Golf R Autocar mini review

[Snoopy]

Its why alot of the time i take no notice of car reviews as the reviewer normally has not bothered to find out whats optional. I think its about time car companys only sent basic spec cars to be reviewed and while im on my soap box how about they don't send specially prepaired press models either

[FamilyDub]

I can't help feeling that 90% of the Golf R's I see on the road will be rising blue.

^^^^^^^^^agreed, but they will be blue for good reason.

Must confess, not loving that red press car! 

[Jkctr]

Sweet, im in a sig. 

[p3eps]

http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=BVNav&from=de&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autobild.de%2Fartikel%2Ffahrbericht-vw-golf-r_1026495.html

German review above, but layed out properly and with 5 door blue pics!

[Tailpipe]

This review is a great start. The weather was hardly what you'd call great for UK test drives last week, so I suspect that they couldn't really hammer it. Even so I thought they'd say more about the R's AWD traction. The verdict seems to suggest that the R will very much live up to our expectations. Super fast, super discrete and super comfortable. I am so over thirsty V6s. I want a decent amount of power, but I also want considerably more than 24 mpg. I am prepared to sacrifice the sweet burble of the R32's motor for a more frugal I4.

[keelaw]

The weather was hardly what you'd call great for UK test drives last week, so I suspect that they couldn't really hammer it.

They did have this as a footnote to the review "*Please note that the car was tested in all conditions, not just snow as depicted. "

[FamilyDub]

Sweet, im in a sig. 

Too funny to resist, Jules!

5 door blue pics!

Now, THAT's more like it! MUCH nicer than that poverty-spec red 3-dr...

That Rising Blue is definatley the nicest colour for the R, IMO. It will be far and away the most spec'd, but for good reason 

I am prepared to sacrifice the sweet burble of the R32's motor for a more frugal I4.

As far as I'm concerned, the jury is still out on this one. I would like to drive the new R and compare it to the R32.

[keelaw]

I like this bit... "before you have added the must-have DSG option"

I just watched the 911 Turbo v R8 V10 v GT-R video (http://www.autocar.co.uk/VideosWallpapers/Videos.aspx?AR=245697&CT=V)

Again Steve Sutcliffe reckons that for a fast track time you need to have a decent flappy paddle gearbox