like something straight out of the nineties.

  • @staceyismine
    @staceyismine 2 года назад +2

    Can you review the Golf R Line ETSI

  • @TheMrskateTV
    @TheMrskateTV 4 года назад +38

    5:50 "Aveiro, Portugal" sempre a representar

  • @patricksalvio5347
    @patricksalvio5347 4 года назад +87

    I can’t be the only person that died, when he said, “it looks melted” 😂😂😂💀

    • @davecrawley4634
      @davecrawley4634 4 года назад +1

      Patrick Salvio you didn’t die.
      No one would die as a result of saying “it looks melted”.
      This is stupid. Use English correctly.

    • @MaximeD_Alps
      @MaximeD_Alps 4 года назад +4

      Dave Crawley asshole. Can’t you correct him more gently? It is not a crime to not speak english like it was you native language if you are not born in an english-speaking country

    • @Jaykae_t
      @Jaykae_t 4 года назад +6

      @@davecrawley4634 ok boomer

    • @kioftor
      @kioftor 4 года назад

      Yes you can..

    • @mohammadfarajpour4485
      @mohammadfarajpour4485 4 года назад

      @@davecrawley4634 ok boomer

  • @speckisgood1133
    @speckisgood1133 4 года назад +20

    0:01 He could be mistaken for Bear Grills

  • @yummyEnchilada
    @yummyEnchilada 3 года назад

    Hope they make a mark 8.5 which fixes the front side, will definitely buy it in this case

  • @thomaseggett
    @thomaseggett 4 года назад +51

    The only negative thing for me is having to go through the information screen for the heater / climate control settings bad move VW means having to take your eyes of the road ahead

    • @cg3511
      @cg3511 3 года назад

      I literally can’t figure it out

  • @vitormmmonteiro
    @vitormmmonteiro 4 года назад +38

    This review was in Portugal 🇵🇹! These Golf's passed me in Vila Nova de Gaia (Oporto). I saw them live and I liked them, they are beautiful!

    • @axxisblack
      @axxisblack 4 года назад +3

      They are ugly, take a look at other brands to see beauty.

    • @fredericolouro3387
      @fredericolouro3387 4 года назад +5

      Portugal CARALHO

    • @diogosousacarvalho
      @diogosousacarvalho 4 года назад +2

      ❤️

    • @danisantos3255
      @danisantos3255 4 года назад +4

      PORTUGAL CARALHO

    • @danielpovoas1
      @danielpovoas1 4 года назад +3

      I think they start at Airport. This week i saw a big plate saying “The New Golf” near the airport hotel!

  • @viswanathannair4596
    @viswanathannair4596 3 года назад

    Hey mat am glad to see you
    Love you bro
    VW they are fantastic car making brand badge they always keep there own standards on their vehicles its make them ever sageous
    Without any lade its aweaome omnipotent god bless you man

  • @gordonwilkinson4389
    @gordonwilkinson4389 Год назад

    Awesome love you're reviews

  • @siouxnd
    @siouxnd 4 года назад +27

    “Take over steering caution” beep sounds really like AIRBUS aircraft “master caution” sound.
    So cool

    • @mydimeisup5103
      @mydimeisup5103 3 года назад +1

      Haha I thought the same exact thing when I heard it.

  • @leo25337
    @leo25337 4 года назад +326

    I don’t want an iPad in my car I just want to focus on driving.

    • @robtt997
      @robtt997 4 года назад +15

      Just look to a Mazda 3 .The interior of that is so much better than the new Golf . Will I swop my Mk7 for the Mk8 ? Er no ...

    • @vitaliimykytenko8612
      @vitaliimykytenko8612 4 года назад +4

      @@robtt997 t
      The Mazda 3 does look good, but definitely not better than golf. Pretty much every Japanese manufacturer is behind.

    • @endzmeetmusic9053
      @endzmeetmusic9053 4 года назад

      Mazda just copy BMW

    • @khutsobrian5952
      @khutsobrian5952 4 года назад

      Haha same here I want a car to mod ND put bigger turbos and exhaust with ETSI check engine light

    • @lavestehaves
      @lavestehaves 4 года назад +3

      I hate iPad's

  • @rentalgenie1231
    @rentalgenie1231 3 года назад

    A staple of the rental car market. Its good to see they've made it even more interesting than before!

  • @rune20401
    @rune20401 3 года назад +1

    That front looks better in a dark color, it actually grows a bit on you. :)