New VW Golf GTI Clubsport 8, better than Golf R? 300hp Volkswagen Hot Hatch | 4K
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- I spend a week with VW's brand new Golf GTI Clubsport, cheaper than the Golf R, but is it a better package?
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That GTI looks FUN.... that is a big deal for a lot of people.... myself included.
Sounds like a real sweet spot in the Golf range
It is
The wheels give so much to the look.
Great vid, Joe!
Demoing a Clubsport next week with a view to replacing my Mk 7.5R with it. I’m also considering the Mk8 R but I like the fact it’ll sit under the £40k even with options and feel it might be more fun to drive. I also prefer the appearance especially the interior trim.
Brilliant car!
Joe produces some of the most chill entertaining and no nonsense car enthusiast content out there keep it up!! 💪💪💪
Thanks buddy, appreciate your support 👊
I love Joe's content but he's going to show love to the franchise that gave him the space. That being said he has more than enough reason to be a fan. No nonsense is no bias. What I like about Joe is he's enthusiastic about driving, detailed about function and realistic with a lowdown friendly ego
@@davidknell9676 what a load of rhubarb
@@leonlittlechild1384 have you actually got anything to bring to the table
I used to think that the new golf was a bit off, but since seeing the new M3 and M4 I seriously think that this thing is now really good looking.
Great video Joe! Interesting about your comment on the 128ti, I've just filmed with one of these and was very impressed by it. That must make this GTI Clubsport a pretty serious piece of kit!
I’m loving the variety joe 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Thank you Lee, lovely being able to get my hands on more manufacturers offerings 👌
the only thing I'm thinking is when people will start tuning them with 100+ hp from stock, R will put all the power to the road where I think GTI would struggle with that much power only with front wheel drive.
Nice review Joe, would you pick this over a GR yaris?
Another brilliant video Joe - your content / delivery Is the best out there
Thank you buddy 🙏
That is a nice 0 to 60!
Looks like a dream too… top of the list for wants
Awesome video Joe. I’d take this over the Golf R every time. I can’t wait for them to arrive here in Australia!
same here in canada. Im so ready. and they are coming to NA in a manual :D:D:D
Love all of the performance Golfs great all rounders, tick a lot of boxes ..... R is my favourite for the launches alone .... nice to see a front wheel drive car do a 5sec to 60 for a change. 👍🏻
Great work mate! I'd still like this video even if you didn't like the car but I'm glad you do. This video really gets over the magic of the Clubsport especially in comparison to the still very good R which has been hogging the headlines because of its amazing performance on the drag strip. 0-60 in nearly 5 secs was a nice suprise too! The 2 on track would be very interesting indeed, can't wait 🙌
Like the oval pipes at back too
Anyone else find this man SUPER ATTRACTIVE?
Hi Joe that road route you were on looks suspiciously like the one that Harry Metcalf uses, I hope he doesn't mind you using his manor lol.
That S bend is a dead giveaway!
I live round the corner from it. If you keep going along that road you’ll come in to Charlbury.
Looks so much better than the Golf R. Shame it doesn't come as a manual as this is a very attractive package.
The clubsport is the quintessential GTI. My friend has the Mk7 clubsport, brilliant car.
I love these Clubsports. 👌
they look better than the R
It’s not the door stickers that make me feel old, 40k for a GTI 😳😩
start price is about 55k euro (48k GBP) here in NL...
@@webfreakz te gek voor woorden 😭
@@nongrada6004 een nieuwe GTI kost de helft in de VS (30k dollars)
@@webfreakz jaman ik zag het mrj kan altijd erger in Singapore kost het boven 80.000$ hahaha
@@nongrada6004 80k Singapore Dollars is net minder dan 50k euro ;) Dus goedkoper dan hier, daarnaast verdien je (ik gok dat jij en ik westerse expats zouden zijn daar) flink stevig daar
Can’t wait for aftermarket infotainment
Thanks for watching as always! Would you have this or a Golf R?
Gti. Or preferably an s3
Neither. I can’t stand the cost cutting inside and out.
None
I would plummet for the golf R with our wonderful UK weather .... win win either way
I’d rather the Audi variants due to the awful touchscreen and haptic nonsense (or get a 7.5 for half the price) or find a nice 718.
I am really surprised that you get any cars to review, In my opinion you are the most honest reviewer with no holds barred reviews. And I applaud you for it.👏🏻
Good point - though it’s hardly like joe said this (or any car he tests) is a total spotter - as you say he’s very honest - I always find very very balanced too! And natural how he says it!
It's incredible how an ordinary family car can be pushing out so much power.. that was the equivalent to what a ferrari would of been pushing out years gone by..
Hot hatches have come a long way. I had an 1984 XR3i in the 90's and my last car before my Leon Cupra was a Skoda vRS Octavia Diesel that was quicker than the XR3i. Like the old hot hatches are now like warm hatches.
Would have been
I remember my dad had a skyline when I was a kid which was about 300 hp and faster than most things on the roads now a golf has that much power lol.
It is a 40 grand car tho 🤯
@@narieksmith2457 Prices of cars have gone up in last 2-3 years I have a Leon Cupra and that is now 5k more. Golf R has gone up same amount I think.
Fucking beautiful car. Is £39,000 for this car expensive for Majority of the people living in the UK?
How good is Joe?! Love your videos dude!
Nice review buddy. UK roads are sh*t. the GTI club sports ride is miraculous really 👌👏
Have 1 a few months now and was initially pissed with the infotainment system but have gotten well used to it , ride is well stiffer than the normal Gti. A bit more special obviously but I honestly think the normal Gti is the king of Vw s as it’s all the car u need. And is across the board more comfy and well rounded
Do you have DCC on your Clubsport?
@@SuperOrbit69 no I don’t plus I sold it
It broke my heart
@@bruts82yo what lol
Great review! This or a civic type r though?
I don’t know why but it looks better than the R
I dont see it that way and its also not an R :)
The infotainment is fine when you get used to it.
Get used to it crashing
This should be the standard Golf GTI.
242 bhp is warm hatch territory these days, 296 bhp of this model is more like it.
The GTI sounds better then the R
Any plans to drive the new Cupra Leon, Joe? I'm strongly considering getting one. Seems to be more or less the same car but with a better interior and a lower price tag! Still has fiddly temperature controls though, but physical buttons on the wheel!
Haha funny you say that, I had one for a few hours on Monday, video coming over the next week or so 👌
@@JoeAchilles1 excellent! How funny is that? Shall look forward to that one.
Haha yeah great minds and all that... 👊
@@JoeAchilles1 any first impressions? Better/worse/pretty the same as this lovely clubsport? Don't keep us in suspense for too long :)
Great work Joe
Glad we don’t get these in the U.S if I get an R I don’t want to be close with a normal gti, so thankfully all I have to deal with are the “slower” base gti.
Good point.
VW GOLF GTI FULL 2.0 Original GERMANYA Is ..... Exelsior's Master's beautifull Car's forever always , AMEN , Thank's ......
TOO MUCH TALKING THEREFORE I HAD TO SHUT HIM DOWN AT 4 MINUTES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That looked like Harry M's favourite corner at the start of the vid
Are you and Harry Metcalfe sharing the same favourite road. It seems all youtubers end up there at some point :)
37k for an ugly bland overpriced hatchback.....just tell me where on uk roads youre gonna use this power....totally pointless.
100% better than the golf R when I test drove them both. The R feels lifeless. The gti feels edgy and on the limit. HOOOOWEVER this was not significantly better than the mk7 it feels less connected to the road, too techy.
Damn ! 42k would be sufficient to purchase a 981 Gts & put thousand more smiles on your face. My thoughts..
Anyways ,I'll subscribe ,thumbs up !
How it compares to Hyundai i30N and Honda Civic type R in terms of Power and Handling
Great video review.
VW are moving GTI to the space the R used to occupy. Costs almost what Mk7 R, S3 and M140 used to cost.
Overall, that doesn't look a bad car, however, what the hell is that lower grill all about? Blanked off on the right.🤔 I am all for things to be symmetrical. That looks hideous.
Make sure you wave at Harry!
Just don’t like the interior I think VW made a massive mistake 👍🇦🇺
I think this is the best looking version of the Golf 8 so far......which may not be saying much.....
Well done Joe. Cant wait for the US debut over here across the pond. Glad to see there will be a manual (maybe) in the US.
Brilliant review and just confirmed to me that my choice was seemingly the right one. My Clubsport is being delivered on Thursday. :-)
Nicholas Watts the artist? THAT Nicholas Watts? (If so, I have your signature on prints in three rooms.)
@@harleyjager8829 No unfortunately, I am an engineer. I have seen his work though, very nice. Keep up the good work.
That interior is truly a travesty!
You’re using Harry’s road 😉
This the road harry metcalfe tests cars on?? 🦁
This is the sweet spot
I’m trying to decide between this one and the FK8 Type R, If you look at the German press, this is faster, on UK is the other way around. I’ll use the car on track too, so I care about the laptime, but it will also be my daily. Hard to decide… :/
This car is more mature. And more long lasting in terms of image. Civic FK8 is a more “juveline” car. On the straight, no comparison, the Golf is a lot faster. On the track it’s comparable. Sometimes the Civic is faster.
@@Mav86asian I’ve bought an M2 Competition instead for some RWD fun 🤩
I’ve got one most fun in a front wheel drive you can have 👌👌
5 days into MK8 Clubsport ownership and I love it!
Awesome car 🙌
@@JoeAchilles1 It didn't get off to the best start after the dealer had left the transportation chocks attached to the front suspension during PDI. After a somewhat 'firm' 110 miles, it's now resolved and I'm enjoying every moment, only 800 more miles to go until it's run in. I have to say that the CS looks far better in real life than it does in any videos or images.
@@sme8499
Similar situation to shmee150(Tim) and his new Mustang in the states
Nisi normalan,kupi BMW 5 za 50.000 eura
@@brianiswrong it’s was that bad I was lucky luck not to have destroyed the top mounts.
Clubsport OR type R as a fun to drive daily???
nice shoes lol.
Great vid Joe! Have a CS this week so I had to check this one out 👍🏻👍🏻🏁
Cheers buddy! Keen to see what you think mate, really actually missed this when it went... 👊🎥🎬
Looks like the same bit of road Harry’s garage uses ?
Just got this car yesterday and I’m loving it so far great drive 👌
I want to upgrade my Mark 7.5 1.6TDI to a GTD/GTI in the foreseeable future.However having bought my car from a VW dealer with 11400 miles on it and to be told 9000 odd miles later that the car which was one month outside the factory warranty would need £6k worth of work down to the fuel management system due to metal filings in the system i am not impressed.VW dealers need to up their game a lot imo and VW have under resourced the components in the 1.6TDI range with suspect injectors and hpfp's.Why buy from a franchise dealer if they wont stand over their product?
Id have this over a golf r mate.
This looks badass.
Yet another Clubsport showing it's rear camera as it's being driven fast around a corner? 12 seconds in and again at 11:14. The Top Gear review of the MK8 Golf R with Rory Read showed the same thing. Some comments on that vid said that maybe Rory was brushing the wheel buttons and one was setup for the rear camera. Odd.
the thing is with the mk8 golf it looks futuristic with those headlights. I've see a few on the road and they are headturners
No they are not
Torn between the clubsport and the M135i to replace my mk7 R. If only the mk8 interior was better the decision would be easier.
Why do roads in the country in the England seem to never have any shoulders?
In your opinion joe which should I buy the 2022 430d m sport coupe or the 2022 golf gti clubsport as a daily drive
Get the manual GTi and put a stage 1 kit and some mods and surely it could compete with an ECU map. If possible.
Cant the car radio system be changed so we even have mk 8 GTI clubsport in Namibia that's a urgent request please we all need that best hatchback
Mentioned in video not take Moonstone paint to lower the price, then the only choice would be white as all the other colours are double the price of Moonstone. Great video, sorry but only own R-line 2litre TDI in Moonstone with a sunroof and winter pack.
They stuffed the interior so badly. I want to replace my 6 year old Mk7 R and nothing is really appealing at the moment.
That's Harry's corner! 👀
Beautiful roads and scenery, perfect driving roads for a GTI. Where in the UK is this exactly?
I'm amazed every time a watch some car review, with the amount of car channels on the YT. And they all seem to survive. Whether they have 100 k subscribers or 2 million. All of them get these new cool cars to drive, they all make a decent living out of it.. I can't understand that there's a market for all of them and that manufacturers are willing to give their press cars left and right to whoever asks.
Hi mate, which one would you choose, this or the 128 Ti? Help me choose please, im in for a new car.
1:38 - that rear corner shot .... if it was not for the 'GTI' badge, you'd think it was a Tiguan. Cover that left side of the scren area with your hand if watching on a tablet. You'll see it.
I like it. Looks like it sticks on those corners too!
Wished they had the Red on the Golf R Instead of the Blue! Not feeling the Blue accent at all! Red looks so much better!
Why does that look so much nicer than the R?
Value lol.
give me the r anyday faster and better handling
Better handling....?
My youngest just picked up his first GTI. White metallic pearl. Beautiful car. Manual. Drives perfect. If anyone here is a real race car driver please give this kid some advice.
Not that I really care about 0-60 times but only around 1 second slower than the R with FWD is really impressive. Stick a set of Michelin PS4S’s on it and it will probably do 4.8 -4.9 seconds.
It really won't...
The incessant 0-60 is a huge culprit of why owners end up parting with a High HP FWD (and not on good terms either).
Is it good enough to upgrade from my Mk 6 gti? Mk 8 lots more power, but I have all the tech plus a manual gear box. I’m not sure I need more power on the public road...
Great video Joe.. keep up the smashing work
Love this colour and style, better interior to the R also. Still falls short of the 7.5 in terms of cabin quality
Great little review. Glad you mentioned the sticker kit - I think they look far to 80's!! Can't believe they cost so much, but nice little pakage! (And why does video make LED lights flash?? Never understood that!!)
Especially with the price narrowing with a clubsport to an R, uh WHY. Recent test drive (not just putted around, handling, hard stops etc...) A GTi then an R right after we. DO THAT. There is Zero comparison. Don't read some junk about specs on paper and drive them for yourself.
Who are you ranting at?
I currently own a Golf 8 1.5L 150PS and I am looking to buy the Clubsport part exchanging it with my own.
One key matter needs to be mentioned. The 7 speed DSG changes at the rpm it wants to, even in Sport Mode, unfortunately. However, if you figure out when the gearbox changes gear, you can press the paddle and shift almost simultaneously. Even with the Golf R, the same problem persists. But its completely normal because the computer knows better than you.
Great review
nice. I haven't had my Polo long and need to take it on roads like these. Where about is this?
We need the car in Namibia do something so radio can work in Namibia it's unfair
You always mention does car shift up automatically in manual mode, but what I want to know too, will car automatically downshift, for example, if you are at low speed in 4th gear and you do press full throttle, will it go in second if that is best option or stay in 4th. That was also irritating for me in some cars with automatic gearbox and so called "manual option".
Just ordered a clubsport. Bad side I will not get it till October or November 😭