New GTD Reviews

[benjyyy]

http://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/motors/reviews/2013/0617/457129-vw-golf-gtd/

It seems such a naïve trap for a journalist to instantly compare the GTD to GTI, they are such lame reads.

If someone just wanted performance there is no choice to make, it is GTI all the way!! so I would like to see the GTD compared to it's direct competition from the other brands as that would be far more interesting to me opposed to a review where it is basically the same car and where one then has a huge advantage for them to run the GTD down on - Given the Golf is car of the year and GTI has had such rave reviews and is hot hatch of choice then the GTD reviewed against it's competitors just makes so much more sense and would you imagine be standout also

Its probably more of a fair comparison for the Irish market because of the GTD being 2000 euro dearer than the GTI. This really means that you would need to be doing a lot more miles to justify it over the GTI. In that sense I can see why it looks less of a buy against the GTI

[RikWebb]

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http://ww.auto.cz/volkswagen-golf-gard-provence-joden-dojmy-75089

Funny even translated - but at least they have good pictures that are not the stock VW ones

[Gordor]

I haven't seen this one before

http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/06/17/2014-volkswagen-golf-gtd-review/

[monkeyhanger]

The GTD actually costs more in most Euro markets, maybe because they know that with significantly cheaper diesel than petrol in most European countries (except the UK) people will still pay it. Another example of VW charging what they can get away with without affecting sales.

[mjh_056]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwhZn2yC0s German dealer video, looking good

[CraigW]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwhZn2yC0s German dealer video, looking good

You talking about the car or the fit bird?

[mjh_056]

Next you be telling me that she is not a standard option?!  Think answer is both 

http://www.telegraaf.nl/autovisie/autovisie_nieuws/volkswagen/21647386/__Eerste_testnotities__Volkswagen_Golf_GTD__.html

A photo here of my actual car a 5 door GTD in white looks great too !!

[benjyyy]

I think this review is rubbish, but ill post it anyway

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/volkswagen-s-diesel-take-on-the-golf-gti-lacks-the-spark-you-d-expect-1.1433774

[Bill_the_Bear]

I think this review is rubbish, but ill post it anyway

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/volkswagen-s-diesel-take-on-the-golf-gti-lacks-the-spark-you-d-expect-1.1433774

GTDi is not going to feature on any fleet I can think of

He doesn't think too well then does he?  Also its called a GTD not a GTDi... 

It only gets worse:

The engine is the bigger but standard performance 2.0 litre unit that features across the Volkswagen group range

I hope he means that Seat get it as well, because it reads like he thinks you can get the same engine in a TDI Golf...?

Best yet:

However, the problem with the diesel version of the GTi is a simple one. It suffers too much from direct comparison with the petrol version

Oh, well thanks for not perpetuating that problem then!

[benjyyy]

This may be a stupid question but what exactly do reviewers mean when they talk about 'feedback'. Is this something I should want from my car?!