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VW Golf R Fully Unveiled: 315HP, Drift Mode and a Manual
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11-03-2020, 08:26 PM | #2 |
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@jstein55 I just don't know how to feel about this new generation. Visually it's not to bad, but I guess one just has to get use to it. Not to keen on the wheels, but I do like the round quad tips instead of the oval ones in the previous Gen. Glad they decided to keep the manual transmission.
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11-03-2020, 08:43 PM | #4 |
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Gonna be ~42k for a Golf R I guess.
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11-03-2020, 11:22 PM | #7 |
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Kinda looking cross-trekky. So far I am not liking it. Maybe my opinion will change over time.
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11-03-2020, 11:40 PM | #8 |
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Fwd based haldex check Overpriced golf gti by 15$k check Same same.....but different......but still the same The mk7 gti was the sweet spot Still miss my old beater mk7 |
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11-04-2020, 05:42 AM | #9 | |
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11-04-2020, 05:51 AM | #10 |
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I see they adopted the mini joystick center console shifter. What's the anticipated curb weight?
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11-04-2020, 06:07 AM | #11 |
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Does anyone actually manually shift gears with the center console shifter in a car that has it? I'm guessing very few which is why manufacturers have started minimizing them. #BraunShaverSeries
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11-04-2020, 06:57 AM | #13 |
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I don't disagree with that, and the Braun shaver in the Porsche is the subject of much ridicule. I've frankly never shifted a car with an automatic trans because, well it's automatic. My MB has paddle shifters but on a crossover that just seems a bit ridiculous to me. I'll likely never have anything of a sports car nature that has paddle shifters, but who knows. I like driving a stick, it gives me pleasure. I suspect that I could get the VW manual around the track just as quick as I could get it around the track with paddles shifting and it would be less enjoyable for me.
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11-04-2020, 09:45 AM | #16 |
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At least in the US, I am the exact opposite. I was a huge VW fan owning only VWs until I was 30. And I still have my corrado, which I've owned for more than 20 yrs. They've gone from quirky and sometimes interesting cars, to dull, bland, and with sometimes questionable styling.
I'm starting to very slowly warm to the mkVIII. I still have an issue with the design but have narrowed it down to the area from the middle of the hood down to the bottom of the headlights. That area looks out of proportion and bulbous, whereas the rest of the car is a bit tighter in design. But I have also read reports that the mkVIII has undergone substantial cost cutting, including (but not limited to) removing the hood strut for a prop rod. But getting back to the rest of the lineup, other than the GTI/R, I wouldn't touch another VW with a 10 ft pole. They're so tragically dull. But what about the GLI? It might be dynamically similar to a GTI, but the design is unattractive. No thanks. I do like the Arteon, but not sure I like the price. I will say that if VW sold the current gen t-reg in the US, I would likely own one. I sat in one last year in Stockholm and loved it. |
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It's good to see that hot hatches are still popular in the US. With FWD coupes gone from our shores, these will enjoy their place in the market for those who want an affordable performance car that has more character than a sedan.
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Golf sportwagon is not the Jetta wagon and the builds/specs are crap if you want performance.
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Actually it is and always has been a golf-based wagon- 5th gen (and before) Golf and Jetta are on same platform, Golf has hatch Jetta has trunk. JSW (Jetta Sport Wagon) also golf based- is wagon. 6th gen (more like 5.5 gen for Golf) Jetta gets its own (cheaper/longer) platform. JSW continues on the Golf platform- its actually just a front fascia refresh of the 5th gen JSW 7th gen- Golf goes MQB, Jetta stays on as mk6 (until very recently), JSW renamed GSW (Golf Sport Wagon) and continues to use Golf platform. So even though they only just renamed it, its really always been a "golf wagon" in spirit. I do agree with you though, other than mk4 and a couple years in mk5 where they gave the jsw the gti engine its performance has been lacking, I wish we got the Golf R Wagon in the states.
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They showed the last generation Golf R SportWagen at a US auto show (IIRC it was New York) prior to its launch, and I believe they had tentatively planned to bring it over in small numbers. But then the diesel scandal hit and killed that as well as other low priority model launches.
Unfortunately, with VW axing all wagons in the US, there is no hope for the new Golf R SportWagen (currently in testing) to come here. |
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Not as good looking as the outgoing model.
Love the interior design, looks very upscale. I just really dislike these VAG razor shifters. Give me a real shifter.
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