Golf R Reveal

[Paul70]

Hope you’re right about the price. The only thing I’m not sure where that would leave the Clubsport in terms of pricing.

Based on price comparison between the GTI DSG price here and in Germany, I reckon the Clubsport will be around £37.5 K.

[king monkey]

Hope you’re right about the price. The only thing I’m not sure where that would leave the Clubsport in terms of pricing.

Based on price comparison between the GTI DSG price here and in Germany, I reckon the Clubsport will be around £37.5 K.

I agree. 

[fredgroves]

so:
GTD 31k
GTI 32k
GTI DSG 34k
GTE 36k
Clubby 38k
R 39k
R Perf 43k

That looks about right.... and each £2000 extra is about 75 quid a month difference on PCP...

To use the classic line: "Speed is a question of money...how fast can you afford to go?"

[AndyGTI]

To use the classic line: "Speed is a question of money...how fast can you afford to go?"

That is very true...... certainly owning an R this time around is going to be an expensive proposition. If the GTI  is coming out at £420 to £591 on PCP then £75 per £2000 of list price would really push the monthly for the R through the roof   

[AndyGTI]

I know there are plenty of people that do track days (I’m too scaredy-cat) so the drift mode will probably appeal to them as well as Chris Harris and Tiff Needell.

As has been said this has no place on the road unless you are a muppet. So the general appeal will be brakes, rear spoiler and power upgrade I suspect on the performance model.

I know we are giving VW a hard time, but at least we can spec the cars we actually want as opposed to other makes where you need to add a pack or an atrociously priced trim level.

Suspect there will be a lot of talk about the VED additional sum once the configurator goes live.

I see on the VW press release it says presales start on Thursday 5th Nov in Germany and Europe, do you reckon early December before UK price is announced?

[mike roberts]

Drift mode - Insurance underwriters furiously Googling ECU interrogation. 

[AndyGTI]

So I’ve just been reading the press releases for GTI, GTI Clubsport and R.

In each of the GTI press releases it talks about the new vehicle dynamics manager and how this and that works great esp with optional adaptive dampers.

Well read the R press release.....it’s all wonderful with Vehicle dynamics manager and the adaptive dampers ( note the word optional isn’t there)

So I am right to get you all excited and call it... new Golf R gets adaptive dampers as standard?

Would like to know if anyone else reads that assumption as well based on the press releases. I’ve included them below

https://www.vwpress.co.uk/en-gb/releases/4226

https://www.vwpress.co.uk/en-gb/releases/4357

https://www.vwpress.co.uk/en-gb/releases/4371

[fredgroves]

Someone forgot a word more likely lol

As we've seen with the gti, the truth is in the actual brochure, whenever that gets put out by vw uk. That's far more telling than even the UK configurator.

[AndyGTI]

Someone forgot a word more likely lol

As we've seen with the gti, the truth is in the actual brochure, whenever that gets put out by vw uk. That's far more telling than even the UK configurator.

Yes we will need to wait and see, but in fairness VWUK are only re-issuing the VW main website press releases in these cases that’s why I’m thinking it looks hopeful (ok it’s wishful thinking)

[king monkey]

Longer video here of the one I posted earlier from twitter.

https://youtu.be/XoTPerVdYzc