Mk5 Gti to Mk7 R

[Adam.P]

Good evening
Has anyone upgraded from a tuned up Mk5 Gti to a mk7 R
Looking at going down this route
Feedback much appreciated

[Dave(tm)]

I think a fair few have tbh. Take a look at the mk7 area of the forum and you'll find a few.

Dave

[Orc]

I have, well kinda I still have the mk5 I just brought a 7 aswell, absolutely brilliant car 

[rumblytripod]

I have both, and while the 7r is an amazing car, it makes you realise how good the mk5 is. If your 5 is remapped there isn't that much of a difference. The 7 gets the power down better but isn't as urgent, obviously a remap of the 7 would rectify this. Obviously got all the bells and whistles of a new car but depending on your expectations if you sank 30k into an r there is a small chance of disappointment.

[GrayMK5GTI]

I made the move from a Stage 1 Ed30 to a 7R DSG.

The 7R is a great at out of the box. It just does everything so well. . . It's a great daily, that is a lot of fun to drive hard when you feel like it. Covers ground like nothing else - wet or dry, just point & 

It's not the most playful 4WD system, there's very little rear steering, it's almost completely neutral, which makes it easy & safe to drive hard

[donovan2123]

I made the move from a Stage 1 Ed30 to a 7R DSG.

The 7R is a great at out of the box. It just does everything so well. . . It's a great daily, that is a lot of fun to drive hard when you feel like it. Covers ground like nothing else - wet or dry, just point & 

It's not the most playful 4WD system, there's very little rear steering, it's almost completely neutral, which makes it easy & safe to drive hard

Not to mention a bit boring after a year or twos ownership lol

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[GrayMK5GTI]

I made the move from a Stage 1 Ed30 to a 7R DSG.

The 7R is a great at out of the box. It just does everything so well. . . It's a great daily, that is a lot of fun to drive hard when you feel like it. Covers ground like nothing else - wet or dry, just point & 

It's not the most playful 4WD system, there's very little rear steering, it's almost completely neutral, which makes it easy & safe to drive hard

Not to mention a bit boring after a year or twos ownership lol

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Nahhhh

It's far from a boring car. It does the whole 'daily' thing really well, it's easy to drive, comfortable and very refined. . .

Push on a bit harder and it comes alive - like its up on its tip toes, it sharpens up and gains lots of feel. 

After 4000 miles it's gained more of a voice (through the exhaust), and happily crackles on the overrun (from the exhaust / not the fake sound speaker)

[donovan2123]

I made the move from a Stage 1 Ed30 to a 7R DSG.

The 7R is a great at out of the box. It just does everything so well. . . It's a great daily, that is a lot of fun to drive hard when you feel like it. Covers ground like nothing else - wet or dry, just point & 

It's not the most playful 4WD system, there's very little rear steering, it's almost completely neutral, which makes it easy & safe to drive hard

Not to mention a bit boring after a year or twos ownership lol

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Nahhhh

It's far from a boring car. It does the whole 'daily' thing really well, it's easy to drive, comfortable and very refined. . .

Push on a bit harder and it comes alive - like its up on its tip toes, it sharpens up and gains lots of feel. 

After 4000 miles it's gained more of a voice (through the exhaust), and happily crackles on the overrun (from the exhaust / not the fake sound speaker)

For me it is, agree with everything you say but trust after a year of ownership you get the sense that it does everything to well which for me makes it boring. I have owned Stg 2+ mk5 golf, tt 225 Stg 1, civic 2.2 I CDTI mapped plus many more and tbh I never got bored of any of them especially the mk5.

The golf is just way to easy to drive fast which for me gets boring

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