THE Best Hot Hatch? Driving the VW Golf 8 GTI Clubsport on the Nürburgring!

[@mgcharoudin]

MASSIVE THANK YOU to instagram.com/berg_dom/ for trusting me with his baby! Also apologies for the slightly crooked footage, but I did not find it TOO bad personally + we will redo it in better conditions! :)

[@whydidmycommentgetdeleted5199]

Ok

[@schumifannreins295]

Footage is fine, don't worry. Nice talk with Dominik in the car.

[@Mostlycars888]

Misha please take the new Honda FK8 Type-R Limited Edition around the ring🙏🙏

[@eugenux]

@@Mostlycars888 the limited edition is just a ligher wheels and better tires car with some minimal weight removal. Put that on a 2021 MY and you'll find yourself probably getting the same performance with 10k less price difference.

[@Mostlycars888]

@@eugenux in essence that is true yes, but it won't get anywhere near the Type-R on a proper timed lap around the ring

[@ashr2794]

Seeing the owner struggle to use the touchscreen to turn off the traction control goes to show what happens when cars try to impersonate smartphones.

[@kyleb5518]

It’s also what happens when anyone tries using the infotainment screen in any car at higher speeds and on undulating ground

[@perwestermark8920]

I hate every moment of touch screens in cars. I like tactile feedback, where I can do things without looking at the controls. Touch screens are a safety hazard.

[@KeithZim]

I'm still hoping its a phase. Safety and climate should be on physical control mechanisms that a person can learn to use without taking their eyes off the road.

[@H3OTest]

Well first of, Yes the Radiocontrols on the VW Sucks and i like to have more "Buttons" for "important" functions. That being said he need to learn the trick of resting his hand on top of the radio to use it in a bit of more racey and bumby situatiuations. You see him struggling adjusting one seting. I want to see him turn up the heat while driving.

[@kyleb5518]

@@KeithZim having tappy things and switches out of the easy range of touch are just dangerous, having to look down to try and work out which menu AC is in, is almost as bad as using a phone

[@davidsmall7676]

The new Golf GTI looked, sounded and via video seemed Nurburgring capable. Impressive! Thanks for taking us on the ride and all I will say about the video is that it felt real. Sort like we were really in the car so I liked it.

[@dubsessed9790]

The clubsport and tcr models are pretty much made with the ring in mind, so it should be decent at it.

[@tedium37]

I was a kid when the first GTI came out. Even then it was known as a "special" car and clearly still is. Really impressive in the wet!

[@NitroNuggetTV]

Touch screens are the dumbest trend in the automotive industry atm. How don't manufactures know we all hate them and they're borderline dangerous?

[@sooofancier]

I don't mind them. I think they are cool

[@pin9r]

Maybe it’s cheaper than buttons?!

[@rongambol9910]

pin9r Definitely cheaper than buttons

[@larjkok1184]

I love them. I hope they are here to stay, and let’s face it, they will be.

[@NitroNuggetTV]

@@pin9r spot on, cost is a huge factor

[@rodneyyy95]

I didn't mind the crooked footage to be honest, I always find the pov laps interesting to see especially to learn more about the lines you take in the wet. Hope to remember them myself a bit

[@perwestermark8920]

Yes, I think this was one of the better laps I have seen of where to place the car in the wet.

[@jassi_ahluwalia]

I have always been a fan of GTI hatches Misha. I always found them to be very good cars & this Gen 8 is the best one. I love it.

[@hamzasherazi9334]

Really enjoyed the lap. The owner was on-board with everything going on. The Golf handled the 'ring pretty well for the conditions. Interested to see it in the dry.

[@DE4DLY]

i love that Dom asked that many question, the tips were very good to know :)

[@dominikberg746]

Thanks, I'm happy you liked it. I wanted to take the opportunity to learn as much as possible, when someone like Misha is sitting next to you :)

[@PaoliRoberti]

Really enjoyed the video. I like the concept of viewers giving u a car for a lap. Gives insights on very different cars👍🏼

[@normanvierachtzehneinundzw9600]

Dear Misha - You are a nice Person! Even more human than person ;) All the best for you!

[@andrewdavis2325]

Really enjoyed that lap and really interested to see how the golf GTI mark eight copes.

[@dragospahontu]

Maybe Honda Civic is better

[@jassi_ahluwalia]

I still prefer the Civic Type-R Misha as you feel everything from the car right from steering, gear shifter, pedals & what not. It's more like a motorsport car for the road & I love it too.

[@danI43541]

Love the new GTI Clubsport and seems to be really capable too! And sounds quite nice from inside

[@jstoli996c4s]

The Mk8 is growing on me, but I’m super happy with my Mk7.5R

[@dont5363]

Owner of a 7.5 Tcr , i agree

[@micheltebraake7915]

Het belangrijkste is dat het gefilmd is Misha en dat het kunt laten zien, dan maar af en toe wat scheef.

[@baronbunni4689]

i gotta say, the golf interior is too nice oh and.. 10:01 half of traction: aight imma head out

[@TheKruxed]

I would just get a Skoda Superb 280 even more so with family, really underrated car

[@ALHEALY9110]

Wow! I like this Golf a lot! 🚀💚

[@gunterification]

Zou interessant zijn om de golf 8 gti clubsport en de 8 R te vergelijken.

[@tooclaws]

Hi Misha, those near misses I love those moments do you? It is the only time I feel alive. Also a big thank you to the guy for the fun and trust in Misha. :)

[@mjb10]

The footage was fine, don't worry about it so much!

[@TheTechnoaddict]

Dsg sounds a lot better as in the mk7. Nice lap!👌

[@guypascua8848]

Nice car Dominik! Great lesson on how to get a free lap and driving instructions from Misha. Love the question, "What happens if you crash the car?" Love Misha's answer, "You join inner circle of Ring Crash group." Always a great lesson in different driving conditions. Nice!

[@andreasweber5638]

Sorry I’m biased but just by looking on the thumbnail I’ve made my mind up: my choice would be the yellow fun box right behind the golf

[@xXxH8TERxXx]

Love the pov laps 👍🏻👍🏻

[@SamAustin]

Great drive as always Misha! Cool to see the clubsport pushed to its limits where it was tested for so long by the VW engineers 👍

[@MrE30]

Afternoon Misha thanks for the video and to the owner, the footage was grand. Definitely would like to see another lap with tyres brakes etc.

[@Me-sb3mx]

Aaax bro thanks , i have been waiting for gti lap for ages

[@clarkyclarke9817]

Great vid as always Misha

[@IM_Arcades]

This is exactly the reason why I been saying I don't like touch screens. No matter how much I dislike BMW's current direction, the iDrive is by far one of the better setups still.

[@badboymorales]

Rimac ON NURBURGRINGGGGGG

[@konstantin88181]

3:58 and that is why, kids, sensor displays in the cars are an evil.

[@k5iv]

Another video/car I’ve been waiting to see on here, great vid again

[@jasonbarnes957]

What a cracking driver, this man can drive bravo.

[@rafaelcordoba13]

Hmmm I think the best hot hatch will be the Hyundai i30 N with DCT.

[@Alex-dz6xw]

Megane rs trophy and type r fl5 are the best hothatches

[@McLogo76]

Great video and some good questions that Dominik asked during the lap ;)

[@scottt.4596]

Bring on the Golf 8 R!

[@rjnation5042]

Thanks to the owner, great sounding little car, roarty sound on throttle, Rj in Oz

[@dominikberg746]

I really had a blast, too and I'm already looking forward for the dry lap. Misha is such a great guy and a really good driver.

[@eugenux]

great, now let's see a mk8 golf r?! 😁

[@horatiotimewaster5755]

Love the MK8 Club sport. Will be the next step from my MK7. The for the great vid

[@stevenyia2778]

Great financial decision 🙃

[@benjaminandren6501]

Omg so many track videos and i love it!!!

[@mynameisnotcory]

It sounds VERY good!

[@MrSaemichlaus]

I didn't even notice the tilted camera until you corrected it.

[@timberlinecline3667]

The car looks very stable

[@superpoon16]

Nice video also nice conversation in the car. Looking foward to your next video.

[@koenvandeperre608]

Nice & well done with the Golf 8 GTI Misha. See you tomorrow!! Will be there at Apex before 🕛 noon👍😜

[@albertocabo7923]

Nice Misha, what a good test ,more like this

[@xXAlmdudlerXx]

The Golf 8 R ob the ring will be very interesting as well because of its new electronic diffs and the smart power distribution.

[@davidchambers7622]

Great Video I’ve had a mk 8 GTi since October and it does take time to get used to the touch screen, however there are a few short cuts but you do have to practice I personally love it, the adaptive suspension is a must plus 19 ins rims.😊

[@Ybeex]

The golf 8 is growing on me,...

[@andrelima5124]

Me watching the early track footage: That's tricky, sketchy race track man geez !

[@ΘάνατοςΧορτοφάγος]

I'm looking forward to seeing a VW ID.3 GTI

[@RD-pq4ku]

Love all your videos Misha but please please can we have a lap IN THE DRY in the clubsporrt mk8 it's about time! And absolutely thrash it I want to see its REAL potential and lap time , I own one tuned with the racechip gts black edition , racingline intake and I know you can take back the front wheel drive record from Honda

[@laytonb7]

Enjoyed that slightly twisted yet symmetrical (cough George cough) ride along...nice POV. I want to lap in these type conditions when my Tao allows...

[@MrSALTIR3]

Would love to see you take a Suzuki Swift Sport for a lap and give you're thoughts on why they are such a popular choice for rentals. Maybe even compare the old 1.6 n/a to the newer 1.4T engine cars?

[@kyleb5518]

They are dynamically great cars, people hate on them for the lack of power but a good driver can conserve all the momentum, the 2nd gen imo is the best as the 3rd gen has quite frankly odd steering but is still great fun

[@stance46]

Would be nice to get the car back for a dry lap, would also be cool to have him come back as he does the incremental mods.. lap with tires and brakes, then a lap with a tune & Suspension etc...

[@m0LN4r]

I am thinking to visit this week if the weather is any good.

[@Owestermann]

Thanks for the Video :) sadly the Variant is utterly ugly, so I went with the Leon. And looking at first reports of all the issues with the VC and Infotainment, it seems the buyers are used as Beta Testers. Any issues during your time with the car?

[@mgcharoudin]

Only brief and rushed experience. Hopefully Dominik can answer it!

[@dominikberg746]

No major issues, yet to be honest. Apparently I got the latest software version which fixed a lot of bugs. But as you could see it reacts sometimes slow, which is annoying. Especially when you start the car first time in the morning, you have to wait a few seconds until it booted. I guess the hardware is not the quickest. The driving assists weirdly failed only at the track. I went for two laps before Misha drove and it happened on the same corner, which was odd. But all in all I'm really happy with the car it just drives fabulous.

[@Owestermann]

@@dominikberg746 wish you all the best with the car :)

[@dominikberg746]

@@Owestermann Thanks, I hope there won't be too many issues in the future. :)

[@Mark__A]

Great video, but this touch screen and touch sensitive buttons killing me. WTF seriously, you using them many times every day. Like in the id3 touch scroll A/C buttons... Unbelievable.

[@TheLordCrash]

I've been driving the Clubsport for a few weeks now, daily driver. Never needed to use the AC menu on the touchscreen even once while driving. And the touch sensitive buttons are just working fine once you're used to them. These are all just fake problems raised by people who never actually owned or used such a car as a daily driver.

[@Mark__A]

@@TheLordCrash Guess what, I did used touch sensitive car and I think it was trash. Physical button gives feedback, sense, don't even need to look on it... Anyway you don't need to be butt-hurt because someone do not like what you do.

[@TheLordCrash]

@@Mark__A Yeah sure, you used it. lol. If you actually used it you'd know that these touch buttons give feedback as well. You also don't need to look at them. I'm not butthurt but I don't like smartasses like you who don't know shit.

[@stevekoz]

Damn. I think I have to trade up.

[@AlanDampog]

now time to do a lap in mk8 R...

[@gregshrimpton1630]

A real vid!!!👍

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

Yay our name ❤️❤️❤️

[@davidgonzalo4002]

Pleas make another lap in the dry!!

[@velvetjones1856]

Ah, another car we can't get in the US. I had an Acura TL Type-S several years ago and couldn't get used to the front wheel drive. Lots of torque steer and understeer. It was a great cruiser but turned ugly when pushed. I went back to my BMWs. 2019 X330i as my daily driver and 991.2 Carrera as weekend car.

[@13oleskool]

Nice lap Misha

[@ndcoward]

Great lap. I wonder how much engine sound was from the soundaktor? Next Golf you test needs to be the Golf 8 R

[@dominikberg746]

It's quite a lot. I have to find out how do disable the thing. The exhaust sound is ok enough in Sport mode for my taste

[@ricardoribeiro80]

Like the video, great car !

[@JurisKankalis]

The turbo fourbanger didn't look to have, at least from the 3rd person view, any turbo "quirks" (lag/boostiness). Enjoyable lap. One thing though - when is Volkswagen getting rid of the touch nonsense? Please VW, don't try to convince us that it works. Don't be like BMW with its design.

[@dominikberg746]

I'm afraid they'll never go back. Hopefully the soft- and hardware will improve over the years.

[@lickwidgoat3480]

Have you done a lap in a stock mk5 2.5 manual jetta? Its not fast, but its not allways about fast tho, the sound is pure honest. And you have room for friends.

[@Corsa15DT]

You need to make a fast dry lap, we didn't learn anything from this lap.

[@martinchapman2168]

Good video

[@MacheteK]

Good comment

[@BobK5]

Great video, in the damp/wet on standard road tyres was very tricky on the old surface, but after seeing this what would I want a Golf R for unless I lived in a Scandinavian type environment.

[@genotsSnor]

You mispelled Fiesta ST pretty bad there

[@kamikaze91ful]

Well We have to be honest. Touchscreens in cars are cool. But without analog buttons for the most important things like ESC/Climatecontrol etc it's just a hipster trend :P

[@AldoM2C]

Any chance we can see you drive this car on a sunny day with dry surface and have it pushed a little more? Thanks for the content

[@Richard_Turner]

So in 20 years time.. this is the new mk4? 🤔

[@sandrosilvatopogolfgtiegti2969]

Muito top golf GTI mk8 forte pra caramba e andando em Nurburgring meu sonho..

[@WaveCeptor22]

I ❤️ hot hatches

[@steveadp]

I pancake your car, you get into the pancake club for life.

[@jts400hp]

Should I hold on to my 7.5?

[@minimumtrade]

Tyre wear would be very poor on track with this standard macpherson strut setup, no?

[@sandercornel]

It has the same speaker sound as the urus😅

[@maurobry]

Volkswagen will not bring the Clubsport to the North American market 😢🥴 It would have been my next car. I might have to settle for a GTI which is nice but I want the Clubsport 😤

[@dominikberg746]

I really preferred the advantages of the Clubsport over the "normal" GTI. Will you get the Golf 8 R?

[@maurobry]

@@dominikberg746 I already have my V8 Touareg for Tahoe snowboarding trips 😁 Don’t need an R 4-Motion. For me a GTI would be a perfect choice for my son and wife. Right now I have a MK5 Jetta TDI 6 speed manual for daily driving which is perfect, however a MK8 GTI would be a blast to drive 👌

[@dominikberg746]

@@maurobry Then the R doesn't make any sense. For me the price is not justified for the Golf R and the Clubsport is the best of both worlds in terms of performance while still being "reasonable". I didn't drive the normal MK8 GTI but it will be a blast for sure.

[@namboozleUK]

How does this feel compared to the Cupra when it was stock?

[@mgcharoudin]

Better

[@vigneshie]

Shame about the infotainment and interior controls. MK8 is otherwise such a good platform for daily/track dual purpose.

[@siksadwrld_]

Hopefully you get a new golf r around the ring

[@specops]

will you do a drive with a Golf 8 R when you can find one?

[@gitaarmovies2003]

Carwow said the BMW 128ti is better at being a GTI than a GTI

[@ngkwdaniel]

for such turbo hot hatch cars, which would you recommend to install first for track days, oil cooler, bigger intercooler or water methanol injection kit?

[@simonhocke9457]

Oil cooler and intercooler both..

[@andrejandreev9029]

Добрый день Михаил! Крутой обзор и очень познавательный именно для меня.. Так как жду сам именно такую версию машины. Надеюсь добраться до вас на ней и тоже попробовать сделать заезд с вами..

[@NippyMoto]

That infotainment system looks absolutely disgusting.

[@alexstava]

you need the new gopro, with that horizon setting thingy

[@666louis]

At 3:55 the owner is demonstrating nicely why touch screen control is quite impractical in a car. Also, how is that safer than playing with your mobile ( which can get you points on your license )?

[@ondrejjanoska660]

Mischa you always say to stay outside in the wet. Why? I was never on track so I am curious why is that.

[@vincebeets]

Cars lay rubber on the dry line which in dry conditions gives extra grip, but in the wet it makes it extra slippery. If you stay of the dry line in the wet (which in corners is usually on the outside) there is less rubber so more grip!

[@ondrejjanoska660]

@@vincebeets wau thanks!

[@Fastvoice]

... and as corners are more or less banked, the water flows to the lower side towards the apex. So there is usualy more water at the inner line than on top of the banking.

[@cooleye8887]

Lol...Nurbugring, Wet road, 2 passengers,.... lets test this new gti clubsport see how they perform 😒

[@Golfr2020]

At least there are no f.cking potholes to stuff up your wheels suspension unlike on roads.

[@MT-eb2dx]

"it was one of the best out of the box experience I have driven" Laughing in GR Yaris

[@mgcharoudin]

I prefer this over the Yaris Stock-Stock

[@MT-eb2dx]

@@mgcharoudin Main reason being the seats?

[@lucasspieker2206]

@Misha, GTI for the track, Polo or Golf 8?