Hi Mat here: I can't believe the Golf R has just 320hp. How much do you think it really has?
@dwade32023 жыл бұрын
I think golf copied every other hatchback on the market, look at those 4 wheels, every hatch has them man
@jesusmerkel3 жыл бұрын
👍
@harrywhite213 жыл бұрын
324.32 hp
@miroslavtraila68493 жыл бұрын
Mat RACE THE VW R
@ne22563 жыл бұрын
I don't really know
@J.siciliano_3 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that think that ‘blue’ looks purple? 😕
@_._imezhil_._60203 жыл бұрын
Not only you bro same at here
@benbarnard37293 жыл бұрын
Night mode filter on your phone?
@hardchemist3 жыл бұрын
The outside camera looking at the front left wheel seems to be more accurate: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGqvdqWlZp6Im9U
@aehsanurrahman20253 жыл бұрын
NOPE me too btw my like to your comment was 100th...
@8ilalx3 жыл бұрын
@@hardchemist 🤣🤣 I thought your link was to a fortnite video🤣🤣
@laistab19163 жыл бұрын
The golf has always been an awesome little beast
@doncorleaaron3 жыл бұрын
Did my master's thesis on diffusers and just by pure intuition, it doesn't look like it would have any significant improvement on the car's downforce or drag, it's just too small... However I can't be 100% sure unless you run some cfd, wind tunnel or flow vis experiments 🤓
@sumanhaldar54813 жыл бұрын
Mat is like Mr Bean of automotive journalism,he provides good reviews as well as funny entertainment
@JCTiggs111 ай бұрын
With the DSG, Car and Driver were able to do 0-60 in 3.9s and 12.4s @ 112 mph in the 1/4 mile. They also tested a 6 speed manual R and it did 0-60 in 4.9s and 13.4s @ 106 mph in the 1/4 mile. Performance difference between the two transmissions is quite significant.
@DeanPark3 жыл бұрын
Nice, but £40k for a golf before adding options? The quality of the interior is a step backwards as is the layout of the interior. Can’t see many of these on the roads, certainly not as many as the previous R.
@WOOTTboy1233 жыл бұрын
Anyone else spot the Tesla’s being transported at 10:00
@de75093 жыл бұрын
Gutted that they didn’t give him the performance pack to review!
@danielfl.93473 жыл бұрын
It's bad for them. I don't understand VW. The MK8 is a fail
@Random63R4003 жыл бұрын
@@danielfl.9347 Fail for who? They are selling like baguettes in french bakeries
@rosspalmer68493 жыл бұрын
@@danielfl.9347 it was the third best selling car in the uk last year? That’s hardly a fail
@jameshall74103 жыл бұрын
Hi Mat, I have a Golf GTI under a CBS scheme but want to look at buying a new one because I love the car so much. Question is, GTI or club sport? Can you do a review?
@tugrulacar51553 жыл бұрын
Mk7 R will always be my favourite
@MattGarcyaDC Жыл бұрын
I’m thinking of this or the grand explorer. Quite different but I’m deciding between speed or size
@ritwizrai85503 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or is everyone seeing purple instead of blue.
@youraveragejoe13 жыл бұрын
Yes, maybe it’s a colour filter on the camera? It only looks blue when the camera is mounted on the wheel arch in the performance segment
@edwardvalivonis233 жыл бұрын
That's violet bro
@BlueSquad003 жыл бұрын
Think it's slightly pearlescent
@defyyourlogic4873 жыл бұрын
Blurple
@WatchesOnWood3 жыл бұрын
I bet they accidentally left on a UV filter
@TechBlock3 жыл бұрын
The colour shifting Golf R
@jordanseay2163 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t it look purple?
@OwenSithole3 жыл бұрын
The colour grading and environment lighting.
@jordanseay2163 жыл бұрын
@@cpmanias the thumb nail looks blue and some shots of the car look blue but it looks purple most of the time.
@Aaron-qm2vt3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s really purple wow. Only blue when he inserts a photo
@jordanseay2163 жыл бұрын
@@Aaron-qm2vt I kinda like it better in purple.
@emanthegman95113 жыл бұрын
"15 different stages of stiffness"......hey I have that too ...
@Desilv3 жыл бұрын
Way underrated comment 😹😹
@ghq89823 жыл бұрын
no you don't. you don't even have it to begin with. lol
@mariog72133 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@matthewnicolas31113 жыл бұрын
That's what she said.
@barneywood40193 жыл бұрын
Quality
@dnzry22183 жыл бұрын
Ok 4.03 to 60 in a 320hp hatchback is pretty crazy, impressive
@theslicefactor45903 жыл бұрын
The original Tesla roadster was 0-60 in 3.9. Even more impressive when you consider that O.o
@procerator3 жыл бұрын
@@theslicefactor4590 that`s not impressive for a 100k $ car
@jobdendikken39223 жыл бұрын
@@wojtas2524 thats exacly why its not inpressive
@dnzry22183 жыл бұрын
@@theslicefactor4590 why are you mentioning the tesla roadster when we are talking about the Golf R?
@procerator3 жыл бұрын
@@dnzry2218 because he is a Tesla fanboy. I swear, those guys can talk about Tesla even in a video about Chrysler Pacifica.
@drdoofenwardgaming14413 жыл бұрын
Matt throwing gang signs in front of a Citroen C2 could be an album cover
@patlophamotse58363 жыл бұрын
Looked like one😂🔥
@pigeonpoo18233 жыл бұрын
Matt Doggy Dog
@onelyone69763 жыл бұрын
Yup, although both the Saxo and C2 were very popular amongst boy racers, even as the C2 had only 120hp
@moflow993 жыл бұрын
At first i thought that HAD ro be photoshopped. 😆
@hugh80905 ай бұрын
Fast and car curious?
@darius26403 жыл бұрын
I can't believe VW has fitted their hatchback with something called arse tearing wheel, sounds absolutely barbaric
@TWOBster45073 жыл бұрын
In Germany we say: „R Lenkrad“
@ajmalabdulrasheed57183 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@rasikpanchani3 жыл бұрын
LMFAO
@RhagnarrL9 ай бұрын
Either I'm color blind or that looks closer to a shade of purple
@KongK0073 жыл бұрын
"I am still wearing Burberry today but it's a little more discreet these days..." -Flex has left the chat
@edwardvalivonis233 жыл бұрын
Me too
@KongK0073 жыл бұрын
@@edwardvalivonis23 Ya same was a nice jacket too :D
@lex4play3943 жыл бұрын
@@KongK007 überall sieht mann das Klixtra Logo lol. Aber echt coll zu sehen, wie viele Leute sich mit der Hardware beschäftigen 👍
@KongK0073 жыл бұрын
@@lex4play394 Haha noch n almänischee Zuschauer, ja hab damals mitgemacht aber nd gewonnen.... 🤣 kenn mich gut mit hardware und autos aus aber gute deutsche reviewer sind rar..
@colinmaynard28793 жыл бұрын
Well it’s discreet now he’s removed the patch!
@randomcanadian68903 жыл бұрын
I couldn't help but notice that the close up shot of the stick of truth was a DIFFERENT STICK OF TRUTH!
@jonesyboi67393 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂I came here for this comment
@ninmalle3 жыл бұрын
Was hoping someone else noticed that too
@andrenicholaschelliah5003 жыл бұрын
Glad I ain't crazy
@CED993 жыл бұрын
Stick of lies!
@PalpatinesPlumber3 жыл бұрын
stick of LIAR!
@rexfloyd21093 жыл бұрын
You should do the the new golf R vs the old golf R... same with the gti’s😊
@DefinitelyNotEmma3 жыл бұрын
When it comes to looks, the 4th and 7th golf generation are unbeatable
@Thawhid3 жыл бұрын
Truuuue
@tysonmandela92653 жыл бұрын
Good idea
@tysonmandela92653 жыл бұрын
I personally think the Mk7 golf R looks much better
@HH-wd2cn3 жыл бұрын
Agree
@Moskito1593 жыл бұрын
*gets kidnapped* *googles help me carwow*
@goktan76603 жыл бұрын
ok
@Lianpe983 жыл бұрын
I hope this is just a bad joke
@therevealer77-763 жыл бұрын
Who else noticed that he picked up a different stick and used a different stick to actually put in the exhaust pipe of the car.
@MobillvietnamPhan3 жыл бұрын
Me
@MrBravo1433 жыл бұрын
Size matters
@therevealer77-763 жыл бұрын
@@MrBravo143 I think Matt didn't want to hurt the car with such a big stick.
@davejones21663 жыл бұрын
Oh yes
@alexanderdcossey91463 жыл бұрын
ironically the stick of truth was in fact a lie
@ZackDesign3 жыл бұрын
A message to the editor: what the hell is that color grading, the car color should be blue not purple, and the actual color appears in some footage. Check : 11:37 😶
@yohansharp30403 жыл бұрын
Well it is the same color all along for me
@laurensk65163 жыл бұрын
@@yohansharp3040 check 11:36
@danielgagne78993 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@rogerthedodger8993 жыл бұрын
Does not look blue to me. Purple.
@aliggamer72513 жыл бұрын
Do remember VW does make the Blue a tiny bit translucent and based off the lighting and angle you look at it, it can change colour
@ThatsxMe113 жыл бұрын
Am I color blind ? Or is it purple not blue 🙄
@aditya_gupta3 жыл бұрын
Am i colour blind or that blue looks more like purple?
@dragocvetko13333 жыл бұрын
I also see purple, I thougt I was going mental!
@adrianarco86173 жыл бұрын
It definitely is purple.
@richlim10063 жыл бұрын
smth wrong eith the editing, thr thumbnail is blur and the shot where he talks about the seats shows a moment where it's blue and not purple
@Random63R4003 жыл бұрын
Y'all got a problem to see purple 😂😂
@ErrorCDIV3 жыл бұрын
@@richlim1006 plus the GoPro footage from the driving section.
@vincy9583 жыл бұрын
The rear of the MK8 is really nice. The front though...idk, it just reminds me of new Toyota Corollas. Will choose another MK7.5 or MK6 over it that for sure.
@DonceBeats3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Can't beat the mk6
@yashmann3 жыл бұрын
I prefer the front over the back, the back lights look to high, the previous gen back was nice
@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo533 жыл бұрын
🤗😄
@danielfl.93473 жыл бұрын
Go take a look at a well sorted MK5. It drives so well.
@MyRealName3 жыл бұрын
so you would choose based on looks only? alright
@PM-tg5vq3 жыл бұрын
I JUST SAW HARRY AND MEGHAN, AT THE LOCAL FOOD BANK.
@charleskay24733 жыл бұрын
Now its Time for Drag Race: New Golf R Vs Audi S3 Vs A35
@AAMSFR3 жыл бұрын
Golf would win easily
@pavel35753 жыл бұрын
@@AAMSFR nope
@bokidamjanoski33983 жыл бұрын
Golf wining mate 100% this is rocket
@chrissafa4603 жыл бұрын
@@pavel3575 I don’t know about the s3 but I watched one involving the golf r and a35 amg the golf r crushed it
@pavel35753 жыл бұрын
@@chrissafa460 man golf r Is like Audi rs3 you can't compare it to S3
@jfg314163 жыл бұрын
I’m missing “the obligatory sound check” and some information about the fuel economy. And some hooligan-style drifting.
@wilkowilkins3633 жыл бұрын
Thats on the drag race
@jfg314163 жыл бұрын
Not always, sometimes it’s also on the “5 good/annoying this about this car”.
@abdikk44953 жыл бұрын
Or the key
@vroomgc3 жыл бұрын
This was not the drift model that he was test driving
@lightningthunder59283 жыл бұрын
This vehicle does not have the performance pack, so no drift mode.
@Mazoox5003 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one thinking they have used a filter when filming this? Everything is purple on my phone instead of blue.
@edwardvalivonis233 жыл бұрын
Even Mat is purple in this video
@SturmAndDrang3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Many men are slightly color blind to various shades of blue.
@user-rk6cg7gm8k3 жыл бұрын
Yeap when it shows parts of the ckaseats theyr blue and then when ge goes back they run purp
@jarradmoore69393 жыл бұрын
No....red bull can colour was correct.....it’s just the car is purple
@user-rk6cg7gm8k3 жыл бұрын
@@jarradmoore6939 no its not a zero calories redhull a nosugar redbull is that colour that a normal redbull as u can see its like faded
@ahmed-the-great3 жыл бұрын
VW cost-cutting is starting to get ridiculous. I guess dieselgate was too much.
@jezinbrum3 жыл бұрын
You mean the shrunken dash that needs a filler panel around it? The tooling for the plastic molding probably cost more than a bigger screen would have
@realmusicreallife3 жыл бұрын
Yep no more gas strut for the bonnet , you can tell the interior is cheap it looks like a mint top of the range Mazda lol
@dkarbaev3 жыл бұрын
Everyone: talking about the color Me: thinking about Red Bull’s product placement
@numbereightyseven3 жыл бұрын
Of course it is. Mat is very much on the pockets of the manufacturers and sponsors. He avoids criticizing some pretty obvious stuff, because of who is ultimately paying his bills.
@strezification3 жыл бұрын
Like it wasn't enough that KZbin has bombarded us with commercials every 2 minutes now this... Corporate greed at it's finest
@dkarbaev3 жыл бұрын
@@numbereightyseven also those neat Burberry jackets 😂
@adrianchell3 жыл бұрын
@@dkarbaev And his Samsung mobile phone.
@feestyle13 жыл бұрын
@@strezification tell me, do you work for free? hahahahha, c'mon man, that's not a merchandising, if it was, he would've said "my redbull" not "my energy drink". Everything that you buy has a brand, his work is about showing products to people.. And i can tell you guys, this doesn't look like merchandising at all..
@autonewstv863 жыл бұрын
🤔 Considering there is a 15k gap between the two models I think the GTI is still very relevant.
@connorleonfr83963 жыл бұрын
But if you did go for the gti you'd wish you went for the R after a couple of months or even weeks
@petermmammekwa82983 жыл бұрын
Hi Mat I’m looking forward to seeing you comparing the Golf R to the new Audi S3. To see which is more boy racer car than the other.
@KING0SISQO3 жыл бұрын
@@connorleonfr8396 at the price difference of 15k? Remap disagrees. As for the 4motion thing? Won’t be missed if you’ve never had it before...
@whoischxse3 жыл бұрын
@@connorleonfr8396 Cobb accessport
@connorleonfr83963 жыл бұрын
@@KING0SISQO but you can then remap the golf r..? Plus 4 wheel drive is a bonus, more grip better cornering and yeah fair enough on the 15k but ive known people go for the lower model and regret it
@returningt03 жыл бұрын
"I am still wearing Burberry today but it's a little more discreet these days" your other jacket says something else...
@DoctorSkillz3 жыл бұрын
lol, you could tell his other jacket is Burberry from outer space.
@Thawhid3 жыл бұрын
Ha
@earleyriser19673 жыл бұрын
He's in bed with Burberry - literally as his girlfriend works for them.
@DoctorSkillz3 жыл бұрын
@@earleyriser1967 oh I didn’t know that. What’s your source on that information?
@ashventures79463 жыл бұрын
You know what, the new Golf R is really growing on me! I wasn’t at all keen on it’s face when it first came out, but I’m liking it more as the days go on. Plus VW really seem to have stepped up the geeky engineering stuff on this one, which is just impressive! 🔥 another great review Mat 😊
@andrewfield85623 жыл бұрын
I know it's expensive for a golf but when you think your getting 0-60 in 4 seconds out the box it's pretty good value tbh
@Thawhid3 жыл бұрын
True but sports cars in general are just bumping up in price
@willkaufman82083 жыл бұрын
@@Thawhid yep. Sadly how the economy works
@vroomgc3 жыл бұрын
@@willkaufman8208 Lol your just realizing that now
@Thawhid3 жыл бұрын
@@vroomgc no you are
@robydee9203 жыл бұрын
@@vroomgc From what word or combination of words from his(Will Kaufman)comment did you extrapolate the timing of his realization of how the economy works?Please be kind and answer,I'm very interested,it's for scientific purposes for my Ph.D. thesis .
@Kactus4793 жыл бұрын
VW: 4.7s - actual time: 4.03. INSANE!
@gudu123213 жыл бұрын
Why do you spoiler?!!!
@Audiophil.Vintage3 жыл бұрын
What in hell where you watching? The claimed figure was 4,7 secs and the time he managed to do was 4,03 secs.
@aurimixas3 жыл бұрын
Vw accelarationGate! Cheaters! Cheated on 0-100 time!
@billx42663 жыл бұрын
Thats 0-60 but its 4.5 from 0-100 km/h so its what VW ment, 0-100 km/h because the makers are metric. Still better then 4.7
@jacoblundmark3 жыл бұрын
@@billx4266 I think he just had a very good start cuz it’s not .5 sec different in 3.5 km/h
@kixzshorts99373 жыл бұрын
"NOW"; we all wamna see to drag race it against, MAT'S amg 45s.
@yashmann3 жыл бұрын
Should be against the a35 tho
@dnzry22183 жыл бұрын
@@yashmann indeed, the a45 has 100hp more lol, of course it's gonna win. Should be the A35
@mikkelstormhansen97333 жыл бұрын
Matt doesn't have the A45s anymore
@hiiiofficial83063 жыл бұрын
@@yashmann no because the 0 to 60 time is way better
@hiiiofficial83063 жыл бұрын
@@dnzry2218 Volkswagen tends to lie about its hp
@thegoalie52333 жыл бұрын
"5 annoying thing about the golf R." Number one should have been, it's 40 fucking grand
@tommitcx54633 жыл бұрын
Wow you guys just spend 25k for a new Golf 8 GTI, and 40k for a Golf 8 R. Where I live the new Golf GTI cost 41K Euros
@BokaLudi3 жыл бұрын
@Ethan Clark wtf rattly interior... bro do you need soft touch on back windows? No
@KziD983 жыл бұрын
@@BokaLudi for that price of car considering what it is you should get bloody leather in the back!
@HP-qo9qu3 жыл бұрын
@@BokaLudi Interior is shabby for 40k. As Mat say: Acceptable for a Budget-Car but not for 40-50K!
@Its-Just-Gizmo3 жыл бұрын
When it's monthly installments.... Not many people care about the full sticker price mate. It's been that way for a long time
@dhilboy2313 жыл бұрын
The "This" at the start of the video was copyright claimed by Doug DeMuro😂😂😂
@CHLM983 жыл бұрын
They just removed it
@zekion.3 жыл бұрын
@@CHLM98 joke went over yer head bud.
@bonzobonanza3 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@jacknuttall133 жыл бұрын
They edited it out ,it now starts with “Is the new golf R”
@nathansouthon32233 жыл бұрын
It took me a full minute to get which made it so much better😂
@amulia13 жыл бұрын
I wish I had different stages of stiffness.
@The_Drive7783 жыл бұрын
0:14 Wait a second is that Eminem
@chrispratt913 жыл бұрын
Those new lights make the car look sceptical of everything, whilst being angry about it!
@SampleTracks22243 жыл бұрын
That's German for you
@КонстантинАбрамов-ы8г3 жыл бұрын
😡💗💋
@Chrassi3 жыл бұрын
Hey Crisp Rat
@Thechino2313 жыл бұрын
It looks like a Golf 7 with Down syndrom
@mikeblatzheim27973 жыл бұрын
Probably the chief designer's expression when he was told that they had to reduce production costs for the Golf 8, and then designed the front accordingly
@marcodebarkingville18273 жыл бұрын
Mat's at his best when he's off his medication😜
@madalinpaduraru74933 жыл бұрын
I think it was the red bull 🤣
@stfnkblm67383 жыл бұрын
Oooooohhh..
@albineriksson26673 жыл бұрын
9:20 I wish I had 15 stages of stiffness.
@paulclear81883 жыл бұрын
Paul clear. Swansea. Brilliant mate sharp as a marble. Very witty good enough 2 b included in any bernard manning DVD. Ha ha. Cheers
@aadi85683 жыл бұрын
@@paulclear8188 what
@user-ue6lv9in8s3 жыл бұрын
@@paulclear8188 give me my 2 and a half brain cells back u donkey
@samedwards517117 күн бұрын
@@paulclear8188 ?
@scollyutube3 жыл бұрын
Seems like 7.5 with more HP and better brakes, worse interior, extra blingy inside tech, and a higher price. So just a standard update. Was already a great car, this is just 2021's progress. My 7.5 was the best long distance all rounder car I've owned, this would do that too.
@kgabomanamela233 жыл бұрын
This car would get stolen within a blink of an eye here in South Africa 😭
@StellarArete3 жыл бұрын
Bra😭
@liyemasibizo35293 жыл бұрын
Bruh You know here its the most wanted car.
@willkaufman82083 жыл бұрын
@@liyemasibizo3529 where do u live
@vroomgc3 жыл бұрын
Glad I dont live there
@kgabomanamela233 жыл бұрын
@vroomgc if Matt was to film that here in South Africa, they would take it whilst he is still filming, the level of crime here is just on another level
@redsreport98433 жыл бұрын
Everyone: talking about the color Me: also thinking about the color
@commenterperson44813 жыл бұрын
5:08 Yes, the interior looks very cheap. Welcometo the new VW moto: go as cheap as possible.
@xIcarus2273 жыл бұрын
All while asking for as high a price as possible.
@ardrum64503 жыл бұрын
I mean I don't see a better car with 40k
@xIcarus2273 жыл бұрын
@@ardrum6450 you tryin' to be funny or something? Once you add a few basic options to this Golf (paint, rims, adaptive dampers) you're flying past 45k which is just entering A45S and M340i territory, cars which are superior in every possible regard. You're severely underestimating how bald the Golf R that you get for 40k is, and how much its options cost.
@ben32913 жыл бұрын
@@mak252 even though i hate golfs if your an idiot who wants a Golf R Just Get the Mk7 there is your saving and you will have a car that can pass on having a 40k interior not an interior you Would find even on a Fiesta ST and there half the Price! .
@isacnewton12903 жыл бұрын
@@mak252 a used car for 40k what a crazy guy😂
@twentieth_r Жыл бұрын
HI Matt, yes - the rear diffuser does actually work! The air passing under the Golf R will use the rear diffuser to pass air over the fins, aiding in stabilizing the car during hard cornering and even at high speeds in a straight line. Though it's not a massive amount, Tesco... every little helps!
@devilgames22173 жыл бұрын
But can we save money on Burberry through carwow?
@prawnk1ng3 жыл бұрын
Only Matt gets the discounts because I heard his mrs works for them.
@Aname A to be honest even a golf 7 interior is way better
@KING0SISQO3 жыл бұрын
@@yoshi555king an them physically buttons look dated now the 7.5 nailed it.
@yoshi555king3 жыл бұрын
@@KING0SISQO I’ve driven both golf 7 models and in my opinion the psyical buttons works just better. For the looks is the 7,5 way greater than a mk8 (even a damn megane looks better)
@jordirobinson98993 жыл бұрын
Agree, it's clearly a great car but the interior looks pretty nasty for a 40 grand car...not even that much faster than a 340i which is only a few grand more
@yoshi555king3 жыл бұрын
@@jordirobinson9899 💪🏽
@TBAdawun13 жыл бұрын
Anyone else wowed by Mats photo of him. 2000s were the good days
@iamsoban3 жыл бұрын
old times are always good mate, we like it even with the bad past
@Ys-mf5rw3 жыл бұрын
I’m 18 I remember the early 2 thousands even I admit it was a great vibe
@enniskey3 жыл бұрын
Besides the seats, they ruined it...
@SamAustin3 жыл бұрын
Theres a 4th paint option! Purple like your one 😁 In all seriousness great review.......very tempting car to buy 🤔
@nskmodnar3 жыл бұрын
On my tv is blue and on my phone is purple. Lol.
@declan81453 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else notice Mats' reflection in the window has glasses on at 2:55 but in the shot before and after he doesn't ...
@davidpires36813 жыл бұрын
Bro, we are or not in a matrix
@the_batmobile0.43 жыл бұрын
Yeah what about it
@declan81453 жыл бұрын
@@the_batmobile0.4 you tell me
@mirceamuntean64393 жыл бұрын
It’s because the shots that are close-ups, for example, the stick test, are done at a different time than the long review. Probably because it’s hard to get a close-up shot and an overview shot at the same time, without seeing cameras in the frame..if that makes sense :)
@declan81453 жыл бұрын
@@mirceamuntean6439 thank you
@NtGism3 жыл бұрын
Those cupholders are in my in-laws '06 Passat and they are absolutely fantastic. Wish more cars had a similar design. It keeps smaller cups and cans from moving around while also being able to fit larger ones. And works flawlessly after 15 years
@benwith1n5283 жыл бұрын
Pick this up in a couple years, stage 2 tune, ultimate combo of sleeper and daily driver.
@spartan83903 жыл бұрын
With you. Crazy to think stage 3 is $10k. But all worth it.
@killer_vette3513 жыл бұрын
@@spartan8390 to go stage 3 is less than that
@spartan83903 жыл бұрын
@@killer_vette351 Don't tempt me. Lol.
@killer_vette3513 жыл бұрын
@@spartan8390 😂. Turbo will be like $2k, all the supporting mods should be $3k ish ($3k for my S3), tune should be $1.5k total depending on who you go with though, Im speaking in terms of doing custom tuning through an accessport. Will be way less otherwise. So let’s say $1k-1.5k. Mpi is like $800. Im not including install prices but it should be about $7.5k-8k for stage 3😉 time for you to get one
@spartan83903 жыл бұрын
@@killer_vette351 You make a good case.
@younesmoali92253 жыл бұрын
It looks purple
@trashbois70443 жыл бұрын
Um no sub to Ivan Game S
@romeoratale4473 жыл бұрын
He kept on saying Blue while I see Purple 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@B_R_X_D3 жыл бұрын
I literally looked for a comment mentioning the colour😅,, that is not blue on the exterior
@domisar3 жыл бұрын
It depends on the light.
@houseoflloyd71663 жыл бұрын
There I was thinking I had a colour fault screen. All I see is purple Matt
@zak45313 жыл бұрын
It’s most definitely blue lol
@qkqhp133 жыл бұрын
Damn that seat pattern reminds me of London underground... 😂
@gamerdoctorpak96463 жыл бұрын
Love how Matt pronounces R as "Awwwwww" no matter how hard he try
@mr_mistakesr.44563 жыл бұрын
I would just suggest that Mat you should do a night ambient driving review too, cause the ambient lighting in cars is also an interesting topi
@AntoniusTyas3 жыл бұрын
"Does that diffuser work?" If you want to add extra drag from the wake, it certainly works.
@GoldenCroc3 жыл бұрын
Too true.
@rosstheoddball40133 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I keep hearing "Aw-steering wheel", even after he tried to slow down ;)
@JJ-sx6de3 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this video for so long 😁🤭
@carwow3 жыл бұрын
Enjoy!
@SW46NH3 жыл бұрын
Mat Watson - still the boy racer. Now he just races super cars😜
@carwow3 жыл бұрын
Truth!
@ComfortablyNumb88883 жыл бұрын
The R badge in the middle of the rear hatch makes my OCD go nuts.
@Yumenga3 жыл бұрын
The badge in the middle is symmetrical and will actually please people with OCD. You don't have OCD. You just want things to be the way they used to be.
@derKunstler3 жыл бұрын
@@Yumenga Well, there is mathematical symmetry and optical symmetry, and the "R" here is of course not mirror symmetrical, so I have a bit of a hard time with it. The "R" enclosed in a symmetrical body such as a circle or a square would have helped, of course.
@jamesl50533 жыл бұрын
@@Yumenga Neither of you seem to have a clue what OCD really is smh.
@blueberrycobbler3 жыл бұрын
James L ...Exactly.
@vroomgc3 жыл бұрын
Just remove the badge, thats what I will be doing
@MrCamjo3 жыл бұрын
Matt, boy racers really want more audio of the pull away. Listening to the downshifts spit out the exhaust system is really what we want to hear from a launch.
@arn0ld933 жыл бұрын
Why does he keen calling it blue, it's purple?!
@CarlosFernando-yo9jd3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's all purple
@jamesstephenson37333 жыл бұрын
I've been looking for this comment. Its definitely purple. In the thumbnail its blue though?
@LiberoGamingYT3 жыл бұрын
Nah definitely blue in some shots but others its purple its strange but colour is perception based so people see colour differently
@dometr92543 жыл бұрын
320hp and 4,0sec? that thing definitely has more hp than 320, insane...such a big difference compared to the old Golf R.
@MrRedRye3 жыл бұрын
Is it really though? In Carwow's own video the mk7.5 did it in 4.2s. hardly a massive difference.
@InfectionZone13 жыл бұрын
Been dyno’d already, 309 bhp on 95 octane
@dometr92543 жыл бұрын
@@MrRedRye 4,2? damn, i thought like 4,5 was the fastest time...but still, all of these are insane to other cars with the same hp, so the old model probably also had more hp than VW says.
@MrRedRye3 жыл бұрын
@@dometr9254 EA888 has always been known as a very strong engine, particularly at the top end when a lot of other 2L turbos start to run out of puff. I think this aspect has a greater effect on the times than the peak power - peak figures are somewhat meaningless if the rest of the power curve is dreadful. My dad's mk7 was dyno'd at 295bhp and then 384bhp after a stage 1. Now it can do sub 3.7s 0-60 easily.
@BLACK05GO13 жыл бұрын
Take it to an actual track for real times. Those electronic timers and car's speedometers can be off. I know my cars run slightly different times with electronic timers vs. the track. But it gives you a reasonably close time to use for comparison (like if you add some mods and you want to see if its running faster- that's what I do a lot). BTW, I'm talking about the times my modded STi and modded Camaro SS run. My Camaro SS is faster (stock, and mod vs mod) but that's to be expected.
@luvuyoqwele77703 жыл бұрын
0:20 still wearing Burberry, that subtle flex!😂😂😂
@UberSpeed3 жыл бұрын
subtle?!
@kixzshorts99373 жыл бұрын
7:07 you know, you have watched ao much carwow; when you not surprise by mat's movments.
@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo23 жыл бұрын
🤗😄
@jamilahmed9793 жыл бұрын
4.03 secs in a golf! And supercars have thrice the amount of cylinders for impracticality when driving fast. I always believed that supercars were made for showboats.
@TTGT20003 жыл бұрын
0-60 became less relevant today for describing performance. small engines and well matched auto transmission can put the most of that power down and bring the 60 times also quite low. supercars are still limited by grip otherwise they would go down to 1-2 seconds to 60 :). But supercars can pull just as savage also above 100 mph unlike this golf... so no, not even close to supercars in performance, or price for that matter. But they are built for different purposes anyway... and both classes have their very good purposes.
@NtoTheM3 жыл бұрын
@@TTGT2000 Except you can mod this car to outclass any of those supercars. So where does the value come from? Don't try to justify supercars, they don't make any sense, price- or performance-wise
@elchucapablas3 жыл бұрын
@@NtoTheM they make sense when you can afford them right off the bat. Sure you can spend TIME and money modifying your golf, or you can just go and spend 100k and not so much time a car that can be as quick as the modded golf
@jamilahmed9793 жыл бұрын
@@TTGT2000 I never implied that the golf r or any 4 banger matches the performance of a supercar. It's true that at stock level supercars have the advantage over in acceleration over a 100 but that's not always the case especially when it comes modified cars. There are plenty of vids on KZbin of modified 4 and 5 bangers smoking modified supercars ie twinturbo v10's on airstrips where the majority of the race is well over a 100 in fact close if not over 200mph. And your whole thing about supercars not being able to have grip is wrong. There built to be lightweight and aerodynamic with the best tires for the best grip. The reason why they tend to be faster at higher speeds is because of the drivetrain. Smaller engine have better throttle response and hot hatches and the likes tend to have short gearing which is better for acceleration compared to supercars with bigger engines and longer gearing which is better for top speed but not necessarily faster in accelerating to top speeds in theory of course. In the end my point is you can have supercar like speed with practicality. Supercars are deff faster on most tracks but not streets. If that was the case rally cars would be supercars and not hot hatches. 😎
@NtoTheM3 жыл бұрын
@@elchucapablas See, now we're leaving the "Volkswagen" concept this car is supposed to aim at. You reached a point where you say "Why get this when I can get a real supercar for the money?" but what you should really be asking is "Why ask so much money for a car that got successful by being affordable for everyone?" Golfs have always been budget supercars, with potential to be better - cause just as fast but more daily usable - than sportscars and supercars, while not even remotely spending the same amount of money for it. Now when you go and say "Why get a Golf for 30k and tune it a little when I can get a Porsche with 500 HP for 60k" but that completely misses the point of the customerbase the Golf is supposedly aimed at.
@Saahilll3 жыл бұрын
In india,Volkswagen is still selling 10 yrs old Polo and Vento
@gurnihal123 жыл бұрын
Sadly yes . Hopefully they are releasing the virtus this year .
@Kpaojd3 жыл бұрын
Yea it sucks. India is a dump market for big car manufacturers
@Nathan.1503 жыл бұрын
@@gurnihal12 I want one in the uk
@gurnihal123 жыл бұрын
@@Nathan.150 you already have so many models there my friend . We should get some from you guys. Most cars here are imported and cost double what they cost there .
@The-Celestial3 жыл бұрын
kyuki indians ko mileage chahiye & they don't give much damn about car safety 🤦♂️😐
@kanervatie3 жыл бұрын
The performance + Mk7.5 = Perfect Golf R. I don't like the mk8's exterior at all.
@stuckinmyroom12103 жыл бұрын
Me too. Body work is hideous this time around. They slacking off
@deividasrunca35963 жыл бұрын
For me the Mk6 the best looking Golf R overall
@maadutv46343 жыл бұрын
I was literally searching for golf r review thanks mat
@carwow3 жыл бұрын
We aim to please 😉
@woofiooxx3 жыл бұрын
Anyone notice the stick of truth in the closeup is not the same as the one he got from the Hill 😂👍
@aznrobot96373 жыл бұрын
Smaller the one he got is huge
@paul373603 жыл бұрын
I thought I was seeing things.
@paul373603 жыл бұрын
Since blue became purple I was not surprised
@jonmorris19993 жыл бұрын
4.03 to 60. The golf r performance pack would be an interesting drag race vs the a45 s
@Mondballer_003 жыл бұрын
Maybe with the A45 without the S
@faisalleeds3 жыл бұрын
Predict it now, Golf R MK9 will be a hybrid - approx 360BHP and be £50K 😲
@niclasp55213 жыл бұрын
”I’m still wearing Burberry but it is a little more discreet these days” and that was some discreet flex my friend
@niclasp55213 жыл бұрын
@@ES-qe1nh who said it was a big flex?
@vadym87133 жыл бұрын
Everyone: talking about the color Me: thinking about cheap materials, remember those times when vw made cars with materials better then competitors?
@franksmith66833 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'm still driving one! Mk4 GT Tdi, 20 years old & 240k still quick enough to get into trouble.
@abhirajrao35843 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah...now that's a fun Volkswagen 😍
@axelc27113 жыл бұрын
Dream car 🤞🏾🙏🏾
@stephanclean57133 жыл бұрын
7:06 -> things youre only gonna see on carwow reviews
@glubibobi3 жыл бұрын
Love how it looks but I am a bit upset about the reduction in interior quality. It not a deal breaker but when my Mk6 has better feeling materials inside, it makes you think.
@9847tristan3 жыл бұрын
You aren’t a fan of piano black on everything? 😂
@piobu53573 жыл бұрын
I mean look at how the whole button assembly on the steering wheel bends when he's pressing it. No sunglasses holder? weird touch sliders to control temps and volume? Hard scratchy plastics? no 360 camera? And I don't even like how the 8 looks, either - older models still look better, especially the R models. The front just looks like it's out of a Skoda now.
@hadlee893 жыл бұрын
Stick with what you got man! Or a mk7. Better looking too.
@thomasthereal40673 жыл бұрын
honestly golf's peaked at the reworked Golf 7 ( AKA Golf 7.5). I bought a Golf 7 (the older one, because of dieselgate I got a neat price) and I wouldn't trade it for a Golf 8. My brother has Golf 6, it's very nice, if you consider the age.
@jrzez3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasthereal4067 No, when cars are improving in performance, safety, and tech they haven't peaked just because you have the older model. You might like the styling, maybe interior design more, but there's no denying that they've improved, especially from the sounds of it, the awful old AWD system.
@ryan-gh8xv3 жыл бұрын
why he called it blue? what i see is purple? am i only one?
@gtasanandreascluckinbell3 жыл бұрын
I see both blurple
@Adam_____________3 жыл бұрын
It’s the colour grading
@GodKing8043 жыл бұрын
No Many people are colorblind
@hyres7oo3 жыл бұрын
I think he's color blind. I think he mentioned it once
@aqibh263 жыл бұрын
Yianni getting free advertisement. What a good friend Matt is 👌🤣
@mus5223 жыл бұрын
The performance and seats are amazing but other than that it’s absolutely dreadful, especially the exterior, looks like a peugeot. The mk7.5 golf R is far better looking imo.
@Garabins13 жыл бұрын
I completely agree, they dropped the ball on this one. That front end is hideous, they could have made it looked more aggressive. It looks slumped over and depressed. I’ve owned a mk7 R and I personally think the exterior and interior looked better.
@hellboy19763 жыл бұрын
@@Garabins1 I own the 7.5 R, and I love the direction of the new interior, just not the haptics or the tongue shift. All of the piano black in the 7.5 is just ridiculous.
@MrRonan33 жыл бұрын
@@Garabins1 The 1st thing i did when i saw this mk8 was quickly sell my Golf R Mk7 and go and get one of the last 7.5,
@ne22563 жыл бұрын
VW should really learn their interior designs from Peugeot.
@dragospahontu3 жыл бұрын
Oh god no
@ne22563 жыл бұрын
@@dragospahontu why? The 3008 looks epic
@dragospahontu3 жыл бұрын
@@ne2256 yes, but that's why you buy it, you buy a VAG because its practical. On Peugeot you can access the climate control only through the infotainment, so you can only adjust he temperature after it turns on😅.
@ne22563 жыл бұрын
@@dragospahontu I'm talking about design. Improving the design won't remove the features
@dragospahontu3 жыл бұрын
@@ne2256 the 508 looks amazing inside and out but you don't have any space inside, the Passat looks like dog but it's so roomy. You can't have a beautiful car that is practical, that's why some buy Stellantis others buy VAG.
@123AIM7863 жыл бұрын
mk7 is still the best looking out of the golf R 👌
@mariog72133 жыл бұрын
I don’t know. I really love the mk4 r32
@danysavin8123 жыл бұрын
Well, now I’m waiting for someone to do at least a stage 2 on that thing
@LowKeyTris3 жыл бұрын
Apparently they're still trying to crack the ECU tune on these, going to be a while but I hope not cos I'd tune the fuck out of it
@doloresberry31443 жыл бұрын
Gonna be a beast.
@Italiano90913 жыл бұрын
That Golf R reminds me of an angry, with caffeine loaded Chihuahua who wants to fight with everyone.
@ardrum64503 жыл бұрын
HAhahahahahhaha
@newestateplumbing69943 жыл бұрын
Nice editing when the log of truth goes down the exhaust 🤣🤣🤣
@DwainDwight3 жыл бұрын
I have one of these, simply fantastic. not cheap, but worth every penny. Fine tuned & superbly engineered.
@TheDonCucaracho3 жыл бұрын
The video editing great and the chapter titles that can be seen on the red progress bar is a genuinely genius idea!
@Abhishek_Jyothish3 жыл бұрын
What VW says: 0-60 in 4.7secs But Mat: I just need 4.03secs😂
@manuelmartineznusn3 жыл бұрын
European version? hope the one coming to America has same performance
@issamkholoud20093 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know that carwow needs red bull advertisement money