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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: adw555 on 09 August 2005, 12:13
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http://www.autocarmag.com/news_article.asp?na_id=216493
..is it really going to be £23K..wish I had held off now :angry:
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I like that but i would still take the Astra VXR, the car looks fab and really agressive!
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i have a feeling it'll be more like 25/26k.. the interior looks good but i hope the outside looks a lot better than that poorly photoshopped mk5 gti image autocarmag have used :undecided:
still.. mk4 R32 prices are dropping every day, and i'd have that over any mk5 :cool:
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I like that but i would still take the Astra VXR, the car looks fab and really agressive!
The difference being the astra vxr will put you into the nearest tree where as the golf being 4wd prob will be a lot more life friendly.. :grin:
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happy with the gti, all the reports i have read the gti comes out on top of the vxr.the vxr may have more power but the overall handling of the gti is much better.
at the end of the day if you want more power you can have it chipped, so why pay more for a r32? :cool:
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2 points:
1. The VXR simply does not have the chassis to cope with that power - even JC on top gear agrees. Thats why the GTI is better - its perfect balance of power to relevant body design of what it can ideally cope with and it does what a hot hatch is meant to do in confidence. As Count-von-Sauron nicely put it, the GTI will keep you away from the nearest tree unlike the Astra. I feel Vauxhall were trying to prove a point here by maxing the power, just so it could be advertised with more power than the GTI, or the megane 225. As for the astra, in my opinion you would be better off buying a Leon Cupra R if you want more power than the Golf GTI
2. 3.2L FSI turbo for the new R32 - to be honest I was hoping for more than a 10BHP inc over the old R32 - not complaining but the thought of being nearer to 280 perhaps. (Considering the fact that a 2.0FSI will remap to 240BHP with no major problems).
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Go sit in a mk4 GTI 1.8T, then a mk4 R32. Remapped turbos can match them for pace yes, but the '32 is in a different league. People will buy it, not because its faster than a GTI, not because it handles better (4motion remember) but because it's the prestige model. Some people will buy it because they are snobs, while others just want the best :cool:
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good points!!!! :cool:
as this will be my first gti, i hope i am happy with it and maybe step up to the r32 the next time.
only 11 weeks wait!!!! :evil:
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Oh dear, i'm in love :cry:
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Look at the 4Car website, they seem to have genuine photos, looks sweet anyhow.
http://www.channel4.com/4car/news/news-story.jsp?news_id=12774
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I LIKE THE FRONT OF THE GTI, BUT THE BACK OF THE R32, A COMBO WOULD BE GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :evil:
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The 4 motion in all the transverse mounted engine VW's is a trick 4wd anyway. Not a true 4wd.
Torque is only sent to the back wheels if the front loose grip. They don't have a torsen diff.
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Golf R32 V6 4MOTION 3DR manual gearbox £23,745
Golf R32 V6 4MOTION 3DR DSG £25,075
Golf R32 V6 4MOTION 5DR manual gearbox £24,245
Golf R32 V6 4MOTION 5DR DSG £25,575
I want a 3dr DSG :laugh: :cry:
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I really hope the Mk5 R32 looks more aggressive than these pictures when its released, its looks like the sort of car your mother would buy.......................unlike the Mk4 which is way more brutal in its appearance.
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i really like it :laugh: more chance of getting the mk4 though :rolleyes: could do with the prices dropping a bit now new model out wot do you lot think they will :grin:
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They're down to about 16k now... should go down a lot more by the end of the year I reckon!
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THat looks lush. I want one!
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i have been out in one at the weekend!!! before someone says bull**** i have a mate who works for Audi press office so gets the pleasure of checking all new cars before they go to the magazines...
anyway got a question just ask...
i can honestly say i wouldn't trade my GTI for one and pay the extra.
Yes its nice to look at but understated,
the front grill looks plastic (chrome instead of black)
the inserts on the inside which on the GTI are brushed alloy ARE plastic !
the rest of th einside is really no different excet the needles are blue and not red.
On the outside the body kit , all coluor coded looks good although the rear defuser is not as good as expected.
Although it is as quick as the GTI it certainly didn't feel it although this had only 600 miles on the clock.
the power delivery is very smooth, but slower through the gears.
however the noise it makes is terrific!!, when yuo see the size of the 2 single exhuasts comming out of the back you will look twice and understand why, they must be the biggest factory fit items ever, i cannot labour enough on how big they are.
on the down side though the best we could manage was 24 mpg the worst 14mpg pushing my GTI i can get at least 25mpg and at best 35mpg.