Golf R /RD

[Thornster]

My Dad (Red) id better than your Dad (Grey/Silver)

[Running Man]

Guys, he is specifically talking ONLY about the looks, and he is right. They are the same apart from the colour of the line, the alloys (and the exhaust).

... and the badges on the wings, the model badge itself, the rear diffuser, the red brake calipers, and the red-themed interior!  So not really exactly the same car at all!

 

[Running Man]

Guys, he is specifically talking ONLY about the looks, and he is right. They are the same apart from the colour of the line, the alloys (and the exhaust).

......and the red brake callipers and better looking interior 

Oh yes, forgot the callipers!

So not really exactly the same car at all!

It really depends how you're looking at this.  If you compare the GTI and the GTD to each other and look for each small difference you'd say this yes.  But a fairer way of looking at it is to compare the GTI to the standard Golf, then the GTD to the standard Gold and think about how those two comparisons might be different, in which case the GTI and GTD look very similar!  Why is this fairer?  Because when you see a GTI on the road you don't line it up with a GTD and say "wow the GTI looks better" you line it up with a standard Golf and say "wow the GTI looks better".

So I really think you can't say they are that different.  Case in point, I passed two mk6 GTDs in the last hour in Cambridge (anyone driving a black one or a blue one?) and as they might have switched alloys I didn't know for sure they were GTDs not GTIs until I got pretty close.  Was clear from a mile off they were not normal Golfs though.

All that said we're talking about looks and this excludes the much more important performance so... limited value in the comparison...

What we are saying is that they are not the SAME as quoted by mcmaddy, I'm sure he can speak for himself anyway    plus I'm sure he was joking, no one is that  delusional 

[Bill_the_Bear]

What we are saying is that they are not the SAME as quoted by mcmaddy, I'm sure he can speak for himself anyway    plus I'm sure he was joking, no one is that  delusional 

No thats not what he said.  He said they look the same apart from some minor details.  I agree with his assessment because in the real world example I gave above when I spotted the GTDs in the distance I could tell they were not standard Golfs but until I was within about 25m I could not say if they were GTIs or GTDs.  Ergo the external appearance of the cars is not all that different!

Alloys can be changed and the colour of things like the stripe is practically irrelevant because by that logic a red GTI "looks" different to a black GTI.  So really the only give-away is the exhaust.

... This is totally off topic.

[Running Man]

What we are saying is that they are not the SAME as quoted by mcmaddy, I'm sure he can speak for himself anyway    plus I'm sure he was joking, no one is that  delusional 

No thats not what he said.  He said they look the same apart from some minor details.  I agree with his assessment because in the real world example I gave above when I spotted the GTDs in the distance I could tell they were not standard Golfs but until I was within about 25m I could not say if they were GTIs or GTDs.  Ergo the external appearance of the cars is not all that different!

Alloys can be changed and the colour of things like the stripe is practically irrelevant because by that logic a red GTI "looks" different to a black GTI.  So really the only give-away is the exhaust.

... This is totally off topic.

   

[Bill_the_Bear]

Anyway, I'm keen to see how they style the R, and also to see one in the lovely blue!

[Running Man]

I'd of gone for the GTi but the running costs of the GTD are a massive bonus. Similar (albeit nit as good) performance, same looks but £20 a year road tax and 60mpg is the big big draw factor.

Similar looks not the same.  The purity of the GTI is in the detail.

Its exactly the same car apart from a stupid red line at the front and worse looking alloys!!!

Bear read the above  two points mentioned red line and alloys........as has been pointed out by other posters there are a number of other details which are very different.

Stop straying off topic bear this is about the golf R / RD   

[Gryzor]

No thats not what he said.  He said they look the same apart from some minor details. 

Sorry, but wanting to kinda' lay this one to rest, that is NOT what he said at all:

Its exactly the same car apart from a stupid red line at the front and worse looking alloys!!!

We can all read into what he may or may not have been thinking at the time, but they are two very different statements.

Aaaaanyway, I too am keen to see how they style the R, because in past iterations, I've preferred the styling of the GTI over the R.

[matchboy]

Anyway, I'm keen to see how they style the R, and also to see one in the lovely blue!

Me too.  That blue that they showcased at the Paris (I think) motor show on the GTI is stunning - if it had been available as a colour pick in the UK I would have gone for it (although in Germany I think its just over £2K Euros  )

Also, I'm very interested in the styling of the R.  The mk 6 was awful - looked like a normal Golf - whereas the R32 mk 5 and 4 were stunning.  I'd still have a mk 4 R32 now - amazing looking car 

[Hawaii-Five-O]

Aaaaanyway, I too am keen to see how they style the R, because in past iterations, I've preferred the styling of the GTI over the R.

Couldn't agree more. I "personally" prefer the styling of the previous GTI over the R. The R starts to look too alpha male, too Mitsubishi Evo, too loutish for "me". I much prefer understated design in cars. Wolf in sheeps clothing type of motoring. But that's just me

I mean all VW need to do is place an R logo in the places where the GTI badges are right now, add unique alloys and "maybe" throw in some quad exhausts (although they're a bit chav on a 2 litre car). Job done.