Is the standard MK5 GTI fast enough?

[Saint Steve]

The ED30 is a class act, I know becuse I owned one and did 12k miles in the car loved every minute of it esp DSG. The other cars you mention in the thread are just a pile of rubbish compared to the GTI, worlds apart in terms of ownership and drivabilty or try R32, again an amazing car!!

R32 looks nice but a little on the expensive side! I get the feeling that it would not be a cheap car to run...

I'll see if I can get a drive of an ED30.

Add a remap to an ed30, to stage 2, and you have something on 300bhp.
stage 2+or stage3 will see 350+.

best car of your choices by a country mile.

[GeorgeJoshington]

Don't do the vxr, you will regret  it ?? Just imagine your driving down the road and you pull up next to a gti ?? What goes through your mind is if only???

or "I can take him easily"
  

[GeorgeJoshington]

The ED30 is a class act, I know becuse I owned one and did 12k miles in the car loved every minute of it esp DSG. The other cars you mention in the thread are just a pile of rubbish compared to the GTI, worlds apart in terms of ownership and drivabilty or try R32, again an amazing car!!

R32 looks nice but a little on the expensive side! I get the feeling that it would not be a cheap car to run...

I'll see if I can get a drive of an ED30.

Add a remap to an ed30, to stage 2, and you have something on 300bhp.
stage 2+or stage3 will see 350+.

best car of your choices by a country mile.

R-tech stage 1 takes an ED30 to 280bhp.... hmmmm... 

[Steve30]

Now that's just so appealing 280break

[iwilkins]

I've just had the same exact decision to make when looking for a sportier car coming out of my diesel.

I dismissed the Mazda and vauxhall early on as they were just a bit garish for me.  I'm sure they are both great cars, just not for me.

I've driven a focus for 9 years and the 3 recent variant so I was looking at the st3 that you listed

What I've ended up with is the ED30. Go test drive one with dsg and some nice extra's.  I think you'll find yourself justifying the extra cost they are as I did :p.

If you do find yourself wantig more power you can always remap later down he line.  The ed30 has the same BHP he focus though so you should find it's more than adequate

[PenguinGTI]

I know it is slightly different but I was looking between a mk6 GTI and a VXR. Of the VXR range I would have liked the Nurburgring Edition (nicknamed "the Burg"). It looks great I reckon, sounds brilliant and goes like stink. Ultimately though I love the fact that the GTI can do quiet. It is one of the reasons I won't touch my exhaust.

After living with the GTI I can openly say that I still like and admire the Burg. Would I swap... don't think so. I have a DSG which makes a difference for me. Apart from that the refinement of the Golf when you don't want to hoon it make it a completely superior car.

Sure round the Ring the VXR may be a few seconds quicker, but I'd still drive the GTI there and back again!

(you might notice I haven't referred to the ST or the Mazda. I believe that explains my thoughts on them  )

[GeorgeJoshington]

I know it is slightly different but I was looking between a mk6 GTI and a VXR. Of the VXR range I would have liked the Nurburgring Edition (nicknamed "the Burg"). It looks great I reckon, sounds brilliant and goes like stink. Ultimately though I love the fact that the GTI can do quiet. It is one of the reasons I won't touch my exhaust.

After living with the GTI I can openly say that I still like and admire the Burg. Would I swap... don't think so. I have a DSG which makes a difference for me. Apart from that the refinement of the Golf when you don't want to hoon it make it a completely superior car.

Sure round the Ring the VXR may be a few seconds quicker, but I'd still drive the GTI there and back again!

(you might notice I haven't referred to the ST or the Mazda. I believe that explains my thoughts on them  )

If I could afford a MK6 then my decision would be easy - I'd save up a few more and get a Focus RS 

I think I'm honing in on some variant of MK5 GTI vs the VXR. Need to drive a few I think, which is always hard work when you don't have an existing car to get to the seller to drive the car! If I ever find the fatherless son that nicked my old GTI...

As for the Mazda, I quite liked it. Bit of torque steer, not hugely comfortable BUT goes like the absolute proverbial! Residuals getting better too...

[Hurdy]

I'm assuming you haven't seen the video of the Nurburgring edition Astra at the Nurburgring then
Let's just say that the thread of the guy who crashed defined the character of the car

I've NEVER been overtaken by an Astra at the 'ring and I have overtaken plenty myself there  Here's a slow lap of me at the 'ring.......

http://vimeo.com/11100503

And then afterwards I drove home and did the shopping in it the following weekend

[Phil1980]

That is an awesome video, car sounds amazing what kind of speed did you get up to on that final straight?

[GeorgeJoshington]

I'm assuming you haven't seen the video of the Nurburgring edition Astra at the Nurburgring then
Let's just say that the thread of the guy who crashed defined the character of the car

I've NEVER been overtaken by an Astra at the 'ring and I have overtaken plenty myself there  Here's a slow lap of me at the 'ring.......

http://vimeo.com/11100503

And then afterwards I drove home and did the shopping in it the following weekend

Yes, but by the looks of things your car isn't exactly stock...