MK7 Golf R - Photos from my local VW dealer

[George]

Just spotted this at my local VW dealer, excuse the poor quality photos, I was battling with low sun and a broken leg!















Although no doubt it'll drive well, and better than the MK6 due to being on the new MQB platform, I'm not sold by the styling. I like the front bumper that vents to what I presume are side mount intercoolers, it reminds me of some porsche's (although they may be radiators on those), but the overall styling of the car looks too prestige and not sporty enough for me.

The matt carbon fibre effect on the seats and interior trim reminds me of someone going mad in a vinyl shop with 3M carbon wrap, carbon fibre on any production car should be real carbon fibre. I also don't like the black uprights to the spoiler, I believe this is the same on the GTI but it reminds me of the old Polo Bluemotion and takes away the aggressiveness of the spoiler.

[Jenks]

...mmmm love those wheels!

[Dave J]

That certainly has some presence - love those wheels, but brakes look smaller than I'd have thought!
It is good looking for the mk7 - my general mk7 gripes are the stupid front quarter-light window, and the screen / bonnet angle - just doesn't seem to 'flow' like previous generations.
Still, I would love one! 

[Deako]

That certainly has some presence - love those wheels, but brakes look smaller than I'd have thought!
It is good looking for the mk7 - my general mk7 gripes are the stupid front quarter-light window, and the screen / bonnet angle - just doesn't seem to 'flow' like previous generations.
Still, I would love one! 

It's cause they are 19s.

Looks really nice! 

[Dave J]

Cheers - I thought they were the 19" option. The 18's are a bit too bling for me (if I was to have one). I just wasn't sure of the brake sizes the car runs as standard.
A bit of Googling says they are 340mm discs. Guess they will haul it up well!

[Snoopy]

I could never have a car with seats that colour
Guess its an accountant pencil pushers car who never get dirty
I wait to see one but the front end is too normal looking for me it just looks like every other normal golf mk7.
It looks more like an r-line than an R to me.
4 tailpipes is just ott and fake carbon just smacks of halfords reject and desperation.
Im disapointed and so wanted to like it , i just hope the leon cupraR is better.

[south]

4 tailpipes is just ott and fake carbon just smacks of halfords reject and desperation
Im disapointed and so wanted to like it , i just hope the leon cupraR is better.

Pretty much this!

[markymark]

I had the privilege of seeing a brand new one of these today and had a good poke around it. The carbon seats and door cards looking fantastic in the flesh, the owner had toned down the brushed silver accents by having them wrapped black and it looked soooooo much better!

[wigit]

I had the privilege of seeing a brand new one of these today and had a good poke around it. The carbon seats and door cards looking fantastic in the flesh, the owner had toned down the brushed silver accents by having them wrapped black and it looked soooooo much better!

Operation tone down is planned for when the proper one arrives, first will be well used when returned to VW ;)

[Eddie-NL]

Looks rather ordinary apart from the 4x exhausts

I think the GTi looks better

[candy turbo]

Still not feeling the mk7 R , need to see one in the flesh but might need to see a different colour cause the blue dont do it any favours imo
Prefere the s3 also looking forward to seeing the cupra R the leon fr is looking better than the golf imo

[Nodz]

I like all of it except for the front, it needs to look a bit more purposeful. I can understand it not being as aggressive as the GTI but it needs to stand out from the R Line and the povety spec models etc

[Hedge]

I had the privilege of seeing a brand new one of these today and had a good poke around it. The carbon seats and door cards looking fantastic in the flesh, the owner had toned down the brushed silver accents by having them wrapped black and it looked soooooo much better!

 

[Saintsteve]

My dealer had one today, that's price was £43,000!!   5 door DSG and all the toys. 

Went to some lucky barstewards that I'm not jealous one bit.   

[doylebros]

Pullman Sunderland Tyne & Wear - is putting there's out as a Demo unit from today 40k price tag book your test drive!