Really appreciate the videos you guys make and to put out on RUclips for free. It's a lot of work and you get a double thumbs up from me and I'm sure a lot of others!
Volkswagen IS THE LARGEST manufacturer of automobiles IN THE WORLD! Volkswagen has the best and most varied marques under its umbrella. Asia is the market it should concentrate on, that's where VW will find sustainable growth.
all vw does is makes carsthat plow and charge a premium. The CC is garbage and overpriced. The passat is a barge. The jetta doesnt have i dependent rear suspension untill you pay dor the gli which is so dated. But at least they have there diesals, oh wait. Did they finally get usb connectors for 2016? yay. Get serious
Blake Swan Hahaha, u ignorant halfbreed. Porsche, Audi, Bugatti, Bentley, Lamborghini...... VW!!! European car manufacturers produce the best products, worldwide. BAR NONE. I suppose you take pride now the mustang has independant suspension, AFTER 60 YEARS OF PRODUCTION, or that the new malibu has thirty cup holders. Don't forget halfbreed. Murican manufacturers have had to partner with superior european marques, to licence and propagate technology that is way beyond your comprehension. The Japanese produce vehicles which you can't beat on price or equipment, and Europeans produce vehicles light years ahead of you. Stop the protectionism, allow a free market to flourish.
+Jonathan Kumar Yeah i see why you are on the internet. VW did not own Laburghini for 60years. They aquired them recently. Your knowledge is lacking but continue to insult to further demonstrate your lack of sense.
Sure VW has the named blasted to hell these past month, but I would STILL jump on the opportunity to buy a Golf R or a GTI. It's that good of a car, emission jokes be damned.
+Homicidium Is that why The CEO of Volkswagen America has made several apologies and has admitted that the company has been using defeat devices to fool the systems that test for emissions levels? Volkswagen is facing a possible 18 billion dollar fine from the collective of individual car fines starting in 2008. I think you have no clue.
+ravenstylea2 yup in DSG form. but stick vs stick the STI will definitely get, if there's only a half-second between DSG & a close ratio 6spd. are they even bringing the stick over? the R would be awesome with a 3rd pedal, even if its slower
yes it will- in a straight line, this is track driving though. and you forgot to think about what all that extra torque does to that fwd-based haldex.... the mk6 R was basically useless on track once u started modding. remember- those journalists praise cars in stock form, not with mods/tunes. and you can't even get a tune on a new golf R, all that's available is garbage off-the-shelf "tunes". i wouldnt run one of those too long without getting professionally tuned.... if that availability ever comes to the R, that is.... (correct me if i'm wrong)
+J Biz those off the shelf tunes get the DSG R to 11.7 in the quarter mile and the R is already faster than the sti around a circuit. Laguna seca especially
u mean the poser tranny? yeah, but i said stick vs stick (a comparison where the drivers actually have to drive the car), the STI and focus RS don't offer a transmission option for the wannabe's lol. & 11.7 from just a plug-in reflash? no way in hell, even on slicks, even in perfect weather on your absolute best launch. & did you read anything i said about haldex?...
Regarding the gearing trouble, I wonder if it was in 'S' rather than 'D'. Point is that if it still shifts down out of the corner in 'S' then this is a pretty significant design flaw or what.
Like last year, I still don't understand why he should leave the gearbox on auto. It surely must be faster to downshift while breaking (like he perfectly does in the Cayman) and then accelerate in the right gear instead of letting the car in the corner in 4th an then wait for the kickdown? Plus, I certainly hope that the owners will leave the car in manual when driving on a track...
+koukimonzta No Free Lunch, and with america having only having sub 100 octane levels on average, with diesel passenger car stations in short supply, europe has 98 and above, and plenty of places for Diesels to fill up, Diesel there made sense, here they had to try the hippy approach to sucker in the EPA lovers and they got caught only because they sold it to california a state that does Illegal flash smog checks to catch racers, which is how I reckon they got tipped off about it, and even then I bet Diesel Trucks here in the US pollute far more than the VW cars real levels.
+Kavinsky Smith trucks anywhere pollute more than cars, I'd say especially in europe where most if not all rigs are cab overs which are about as aerodynamic as an old cadillac
It's sad this thing they stopped doing a v6(VR6) in this car. At this point its just a all wheel drive GTI with a slight power increase to make up for awd.
+Matt Greenland have you guys heard of this one www.caranddriver.com/news/2018-golf-r400-spy-photos-news still not a v6 but makes up for it with crazy power
basekid001 This is where the R should be now, otherwise very little makes it better than a GTI, even then a Subaru becomes more favorable. www.carthrottle.com/post/the-735bhp-hgp-vw-golf-r-is-a-v6-bi-turbo-supercar-slayer/
he says the dsg wouldn't give him a gear before the gas but there was no indication of using the paddles. some gears were shifting without the relevant hand even holding the wheel
Randy must feel like he's going for a gentle stroll in this car compared to the speeds he routinely encounters in Lambos and Corvettes and such... Being based on a front wheel drive family hatchback it's always going to be quite an understeerer. No amount of all wheel drive trickery is every going to change that. Front weight bias is always going to be a handling challenge, even though VW's MQB platform attempts to minimize that weight bias.
I need to drive this car. Randy didn't seem to have too much fun. If it were my car, I would probably play with tire pressures a little, to see if that effected a change in handling.
You just need better tires and lighter wheels. If you want less understeer install a bigger rear sway bar. The gearbox has a sport and manual mode he did not even use!?
you do realize that you could shift on your own with the paddles, right? or you agreed there for your testing that you just leave the car do the shifting.
No you are all wrong it's 40 times more nox than allowable Meaning it polluted 4000% no 40% And nox is just as bad as co2 because it creates smog And acid rains causing asthma and cancer
Daniel Bustos I haven't seen any evidence of prices dropping. Even if the emissions results were mis-advertised, the cars are still more efficient than just about any other diesel on the market.
+chris truszkowski Well, the GT lost to the previous generation Camaro in a comparison, so we didn't think it had a chance. As for the Shelbys, they sadly weren't ready in time. Next year.
+Aalok Galappatti They are the same car underneath! Golf R is alot cheaper when bought used and well worth it over the s3 which is mainly overpriced just because its audi.!
+SI RICKO You're not wrong but you're missing the point. The Type R is meant to be a more hardcore hot hatch. You would hate to daily a Type R due to its stiffness.
+SI RICKO I saw it at the Frankfurt Auto show. It's kinda uncomfortable to sit in. Looks cheap too. May be faster, but I'd rather daily drive a Golf R.
SI RICKO Yeah :/ Maybe it was just a preproduction model, plus a lot of people jump in and out at a car show so it might have been beat up. Gotta see it at the dealership when it comes out to be sure.
I might get one of these GTI's now that everybody is hatin on VW. The price is bound to drop just so they can stay afloat... unless they are found to be cheating on emissions for gas engines too.
I thought this was best drivers car Motor Trend? Why DCT? We know it's fast, but how about a little, oh I don't know, driver involvement? Oh wait, that's Road & Track, not you guys.
LOL, the gearbox is perfect, driver error there. He left many seconds on the table. USE MANUAL MODE IF YOU WANT THE RIGHT GEAR MR. PRO DRIVER. I think he was in Drive and not even SPORT mode. WTF
+impro bro good statement, bad improvision. think of something else, those ancient german saloons are fast, very fast but costs a pretty penny to run and maintain
That was a horrible lap time and horrible driving!!! He wasn't even using the dsg properly and didn't even appear to be in race mode. Look at the end take video with him driving from the inside the car.
1. Mercedes AMG GT S - 1:35.57
2. Porsche Cayman GT4 - 1:37.43
3. Cadillac CTS-V - 1:38.52
4. Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (Z07 Package - Engine problems, down on power) - 1:38.60
5. Cadillac ATS-V (Automatic) - 1:39.65
6. Cadillac ATS-V (Manual) - 1:40.18
7. Mercedes-AMG C63 S - 1:40.50
8. Lexus RC F - 1:43.20
9. Bentley Continental GT3-R - 1:43.51
10. Volkswagen Golf R - 1:46.95
11. Mazda MX-5 Miata - 1:50.68
+anotherone10 ...Low powered Mazda wins!!!...Yay!!!....
+anotherone10 I was going to check all the videos to see the times. Thanks, you save from getting fired...
do you know the year of the mx5? also I see a big margin as of price to lap time of the vehicle, a miata, golf then big jump
Really appreciate the videos you guys make and to put out on RUclips for free. It's a lot of work and you get a double thumbs up from me and I'm sure a lot of others!
I could watch Randy drive shopping carts around a parking lot. such a cool guy to watch doing what he loves.
Volkswagen IS THE LARGEST manufacturer of automobiles IN THE WORLD! Volkswagen has the best and most varied marques under its umbrella. Asia is the market it should concentrate on, that's where VW will find sustainable growth.
are you high? Or work for VW? Or both?
all vw does is makes carsthat plow and charge a premium. The CC is garbage and overpriced. The passat is a barge. The jetta doesnt have i dependent rear suspension untill you pay dor the gli which is so dated. But at least they have there diesals, oh wait. Did they finally get usb connectors for 2016? yay. Get serious
Blake Swan Hahaha, u ignorant halfbreed. Porsche, Audi, Bugatti, Bentley, Lamborghini...... VW!!! European car manufacturers produce the best products, worldwide. BAR NONE. I suppose you take pride now the mustang has independant suspension, AFTER 60 YEARS OF PRODUCTION, or that the new malibu has thirty cup holders. Don't forget halfbreed. Murican manufacturers have had to partner with superior european marques, to licence and propagate technology that is way beyond your comprehension. The Japanese produce vehicles which you can't beat on price or equipment, and Europeans produce vehicles light years ahead of you. Stop the protectionism, allow a free market to flourish.
Blake Swan you can't see beyond the end of your nose. Enjoy your chevy... Get the extended warranty
+Jonathan Kumar Yeah i see why you are on the internet. VW did not own Laburghini for 60years. They aquired them recently. Your knowledge is lacking but continue to insult to further demonstrate your lack of sense.
Such a good looking and cool hatch of a car.
Why not test it in manual mode? It is a DSG transmission.
Add a big rear sway bar and that takes care of the understeer he mentioned.
Yep and change the XDS setting to "strong."
randy speaking at the end reminded me of best motoring
Great to hear angus again! Would love to see him hosting and driving as well
VOLKSWAGEN RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Jaysen Ballantine It rules the fake emission tests. JK.
yep if cali wasnt SO FULL OF SHIT it would be fine!!!
+Jaysen Ballantine It wasn't carb.....
+Jeremy Stig the Golf R is a VW though
+Jaysen Ballantine ikr. :/
Sure VW has the named blasted to hell these past month, but I would STILL jump on the opportunity to buy a Golf R or a GTI. It's that good of a car, emission jokes be damned.
In comes the hate train on Volkswagen diesels
+Floris Heinen This.
I'm not going to chastise then in this video, but they did screw up greatly.+Homicidium
+DeftonesFan867 Them*
+Homicidium Is that why The CEO of Volkswagen America has made several apologies and has admitted that the company has been using defeat devices to fool the systems that test for emissions levels? Volkswagen is facing a possible 18 billion dollar fine from the collective of individual car fines starting in 2008. I think you have no clue.
chefdan87 I don't believe that Volkswagen is the only car manufacturer that does dirty tricks like this, I think this is just the tip of the iceberg.
What about testing it in sports mode?
very good review. Thank you so much.
Cayman GT4 and C63 AMG S are still my favorites.
+Heath The Zoroark I'm going to have to go GT4 and ATS-V with the MT, but that AMG is one sweet as ride and would complete a nice trifecta.
It's faster than Randy's time in the 2015 WRX STI by about a half second. woot woot.
+ravenstylea2 yup in DSG form. but stick vs stick the STI will definitely get, if there's only a half-second between DSG & a close ratio 6spd. are they even bringing the stick over? the R would be awesome with a 3rd pedal, even if its slower
+J Biz nothing a tune can't fix. and even with a tune on the sti, the r would still destroy it
yes it will- in a straight line, this is track driving though. and you forgot to think about what all that extra torque does to that fwd-based haldex.... the mk6 R was basically useless on track once u started modding. remember- those journalists praise cars in stock form, not with mods/tunes. and you can't even get a tune on a new golf R, all that's available is garbage off-the-shelf "tunes". i wouldnt run one of those too long without getting professionally tuned.... if that availability ever comes to the R, that is.... (correct me if i'm wrong)
+J Biz those off the shelf tunes get the DSG R to 11.7 in the quarter mile and the R is already faster than the sti around a circuit. Laguna seca especially
u mean the poser tranny? yeah, but i said stick vs stick (a comparison where the drivers actually have to drive the car), the STI and focus RS don't offer a transmission option for the wannabe's lol. & 11.7 from just a plug-in reflash? no way in hell, even on slicks, even in perfect weather on your absolute best launch. & did you read anything i said about haldex?...
Is that a Gopro right in the center of the drivers view? Isn't that like putting a FigNewton sticker across the windshield?
Your lungs must have been covered with toxins after that lulululululululululul
Add a big rear swaybar, understeer GONE!!!
Future head 2 head please?
2016 ford focus rs
2015 vw golf r
wonder how fast the evo X MR would be compared to this and the new focus rs.
Regarding the gearing trouble, I wonder if it was in 'S' rather than 'D'. Point is that if it still shifts down out of the corner in 'S' then
this is a pretty significant design flaw or what.
I think he was in D and not S. In S the gearbox is always in the lowest gear possible. Trust me!
Like last year, I still don't understand why he should leave the gearbox on auto. It surely must be faster to downshift while breaking (like he perfectly does in the Cayman) and then accelerate in the right gear instead of letting the car in the corner in 4th an then wait for the kickdown? Plus, I certainly hope that the owners will leave the car in manual when driving on a track...
hopefully u people made sure it passed the emission test before making the video for the good of the environment.
Log off
+koukimonzta No Free Lunch, and with america having only having sub 100 octane levels on average, with diesel passenger car stations in short supply, europe has 98 and above, and plenty of places for Diesels to fill up, Diesel there made sense, here they had to try the hippy approach to sucker in the EPA lovers and they got caught only because they sold it to california
a state that does Illegal flash smog checks to catch racers, which is how I reckon they got tipped off about it, and even then I bet Diesel Trucks here in the US pollute far more than the VW cars real levels.
+Kavinsky Smith trucks anywhere pollute more than cars, I'd say especially in europe where most if not all rigs are cab overs which are about as aerodynamic as an old cadillac
love this car
Dear Trollers in the Comment section!! just remember it is a Petrol head
It's sad this thing they stopped doing a v6(VR6) in this car. At this point its just a all wheel drive GTI with a slight power increase to make up for awd.
+Matt Greenland i know right? these should be VR turbo from factory!!!
AL B That would be perfect.
+Matt Greenland have you guys heard of this one
www.caranddriver.com/news/2018-golf-r400-spy-photos-news
still not a v6 but makes up for it with crazy power
basekid001 I have, but I preferred hearing this.
www.motorauthority.com/news/1087180_volkswagen-working-on-500-hp-twin-turbo-vr6-engine-report
basekid001 This is where the R should be now, otherwise very little makes it better than a GTI, even then a Subaru becomes more favorable.
www.carthrottle.com/post/the-735bhp-hgp-vw-golf-r-is-a-v6-bi-turbo-supercar-slayer/
Is this time quick? Pls Make a bestlist!
+iPhone4ever Quicker than the 2015 WRX STi. quick enough?!
I was expect tons of dislikes on this video
For what reason?
Ohhhhhhhh. Heh Nvm.
+JD ALI Hey, if I were in the market for a new car, I'd still take a serious look at the Golf/GTI.
+catchatyou everything I own is straight piped. I couldn't give a shit less haha
Tons of gas was released into air while recording this video.
It looked fun, looked smooth through the track, I guess dont judge a car by its video, I think it will move up the ranks, not alot though.
he says the dsg wouldn't give him a gear before the gas but there was no indication of using the paddles. some gears were shifting without the relevant hand even holding the wheel
+altern8ive its all good, APR had a DSG flash tune and lets u choose how u want each gear to react, how hard u want it to hit etc...
Was this with dcc or was it a non dcc golf r?
Randy must feel like he's going for a gentle stroll in this car compared to the speeds he routinely encounters in Lambos and Corvettes and such...
Being based on a front wheel drive family hatchback it's always going to be quite an understeerer. No amount of all wheel drive trickery is every going to change that. Front weight bias is always going to be a handling challenge, even though VW's MQB platform attempts to minimize that weight bias.
Does it have a 2.0 tdi??
I need to drive this car. Randy didn't seem to have too much fun. If it were my car, I would probably play with tire pressures a little, to see if that effected a change in handling.
You just need better tires and lighter wheels. If you want less understeer install a bigger rear sway bar. The gearbox has a sport and manual mode he did not even use!?
Randy tellin them how to build cars, lol. Randy has spoken.
how many mod HP is the DSG good for ? I think after 400 whp it blows up
Did you dyno it to make sure it has the rated hp?
how are the emissions?
+Abe Bakker How much can it be?
Smog Alert!
Lol
you're dumb. That's only for the newer TDIs.
Wyatt McGeary who knows? VW is full of lies. That may be a Porsche in VW badge.
+Manseung Ha, VW owns Porsche. Along with a bunch of other companies. Your statement is completely invalid.
+Wyatt McGeary be careful, don't get too butthurt
you do realize that you could shift on your own with the paddles, right? or you agreed there for your testing that you just leave the car do the shifting.
Oh this small little golf :)
Is in the USA the VW Golf still a popular car? In Europe the VW Polo is now more popular (also it looks better).
what car does randy daily? ?????
can't kill any car on the segment but it'll kill the earth
lol
+Elias Löffler The EPA claims that VW's TDI models spew out 10-40% more C02 than claimed. Yep, definitely efficient...
No you are all wrong it's 40 times more nox than allowable
Meaning it polluted 4000% no 40%
And nox is just as bad as co2 because it creates smog And acid rains causing asthma and cancer
+A. Hill WHat do you drive? An SUV? Pickup truck?! Hypocrites
+Drunk Drunkington its actually best in segment
Now worth half as much as it did a week ago...
+Taylor Green Why?
+AstroFantastica look at the news. Emissions fraud
Daniel Bustos Sure, but that's for diesel models. This is not diesel.
+AstroFantastica Ik, Taylor was talking about VW as a whole. Since the company as a whole is being effective
Daniel Bustos I haven't seen any evidence of prices dropping. Even if the emissions results were mis-advertised, the cars are still more efficient than just about any other diesel on the market.
this is in best drivers car but not any of the new mustangs? what is the reason? @motortrendchannel
+chris truszkowski Well, the GT lost to the previous generation Camaro in a comparison, so we didn't think it had a chance. As for the Shelbys, they sadly weren't ready in time. Next year.
+Jonny Lieberman That sucks they weren't ready. Hopefully you get them in next time or would love to see them on a head to head.
+Jonny Lieberman Is there a future GT350 vs 1LE comparison in the future?
fast enough lap time for me!
гольф💪👍 а Рка так вообще улет
this one hot lap raised the sealevel by 3 inches^^
I don't like that fact that it is basically a GTI souped up but all they call it is a "Golf R"
Not seeing a lot VW commercials lately... Lol
Golf R instead of GT3 RS?
first hothatch was a alfa romeo alfasud, 2 years before vw come out
Alfasud didn't initially come in a hatchback format, so it wasn't a hot hatch
The first was really the 1973 Simca 1100 Ti
I love my Golf R
WILL VW BRIBE MT TO MAKE THIS CAR NUMBER ONE?
Oh my god such vtec much speed
dat anti-rice exhaust note tho.
what's the real mpg?
Damm there go pro cameras everywhere.
Nice little hot rod, euh, hatch...
I like the Golf R a lot! But I wouldn't buy it, I'd rather have an older model.
Focus ST is more bang for your buck I think regardless of it only being fwd
Bang for your buck yes, but performance wise the r kills the st, i do hope the rs focus kills the golf r though!
Sucks that these cars are nearly $90,000 in Australia :(
Where are you shopping? I priced one at 62k drive away with leather
brett hollis
On the Volkswagon website
+brett hollis Strange thing with the Golf R is that when you add Leather and DSG, its almost the same price of an Audi S3.
+Aalok Galappatti They are the same car underneath! Golf R is alot cheaper when bought used and well worth it over the s3 which is mainly overpriced just because its audi.!
+RyleZor You might need to check your numbers... They are about $70k maxed out.
waiting for that tesla and charger hellcat laps
As predicted when STI did its hot lap.... The golf r is faster on this circuit than the STI just based on the mk7 gti lap times
that sound aktor though
New type R would shit all over this.
+SI RICKO You're not wrong but you're missing the point. The Type R is meant to be a more hardcore hot hatch. You would hate to daily a Type R due to its stiffness.
Hear That?
It's only that stiff if you push the R button.
+SI RICKO I saw it at the Frankfurt Auto show. It's kinda uncomfortable to sit in. Looks cheap too. May be faster, but I'd rather daily drive a Golf R.
Garzanberg
Damn fa real aww man =( that car cost way to much to feel cheap.
SI RICKO Yeah :/ Maybe it was just a preproduction model, plus a lot of people jump in and out at a car show so it might have been beat up. Gotta see it at the dealership when it comes out to be sure.
I might get one of these GTI's now that everybody is hatin on VW. The price is bound to drop just so they can stay afloat... unless they are found to be cheating on emissions for gas engines too.
no STI?
That's one fast clown car.
the famous audi/vw plow effect.
Wish the Focus RS was in this cars place instead
Hahahahahah vw hahahaha. Yeah I'm going to verify the emission test ahahahha.
I thought this was best drivers car Motor Trend? Why DCT? We know it's fast, but how about a little, oh I don't know, driver involvement? Oh wait, that's Road & Track, not you guys.
good time tho
This car sounds a lot like the Mercedes Benz GLA45 AMG
Does Randy P. know how to drive?
Did he have his foot all the way down...?
I think he's getting a little old...
Who wants to drive VW)))?
Volkswagen owns: Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, overseas-brands SEAT, Skoda, and they lie about the emissions?!
G to the T to the I...
+TheSuperMotoHooligan thats not even a GTI ?!
T to the D to the I...
Seems. You Can Do It. library juice What do you think... !
3:54 so he said it
That fart though!
Randy disapproves
how's the emissions?
Guys, in case you want to make emissions jokes just let me burst your bubble but it doesn't apply here cause this car runs on gasoline.
LOL, the gearbox is perfect, driver error there. He left many seconds on the table. USE MANUAL MODE IF YOU WANT THE RIGHT GEAR MR. PRO DRIVER. I think he was in Drive and not even SPORT mode. WTF
Since there is a Japanese car in Japan, the human being buying VW of the junk expressly will be destruction by this fraud case though there was few it
Like most later VW handling is too safe and boring.
so you want to die? you are pretty much saying you want an unsafe car........get off the roads please
Das Stink Auto!
how stupid is it to compare a Golf R with a corvette and AMG tuned cars?
Under steer ? Aren't you a race car driver . Brake late sbift down and left foot brake just before apex corner and power out . Fwd brah
fxcking volkswagen!
The car is so damn ugly lol
just like you
true. It looks boring! It looks like a stock Golf7 with quad exhaust ...
Quertreiber(QT) I know. I'm simply stating MY own perspective on it:).
RedToaster88 lmao. Will certainly do what a toaster (and even a red one!) demands me to do.
Heya. Excellent. smoke cheese What's happening.. !
its cost too much for vw....i would buy old m5 e60
+impro bro Yes and no. Do you know the costs of running that beast?
Haha no
+impro bro And you'll replace transmissions more than tires
+impro bro good statement, bad improvision. think of something else, those ancient german saloons are fast, very fast but costs a pretty penny to run and maintain
+impro bro As if the STi is priced any differently, its more expensive here in Canada for the top trim model, by about 3k
is that a band aid on his chin?
Porsche gt4 will win best drivers car.....Thats obvious.
That was a horrible lap time and horrible driving!!! He wasn't even using the dsg properly and didn't even appear to be in race mode. Look at the end take video with him driving from the inside the car.