430HP VW GOLF R MK8 // REVIEW on AUTOBAHN

[@bitumen83]

Almost 300 km/h in golf is impressive. And it looks like that car is decently stable at that speed.

[@nepaleseman1010]

I had a Evo IX MR FQ360 with 510bhp and it was no where near as fast as this Golf, what an amazing car.

[@TheAlSalamy]

Al pasar de 200k/h tarda 3 días laborales y estando en pendiente bajante, pero si.

[@kimnotking9742]

​@@nepaleseman1010 just some gearing problem

[@Mr.Prōtagonistēs]

@@nepaleseman1010 Brother your car is so special and whit legacy Golf cant dream of. Whit some little changes whit gear box. It can go much more.

[@Khanlohani1305]

That's not decently stable. That's damn stable 😮

[@unqlerjoelu]

Imagine for your rent you test highspeed cars on the german autobahn... man is living every mans dream!

[@xorry77]

facts dude gets paid to review my dream car

[@AnteSemitic]

Still think you should do a honk test on every car.

[@edvin2269]

XD FRR

[@Mindgamesvr6]

Gti:red calipers R:blue calipers

[@romb1818]

As a Blue color fan, I can only be happy with it 💙💙💙

[@R19Robbin]

This literally is the perfect daily 👌

[@dapluq5961]

💯

[@Zorrolord]

Can confirm that. Dailying a 8R 20yrs

[@AliMack1]

Unreliable engines and transmissions tho unfortunately so not worth unless you buy one fresh and drive it out on warranty until warranty finishes the cars price drops by 60 percent

[@danielmoore9950]

@@AliMack1 wrong, but no worries.

[@AliMack1]

@@danielmoore9950 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤫

[@JohnnieSaghian]

Finally one smart man who knows what Continental ExtremeContact 7 is and paid for them for this particular car. Send my regards to him

[@CobraRS59]

9:00 Best moment

[@JohnnieSaghian]

That 0 to 60 was flat 3 second Also those tires 😍 are the only tires that will plant this weapon on the asphalt and eliminates the sway in corners. All audis and Quattro cars should have this tires

[@elvisch]

He loves dogs more than pop, bangs and a loud exhaust 😍

[@dapluq5961]

100-200 in under 9 sec?? That's really impressive

[@ukwan]

EA888 is a freakin monster of an engine 😊 sooo tunable they engineered in a lot of head room. Albeit the older (EA827/113) TFSI and 1.8T engines were tuners dreams in their heyday, so shouldn't be a surprise..

[@gearinreverse]

the way you reacted after saying michelin pilot sport 🤣

[@reece005]

10:50 best part 🐕😂

[@Mo8r]

Thankyou Martijn for the clips and the review of the car :)

[@johnnyVGtran]

I just bought a TIGUAN R same drivetrain. Awesome performance off a stage 1 tune

[@davothegreat9990]

Too heavy

[@donnowak4304]

Love GTI & R's. Perfect reasonably quick, quiet and comfortable car for the MONEY. There isn't much better.

[@dannyallround]

for the money? have you seen what they ask for a golf R? especially in the netherlands, its insane...

[@mainuser98]

@@dannyallround true

[@AliMack1]

Unreliable tho unfortunately

[@donnowak4304]

@@AliMack1 Such a misnomer. By what measure?

[@stonecapone7858]

nice interior smooth line kind of integrated screens. not just a tabled stick on a dashboard

[@karwanhassan8425]

You good man because you care about animal, and you didn’t want to scare that dog

[@mc-fine]

All that off a turbo inlet tube, small extra vent for intake and stage 1? That's wild!

[@Driver_88]

The Gen 4 EA888 is such a beast in this and the Cupra300 with just a Tune

[@Alexdbre]

Gen3 and 4 are absolutely peak. Gen4 is still better, as tuning has become easier than ever. Gen3 was already completely insane, like making 500hp with just a downpipe and tune? Man, it’s a Cupra/Golf, not some 3.0 6-cylinder BMW. And the times it pulls off-no 6 or 8-cylinder is beating that, even with similar weight.

[@patucca6399]

Faster than tuned M140i's, impressive

[@BasRikken]

ha, funny

[@onkelandre4307]

I don´t think so ;)

[@m.h.k.518]

@@onkelandre4307Check out the chart at 9:16 and take a very close look. As fast as a 500HP M135i

[@patucca6399]

Both stage 1 m140i they have tested are slower, check the 100-200 billboard in the description. ​M140i's that are faster than this stage 1 Mk8 Golf are all stage 2 and beyond@@BasRikken

[@patucca6399]

​@@onkelandre4307Both stage 1 m140i they have tested are slower, check the 100-200 billboard in the description. ​M140i's that are faster than this stage 1 Mk8 Golf are all stage 2 and beyond

[@沈采葳-t6p]

Looks wonderful!❤

[@ruki9043]

Im getting mine tuned in a couple weeks stage 1 e85 and it eill be doing 285kw at the wheels 😅 inital testing was awesome jsut waiting for the offical release

[@Richardshumbusho]

sick!!!!!! the car is very nice

[@user-dq8dr7cl8h]

the guys at mtr did a great job!

[@thechromaknight3449]

damn, I'm just amazed how quick these new R-s are. my r32 feels like a 1.2 liter compared to this haha

[@yeety1208]

at least yours sounds nice

[@thechromaknight3449]

@@yeety1208 haha

[@patucca6399]

Haha there's a couple stock R32s in my town and whenever they go WOT it looks funny, a whole lot of beautiful noise and car hardly goes😂 even my gf who is not into cars at all made the same observation haha :D

[@thechromaknight3449]

@@patucca6399 yup, that's my problem with the r32, it sounds really amazing but it's not as fast as it sounds (but it's cool anyway) :D

[@wiLdchiLd2k]

R32 where slow from the first day... and they are still just golfs.

[@Macko010]

Golf 6R deep rising blue all the way💎💎

[@exliferEK]

sick car

[@Lensest]

I drove this and the GTI Clubsport, this is a better daily but the GTI CS is more fun nice car tho

[@FrostyDC-xf9pk]

The only real difference between them is the power to the real wheels. I don't see how a smaller trunk is better for a daily then a bigger one. Since there is no other ream difference between them otherwise.

[@Lensest]

@@FrostyDC-xf9pk nah im talking more about the driving side, the 8R was actually insane it didnt spin out if you pushed it even with damp roads. The GTI CS is all over the place and thats with dry conditions. its like a rs3 the 8R it sticks to the road so its a saver nicer to drive daily than the GTi CS in my opinion ofcourse

[@ag8912]

​@@Lensestthe CS is way more engaging and a driver's car. The R feels like a videogame but not engaging at all in my opinion. The CS also feels lighter and more eager to turn. With the R you feel the weight and lack of front diff.

[@maedhros0111]

@@FrostyDC-xf9pkyour comment is…do you need to fill the trunk every day with luggage? The difference is not that big. If you want a Golf R or a Golf GTI the trunk is not the key, but the things he mentioned (4 motion or more fun)

[@ZenzDeluxe]

In this thread people talking about engagement but the car that is capable of rear-bias and true power-on-oversteer is somehow more boring than a FWD turd. It's a well built, light, FWD turd, but still a turd. I've owned performance RWD and AWD cars (including my dailies) for over 15 years, and this, like the Focus RS or Corolla GR (to name comparable hatchback examples), is an amazing drivers car because you can make it dance. Threads like these are proof that most people rarely drive their car on the limit, because if you prefer boring FWD understeer to power on oversteer that these cars bring, my man, you're not the precious "driver" you think you are. It means you like boring FWD predictability compared to AWD or RWD, NOT engagement.

[@Alanicx]

It's nice you care about animals. This Golf is such a nice car trurly.

[@Powersproductions130]

“Oh shit, where is it?” 😂😂

[@DylanTaylor-fb5xz]

Great video, as always! The only thing I will say is that the 4.7 0 to 60 time is completely inaccurate. Many channels have tested them and it’s always been 4.3, 4.2, sometimes even 4.0. So seeing that this tuned golf are only did it in 3.9 was kind of disappointing to me. Other than that, though, it was pretty impressive. I love these cars and I can’t wait to get mine in a couple of years.

[@davothegreat9990]

Tires, is usually the reason. The grip not the power.

[@Alexdbre]

Pretty disappointing hitting 3.9 when cars with 500+ hp struggle to do that... Mate, what are you talking about, haha. Put some proper tires on, and it'll definitely hit 3.7!

[@adampecenka1909]

i do love golfs indeed

[@59MC]

You need to turn the Driving mode to special 😊 a better experience

[@Imawarriorsam]

Finally I was waiting to see one tuned on the channel also waiting for a tune on vz cupra

[@yenertalay4472]

Best Car

[@slamminx3]

Has the TCU finally been cracked now on 2022+ models? I'm on a low torque version, still waiting on the the TCU from Racingline.

[@Josechezz]

I think it has been cracked. I've seen some tuned 2022 models with 300-400hp

[@slamminx3]

I got an excited and checked Racingline website. Doesn’t look like it yet. 😢

[@Lovecars1218]

it has been cracked a while ago but it´s still difficult and therefore quite expensive. Most of the Stage 1 tunes for the Golf R start at 400 hp at least but start from like 5-6k euros. Not compareable with the Mk7s where you could get the same power with a stage 2 with an additional downpipe for like 2k.

[@slamminx3]

@@Lovecars1218 5-6k euros?! I paid £750 for my Racingline stage 1 low torque.

[@gunterification]

@@Lovecars1218 BS a good stage 1(+) tune costs about 800 at a good tuner for the golf 8 R

[@HY_Clara]

perfect car👍🏻

[@blacksta-r]

good car, goofy infotainment

[@FmatrixFreetopG]

Its not that bad anymore, after all those updates

[@beanszn358]

Thats why i like 7.5 best

[@m.h.k.518]

I have a 2024 8R Performance and the infotainment is great.

[@FmatrixFreetopG]

@@m.h.k.518 people just say this because they see others say it, I have 8 gte and no problems as well.

[@patucca6399]

We own a GTI MK8 and its not bad at all, reviews overblow stuff. Funny how almost all MK8 owners pretty much say the same thing that the infotaiment is actually perfectly adequate, people who actually live with these cars. But internet kids and car reviewers blast them :D

[@baske500]

in oktober krijg ik mijn nieuwe 8.5 black :) mijn 7.5 stage 2 403 pk is nu te koop.

[@krane15]

Wow, and extra 100 hp. That would be nice from the factory.

[@The_Woo1738]

Do the clubsport with stage 1

[@davidfletcher2162]

I had one of these recently for a couple of days. Trouble is everyone wants to take a pop at you in it. Great all.rounder though and very capable was glad to get back in the Porsche. If you're single get the Cayman ypu won't be disappointed

[@hefboss]

CLS 63 2011 or this Golf R ? (Just checking opinions)

[@personaleyeworks1444]

try rotterdam zuid, its full of muhammets with golf 8 gti and r with full black details and all malfunction signals active in the dash, in case you want to test more of them

[@Mo8r]

Tja ik kom zelf ook uit Rotterdam er is geen storingslampje te bekennen in mijn auto vergis je niet met de huurbakken die rondrijden in Rotterdam daar ben ik ook geen fan van brokkenpiloten

[@MrVimek]

8:57 that was max speed?

[@OSKAR-ch7jk]

When started car and you talking about lost OPF, do you mean petrol particulate filter?

[@marcelraymonddevries2596]

Is echt een mooue Auto,een Kolega heeft eentje die echt speziaal is,Titaanuitlaat en nog veel meer,naardeel is dat zijn Auto altijd met vw verbonden is. Maar hij gaat echt goed weg en rijdt echt prachtig en hij gebruikt niet veel benzine,en dat hoor een 2.0 met 301 pk,rund de 6 Liter op 100km.

[@jojodabear]

Sorry if this was asked and answered.. Which Tune did Mohammed buy? APR, Uni, Racingline, 034, IE, EQT, Cobb???

[@GTE330E]

Bro didint stop at the stop sign 💀 7:08

[@justsayno1734]

Who cares? There was no cross traffic.

[@shaarawy9553]

@@justsayno1734 StVO joined the chat

[@hoodnut197]

180 mph that's mental from a hatchback.

[@papouplay4183]

Sorry I’m not a pro. Is it an original R or modified ? If yes What are the changes, if its not diffucult to explain 😅 Thanks for the answer. Very impressed by the car and great content as always

[@zvbt]

i think the maxium HP on a golf 8R is 333HP (20 year version) so yeah this golf has been updated by +100HP for sure

[@papouplay4183]

@@zvbt thanks bro 😎

[@Mo8r]

Yes the car its tuned at MTR Performance stage 1+ 320hp orginal and after the tune 430 hp

[@papouplay4183]

@@Mo8r thanks mate for the precision

[@bigmang73]

There goes another great car I'll never be able to afford

[@ComputersOnWheels]

What's with the cut out for the air intake? I've not heard of that being done on MK8's and can't find anything about this mod

[@MAC_NELO]

Will still chose a 7.5R anytime any day, twice on Sundays... 7.5R is Golf's epitome design

[@ipaghd]

I disagree and I'm an owner of a 7.5 GTI PP, the epitome of the Golf engine and design it's the TCR without a doubt, and I've driven the 3

[@MAC_NELO]

@@ipaghd to me its the 7.5R, personally

[@gaycha6589]

7.5R stage 2 here. Perfect daily with 420hp tractable tune.

[@RezzurectionMs]

my mk7 golf r kinda feels like my steering wheel is heavy idk if im just used to newer bmws and audis..

[@neoaziegelbauer]

The big brother of the one always standing in front of the local kindergarden

[@heysterich673]

Yesterday MotorMafia released their 600 HP Version of Golf 8R which is even street legal in Germany. That tune costs a little under 30k € Would be nice to see it on your KZbin

[@abdarsmk6r]

I had a 6R. But sold it. I want a V8 now!!

[@DeShooter3]

Bring back Scirocco, VW.. damn I miss so much.

[@kazmis1398]

The R is my daily driver gotta say it's perfect other than the brakes everything is perfect and most importantly fuel consumption for having a fast car is very good.

[@Mo8r]

The brakes are shit….

[@ReconRangersPasukanKhusus]

The brakes are great...almost as good as my last RS4😊

[@gunterification]

​@@Mo8rremmen vallen goed mee. heb een 8R 20 years

[@Mo8r]

@@gunterification oh ja die van mij zijn verbrand vandaar dat ik even aan t kijken ben naar andere grotere remmen

[@gunterification]

@@Mo8r Heb ook al op de ring gehad dat de schijven zwart worden maardat gaat gewoon weg na een tijd normaal rijden.

[@AutosportMore]

Zou prettig zijn als jullie het nummer van deze Golf vermelden van het excel bestandje in de beschrijving

[@HamzaVanataj]

Wat bedoelt u precies?

[@vickomen333]

what inclination of seats are those? Looks like a spaceship's .

[@Hellndegenerates]

I remember my Fiesta mk2 turbo technics with 130hp was fast 😢

[@AkashAkashAkash-jx6xj]

Review the video of Suzuki fronx

[@piyushgamingz1339]

❤❤❤ car

[@tugrulbozdemir6853]

very nice

[@marcelraymonddevries2596]

Welk baujaar is de Gold 8? Vanaf Julie 2022 hadden die een grotere Prozessor ingebaut en zo geen Problemen meer met de Softwhare,van 2 op 4

[@rtownz251251]

2021 is deze

[@IstrskaPustinja]

Sick rear end but this minimalistic front end (in my opinion) just makes it look like a fridge.

[@milosjankovic2873]

What watch are you wearing?

[@Nedherlander]

I have golf 8 GTI 245ps freaking amazing car ❤ i have a limit speed at 245km but anyway its amazing ❤ for 400€ i can make stage 1 from 245ps to 320ps but i dont need it

[@davothegreat9990]

And still loses to an equivalent Elantra N dct for cheaper.

[@Tech-Savvy1]

Let's see how the gearbox will hold up over time.

[@sandrisp4422]

Golf 6-7 HGP they are crazy😂

[@milandjek7664]

Mein Golf Mk5 GTi schaft 3oo km/h 🎉🎉🎉🎉. 2005. 😂DSG

[@Montgomerymniejszy]

Identyczny stage i wyniki jak t roc r mojej żony 431/530niuta❤

[@petrurares6204]

Its quick cause its made for a few pulls and engine change

[@UndisputedChamp834]

Nice

[@offxce]

please drive the 8r vom r-eagle / m-eagle

[@thirdlawofmotion]

R32 Gen 4 was 3.2 Gen 5 was the first 2.0T.

[@hapjoy16]

Incorrect Gen 6 introduces 2.0T EA113 Gen 5 still had the 3.2 VR6 At least here in the USA

[@thirdlawofmotion]

@@hapjoy16 Ah yes of course you are correct. Note to self don't make yt comments when drunk 🤣

[@chrismacari3117]

Ik weet niet hoe handig het is voor onze gastvrije Muhammad Ali om expliciet te vermelden dat de auto geen OPF meer heeft. Dat kan een vervelend staartje geven vanuit RDW als zij meekijken inclusief kenteken en dan krijgt ie zomaar misschien een WOK-status

[@Mo8r]

Wat ik heb meegekregen is dat de opf eruit mag is geen probleem qua decibel en milleu eisen en tja de lampen zijn ook gesmoked als ze willen pakken ze mij ook op dat… 🤣

[@andreiblanaru9299]

Please,do BMW M550i 2018

[@cipajs_9534]

Tune name please? 😇

[@marcleroux3426]

i dont think people realize how fking fast that is for a 2L let alone any car!

[@mattkroening7964]

"you need some time to appreciate the differences" *immediately has to start fighting the capacitive steering wheel buttons* I can't wait to appreciate that

[@ZenzDeluxe]

Average mk7 owner that can't afford the upgrade to mk8 moment. I came from 7R my friend, tracked it, modded it, enjoyed the hell out of it, was my favorite car i've ever owned. Got an 8R in 2021, wouldn't be caught dead in a mk7 again lmao. The capacitive buttons, the infotainment, the "poor quality" rear door panels? All a nothing burger once you find out how it drives and what the new engine changes (turbo, fueling), frontend changes (lighter subframe, suspension geometry), rear end changes (new diff capable of true rear bias) bring to the table. These aren't just small differences as the guy insinuated in the video, they are huge, IF you value driving. Everyone with track experience and driving their car on the limit knows them. But you people want to keep harping on about some buttons lmao, you get used to them in a day. Your mk7 is surpassed my friend, better save up or learn to live with it.

[@sergio565]

Props to the owner that removed that horrible fake sound

[@Zorrolord]

As a Golf 8R 20 years edition owner I absolutely despice the leather seats of this car. I think picking leather seats is such a letdown and also design wise the cloth / alcantara seats are SO much better and more fitting. Also they cost like 3000€ less so only a huge ass win in my book. Sure they don't come with cooling but who needs cooled seats....

[@Mo8r]

The cooled and the memory seats is useful

[@ReconRangersPasukanKhusus]

I love my leather R aircooled sportseats. And they look better then the blue standard seats in my opinion.😊

[@Zorrolord]

@@ReconRangersPasukanKhusus Fair enough, for me they just have too little detailing going on, I love the playfulness of the cloth alcantara seats because it is a sports car after all and not some luxury limousine like a mercedes C class.

[@ReconRangersPasukanKhusus]

I don't like the alcantara tea towel seats, but that is my cup of tea.😉🍵

[@dimitrijemilovanovic4229]

does it jiggle?

[@BOOSTEDDUDE]

All this had was a tune and a turbo inlet pipe with no exhaust? And that little "cool air" vent mod. 🤯

[@heresthethingyouguys]

Price of this thing

[@D3nchanter]

what is an OPF?

[@bimmerapologist]

Otto particulate filter

[@vvevvevvvv]

Just tint the windscreen also.

[@RDAM77]

Really nice car and in Holland i see they came down to about 45K price now . But still i dont know if i will ever get one cuz the interior just F''s it all up, not a fan of the steering wheel and especially that sad little gear knob OMG echt heel erg jammer.

[@Steven-cr1og]

Infotainment systeem werkt ook heel traag

[@inspectorvoid]

No stick?

[@salm815]

doesnt come with one

[@maluku1807]

8r with a manual is available in the US

[@djo42.5]

People try to get some peace , looking for houses away from towns, but they don’t take on count your job 😅

[@MrCaterhamr500]

Mk7 Golf R looks much better to my eyes!

[@davothegreat9990]

To you? Means nothing

[@MrCaterhamr500]

@@davothegreat9990 as if your opinion matters to me old boy, jog on.

[@davothegreat9990]

@@MrCaterhamr500 you feel desperate. Poor you

[@2003merc1]

Bekeuring voor niet stoppen bij een stopbord

[@tomtomgrimme3174]

Zwischen 10 und 70€ (bei Gefährdung des Verkehrs). Wie viel kostet es in den Niederlanden? In Deutschland bekommen wir noch 1 Punkt in der Verkehrssünderkartei.

[@2003merc1]

€180

[@bismayparida2115]

​@@2003merc1 ???☠️☠️.....😭😭😭Scheisse.....

[@solarflare2199]

car for straight roads

[@Mo8r]

Also in cornersss 🏎️

[@沈采葳-t6p]

Show preference !😂

[@100slayback]

Why does all VW group tend to go outside of the corner instead to go in?

[@hurjuiiulian8931]

Fwd bias tend tu understeer, most of them, vw or not

[@Notgenerationalwealth]

Nice car but for the money rather a rs3 8Y with a stage 2 tune on it 510hp and a 5 pop engine