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Offline JonnyG

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EVO Golf R review
« on: 02 January 2010, 10:53 »
My EVO mag has just dropped through the letterbox this morning.

The Golf R is reviewed in the "Driven" section.

The good news is it get's a pretty good review - 4.5 stars out of 5

A few quotes below :-

"the Golf R feels sharper, angrier and a whole lot faster than the current GTI"

"Whereas the chunky R32 always fell victim to the law of diminishing returns, the Golf R proves that when executed well, more power can equal decisively more performance"

The same goes for the chassis. Experience suggests that switching a Golf from front wheel drive to all wheel drive delivers security at the expense of sparkle, yet the Golf R's 4Motion system seems to achieve the opposite. The steering response is cleaner and the general enthusiasm for corners more energetic than than the beautifully polished but overwhelmingly straight laced GTI"

"All in all then the Golf R is a yet another hugely impressive addition to the hot hatch Premier League........The Golf R has also got terrific pace and tractability, coupled to a memorable effervescent engine and a sport biased chassis that exudes confidence, composure and perhaps most importantly genuine enthusiasm. Golf R - same game, bigger balls."
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Re: EVO Golf R review
« Reply #1 on: 02 January 2010, 11:31 »
Sounds good. My Revo'd GTI has the R's power and I can confirm that it does feel significantly quicker than the standard 210hp engine. I'd like the R's 4WD for the extra traction, but I don't really like the styling very much and, of course, the price is :laugh:
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Re: EVO Golf R review
« Reply #2 on: 02 January 2010, 11:46 »
Thanks for that - I'll have to grab a copy when it appears in the shops.
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Re: EVO Golf R review
« Reply #3 on: 02 January 2010, 12:03 »
Quote from: FroGTI on 02 January 2010, 11:31
Sounds good. My Revo'd GTI has the R's power and I can confirm that it does feel significantly quicker than the standard 210hp engine. I'd like the R's 4WD for the extra traction, but I don't really like the styling very much and, of course, the price is :laugh:

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just gotta squeeze the pedal rather than just flooring it  :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: EVO Golf R review
« Reply #4 on: 02 January 2010, 12:43 »
Quote from: JonnyG on 02 January 2010, 10:53
Golf R - same game, bigger balls."
:grin: Cant beleive I have to wait till May to get myn!
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Offline Ess_Three

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Re: EVO Golf R review
« Reply #5 on: 02 January 2010, 14:51 »
Quote from: JonnyG on 02 January 2010, 10:53
My EVO mag has just dropped through the letterbox this morning.

The Golf R is reviewed in the "Driven" section.

The good news is it get's a pretty good review - 4.5 stars out of 5

A few quotes below :-

"the Golf R feels sharper, angrier and a whole lot faster than the current GTI"

"Whereas the chunky R32 always fell victim to the law of diminishing returns, the Golf R proves that when executed well, more power can equal decisively more performance"

The same goes for the chassis. Experience suggests that switching a Golf from front wheel drive to all wheel drive delivers security at the expense of sparkle, yet the Golf R's 4Motion system seems to achieve the opposite. The steering response is cleaner and the general enthusiasm for corners more energetic than than the beautifully polished but overwhelmingly straight laced GTI"

"All in all then the Golf R is a yet another hugely impressive addition to the hot hatch Premier League........The Golf R has also got terrific pace and tractability, coupled to a memorable effervescent engine and a sport biased chassis that exudes confidence, composure and perhaps most importantly genuine enthusiasm. Golf R - same game, bigger balls."
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Interesting...very interesting!  :evil:

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Offline mac7

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Re: EVO Golf R review
« Reply #6 on: 02 January 2010, 17:13 »
It's looking promising  :smiley:
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Re: EVO Golf R review
« Reply #7 on: 02 January 2010, 17:22 »
Would love a spin in this car, but f**k paying that price for it.  :laugh:
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Re: EVO Golf R review
« Reply #8 on: 02 January 2010, 17:24 »
Sounds promising, shame none of us will ever drive it unless we buy one!
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Re: EVO Golf R review
« Reply #9 on: 02 January 2010, 17:29 »
Quote from: JulesV6 on 02 January 2010, 17:24
Sounds promising, shame none of us will ever drive it unless we buy one!

So it looks like it's going to be good...

But at nearly £37,000 (with options) when an Audi S3 in as close a spec as you can get it will cost you £33500...it makes you wonder where the extra £3500 goes in the Golf R!

It had better be bloody good.



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