2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack TSI SE Manual Wagon - POV Driving Impressions (Binaural Audio)

[@alexsajewski9712]

I ordered the S model in Great Falls Green Metallic with the manual. I've been consistently getting 30mpg and better in low speed/city driving. I absolutely love my Alltrack!

[@TedwardDrives]

Great drive

[@turbo311]

Love all the VW Golf Sportwagens! Fixed TDI starting to be sold now. But the Alltrack I think is the most interesting model, like you said a unicorn. It’s a “baby” Audi Allroad. Love the green it comes in.

[@unknownuser0006]

Just checked the meaning of the Topher, well played Chris :D By the way, more manual cars please, shifting is fun :)

[@BoopSnoot]

So what's the meaning, there there are two Chris' and he's the ChrisTOPHER one?

[@suleer7902]

Funny seeing a vw wagon being a petrol because in europe this car would be diesel in 90% of the cases

[@brucegelhorn5169]

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[@SovietBear4]

TDI engines ftw oof lmao

[@tonychau1983]

@tedhigh68 does anyone really care though?

[@bernardoclc]

I love your videos, especially when you drive through different neighbohoods, just makes the video more interesting seeing new places!

[@pillepallepue2]

manual

[@TheCameltotem]

Been driving stick all my life but leasing this car but with DSG. DSG will be so freaking fun, paddle shift is way better than stick. Proper race car feeling.

[@BoopSnoot]

Unicorn. VW produced almost no manuals for the US market. Closest one to me is 900 miles away.

[@Sickboyfriend]

If you like manuals, I suggest that you buy one new. If enough people buy manuals we can revert the dying trend of manuals. Remind you, Audi already kill manual line-up in the U.S..

[@thelensmax]

@@Sickboyfriend Wow idk that about Audi ...

[@K03sport]

One doesn't choose the manual because it is easy; it's chosen because you do HAVE to work work to drive the car...that's the appeal. A fantastic car (w/o the panoroof) that needs to stay in VW's lineup.

[@JamieToddBand]

We are staying away from the sunroof cars. Sportwagen S coming soon.

[@MrCarGuy]

Man I love these.

[@baldeagles7493]

Drove one yesterday they are supper easy to drive some that is new to manual and Volkswagen manual will be easy to drive tbh clutch is easy

[@UNCLENUFF]

Great review!

[@IKhanNot]

Nice review BTW.

[@sonofrobert]

That sounded like the auto locks. I turned mine off..lol The reverse cam isn't that loud. I drive a '15 SE Golf Sportwagen 6 spd auto, 170hp 199 ft lbs torque. Have gotten 39mpg on road trip. Great performance, utility and economy. I think the curb weight on mine is 3100. Love your vids and that you do dusk/night vids which really shows the dash, interior and exterior lights. Others don't seem to do this. Cheers

[@sabbysodhi5029]

Chris you could use non copyright music to show us the sound system in the car as you have binaural microphone they are great for headphone users ..

[@walkbase]

Don't quite understand your comment about the transmission; is it notchy and rubbery, or has a high quality feel to it - it appears to me, it cannot really be both, no?

[@noamkatz74]

More sport cars videos please!!

[@4730301]

Was your Mk6 Gti a Dsg? If so, are there improvements in the Mk7 dsg models in regards to low speed jerkyness?

[@pavement_menace]

How does the highway noise level compare to your old MK6 gti?

[@johanagonzalez9863]

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[@johanagonzalez9863]

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[@johanagonzalez9863]

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[@Gulgonful]

Topher, did you explore what the drive modes did with the manual? Do they alter the steering characteristics?

[@FQi-wx9ov]

Hi Chris, did you have a chance to get your hands on a Tesla yet?

[@shawnharmon5966]

I would love to see you test the 2017 V6 Passat

[@shawnharmon5966]

Or even the R line Passat

[@krisztiansebok7987]

How do you move off smoothly? I always seem to be jerky a bit and I can't quite get it right. Can you explain how to do it in the correct way? Thanks!

[@fyream_car]

Not a bad car, but I drive cars and Russia, those who want to watch it, I have everything on my channel

[@frankzhong9402]

I wonder why they won’t put this same setup in the Tiguan, I wish VW would realize that more people want a manual tsi 4 motion in a Tiguan than this.

[@jettysutanto9606]

Bro. Thats On where?

[@lloyd_3656]

The pano roof is great untill it starts to leak. A plague with VW/Audi. For this reason i opted for the S trim which is still decently equiped.

[@SBS_TECHNO]

I wish a karma cop would pulled out at 7:15 for the white suv

[@elieteduartesiqueirad]

first time seems americans drive manual car, very good btw

[@rogermaharaj1292]

hi how you compare this car to the 2008 passat wagon manual tran

[@SiikFeetDefiinitonz]

Do these wagons have a 4 motion 2.0t option?

[@chorseundgrd]

No. The 1.8t is the only engine available.

[@tvanb]

You sound like the dude that reviews MRE’s

[@techunboxing2775]

Diesel Engine is the way to go with this car

[@legendmaxx9397]

Car manual❤️

[@ColoradoSpringsDashcam]

Can you do a Kia Soul. I own one I just think that it'd be nice to see someone else do one. The Kia Soul Turbo is a fun and peppy car to drive as well I think it'd be the best drive. :)

[@diamond_movado]

Taylor Reynolds Kia Soul is slower even though it feels faster VS. Volkswagens make you feel like you're going slower even though you're going faster

[@ColoradoSpringsDashcam]

Derek Unknown Yes, but that wasn't what I was asking. I simply asked him to do a drive on one. I don't care which one is or feels faster.

[@edwardgutierrez8851]

Are you going to test a Camaro?

[@IKhanNot]

I totally dislike the clutches on the newer VWs. Too light and way too much travel, can hardly feel where it takes up. I drove a 6 speed C230 MB and it was great as well as a V6 Audi A4 6MT and both had way better clutches.

[@chorseundgrd]

The clutch is very bad. I put a clutch stop in my MK7 GTI to combat the travel but the engagement point is so vague. The shifter was poor too. Would constantly lock me out of gears. 1st to 2nd shift was very unpleasant. The 2.0T goes better with the DSG, sad to say.

[@Kamukix]

I completely agree that the DSG is the better overall car, no contest. As I said in my other comment to you, I don't know which one I'd pick next (owned 2 DSG cars and a ton of manual cars) because I love them both. I can say however that the downsides to the manual have had me back and forth over and over on whether or not I'd buy another new one with it. The clutch travel is crazy long (I added a clutch stop as well), it's too light (I also removed that spring, but I've not changed out the bleeder valve), and the take up point is vague to me compared to the many many many other manual cars I've owned or driven (bleeder valve may help). The shifter itself though I think is the best VW has ever done. It's not perfect, but it's notchy enough that I like that feeling, yet it's soft enough that you can flick it between gears super easily (so there is NO fatigue driving a manual even in stop and go beach traffic that we get here in DE). I've been on the fence about adding a Dieselgeek shifter to the car because of the ease of use I have right now. I had one on my mk4 and it was the best thing ever.......like ever.....but I'm afraid that it might change the shifter too much that it does then become a chore in traffic even if it feels great when driving on track. Oh, I absolutely wanted to cry when I saw that the mk7 GTi now comes with a top mounted throttle pedal instead of floor mounted. Made it very difficult for me to heel and toe, so I wasn't able to track it or autoX when I got it. I've added a set of custom pedals ($129) which fixed the problem so the throttle is in a good position, a small price to pay. :)

[@jamesfischer589]

When comparing VW's features sold in the US to what is available in Europe they all look cheap. I can't get beyond that.

[@tonychau1983]

You can sell a tin can that gets 40mpg with apple CarPlay in the us someone will buy it.

[@Suppiluliuma-wd1hw]

I have slow internet connection

[@ColoradoSpringsDashcam]

Andrei I feel your pain I live in the middle of a desert. :/

[@ВРСРепубликаСрпска]

Taylor Reynolds i feel your pain , i live on a Island between Sweden and Norway :(

[@Mycarisslow]

I feel you brother

[@robertofalero02]

I feel you i live in Canary Islands😂

[@leo.909]

Well then I forgot to do this well uhh I need it right now DO it or I will do it Myself😅

[@Eren-wk2uw]

+1

[@fredericares298]

199 lb-ft of torque, not 184. The brochure is wrong.

[@kickerman8]

not with the manuel it isn't..

[@sonofrobert]

Only auto is 200 torque. 184 for manual. Another reason to enjoy the auto. Cheers

[@joshtib069]

PLEEEEEEEEEASE DO A BMW :) thankss you

[@user-hs2hd7wp9g]

Even as a car enthusiast, I'd rather have the DSG on a not so exciting car. A manual gearbox won't make your base VW sportier.

[@tonychau1983]

Nothing beats the feeling of rowing your own gears

[@SSC3034]

Manual is more reliable and afterall, isn't reliability what you want in an everyday car?

[@sonofrobert]

Love the 6 sp auto on my '15 Sportwagen. Super quick shifting! 170hp, 200 torque and super fast, powerful and have gotten 39 mpg on the freeway. Cheers

[@goons123flofy]

No auto blip? I can forgive dieselgate, but i can't forgive this

[@ToivoPietila]

Kmo

[@santanitatovar9184]

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[@frihful]

الاول

[@muhammadmustafagoatfarm4916]

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[@Skylda]

vw - the most boring car with the lowest quality

[@alpointner1030]

Wakusa Most boring comment with lowest level of knowledge.

[@Skylda]

Al Pointner vw fanboy confirmed

[@suleer7902]

you dont know what you are talking about..

[@stevenyia2778]

Wakusa vw hater confirmed 🤔

[@sonofrobert]

'15 SE Sportwagen with 44k miles, 9 volt outlet and locking gas cap fixed under warranty are the only problems. Mk7 is an amazing car. 170hp, 200 torque. Super fast and no desire to tune. Have gotten 39mpg on road trip. Best car I have driven and love it. Cheers