Golf R Autocar mini review

[p3eps]

Good move, because I think the R is going to be a major target for theft.

GREAT!  I can't wait to be threatened in my car park with a knife for my keys in a few months!!!
GAP insurance... definately!!!  I'll be making sure they cover 'theft with keys' too before I sign!

[p3eps]

Here's a review from a German website.  The translation isn't 100%, but most of it makes sense!

A new R experience:

Here comes over GTI: the top golf driving spritziger, sport, more exciting

December in Germany, darker sky - VW now has the perfect antidote for winter depressionen at hand: Golf R. radiant blue it is available in grey Wolfsburg.

So that no one understands the R incorrectly making the optical on over GTI. Huge air intakes are simply breathing the front man, day driving lights flashing evil. And rear mittige double pipe exhaust and a bold roof spoiler, why it only hinterher schaut show.

Because the R is anything but bland. His previous R32 schleppte yet the thick, heavy, durstigen six the sports fans will miss.

Instead of the 2.0 litre TFSI from the Audi röhrt S3, as we know none of sadness in the R now. In the Gulf, it brings torque (formerly 320 NM) direct injection saturated 270 PS and, more importantly, 350 NM. Engine capacity is just to replace: by turbo boost.

The R into which a racer. The engine as a Pygmy Kettenhund awake, happened to the driver. Thanks to Allradantriebs, the golf punches its power without losses in the asphalt. Wet road? No problem. Curves? More, the better. The corner of R is neutral and always faster than allowed. Interesting comparison with the Sirocco is R, the same engine front wheel drive, but it has. What is missing two is bassig blubberige sound of its predecessor. Only when the Hochschalten, the Turbo allows an angry Bollern from armdicken Auspuffrohren.

 
The Turbo dominated conserve even better than the old VR6. VW promises 8,5 litres - in everyday life there are ten litres and more quickly. Only in price, it could again fall into winter depressionen: the R more than a GTI costs well 10000 USD.

Heading: "that we like": power without remorse, the R is very fast. Nevertheless remains consumption in its.

Heading: "the missing us": the sound, the four missing on the slopes clearly to voice.

Heading: "the surprise us": the comfort adaptive damping chassis hardness take the R

Conclusion:

 The R32 is dead, long live the R. With the new golf top model VW presents the perfect athletes. Fast, easy to drive, and reasonably sparingly. Even no criticism? Perhaps this: the R a track is too perfect. Cars with character need something where you can rub.

 My opinion:

The performance will be well to criticize, what will be, however interesting, is the first car sound file. Times look what is.

 

A beautiful GR

[Jkctr]

It’s very rapid, yes, but it’s also a smooth, grown up, refined kind of hot hatch, very much in the same vein as the old six cylinder R32 but, sadly, without the creamy soundtrack to go with it

Looks like a Turbo R32 is a better buy then.

[p3eps]

Looks like a Turbo R32 is a better buy then.

If you read the German one (and can make sense of it!) they say the new R is faster, drives better, uses less fuel, and the ACC comfort is good.  The ONLY bad thing they say is that it misses the V6 sound.
If this is the case, then I'm delighted as I'm not caring about the sound of the V6.

"Even no criticism? Perhaps this: the R a track is too perfect." - I just hope this doesn't mean its boring like an S3?!

[Jkctr]

Looks like a Turbo R32 is a better buy then.

If you read the German one (and can make sense of it!) they say the new R is faster, drives better, uses less fuel, and the ACC comfort is good.  The ONLY bad thing they say is that it misses the V6 sound.
If this is the case, then I'm delighted as I'm not caring about the sound of the V6.

"Even no criticism? Perhaps this: the R a track is too perfect." - I just hope this doesn't mean its boring like an S3?!

Yep and thats the problem, it may well be quicker, drive better etc etc but it will have no character and soul, which is what the 3.2 V6 brings the R32 and why the S3 is so boring. I was more than happy to let 'lesser' cars out accelerate me, drive better, use less petrol and be more comfortable as they could never have that noise or the feeling it gave 

[p3eps]

Yep and thats the problem, it may well be quicker, drive better etc etc but it will have no character and soul, which is what the 3.2 V6 brings the R32 and why the S3 is so boring. I was more than happy to let 'lesser' cars out accelerate me, drive better, use less petrol and be more comfortable as they could never have that noise or the feeling it gave 

Like I said... the noise of the car doesn't bother me too much.  I usually have my music on and don't hear it anyway.
If the V6 burble is so important, then why have you sold up and gone for a 1.6 mini?!  I doubt you'll get a nice note from that?

[Booski]

Like I said... the noise of the car doesn't bother me too much.  I usually have my music on and don't hear it anyway.
If the V6 burble is so important, then why have you sold up and gone for a 1.6 mini?!  I doubt you'll get a nice note from that?

lol 

[p3eps]

Like I said... the noise of the car doesn't bother me too much.  I usually have my music on and don't hear it anyway.
If the V6 burble is so important, then why have you sold up and gone for a 1.6 mini?!  I doubt you'll get a nice note from that?

lol 

That wasn't a dig by the way - it was a genuine question.  For the last 2 months Jules has been saying the new R won't be as good as the R32 because its missing the V6.  Just curious as to why you'd give it up for a 1.6?

[Jkctr]

Because being 23 and owning an R32 and buying my first property just wasn't an option. The cooper will lose little to no money in 1 year, cost much less to run/maintain/fix and much less to insure. Means i can save for something interesting next xmas, possibly a 335i coupe or, if they drop in value, another R32 with a supercharger/turbo charger (money depending)
 

[p3eps]

Because being 23 and owning an R32 and buying my first property just wasn't an option. The cooper will lose little to no money in 1 year, cost much less to run/maintain/fix and much less to insure. Means i can save for something interesting next xmas, possibly a 335i coupe or, if they drop in value, another R32 with a supercharger/turbo charger (money depending)
 

Fair enough!  I'm assuming its a used JCW you've got if you're expecting no drop in value?
My mate had one of the first JCW's... it was very quick for the size of it!  He ended up selling it because he couldn't afford to run it while he bought a flat!!