MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: xjay1337 on April 23, 2013, 10:37:47 pm
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Good old Steve Sutcliffe of Autocar.
Thoughts?
PS Sorry if it's been posted before.
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Sounds good :laugh: moves well of the line, better than mine, nasty nasty wheel hop!!
But i really cant stand that interior :sick: so nasty, i want to see some of the leathers, the better be a nicer shape!
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Love it, looks so planted.
And the car in that video is my ideal spec, 5 door manual in Tornado Red with the Performance Pack.
I really am getting turned on to the MK7 GTI, just seems to offer everything I want from a car.
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Really love it. To say im excited about the next Edition model is an understatement. Also very excited to see what VW can do with the new Golf R, although i fear it will never be at my price point.
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sounds a lot racier which is pretty sweet, now having seen a the whole review, I must admit, very tempting..
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Love everything about it so far, looks like an amazing car to have.:party:
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The only think that the mk7 has that I would like in mine is the quicker steering rack....
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I bet without the Electronic aids it's no better than a Mk5/Mk6.
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Just like without a turbo it's no quicker than a 2.0 FSI ? :stupid:
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Thats a totally different argument, I'm comparing mk5, mk6, mk7 GTIs, all with 2.0 4 cylinder Turbo units.
The eLSD is not standard. I was more targeting the discussion towards the chassis, brakes, suspension as standard through the series...and how they compare.
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A convincing review by someone whose opinions I respect.
However, add the costs of DSG, eLSD, Performance Pack, sunroof, and it really tots up!
It seems much better than the Mk6 GTI (which I have driven and don't like) but I'm not in love with the Mk7 looks and with the Mk5 GTI it really was love at first sight. It's beginning to look more and more like a bland Audi A3. I really dislike the blingy interior but that's just my different taste (or lack of it if you think otherwise).
The only way to make a proper judgement is to test drive a car yourself. Someone else's review can only be a guide.
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I could very quickly save you £2300 there Robin :wink:
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I could very quickly save you £2300 there Robin :wink:
....What do you mean, Andrew?
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I had a good look around a Mk7 GT at my VW dealer's the other day. Was fully loaded with DSG, leather seats, sunroof, and was a champagne-silver colour which showed off the body sculpting very well.
My impression was high quality throughout. However, I really do dislike all the many silver bits of trim inside that the current market wants as it's perceived as 'luxury'.
The wheels were over fussy and frankly horrible! VW are still using the diamond-cut finish which is so prone to white worm corrosion :stupid:
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I could very quickly save you £2300 there Robin :wink:
....What do you mean, Andrew?
DSG.... sunroof....
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I could very quickly save you £2300 there Robin :wink:
....What do you mean, Andrew?
DSG.... sunroof....
....I wouldn't consider buying ANY car without DSG or equivalent system.
I've had sunroofs in my cars for decades and prefer them to aircon.
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I had a good look around a Mk7 GT at my VW dealer's the other day. Was fully loaded with DSG, leather seats, sunroof, and was a champagne-silver colour which showed off the body sculpting very well.
My impression was high quality throughout. However, I really do dislike all the many silver bits of trim inside that the current market wants as it's perceived as 'luxury'.
The wheels were over fussy and frankly horrible! VW are still using the diamond-cut finish which is so prone to white worm corrosion :stupid:
....I forgot to say that the price tag was £31k !!
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To be fair when you look at the way cars have come on, the features, technology and what not that you get...£31k for a highly specced GTI isn't bad. I specced mine up and it came to nearly £40k... :stupid: :signLOL:
With things looking how they are, I've been looking at the 135iM (that one with officially 320bhp but it's actually 340bhp), they are around £30k, I specced mine with the bits I'd have, sports steering wheel, Xenons with cornering, keyless go, BMW Nav/Ipod and other sort of every day luxiries and it came to £36500...not a bad price and when you look at the monthly payments, not too expensive at all.
It's temping but at the end of the day it's not a VW... maybe a test drive would change my mind.
Point I'm making is that VW charge £31k because they can, because it is a quality product, the interior in the Mk7 is nicer than in the A8, fact. You get in it and you would think and feel you are in a luxury car.. except it has a slippy diff and 230bhp and looks that definately grow over time! :scared: :surprised: :innocent:
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It's beginning to look more and more like a bland Audi A3.
:surprised: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :stupid:
:signLOL:
On a serious note, I think the 8P3 A3 (2009 and on) is quite a timeless looking car, certainly with the LEDs and Xenons. Slightly biased obviously, but I wouldn't say the MK7 looks anything like it in honesty unless you were doing a different comparison to the very latest A3, which does look like quite literally a fat bloater Audi A1?
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It's beginning to look more and more like a bland Audi A3.
:surprised: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :fighting: :stupid:
:signLOL:
On a serious note, I think the 8P3 A3 (2009 and on) is quite a timeless looking car, certainly with the LEDs and Xenons. Slightly biased obviously, but I wouldn't say the MK7 looks anything like it in honesty unless you were doing a different comparison to the very latest A3, which does look like quite literally a fat bloater Audi A1?
....My comment was more intended to mean that the overall feel and presentation of the Mk7 GT (not GTI) was akin to the Audi A3. And I wasn't suggesting that the Audi is a bad car but only that in my opinion it looks rather bland - Not enough individual character for my taste.
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I'm just biting for the sake of banter Robin :P
I respect that the A3 isn't everyones cup of tea, I'm glad VW haven't made it look like a sister to the current A3 which I don't think I'll warm to. I much prefer the 8P3, even if I didn't own one - much sharper and defined which IMO gives it character.
I think it'll be the same effect with the MK7 as with previous VWG's, in time we'll generally warm to it as it's in our face more and more - particularly the top end models.
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Food for thought....
If an option loaded Mk7 GT costs £31k, then an option loaded Mk7 GTI costs £35k? But a new Mercedes A45 5-door hothatch handbuilt by AMG costs £36k and offers over 330 bhp, plus '4WD', a very high standard interior much nicer than the Golf IMO and.... 0-60 in 4.5 secs!!
Quicker than the BMW apparently too.
So, for around £36k there are some great NEW cars to choose from. The Audi RS3 obviously costs much more and especially when option spec'd to match the others.
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as much as I like VW there is no comparison between vw gti and merc or bmw. The latter two are in different league performance and quality wise. MK7 gti interior in no where near bmw or merc quality. The fact that VW wants similar money for gti as 135i and merc amg is shocking :stupid:
Market will adjust those unrealistic expectations in my view. Being in a position to choose between those three cars I would never even think of gti for similar money
horses for courses...
Paul