Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI Review - Still the benchmark ?
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Hi everyone, I had the opportunity to test the new Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI for a day, and I tried to make the most out of it. This pretty much is a one take with my thoughts on the car.
I am really sorry in advance for the mic quality (wind noise also) and video stabilisation ! It was recorded on an IPhone held by my partner doing her best to keep it together.
Definitely going to invest in a Go Pro and a separate microphone in the near future.
Stay tuned as I have more reviews in the pipes.
Of course if you have ideas to help me improve, let me know in the comments !
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ CONTENTS ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - The Specs
01:35 - The Exterior
03:56 - The Interior
05:29 - Controls
09:10 - On The Road
09:20 - Launch Control
09:40 - Driving
13:42 - Exhaust Note
14:12 - Cinematic Driving
15:43 - Conclusion
19:49 - Bonus
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You can actually click the temperature slider with two fingers, this will turn on the heated seats.
Also you can bind the ESC off to the swipe down menu, just long-click one icon, and others options will appear.
Nice video.
Ha thanks for the tip about the temperature mate.
I only learned about the shortcut for the ESC later unfortunately..
Excellent review mate! I have a moonstone grey autobahn 6-speed manual on "order" but am considering the switch to King's red!! Wanted the R but here in Canada it's 10K more!
Great review. I enjoyed the drive near the end and ambient music was an excellent choice!
Great video, have a Moonstone Grey on order; pretty much the same spec as yours... You've alleviated some worries I had with your descriptions and comments; well done.
Thanks for the kind words :).
It's not actually mine, and I will go for a Clubsport instead.
But congrats! I hope you will enjoy the car as much as I did, really great car to be honest.
Great review, thank you posting. Really clear HQ video too!
Thanks for the nice words !
Its funny that manufacturers resist touchscreens for a long time saying they are dangerous. Then they make such a busy touchscreen - of course its dangerous when they design it that way! I think its the manufacturer that does not know how to use touchscreens to the driver's advantage.
Thanks for this nice video. I think I will buy the new Golf 8 GTI, but in Italy the price is much higher than others countries.
Here in Portugal the based price is 45000 euros
Come ti trovi con la macchina?
La mi arriva tra un mese
@@m.d.1643 Sono molto contento. Colore rosso, cerchi da 19 Adelaide, sarà l’ultima della sua specie con motore turbo benzina. Il futuro ci riserva purtroppo solo ibride ed elettriche, con zero sound.
You might have convinced me, maybe I'll get one 👍🏻
I like this review, and the car...hope you will continue, would be nice to see your 7.5 R to start off
Hey, thank you! Yes, my 7.5 Golf R is up next. Some other cool cars are planned as well
A very enjoyable honest review. Good camera work too. Thanks.
Great review! Just moved to Luxembourg and I am on the fence between a GTI and an R. Both will take 4 months to be delivered unfortunately.
better title- Golf 8 GTI Review EXTREME CLOSE UP edition!!
I LOVE MY GOLF GTI MK8🤩🤩🤩
A well-done review. I enjoyed watching!
There is a good reason why it takes a bit of button pushing to turn the ESC off.
Well, on the Golf 7.5R it's a physical button. Makes it a lot easier to go ESC sport
Did you have any glare coming off of the piano gloss plastic around the dash? I fear driving with the sun behind you may be blinding with all that gloss around the dash
Hi Brandon, well I get your concern but we didn't encounter this issue at all while driving ! I can add that under all circumstances were the screens 100% readable. Also I get that people find it cheap looking in pictures but once inside, it makes for a very pleasant cabin
@@carengineer3734 that's great to hear thanks and excellent review!
Don’t worry, all the fingerprints and scratches will diffuse the glare.
hate all the shiny plastic above the virtual cockpit screen but below the cowl, looks so cheap vs a 7.5 or an 8v s3.
Considering that this is around 100kg heavier than the mk7, did you feel any difference in weight when driving it? In terms of how nimble and throwable around corners it is
Would you choose one over the golf r ?
Well, really depends what you are after. In terms of every day usability and all around performance the Golf R really is one notch above the GTI. But again, as I didn't drive the Golf 8 R, I can't really say.
What I would say is that the match is not between GTI and R, but rather GTI Clubsport and R. The question is whether the 4wd is important to you
Fuel consumption?
Well, if you drive sensibly around 6-8 L/100km is feasible. On short drives or sportier driving expect 9-11L/100km.
@@carengineer3734 that’s super impressive economy considering my 1.6T is about the same. And this EA888 has way more power and torque.
O9
What the hell is that chip engine cover? It look VW bought it from a car washing station.
You don't see it 99.9% of the time who cares what it looks like
That's how I see it too 🤷
@@caffeineisking8132 it’s starts with engine cover , continue with glovebox without interior fabric, rearview mirror with large frame and so on
Maybe you right about the engine cover but when i purchased a Golf GTI i want more.
Don’t get me wrong. This is beautiful and very very fun car to drive (i took the GTI MK8 for a test drive).
@@kobi6y6 Yeah engine cover empty no VW logo. Lol
show us the car not your face