01:00 proper Anchorman moment there, reading the teleprompter... 17 inch discs mistakes happen, whatever! But I had it on in the background and had to rewind for that one!
@@SpaceJahm Hot take - the only people that would defend the awful mk8 touch interface are those who bought a mk8 and cannot admit to themselves they'd prefer real buttons. The Golf mk8 is the first car since the mk8 Civic where buying the previous model is an upgrade.
265hp is a pretty good jump in factory hp over my MK7 GTI, which came with 210hp. BUT I did buy my MK7 GTI brand new in 2017 for $23k. Now they’re $35k starting! That’s over a 55% increase for the MK8.5!! Worth it??? I’m not sure about that…
1:00 no Mat, they are absolutely not 17'' discs front or rear, that is close to the largest discs ever fitted to a road car! Around 14'' is likely on the front, smaller on the rear.
I had a MK5 GTI which I sold to a friend many years ago. When I sold it, it had 280,000 km on the dial. He drive it for 3 or 4 years and let it go with well over 400,000 km on the dial GREAT CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In UK maybe it's just 2k more for the Clubsport but in a lot of European countries, it's way more than 2k cause of the CO2 malus, so taking a standard GTI makes sense
The whole thing looks awful, front bumper and it's GIANT lower grill especially. Plus the badges look like oversized children's toys. VW seem to be on a suicide mission.
@@AlbertoPirlare Nope, what I'm saying is that those brakes disc won't fit in a Golf GTI, Matt mistook the size of them, but surprisingly neither the editors realized those dimensions were wrong.
What´s the filming location? Mendig, Germany? That´s where I grew up! It's a former military airbase. Nice to see Mat there. First thing we did, when we got our first cars, was a ride over the Nürburgring, wich is not far away.
Nice review, but why has Carwow not reviewed the new F66 Mini? There's more American reviews for the new Mini on RUclips. A bit odd considering it's built in Oxford.
those brakes are the standard 340mm/310mm brakes from the Passat B8 with the 240hp bitdi and 272hp tfsi engines. The brakes from the Clubsport and R have 356mm on the front and also 2 callipers insted of one, in my oppinion they should have come standard on this car too !
I'm driving a mk7 GTI right now, and I'll be 100% honest with you the lack of golf ball shift knob really turns me away from these new GTIs. I know it's just a little, very minor thing to be turned off by, but golf ball knob is a tradition and for VW to ditch them all together with manual transmission in a GTI is just a "wth are they thinking" moment for me. Looks like I'll be sticking with my mk7 until mk 9 comes out.
@@Hbk1998G Yes. VAG has optimised drivers experience (PR version), production cost/revenue (CEO version). Same happens with every iteration within VAG - cheaper made, more used-to-be standard becoming paid option.
Maximize profits that's what vag is doing same with all the other brands... Voice control used to be free on a golf mk6 but on a 2019 Passat it cost money for a activation code 😂 it's just ridiculous... 2012 golf came with air compressor, triangle,spare wheel,jack kit and valeting set ... Now I am surprised that you get tires on the wheels 😂
I think the GTi definitely has its place. I leased a mk8 Golf R without adaptive suspension and I just found it crashy and loud. It’s rapid and holds the road almost as well as an Elise in my opinion but on short commutes all that performance was wasted and even in eco mode it was loud. I think the GTi has enough power for most situations but the eco / comfort settings will win it for me. The cost difference to an R with adaptive will be way more than you suggest. Even late mark 8’s are over 50k
@@TheLinkedList manufacturer cannot do anything about the driver, but it can about the car dry weight... if you know anything about performance, 1 kilo here, one kilo there, it adds up ... And also its cheaper, so its a win situation for vw... But ofcourse, there will always be someone upset with different cupholders, trunk release buttons.. oh and bonnet holder
As the owner of a nicely modded 17 MK7 GTI SE, I have to say that it’s good that VW listened and put the real buttons back on the steering wheel. But that giant IPad screen is horrific IMO and far to large. I still believe that the MK7 gen has the best cockpit layout and hardware and with a few easy and cost effective mods I can easily surpass the power of a stock MK8.5.
no gypsy led front no soft limit no touch 19 wheels 4 pistons brakes idraulic piston hood manual 6 speed red logo GTI engine cover interior drink holder cover Now it is for men
Alloys remind me of the ones on the Alfa Romeo brera. They’re lovely. Golf prices are crazy though wow… £38,900 before you stick some options on it is madness😂 buying one brand spanking new is a bit daft as well. Golf’s hold their value very well so buying a nearly new one and looking after it would be the way to go for me. If I wasn’t in love with my mk7 fiesta st. She’s getting on a bit now 2017 model but I doubt I’ll ever sell. Best car I’ve ever driven handling wise and for 8k it’s amazing value. Cheap to run, reliable (relatively) and great performance to cost ratio.
Hey Matt, I think your review was bang on for UK but for here in Canada it’s a bit different in terms of options. There is no Clubsport, so it’s ether GTI or Golf R. It’s a $15,000 price difference… that being said, the GTI is a relative performance bargain compared to the Golf R.
£39k for a Golf is a total joke! What idiots are paying these prices. Stupid money and just not worth it. Other hot hatches have caught up to it and offer better value now.
Unfortunately, not all of us were financially literate early. I was 35 when I finally educated myself and started taking steps. I went from $176,000 in debt with zero savings or retirement to now, 2 years later, fully debt-free and over $1000,000 net worth. I know that doesn't SOUND like a lot, but I'm incredibly proud of it. Now I'm fast-tracking my wealth building (investing $400,000 annually) and don't owe a dime to anyone. It's a good feeling!
Don’t be confuse buying the dip in a bear market, with guaranteed future returns. Just because that company is down 60%+ from ATH does NOT make it a sound long-term investment. Make sure you’re investing in great companies. kudos to Sonia
Luxury car tax in the UK makes the £42k basic Clubsport a lot more over 5 years. You can get the base GTI with DCC and metallic and keep below it. Do you really need the extra performance of the Clubsport or R especially as very few see a race track. 5.4 secs to 60 is plenty fast!
I know I’m going against the flow, but the 8.5 GTI now comes with the winter pack and rear view camera as standard plus you can add a few options to keep it under £40K. Why pay nearly another £2k tax which I hate doing plus the uplift to a Clubsport or an R as the car will be for wife and me to play with at the weekend. Totally get it if ultimate performance and experience is your thing by the time I add additional interest charges/tax/uplift looking at least another £5k pays for the mountain bike I’ve bought. Agree though not sure on the GTI logo below the mirrors! Go easy on me it’s all about choice!
The 7.5 was so much nicer. The steering wheel alone with the real metal silver brace and high quality buttons... The significantly larger instrument display.. The covering of the A Pillar corner with high quality matte plastic (completely missing on the 8). In Germany it's impossible to turn off the lane assist permanently.. Every single time you turn your car on it is turned on. The honeycomb seats option ❤ It's just sad. I'd buy another new 7.5 in a heartbeat.
Nice to see VW has kept the movable load floor in the boot. You can drop the floor down for higher items. Even the Mk7 could fit a pretty large TV in it.
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Nicee:D
Love the Golf.
First like and reply
My parents said if I hit 40k they'd buy me a professional camera begging you guys literally begging!!!❤😅
I'd prefer getting some money on it though, rather than selling it for free
£39k for a GTI 😂😂😂 things are out of control
Lmao keep crying brokie
In USA with 40k dolars by a Mustang V8, or a Pick Up Truck. In Europe something is wrong
@@fwogiii9285it’s just a stupid financial decision just by a 2023 Golf R instead just say you’ve got no brains and car knowledge
@@vasile3311And yet you have terrible healthcare... Crap minimum wage... And no statutory holidays... We get around 25 days off.... lol
@@vasile3311 £39 is $49
01:00 proper Anchorman moment there, reading the teleprompter... 17 inch discs mistakes happen, whatever! But I had it on in the background and had to rewind for that one!
If those brakes are 17 inch, I'm at least 12 inches
Me too😅
what broke?
@@alpenfoxvideo7255his pole
@@Geoffsusan123 They are 17 inch - 8.5 on the driver side and 8.5 o passenger side.
brakes
Let’s be honest - the biggest improvement isn’t the 20 horses. It’s the proper buttons on the steering wheel.
Hot take but the haptic feedback is flawless on my R. I know people hate to hear that tho 😂🤡
@@SpaceJahm People complaining about them don't even have mk8s I belive. Never had an issue with the haptics
@@SpaceJahm Hot take - the only people that would defend the awful mk8 touch interface are those who bought a mk8 and cannot admit to themselves they'd prefer real buttons. The Golf mk8 is the first car since the mk8 Civic where buying the previous model is an upgrade.
Did they steal those wheels from a broken-down Alfa Romeo on the side of the road? 🤣🤣
haha
🤐
My parents said if I hit 3k they'd buy me a professional camera begging you guys literally begging!!!😂
😂They look similar but I think they were more inspired by the MK5 GTi wheels.
@@Apnachannal1234beg on.
0:37 They actually removed all the piano black capacitive touch bullshit from the steering wheel. That's incredible
Yeah it's a tiny bit better now but I want my knob back.
No, that shit is still there unfortunately
They didn't.
Not for audio and AC unfortunately.
I was talking about the wheel, but yeah. The rest is still there
17 inch brakes??? 18 inch brakes??? What are you on about Mat???? That is the size of the wheels on most cars!!!!
Can't be right that
My parents said if I hit 3k they'd buy me a professional camera begging you guys literally begging!!!😅
Dil sürçmesi olmuş
😂
Cry harder…
265hp is a pretty good jump in factory hp over my MK7 GTI, which came with 210hp. BUT I did buy my MK7 GTI brand new in 2017 for $23k. Now they’re $35k starting! That’s over a 55% increase for the MK8.5!! Worth it??? I’m not sure about that…
1:00 no Mat, they are absolutely not 17'' discs front or rear, that is close to the largest discs ever fitted to a road car! Around 14'' is likely on the front, smaller on the rear.
Was thinking that, 17/18" discs? Car would need to come with 20" alloys atleast.
Its 8.5 on the passenger and driver wheels mate, 17 inch brakes in total
@@danieldunlop8220 my 15.6 inch require min of 20 inch wheels. I can not fit 19 unless some special unicorn model.
@@ridgefrostIt is supposed to be 17.1inch of wheels.
@@genderlessyoutubefanpersonthe 2024 Civic has 16inch brakes and 19.4inch of wheels.
Those rims reminds me of my Old mk5 gti. Love those !
I had a MK5 GTI which I sold to a friend many years ago. When I sold it, it had 280,000 km on the dial. He drive it for 3 or 4 years and let it go with well over 400,000 km on the dial GREAT CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool story bro
Did any of the door locks fail? Did the often used switch legends wear out?
Seriously? Damn.. Did you have any engine issues or failures by the 280 000km mark? Any electrical issues?
The 7.5 was peak golf
Correction…still is.
No, it doesn't have either 17 or 18 inch brake discs.
Yeah that's ridiculous. Some weird editing in this episode, too. Maybe the heat has gotten to them 🤷
You see what happens when you review SUV's 75% of the time 😂😂😂
They are 17 inch - 8.5 on the driver side and 8.5 o passenger side.
@@lambo9286 No not that either.. Mk7 had 340mm front, 8.5"/side would be 215mm, no way..
In UK maybe it's just 2k more for the Clubsport but in a lot of European countries, it's way more than 2k cause of the CO2 malus, so taking a standard GTI makes sense
Drag race : new gti vs Megan rs vs manual focus st vs 128ti
i20N as well😋
M135i
My parents said if I hit 3k they'd buy me a professional camera begging you guys literally begging!!!😅
Vs Bolide😂
@@cabottaxi the gti is designed to compete with the 128ti the golf r is the one to compete with the m135
I’m still going to hold on to my 7.5.
Now, this makes me wonder if they'll have a Mk9 in the future.
@@SolaricAngel116 MK9 will be all electric
Best GTI ever made
Same, a fantastic car. Mine is manual base spec but a great daily drive
@@deutschhhhh6922 ELECTIC CARS ARE DEAD
13:26 anyone else see the m cars hiding in the background 👀
hhhhh 1000ch evolve m4 and M2
we really wanna see some BMW tuned drag race S58 🔥
I also saw a BMW M3 GTR hiding on the background,@@lotfiben8231
Bro, they look so sick😮💨
that's a manhart M2! (MH2 GTR II) so cool
13:25 best moment of this vid. I spotted the g87 and g81
Nice to see you do an "ordinary" road test.
40k is too much for a Golf GTI
Yet they still sell like crazy.
In Ireland it’s like 70k
The GTI badges on the sides are gaudy AF
They are huge 🤣
Totally agree. I thought de-badging was out of style.. I would definitely remove these! including the hatch emblem. bleh!!!
The light up VW badge is worse to me.
@@rustystuffand as heavy as GTO TWINTURBO.😅
The whole thing looks awful, front bumper and it's GIANT lower grill especially. Plus the badges look like oversized children's toys. VW seem to be on a suicide mission.
13:07 this is actually a significant negative IMO - no actual manual mode is a huge loss for a GTI
Yea thats terrible
17" disc on a GTI xD, you would need a 20 or 21" wheel to fit a massive brake disc like that. For context Chiron's front brake discs are 16.5".
So Bugatti is cheaping out to squeeze for profit is what you're saying?
@@AlbertoPirlare nope the golf just isnt that big
@@AlbertoPirlare Nope, what I'm saying is that those brakes disc won't fit in a Golf GTI, Matt mistook the size of them, but surprisingly neither the editors realized those dimensions were wrong.
If they put 20” golf it doens’t start from the spkt 😂😂
In the USA, it's about 30k for the base model GTi.
Finally a car I can buy
After 2 years when price dips
I had 12" pizzas that are bigger than those 17" brakes.
Brake size is overrated
@@KC-lg8qf and the rear ones are noticeably smaller.
@@cashbonanza963 German cars always have good brakes
About time Mat reviews a car we can afford.
Speak for yourself
£39000 is affordable in what world?
@@Benzknees at least it ain't like 50k or above. That's still cheaper than what most countries would sell it at
One must be stupid to buy this car privately.
It’s only a Golf…!!!?
4 grand more for the R 😂😂😂😂😂 historically it’s been 15-20k more than the gti
Not in the UK. I had a DSG R in 2014 and the similar spec GTi was approx 5k less
In the UK the R has always been a £2k-£5k premium over the GTI, 20k to me sounds like the Australian market so I'm assuming that's what you mean?
@@palofghostiein Spain the difference is more than 15k
@@alexttube Also in Italy.
@@Ryo-xx1lmsame in Germany
Judging from the performance numbers, it easily has 20hp factory bonus, just like the R :)
Probably💯
The EA888 engines always make about 10-20hp more than advertised. Most of the time the HP numbers are just to fit it within a catalogue of products.
Awesome! Which trim do you guys think has the best value?
It is looking good in that Red color
I'll consider it in 2035, paying 50k for a Golf GTI is wild, I do not even want to google R or Sportclub versions.
18 inch discs? Was no one watching this to catch what a fail that was.
@@Dr.Ian-Plecthe also said 18” on the club sport.
@@lbnewell23 noted!
This one's 17"
@@undreamt_fishthe rotors are not 17 inches.
OH nOooOOoo a mistake! I can’t watch this video now and I must comment!
I recently picked up a 2001 Alfonso di Credenza . If you have the means, I definitely suggest you pick one up.
What´s the filming location? Mendig, Germany? That´s where I grew up! It's a former military
airbase. Nice to see Mat there. First thing we did, when we got our first cars, was a ride over the Nürburgring, wich is not far away.
love the real buttons on the steering wheel!
Nice review, but why has Carwow not reviewed the new F66 Mini? There's more American reviews for the new Mini on RUclips. A bit odd considering it's built in Oxford.
Agree. I drove the U.S. version and thought it was a great GTI alternative
Looking forward to your review of the new golf R
I know South Africans are not impressed by a GTI with no sunroof 😂
that's why i30n will distroy GTI in the next 10 years
I don't get it. As i know you can still order a sunroof.
@@siyabongagift4168maybe or maybe not if they bring back the limited tcr like the 7.5 gti tcr only then the mk8 version
The sunroof will leak
those brakes are the standard 340mm/310mm brakes from the Passat B8 with the 240hp bitdi and 272hp tfsi engines. The brakes from the Clubsport and R have 356mm on the front and also 2 callipers insted of one, in my oppinion they should have come standard on this car too !
I still have the gti 35 edition very fun car
I'm driving a mk7 GTI right now, and I'll be 100% honest with you the lack of golf ball shift knob really turns me away from these new GTIs. I know it's just a little, very minor thing to be turned off by, but golf ball knob is a tradition and for VW to ditch them all together with manual transmission in a GTI is just a "wth are they thinking" moment for me. Looks like I'll be sticking with my mk7 until mk 9 comes out.
Mk7/7.5 still looks better than the Mk8/8.5
Yeah the 7.5 was the Pinnacle 👌
Agree 100%. Mk7.5 R is a much better choice than this GTI.
Another plus is that it came with physical buttons for the climate control too.
They all look the same and have done for decades. Boring in other words.
@@jdmguy44 That's what the aftermarket is for.
Side profile looks 👌🏽 at the end when he's doing the verdict.
So classy
No manual transmission, despite a 50% take rate (in the US, at least). VW has completely lost the plot.
They make more money servicing, fixing and ultimately replacing the dsg unfortunately
I dont see many golf's or gtis in America anyway. Its always been a bit niche.
You might need some more pressure in the tires when doing the quick steering test!!
No gas struts for the hood, really VW?
@@Hbk1998G Yes. VAG has optimised drivers experience (PR version), production cost/revenue (CEO version).
Same happens with every iteration within VAG - cheaper made, more used-to-be standard becoming paid option.
Mk8 doesn't have it.
Maximize profits that's what vag is doing same with all the other brands... Voice control used to be free on a golf mk6 but on a 2019 Passat it cost money for a activation code 😂 it's just ridiculous... 2012 golf came with air compressor, triangle,spare wheel,jack kit and valeting set ... Now I am surprised that you get tires on the wheels 😂
Yea my MK7 has a gas strut, weird deletion, they removed the glasses holder too, oh well.
I mean even my 2005 mk5 FSI (Not even a GTI) has gas struts for the hood 😒😒
I think the GTi definitely has its place. I leased a mk8 Golf R without adaptive suspension and I just found it crashy and loud. It’s rapid and holds the road almost as well as an Elise in my opinion but on short commutes all that performance was wasted and even in eco mode it was loud. I think the GTi has enough power for most situations but the eco / comfort settings will win it for me. The cost difference to an R with adaptive will be way more than you suggest. Even late mark 8’s are over 50k
My mk7 2.0 tdi has gas lifts for the front bonnet... is this vw cutting corners on the GTI now!
To be fair, struts add weight, strut hood mounts add weight, they are just for showoff... this whole car is cartoonish
@bojanmilovanovic747 probably save more weight by the driver wearing lighter footwear than losing the gas lifts... penny pinching at the max here
The mk8 doesn't have it on any version. Mk7 had it on all versions.
@@TheLinkedList manufacturer cannot do anything about the driver, but it can about the car dry weight... if you know anything about performance, 1 kilo here, one kilo there, it adds up ... And also its cheaper, so its a win situation for vw... But ofcourse, there will always be someone upset with different cupholders, trunk release buttons.. oh and bonnet holder
If I can pay less for the car, I'm ok with prop rods. If they need to cut corners, a meaningless prop rod is a good place to start.
You can revs up by the setting on dashboard
What is exclusive ?? Volkswizard had a UK car 9 days ago on RUclips ?
ruclips.net/video/VjuvhGGsPRg/видео.htmlsi=DPG9Pf12NjbksM_c
This is the German language pack car exclusive 👀🤷♂️🤦♂️
Haha
Yes, but he is an absolute f'ing bell-end that bloke, so doesn't count.
Still waiting for an explanation @MatWatsonCars , please.
Hi I just want to say thanks a lot for this videos you are my favorite
Unfortunately the Club Sport isn't available in my market 💔😫 I doubt we even gonna get the 8,5 anytime soon we waited 3 years for the Golf 8 to arrive
Consider the clubs sport and R version needs super plus or 98 octane at minimum, which costs way more
i hate it when they cheap out on the hood support rod. The metal pin is just embarrassing for a car in this class!
The M2 at 13:25🤌
No gas struts for the bonnet?!
I have them on my 2017 Golf Variant.
Rims looks like Alfa Romeo 😂
2:53 Alfa’s quick lock system (was the 145, 146 and 147 and maybe others) had two turns from lock to lock
As the owner of a nicely modded 17 MK7 GTI SE, I have to say that it’s good that VW listened and put the real buttons back on the steering wheel. But that giant IPad screen is horrific IMO and far to large. I still believe that the MK7 gen has the best cockpit layout and hardware and with a few easy and cost effective mods I can easily surpass the power of a stock MK8.5.
All it needs now is a real gear box, real parking brake and real knobs. Then it could be almost as good as a GR Yaris.
Correct me if I’m wrong but I could have sworn if you put the car in sport transmission (toggling the D to S) then it will hold gears
1:41 whats low there? Dogs are f-ing under it mate 😂
this bloke (Matt ??) is a fraud !!
no gypsy led front
no soft limit
no touch
19 wheels
4 pistons brakes
idraulic piston hood
manual 6 speed
red logo GTI engine cover
interior drink holder cover
Now it is for men
Blame the EU for No manual, it made 2 grams of C02 more than the auto and the overweight Nannies said it had to go…
Get the Cupra. Problem solved.
Will you review the regular mk 8.5 with 150 HP?
Seriously, who's spending £39,000 on a Golf?
No one, only Leasing ;)
Some stupid country in Africa
Still better than any shitty BYD or Hyundai EV.
South Africans
@@Mav86asianI'd rather have a Ioniq 5... Easier to get AWD which I need. Cheaper to run on solar panels already installed, looks better too.
3;57 … FUN time !!! 🚗🤗🤗🤗
40k for a sport hatch? When is this price madness gonna stop?
Wrong - £40k for a ‘front wheel drive’ sport hatch lol.
When you stop voting for Biden.
Blame electric cars, they made all new cars expensive so electric seems better value.
@@jondonnelly3 no. Blame bidenomics and printing trillions of dollars.
2:46 wtf is that? Look at the headroom! Thing looks massive!
VW had every opportunity to perfect the GTI but decided to ruin it instead. It’s a shame.
Can you please do a polo gti face lift video it’s been 3years since you’ve given updated specs. Thank you 🙏.
Where’s the struts for the bonnet ?!?
Cars don’t have no struts no more
Penny pinching with the mk8, removing small features like that and sunglasses holder and under seat storage yet charging more money
Love that in-ya-face-verdict
Nice Alfa Teledial alloys.
based of mk6 gti wheels 🤫🤫
those are mk5 detroit based alloys💀 not a damn alfa…
Nope not Alfa, VW did it first on MK5.
Alloys remind me of the ones on the Alfa Romeo brera. They’re lovely. Golf prices are crazy though wow… £38,900 before you stick some options on it is madness😂 buying one brand spanking new is a bit daft as well. Golf’s hold their value very well so buying a nearly new one and looking after it would be the way to go for me. If I wasn’t in love with my mk7 fiesta st. She’s getting on a bit now 2017 model but I doubt I’ll ever sell. Best car I’ve ever driven handling wise and for 8k it’s amazing value. Cheap to run, reliable (relatively) and great performance to cost ratio.
$40,000+ for a Golf? Seriously?
It comes with air-conditioning at that price
@@Quantumexists2.0-bx1ke wrong. Sonnyball, YOUS can’t get no go kart for 30. Add dang tax. YOUS done irked me nerve. Son, add mo tax.
Welcome to 2024. Practically every modern German car is gonna be over 40k.
£38,900 is almost $50,000 US, actually.
@@Matt_10203 Not only German cars. All cars are a lot more expensive now.
Hey Matt,
I think your review was bang on for UK but for here in Canada it’s a bit different in terms of options. There is no Clubsport, so it’s ether GTI or Golf R. It’s a $15,000 price difference… that being said, the GTI is a relative performance bargain compared to the Golf R.
VW really fumbled the bag
Here in the States, the 8.5 marks the death of the third pedal 😢
Meh. Manuals don't have many buyers here in America.
Imagine yourself going to play golf while driving your golf near the gulf of Mexico.
…and the previous car was made in Mexico for the US market….
@@WinkelHoof The US deserves nothing better.
I have a ‘23 and am very jealous of that steering wheel. But I have a manual, so I make do.
£39k for a Golf is a total joke! What idiots are paying these prices. Stupid money and just not worth it. Other hot hatches have caught up to it and offer better value now.
What other hatches are better overall? At best you will trade more performance for less premium materials and comfort.
@@oemj7147hey genius. We don't have many hot hatches in America so there's that.
I think Mat braked after the 100mph dash at 13.2 secs and before the quarter mile at 13.9.
Unfortunately, not all of us were financially literate early. I was 35 when I finally educated myself and started taking steps. I went from $176,000 in debt with zero savings or retirement to now, 2 years later, fully debt-free and over $1000,000 net worth. I know that doesn't SOUND like a lot, but I'm incredibly proud of it. Now I'm fast-tracking my wealth building (investing $400,000 annually) and don't owe a dime to anyone. It's a good feeling!
Wow you give me hope
Am 49..am From norway…
Please how's that possible, I'm curious
Please how do i go about it, am still a newbie on investment trading and how can I make profit?
Don’t be confuse buying the dip in a bear market, with guaranteed future returns. Just because that company is down 60%+ from ATH does NOT make it a sound long-term investment. Make sure you’re investing in great companies. kudos to Sonia
I love the GTI. It's a baby Golf R and I just love it. It's for a super good price too. Thanks for reviewing it, Matt :)
“So well balanced”
…
“I’m understeering like crazy here”
This is what passes for journalism these days, ladies and gents.
Luxury car tax in the UK makes the £42k basic Clubsport a lot more over 5 years. You can get the base GTI with DCC and metallic and keep below it. Do you really need the extra performance of the Clubsport or R especially as very few see a race track. 5.4 secs to 60 is plenty fast!
Why does everything has a stupid looking telsa screen in it! 1:29
That’s a quarter of the size of Tesla screen
I know I’m going against the flow, but the 8.5 GTI now comes with the winter pack and rear view camera as standard plus you can add a few options to keep it under £40K. Why pay nearly another £2k tax which I hate doing plus the uplift to a Clubsport or an R as the car will be for wife and me to play with at the weekend. Totally get it if ultimate performance and experience is your thing by the time I add additional interest charges/tax/uplift looking at least another £5k pays for the mountain bike I’ve bought. Agree though not sure on the GTI logo below the mirrors! Go easy on me it’s all about choice!
WHY ARE THERE COMMENTS ALR R U EVEN WATCHING!!???
R U EVEN EDUCATION?
You need to be watching less and going to school more.
13:25 Those BMWs were the best part for me 😍
First mod on the updated mk8 has to be wheels. 😂😅
I love the wheels, remind me of MK5.
Those BMW's in the video looks devilish. 13:25
Love how carwow mixes their video format
The 7.5 was so much nicer. The steering wheel alone with the real metal silver brace and high quality buttons... The significantly larger instrument display.. The covering of the A Pillar corner with high quality matte plastic (completely missing on the 8). In Germany it's impossible to turn off the lane assist permanently.. Every single time you turn your car on it is turned on. The honeycomb seats option ❤ It's just sad. I'd buy another new 7.5 in a heartbeat.
I have had thr golf mk8 gti for 2 years and have always been able to change the colours along with tbr layout of the digital display.....
This red color is splendid
Been wondering what I do when my i3on needs replacing - it won’t be one of these
I bought a one year old mk7 for 20k in 2018. Put about 7k in mods in, including a bigger turbo. 400hp is hilarious in this car.
Nice to see VW has kept the movable load floor in the boot. You can drop the floor down for higher items. Even the Mk7 could fit a pretty large TV in it.