Volkswagen Golf 2020 ultimate review: the full truth about the 'new' MK8!

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It’s the car that’s been 45 years in the making… Introducing the new Golf Mk8! It’s one of the most recognisable cars the world over, and the new version arrives with a sleeker exterior design and a total overhaul of the cabin, which includes a tonne of new tech! The most powerful edition of the Mk8 will be the GTE, which will combine a 1.4-litre TSI petrol engine with an electric motor to produce 241hp! But does this all-new class-leader offer enough to retain its crown? Join Mat for his ULTIMATE review to find out!
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[@desmondmiles7471]

The law: no using your phone while driving Cars these days: everything is on touch screens like your phone

[@senoow4215]

well those touch screens are related to the car, the phone not so much

[@AwkwardYet]

Literally Tesla’s fault

[@SaintRampalSpiritualLeader]

@@AwkwardYet oh yes because they came up with touchscreen infotainment

[@TheIrishmike1984]

Haha yeah, it's crazy how touching a mounted phone is illegal (UK) yet using a massive touchscreen in the car is somehow fine.

[@ballathug8404]

@@senoow4215 it's still distracting, as opposed to when cars didn't have apps on their menu

[@yesyesnono6969]

mat : didn't poke the fake exhaust with the stick of truth me : *everything is a lie*

[@mulsanne1]

Our life is a lie

[@Bikerbob88]

The stick of Truth xDxD

[@faysalmullaire2263]

Give us the stick!

[@onoff314]

Not worth it anymore with 90% of cars failing the stick of truth

[@exoroxx]

The new Golf is not even faking it. We're all lost!

[@yugen8382]

Noone wants voice commands.. Noone wants gesture controlls.. Noone wants touch buttons... They're annoying and never work properly. Either put one high quality, highly responsive , high resolution touch screen. Or traditional buttons.

[@christianminga90]

They are although cheaper for the car manufacturers. It's cheaper to build in a touchscreen or a screen instead of analogue instruments. Most of the people didn't get that yet, but it's true. The cars should be cheaper because of that. Insider information ;)

[@MashabaZA]

@@christianminga90 those trim items generally fade away after 4 years . Wear and tear etc. So perhaps with software upgrades, the digital systems can improve each year. VW drivers are very loyal. So will be good to see how this sells.

[@caab0516]

So basically either go Tesla or dont use touch?

[@TheMstwntdLMSV123]

Or both

[@Quettesh]

back in my days...

[@akselihillman4580]

At least VW hasn't oversized the grille, just saying ;)

[@marcofernandes581]

I see what you did here mate 😏😉

[@fckSashka]

Big grills look good imo. It’s a matter of taste.

[@lukezi3952]

vanillo no, they dont. A 1.5l petrol doesnt need a massive grill for more and cooling performance. Looks ridiculous and out of place

[@bigmac8160]

Yeah, at least.

[@stacia6678]

Lukas FoST They don’t need it, but how it looks is a matter of preference. I think big grills look bloody good.

[@baronvonhoughton]

Apparently the brakes will be on a touch screen in the mark 9.

[@jmml1]

I believe you’re talking about a Tesla

[@akairohoshi1872]

You'd really like to stop time and progress, don't you?

[@juliaalinaS]

@@akairohoshi1872 "Progress" that makes it harder to use while driving is hardly progress.

[@N1ckZ]

@@akairohoshi1872 I would. I definitely would

[@akairohoshi1872]

@@N1ckZ without technological progress we'd still sit in caves and use stone-tools to hunt animals, if that's what you want please go to some remote south American tribe. People are so ignorant these days...

[@Wakabatan]

Shouting "My ass is hot" to a car is probably a thing we'd never expect to do in 2020 but here we are now.

[@MighyMe]

Wakaba-tan Good it’s still 2019

[@katmaur6949]

IS it rude?

[@Luis-cr1tw]

If she answered would be amazing😁 grear feature

[@wolfschindler8921]

Operating a touchscreen on a bumpy road is like trying to type on a keyboard after a bottle of whisky!

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

Yes so make sure you don’t touch the whiskey before going for a drive

[@naveen5126]

"honey, there's a car on my computer"

[@eddieallen6401]

Jesus when did pressing a button to switch on your heated seats become such a bloody hardship.

[@justmechanicthings]

around the time turning a key became too labour intensive

[@kzero1499]

Truly the epitome of first world problems

[@BFIFE22G35]

@@justmechanicthings Push button start is at least more convenient than using a key. Those climate and volume controls will take more time and effort to get them to the setting you actually want than a normal knob

[@justmechanicthings]

@@BFIFE22G35 Not necessarily, in the early days of push button start you were still required to insert a key and turn the ignition on. like in the 2005 Civic f series. but yes the digital climate controls are more fiddly

[@vitaliimykytenko8612]

IDK how disabled you are, to have to go through a struggle from using 2 fingers.

[@11LK]

I’m glad manual gear lever is not on touch screen !

[@danielleroux6490]

@mumad usman Real drivers drive manual, period. #savethemanuals

[@roconnor01]

Or the steering wheel!

[@henryzr23]

@@roconnor01 😂

[@ethanstenner9397]

roconnor01 Mercedes is typing...

[@TheBizzle90]

I hope VW wont read this comment. You might bring them on idea's 🤫😮...

[@user4732_]

I had the chance to drive a 2021 Golf and I can honestly say the the digital controls were very incovenient to use. In the dark, evening turning the volume up/down was a quite a task. Too much technology perhaps not supported by a well thought-out layout and usability, which is surprising being a VW. .

[@marchiano5933]

There is steering wheel buttons too right?

[@nickgreen7954]

@@marchiano5933 yes there is

[@Bahle_Gaji]

@@marchiano5933 touch ones yes

[@eek8605]

I test drove and probably will pull the trigger on the 2022 golf, i quite like it all touch screen, but then again, my generation or age group grew up on tech, if thats the right choice of words, so it felt normal for me.

[@katiecannon8186]

@@eek8605. I have a 7. I actually love the 8. And I’m old. Lol.

[@atomalbert]

Would’ve been perfect if they kept the mk7/7.5 physical buttons

[@zrzmtz93]

Mat: "My bottoms cold!" Golf: "Sorry" Mat: "It's not your fault"

[@adnaanashraf3643]

Thanks for the subtitles. Arent you going to do them for the whole video?

[@user-vs9to3ng5x]

Mat: “Ma ba’em is cod” Golf: “Was?”

[@mattcurlew9716]

Yes I'm not deaf, thanks

[@mubblemann]

Yeah we heard it too.

[@everburn]

@@adnaanashraf3643 shots😂

[@hananas2]

The front reminds me of a renault to be honest

[@stephon4858]

Hannessomething thats what I thought it was at first

[@falcongamer58]

Which renault?

[@Rob6MSTV]

Megane 100%

[@falcongamer58]

@@Rob6MSTV oh ok

[@minjaijung]

I can kind of see the new Megane, I agree

[@mikkostratos5177]

Amazing video!! I like your energy while presenting cars! :D

[@autonewstv86]

*The fog lights looks exactly just like the Kia and Posrsche*

[@j_hakann]

Ah yes, the good old Posrsche

[@mirilondondrift]

Posrsche

[@gedon4713]

John3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son FOR OUR SINS so whoever believeth in him shall not perish but have eternal life

[@georgechivu4226]

This is not a people's car anymore. It's a rich kid's first car.

[@seanmcd72]

George, it's 2019 now, soon to be 2020. Try and keep up.

[@Mk7adxm]

Sean M stfu people can drive what they want

[@DaMafiaGamer]

It’s a car that can have loads of problem, especially the mk6 tsi with the dsg gearbox and don’t forget the mk6 1.6 tdi with its ‘glow plug’ issues (hint, it’s never the glow plugs that need changing). As my second car it’s good but fairly unreliable, maybe I got two lemons. Who knows. My 2005 polo was more reliable lol! Good old German engineering...

[@forza223bowe5]

DaMafiaGamer My MK7 has been fine, but I wouldn’t like to own it out of warranty

[@DaMafiaGamer]

Forza223 Bowe yeah I’ve heard the mk7 is quite reliable lol. All extras from the mk6 come by default in the mk7. But did you know that some mk6 1.4 tsi had a turbo and a supercharger (making it faster than the mk7 tsi) I had the max spec one which was 180bhp, although it had gearbox problems, value problems, hell the engine was replaced too! It was and still is a very fun car to drive, I think it also had a stage 2 tune done to it, it was literally a seat cupra in the shape of a vw. You’d get an adrenaline rush every time you’d floor it.

[@jones780]

That opening of every model golf was beautiful. 😍

[@stophatingmichael6767]

Ya

[@RobRandomVids]

I thought the mk2 always had twin headlamps though. What's going on there?

[@RJ-qx2fy]

Robert B im pretty sure twin lights was an optional extra.

[@SilentPlayThroughs]

Robert B GTI models only have twin headlight

[@heffe1557]

@@SilentPlayThroughs GTI's got them standard, but my normal mk2 got twins aswell

[@mattseaman5397]

2:54 They moved the steering wheel from the right to the left side! What a revolutionary idea!!!

[@nateisright]

Matt Seaman Progress

[@stuarttimocin7929]

No in Europe they drive in the right hand side whereas in U.K./IRE they drive on the left. The models shown were most likely just different country models.

[@romips9839]

That's just how vw golf are. The first generation used to have steering wheel in the middle

[@stacia6678]

Dylan Jacobs The third generation had it in the outer windshield, you had to face your arse forwards.

[@reece005]

Lol 😂

[@rafaelmiranda4109]

How funny is it to notice that you recorded this video around my town. Hope you enjoyed Castelo de Paiva - Portugal :)

[@scottiesimpsons5229]

The 7 face lift is the nicest one they’ve made

[@fredfinks]

I bought my first ever new car, the polo gti. The changes theyve made to both are great. Everyone comments on how nice it looks, but i didnt buy it for other people, i bought it for me and am i happy! There a few things wrong with it though but i can live with it (the car is awesome in all other areas) 1. The brakes are super sensitive, too sensitive at low speeds / traffic. Ive seen quite a few other people complain about this also, its very hard to always come to smooth stop without a jerk forward from momentum. 2. the engine bay heats up the cabin air intake. i.e. outside ambient air temp is 19c, climate temp control set to lowest (aircon off). Drive around and air coming in is heated to ~28c. Thats just plain wrong. No other car ive ever had in my decades of driving has done this. You shouldnt have to use aircon all the time.

[@darrenh5745]

True! 7 exterior and this interior would be perfect!

[@thomasthereal4067]

@@darrenh5745 yea, Golf VII is great, I drive an used one. Any questions? ;)

[@christianj252]

Mk8 looks like a Toyota Corolla Hatchback now, although it has every right to be ugly and weird because it’s Toyota. Golf is supposed to look sensible and refined.

[@maxi-g]

@@darrenh5745 no norlt true

[@fatihsapanoglu3236]

“Size does matter” Confidence: aight imma head out

[@JustinAbroad]

My gf said Mines the smallest she's had

[@abdullahsaleh3266]

@@JustinAbroad That's sad man

[@akrammlt]

@@JustinAbroad brave fella, going where every man has gone before

[@AwkwardYet]

Tidwell imagine having a girlfriend, can’t relate

[@user-sr6ys3ff8g]

Tidwell must feel weird to have a talking hand

[@AbdellahIdazzi]

I love your reviews, informative and funny at the same time LOL

[@tatendaguzuzu4290]

One thing i like about VW golf is that it maintains ts original design.....you can follow it through from generation 1 of the golf up to the latest one

[@johnmichaelcruz962]

2:55 Mrk8 has a big change. Its steering wheel is now in left side 😂

[@beangz2981]

isnt the one he's reviewing is in Germany or somethin?

[@vasilepuscasu3048]

It has a German registration number

[@Anonym-kd5wf]

You Brits drive on the wrong side

[@vasilepuscasu3048]

@@Anonym-kd5wf everyone was walking on the left side hundreds of years back

[@xavierwastaken6891]

Fun fact this video was actually recorded around my hometown of Castelo de Paiva, Portugal. Pretty much everyone i know has been seeing these golfs for a while now and we were wondering what they were for. Now we know.

[@timotej292]

This trend of making all buttons into cheap lcd touch screens is so god damn annoying and dissapointing. LCD screens in cars age far worse than any button, making them look old and obsolete quickly. What happened to well designed physical buttons with that "ahh feels good" fellling when you hear them click or rotate.

[@sten260]

its cheaper to manufacture the screens and put everything in the software than to build the physical buttons

[@minciNashu]

Built in obsolence.. That's the point, replace your car quickly

[@sebastien4565]

You're right, first thing I thought when I saw the interior and lack of physical buttons is: Holy shit, this is not gonna age well!

[@streaky81]

Inverse is true. If the manufacturer can be bothered they can update it as time goes on and make it better. I'd rather it was android but what the hey. I can show you cars from 5 years ago without LCDs where the controls look all kinds of outdated, don't think that's a valid argument. Strong argument for is it's less mechanical crap to go wrong. It's also, yes, cheaper. What I suspect will actually happen is you'll end up with a cottage industry of people writing new OS' for it and coming up with ways to reskin..

[@timotej292]

@@streaky81 For my tase most of the time the car had a poor interior design, it had a bunch of screens. And they always came with a sloppy designed operating system. Of course it's cost savings. Companies are getting really good at optimising their processes - using screens, same technolgy, design, chassis for different car models, sharing what works between brands (škoda, vw, seat ...). It's become something of an art form, how to squeeze as much profit out of an existing product as possible, finding out what people dont care about, so you can replace it with a cheaper material. One example I can think of is fiat and jeep, both owned by the same company. If you look in the interior of both cars they straight up look the same. So it makes no difference if you buy a 40 000 jeep or a 15 000 fiat, you get the same shitty lcd design and copy pasted interior look. To be fair though fiat tipo has a nice combination of buttons and a screen in the center console. Making an elegant design combining both physical buttons and lcd screen would not be much more expensive. As we established though, why would they bother, lcd is cheaper and faster. And to top it all off, craming all this electronics in the car is making them more complicated to fix and preventing owners from doing their own repair.

[@naoyukisasanami]

I decided to invest and stay with GTI mark 5 that has cuteness i want as "hatch"

[@francescodt]

Your reviews are sooo funny lol 😂😂 it's always a pleasure to watch them.

[@saadalishaikh8300]

Honestly I’ll always prefer pressing buttons instead of arguing with the lady 😂

[@Preyser123]

Greetings from South Africa. I fully agree as a blind person (25 years old). Physical push-buttons are the way to go. Golf 4/5/6 1.6 petrol and manual transmition for the win!

[@jasonb23]

@@Preyser123 how can you type if youre blind

[@DAZZER435]

@@jasonb23 Being blind does not mean no sight whatsoever.

[@Alishaan2002]

Google speech to text?

[@Preyser123]

To put it simply, it's text-to-speech software that is installed on my laptop computer.

[@xmarcika]

It’s just me or The front of “new” golf looks like Toyota auris? 🤔

[@danielglsner7548]

Sund4nce so truuue 😂😂 maybe its like a "atleast we want to look reliable" kinda thing 😅

[@filipepaninho6558]

Looks like! But worse...

[@gky3019]

so true

[@1244mantis]

I think more like Renault Megan

[@Zerofightervi]

The Toyota looks better.

[@sandropeixoto2623]

Hello. It's nice to see high quality reviews in my country, specially near the city I live. Congratulations for one more great review.

[@lahonymanor2927]

This interior Speedo design has been on Citroen C4 Picasso's since 2013. Most reviewers complained about there not being buttons and will all touchscreen! I guess it's good this vw incorporates the touch slide system and screen system. I do love the dual colour screens in my Citroen C4 Picasso and nice to see other manufacturers are incorporating 2 colour screen's.

[@jolyonpalmer4527]

7:15 why does this sound familiar lol

[@numbereightyseven]

Mk 7's are going to retain their values well, aren't they.

[@xblfanatic360]

numbereightyseven very well lol

[@brandonlee7382]

After a second look the mk8 does look alot better I own the mk7 btw

[@haraldkaindl504]

@@brandonlee7382 Did you have a lot of alcoholic beverages before your second look?

[@slantblant1]

I agree. They did a good job with the GLI this time around. The golf on the other hand doesn’t look too enticing.

[@deadeye770]

Doubt.

[@halilhadzisadikovic672]

Golf 8 has amazing driving feeling, its built like tank and it is SOOOO so comfortable i have 1.0 TSI on open road it is consuming 5.5 liters per 100 km its amazing car and it has so good equipment

[@Rossy1995]

🫥

[@jerryrawlings8885]

Halil Hadzisadikovic Hi how has it been reliable ? any problems?

[@SilverShamrock71]

I think VW have pretty much optimised the chassis design, hence the new versions are basically face-lift design tweaks, love the new rear badges

[@aleksandarpetrushevski2095]

12:14 old guy staring at Matt from the van lmaoo

[@1boompje]

Straight up looking into his soul

[@ten3353]

😅

[@donochetti2177]

Lmao

[@MischiefMan111]

No one likes golf when the fresh one comes out but after abit everyone fells in love with it

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

Im pretty sure the mk5, 6 are the uglies and ppl agree. Well now its the mk8 (The ass looks good tho)

[@nathandepasquale9571]

Noooo they don't.

[@Ryo-xx1lm]

The 7 was beautiful since the start.

[@aryarock22]

Don’t know why everyone’s shitting on this I think it looks good

[@xxxmass]

@@Ryo-xx1lm BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@andrewmontague2636]

Looks terrific. Can’t wait to see and to drive one. Great review 👍🏼

[@jerryrawlings8885]

If it werent for the touchscreen heater controls I'd give this car a 9 out of 10 more roomy up front than the mk 7 handles better just not sure if it will be reliable, the one I tested would increase in revs after the car stopped.

[@yobama8344]

This is what 2019 did to the golf

[@deborahdiperna2451]

Yobama ok boomer

[@yobama8344]

@@deborahdiperna2451 ok Debrah

[@yneshAshanti]

Deborah DiPerna ok miss bandwagoner

[@03056932]

@@deborahdiperna2451 you just got roasted

[@stophatingmichael6767]

Deborah DiPerna says the boomer

[@lagundafire]

Emissions down 80%. Sounds like VW been sniffing the paint again.

[@johnnste1]

They’ve been producing lower emission engines than most of their competitors for a long time. www.theguardian.com/technology2016/sep/19/many-car-brands-emit-more-pollution-than-volkswagen-report-finds

[@jay-uo2bi]

@@johnnste1 wooosh

[@vitaliimykytenko8612]

I mean, they have sniffing batteries that they are going to instal into their lineup of electric cars.

[@kojobaidoo5422]

hahahhahahahahahhahahhaah

[@derweiehelge9087]

@@johnnste1 There's a difference between making engines that actually create less emissions and developing software that regulates them to get through emission tests, but then gets disabled while on the street.

[@send0gz]

I've just started watching u tonight in search for a car for myself....and...I couldn't stop! always crack me up! and is that a steve furtick /elevation worship ur listening too? no wonder . good man!

[@monyepaomaake7334]

I like this guy's review, makes the review more interesting 😁

[@dakrontu]

Like all screen-based control systems, you can't adjust anything without taking your eyes off the road to do intricate actions that require visually selecting between widgets and hand-eye coordination to make precise contact with the screen. Back in the old days, every car control could be handled by groping for it and recognising it by its shape, while keeping one's eyes on the road. Just as using mobile phones while driving is illegal in the UK, use of touch-screens needs to be regulated too, and car companies producing cars depending on these screens need to re-think how they work.

[@minstrelofMir]

good points

[@tdpg12]

This is very true. Mazda has researched screens and distraction. Their cars have a very minimalistic screen. Which is controlled by a knob. Some don’t like it, say it’s too basic & not much flare . But after test driving I do see it as less of a distraction. Guess it depends on your liking.

[@prinsfloor]

Being an interaction designer I know for a fact that tactile feedback from physical buttons offers safer and better interaction in a car than any touch screen.

[@1blackballed]

For this reason I took my touchscreen media system out and replaced it with a new one with buttons for all my media functions and it's much easier to work with while driving.

[@1kiwigary]

Too true mate. Try using the touch screen on a bumpy New Zealand road in a Golf R. Can't touch the same place twice. Great drive though

[@anassberrady5878]

"Size does matter despite what anyone may claim" matt watson late 2019

[@puttitat2851]

So does the number of T's

[@jansteen5640]

@TANORWAY That's not what she said last saturday!

[@martinmcgoldrick1357]

You deliberately missed all the cost cutting in the new golf

[@thelatman9397]

Yet picked up on them in the Leon...

[@user-bx6lf3pb4v]

@@antonthompson7838 haven’t seen it live, but other reviews criticised the paint job ist lazy, interior gaps and material and the infotainment system.

[@blahdiblah2169]

I like Golfs, but I would buy a model a year earlier just to avoid the "gimmick touch" and swipe. That crap doesn't even work correctly.

[@theslicefactor5326]

New Golf gear shifter looks like something straight out of the nineties.

[@93Alexchelsea]

I thought at the beginning that this was an Auris 🤣

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Looks more like Astra

[@Alishaan2002]

The front gives me a Renault clio vibe (the new ones)

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Today's cars just wanna be the same. I remember my second gen Golf, that was nice

[@TheJango997]

I thought it was a Renault when I saw the thumbnail :D

[@glorious_help]

Despite looking just like golf 7 or 6 or 5

[@AshleyTyagi]

12:14 the man looking into your golf

[@itzyaboijohn120yearsago5]

Not his but ok

[@Mr.tech-it]

11:38 It seems that you changed the way it would park by touching the screen.

[@michaolegario5451]

at 13:08 I thought Matt was gonna say that the bottle would stand still on the lever..LOL

[@super8927]

Mk 7.5 best golf ever Mk 8 Mehhh I want buttons while I'm driving!!! Carmakers, give me back the buttons!!!

[@NA-mm5nb]

7.5 is awful had mine 6 months and already getting rid. Base golfs are criminally overpriced.

[@sushi777300]

The 8 won't be a success The 9 will have real buttons again

[@yashwin8342]

11:36 because you have changed the back to front parking

[@ricolasbest6861]

MK8 looks best. But, in the UK, it costs exactly the same as the Audi A3. Why on earth would anyone in the UK pick the golf over the A3?

[@ThboyzOG]

I would love to have one! Looks awsome

[@thomaseggett]

The only negative thing for me is having to go through the information screen for the heater / climate control settings bad move VW means having to take your eyes of the road ahead

[@cg3511]

I literally can’t figure it out

[@cherryave5707]

12:20 that guy in the van is starring at Matt like he is crazy 😂

[@Mickthetechnerd]

After 2 years of watching the vw golf mk8 and watching it on the road i still believe that the mk7.5 had a bit less technology but it was a better golf.

[@ts3867]

Thank god I have bought my Golf on time!

[@siouxnd]

“Take over steering caution” beep sounds really like AIRBUS aircraft “master caution” sound. So cool

[@mydimeisup5103]

Haha I thought the same exact thing when I heard it.

[@kevink1595]

I’ve owned 16 VWs over the years...thrilled I got my 2018 Golf R 7.5....WAY better looking!

[@KING0SISQO]

Only now after seeing it. You’re finally thrilled 😂

[@tiagoagfaria]

Hello Mat, how did you like Portugal? Big fan of your reviews.

[@martinm2921]

really didnt like the front of it at first but the more i see it the more i like it. and now i think i like the look more than the mk 7.

[@coltontennis2012]

12:17 anyone else notice the man just starring at Matt? 😂

[@msquared6695]

Colton Hess thinking what wizardry is this before my eyes 😂

[@danielpovoas1]

It’s Portugal 😂

[@dun8410]

I will vote on the look when they release the GTi and R

[@privatniprofil5762]

Kings Man when they do Trim Facelift GTD I will judge too

[@MrTARIQSs]

ThunderGoatz yeah, the gti will basically be a lowered version of that with red stripes and slightly larger rims

[@privatniprofil5762]

Tariq you forgot another seats, materials, grill, exhaust, and many more things

[@richboy900]

Wasn't there a picture of the mk8 GTI testing, looked very similar to this one, but it was in black

[@MrTARIQSs]

Ajde Važi there actually has been a leaked pic of the gti and many thought it was the r because of the Pretoria rims but it’s clearly identical to the camo’d prototype in both stance and bumpers

[@TheGloryx112]

13:55 , why did the logo flip ? Im so confused xD Looks so funny

[@Carcode]

It’s the reversing camera retracting, hope this helps :)

[@rentalgenie1231]

A staple of the rental car market. Its good to see they've made it even more interesting than before!

[@doestrei]

Thanks, I‘m going to drive my Mk7 a bit longer then..

[@dexterie]

doestrei same

[@gandoreeduard6481]

2:56 wow they really redone it ,they even put the steering wheel on the other side

[@ws5712]

The right side is on the left side

[@speckisgood1133]

0:01 He could be mistaken for Bear Grills

[@damionmandy7978]

I like the regular golf, a shame it isn't available in the US only the GTI and R models are sold here.

[@Rabidus289]

Yes, lets lose the normal, standardized knobs and switches that are intuitive and replace them with barely functioning touch buttons and convuluted smartphone menus. How's the backlight bleed on the rev-counter? lol

[@TheSoundOfTwang]

Taking your eyes off the road for several seconds has never hurt anyone. Lol

[@rastaman4813]

TheSoundOfTwang Never hurt anyone, killed them.

[@vitaliimykytenko8612]

Unless you drive a Japanese car, the screens are actually better and more responsive

[@1986Unlimited]

@ThesSoundOfTwang I hope that's sarcasm.

[@Christian---]

@@vitaliimykytenko8612 Literally no different to the smartphone which was the first real infotainment

[@TheMrskateTV]

5:50 "Aveiro, Portugal" sempre a representar

[@c1_pt621]

Não pode falhar 😅

[@jotacerqueira2567]

Viva ao norte caralho😂😂

[@nunosousa]

Viva caralho! 😅

[@AS-el4ft]

I was almost sure to replace my current mk7 with the mk8 until I had the chance for a test drive. Trying to change ac temperature or turning on the heated seats while driving turned out to be pretty dangerous because you can't do it without browsing through menus on the touch screen. In addition to the heavy use of hard plastics the test drive was pretty sobering and I decided to do a direct comparison with the new Mazda 3. Result: I bought the Mazda.

[@hamzasbai3831]

Wise choice! These VW cars have no soul anymore.

[@chrisgregory5531]

Matt, I had a golf gti on hire last week, the little narrow storage next to the DSG is the ideal size for a Mars Duo bar 👍😂🤣

[@fields1]

Mat, if you have advanced park assist on your G-wagen then it can also drive you in front or back to a parking spot. Most auto parking systems allow you to choose front or back.

[@l1devil]

I have a mk7.5 estate dsg with park assist and it drives you in nose first by default. To reverse in you need to drive passed the space a bit further then it’ll give the reverse option. Don’t use it too often but can be handy for parallel parking. And torsion beam was on mk7 btw.

[@edgarmagalhaes18]

Not a single shout out for testing it in Portugal, you bastard! 🤣🇵🇹 Great reviews Matt, keep up the great work! 😃

[@milinddixit6583]

I hope they use a normal size DSG stick in the Golf R and GTI because changing gears using that micro-stick will be tricky. Not to mention being a weird feeling. I use both paddles and stick in my MK7.

[@andersforsman4289]

5:48 - "Hello Volkswagen, I've got a hot ass!" Volkswagen AI replies - "Search for a harbour nearby" Now, that's an interesting answer... 😉

[@MarkJT1000]

To find you some water to cool your hot ass in.

[@murattek]

@@MarkJT1000 or search for harbour workers

[@Mr._Doge]

Man those adaptive headlights are amazing. Driving by night with other cars is such a pain but this solves it, and it works like a charm!

[@rune20401]

That front looks better in a dark color, it actually grows a bit on you. :)

[@Jake-ie6bi]

Not normally a VW fan, but the Mk6 still looks great today

[@tomrichter7979]

2:55 yeah they even put the steering wheel on the correct side ;)

[@everburn]

You mean wrong side

[@everburn]

You mean wrong side. Right hand steering wheel is the way😂

[@everburn]

@ I catch your drift😉

[@HH-ph3gq]

12:11 He's thinking "What the f is wrong with this man" 😂🤣

[@yummyEnchilada]

Hope they make a mark 8.5 which fixes the front side, will definitely buy it in this case

[@Jusbaus]

13:56 finally the boot release/badge popped back

[@blazeoconnor9899]

Vw is probably going to change the front end in a year or two once they realize customers don't like it.

[@axnn1]

I really hope they do!

[@vitaliimykytenko8612]

It's pretty controversial. I personally prefer it, but I do agree that I am not the majority of the customers and I am never going to see that front again.

[@4ft3rburn3r]

I think it's too late to change until the mid cycle refresh? Not too thrilled for the new exterior styling.

[@Qlicky]

@Blaze Vasquez Whats funny is that people have been bitching about ANY new golf they introduced. Its either ugly, boring, uninspired etc etc. Same thing happened with MK VII, and all of a sudden everyone loves it! What the hell happened in the meantime?

[@aygwm]

They won’t.

[@djmaciiii]

That interior looks way way cheaper than my 2019 Golf Highline. The LCD screen looks really cheep, and I prefer to have real buttons. If I want my heated seats on I just press the heated seat button. Try navigating a touch screen while driving city streets in Taiwan.

[@froesesp]

Dieselgate strikes again and forever moving forward.

[@DJG333]

Disagree about the screen but everything else is trash on that dash

[@revolutions88]

Does Taiwan ever get cold??

[@djmaciiii]

@@revolutions88 maybe 50-55F for a couple months. Not super cold but cold enough to turn on the heaters.

[@rich8305]

djmaciiii you obviously haven't driven the car? It's amazing in every way, in face; the interior quality is the best ever in a Golf

[@v2savoq465]

Im just falling in love with the new steering wheel

[@verminohara4989]

I had the same reaction , when I saw the front end.. but it's a golf it's not supposed to attract all attention, I think it's a casual daily diver.. like it's supposed to be!

[@olivershutt2885]

Mat: places water bottle on gear stick Me: he's never going to balance that...

[@joesimpson4473]

I was left wondering why he didn’t just use the cup holder

[@leo25337]

I don’t want an iPad in my car I just want to focus on driving.

[@robtt997]

Just look to a Mazda 3 .The interior of that is so much better than the new Golf . Will I swop my Mk7 for the Mk8 ? Er no ...

[@vitaliimykytenko8612]

@@robtt997 t The Mazda 3 does look good, but definitely not better than golf. Pretty much every Japanese manufacturer is behind.

[@endzmeetmusic9053]

Mazda just copy BMW

[@khutsobrian5952]

Haha same here I want a car to mod ND put bigger turbos and exhaust with ETSI check engine light

[@lavestehaves]

I hate iPad's

[@viswanathannair4596]

Hey mat am glad to see you Love you bro VW they are fantastic car making brand badge they always keep there own standards on their vehicles its make them ever sageous Without any lade its aweaome omnipotent god bless you man

[@Sander00]

12:11 lol, that guy might think you’re a noob to park😂

[@uvesan7603]

You forgot to poke it with a stick😂😂

[@vitormmmonteiro]

This review was in Portugal 🇵🇹! These Golf's passed me in Vila Nova de Gaia (Oporto). I saw them live and I liked them, they are beautiful!

[@axxisblack]

They are ugly, take a look at other brands to see beauty.

[@fredericolouro3387]

Portugal CARALHO

[@diogosousacarvalho]

❤️

[@danisantos3255]

PORTUGAL CARALHO

[@danielpovoas1]

I think they start at Airport. This week i saw a big plate saying “The New Golf” near the airport hotel!

[@Captaincorez]

Hands down funniest but informative vid iv seen you do!

[@teyodeeyt783]

That "what the fuck is it doin?" Killed me xDDDD