Cat amongst the pigeons!

[Phil1980]

Mk6 nicer IMO.

[The Danno]

Call me old fashioned, but I like the fog lights on the GTi, and now that that they have the LED DRLs integrated into the headlights, I feel it is as 'modern' as I would like it to be. Those LEDs in the R bumper look like an 'afterthought' and have a 'stuck-on' appearance. Also, the side skirts on the R look like two railway tracks and again very 'add-on' and an 'afterthought'. Not integrated like the ones on the GTi. Ofcourse this in IMO.
The R is no doubt a brilliant and fast car.

I hear ya! I would have preferred to have fogs in addition to LEDs, but hey I suppose I want to look slightly different from a GTI, that process has to manefest itself somewhere/somehow!

How successful do you all think the mk5 R32 was in comparison to the GTI? When had my Mk5 GTI I thought the mk5 R32 was a styling disaster with it's silly shiny passat style grill. In my mind this version is leaps and bounds better...

Would like to hear how all you boys and girls might have made the R look different from the GTI?? Try to be constructive!

I agree with that, a Mk5 R32 is a definate head turner   

Not sure you understood what i was saying. I didn't rate the Mk5 R32! i thought it looked wrong at the front

[The Danno]

MK4 R32 is the best looking .:R

Yes! i prefer the MK4 R32 looks wise to the Mk5, but i have to say its starting to look a little dated now....especially in the flesh, rather than an arty photo like that!

[Phil1980]

Call me old fashioned, but I like the fog lights on the GTi, and now that that they have the LED DRLs integrated into the headlights, I feel it is as 'modern' as I would like it to be. Those LEDs in the R bumper look like an 'afterthought' and have a 'stuck-on' appearance. Also, the side skirts on the R look like two railway tracks and again very 'add-on' and an 'afterthought'. Not integrated like the ones on the GTi. Ofcourse this in IMO.
The R is no doubt a brilliant and fast car.

I hear ya! I would have preferred to have fogs in addition to LEDs, but hey I suppose I want to look slightly different from a GTI, that process has to manefest itself somewhere/somehow!

How successful do you all think the mk5 R32 was in comparison to the GTI? When had my Mk5 GTI I thought the mk5 R32 was a styling disaster with it's silly shiny passat style grill. In my mind this version is leaps and bounds better...

Would like to hear how all you boys and girls might have made the R look different from the GTI?? Try to be constructive!

I agree with that, a Mk5 R32 is a definate head turner   

Not sure you understood what i was saying. I didn't rate the Mk5 R32! i thought it looked wrong at the front

+1, Tacky IMO

[R32UK]

dont really care what a car looks like as long as it doesnt look like it came out of halfords.... its more the way it drives and the engine

[MAW73]

Call me old fashioned, but I like the fog lights on the GTi, and now that that they have the LED DRLs integrated into the headlights, I feel it is as 'modern' as I would like it to be. Those LEDs in the R bumper look like an 'afterthought' and have a 'stuck-on' appearance. Also, the side skirts on the R look like two railway tracks and again very 'add-on' and an 'afterthought'. Not integrated like the ones on the GTi. Ofcourse this in IMO.
The R is no doubt a brilliant and fast car.

I hear ya! I would have preferred to have fogs in addition to LEDs, but hey I suppose I want to look slightly different from a GTI, that process has to manefest itself somewhere/somehow!

How successful do you all think the mk5 R32 was in comparison to the GTI? When had my Mk5 GTI I thought the mk5 R32 was a styling disaster with it's silly shiny passat style grill. In my mind this version is leaps and bounds better...

Would like to hear how all you boys and girls might have made the R look different from the GTI?? Try to be constructive!

I agree with that, a Mk5 R32 is a definate head turner   

Not sure you understood what i was saying. I didn't rate the Mk5 R32! i thought it looked wrong at the front

+1, Tacky IMO

 :embarassed: but I like the mk5 r32 anyway..... so sod you lot  

[The Danno]

:embarassed: but I like the mk5 r32 anyway..... so sod you lot  

Good for you. Loads of people must have, as they shifted shed loads of them. You can pick them up for a bargain now. I half fancy one 'cause of the engine and that noise!!

If I lose my job, maybe i'll look for a secondhand one 

[MAW73]

:embarassed: but I like the mk5 r32 anyway..... so sod you lot  

Good for you. Loads of people must have, as they shifted shed loads of them. You can pick them up for a bargain now. I half fancy one 'cause of the engine and that noise!!

If I lose my job, maybe i'll look for a secondhand one 

That's great and you can sell me your R at a knock down price 

[RedHP]

Personally I loved the Mk5, both GTi and R32. Though, I wasn't too keen on the silver teeth of the Mk5 R32's, of which they copied for the Jetta's. These high-spec cosmetics should be individual.
The LED's on the Mk6 R's seemed almost 'desperate' to comply with the above. Other better options should have been considered, as these are almost identical to those on the Skoda Octavia RS-whatever. They might be all German now, but come on, VW is one marque and Skoda is quite the other !
In terms of performance of hot hatches, lets face it, VW screwed up with the Mk2/3-Mk4. They recovered with the Mk5 onward.

My Mk6 GiT is perfect for me and I love it, though its a shame that VW's standards have slipped over the past few years.....

Red

[The Danno]

In terms of performance of hot hatches, lets face it, VW screwed up with the Mk2/3-Mk4. They recovered with the Mk5 onward.

I'd have to disagree. The MK2 was just brilliant. It went wrong from mks 3 to 4.

The LED's on the Mk6 R's seemed almost 'desperate' to comply.... Other better options should have been considered, as these are almost identical to those on the Skoda Octavia RS-whatever. They might be all German now, but come on, VW is one marque and Skoda is quite the other !

Quite a few marques have them in the air dams, new 911's for starters.

It does piss me off a little the way VW re-use these unique features on other models. I know why they do it, but it doesn't help. No offence, 'cause they look great, but things like the rear LEDs on the new GTI should have remained and R exclusive feature IMO