Joe Achilles review.
https://youtu.be/u1pnpzlI4Es
I just watched that review whilst eating lunch (leftover cold sausage and feta cheese salad if anyone is interested
) and have to say it’s definitely one of the best I’ve seen.
Shame it wasn’t the full fat PP model as featured in the link Fred put up versus the M135i which I also just watched.
I agree with just about everything Joe says about the mk8 looks and switchgear aside from the AID and the steering wheel. Two of the mk8’s standout features for me are the shape/size/sculpting of the steering wheel and the AID clarity.
Obviously I have zero experience of driving an 8R but I think he covers it well there from a performance point of view.
Driving it normally wasn’t covered too much but then again they tend to gloss over that in most road tests.
Moving on to the vid Fred linked to, the Car Gurus twin test.
Well the R was in a silly expensive (but no doubt popular) spec and the BMW looked a fairly standard one, I’ll have to take the result at face value as the presenter is a bit of an R fanboy.
Yes, the EA888 feels more eager flat out but the M135i is a great daily with a better programmed gearbox and more torque for less than 8 tenths normal driving.
https://youtu.be/3Zk8zO3wsXU
Despite the “presenter’s” enthusiasm I fell asleep watching this one.
Not that it was a bad vid, I just think I’d OD’d on Golf YouTube vids for one lunchtime...
My thoughts, well the guy looks a bit like a younger version of my younger brother (I think it must be the eyebrows as my bro doesn’t do enthusiasm!), I quite liked his jacket and, well we all know the R is the best car on the Internet already don’t we.
Ok Wide, where’s your review?