mk7 Golf R UK press release

[Bill_the_Bear]

Shame they don't remove the fwd and just allow it to be a rwd car... or am I dreaming

Maybe I'm ready that article wrong but it states: 
"If necessary, almost 100 per cent of power can be transferred to the rear axle"

Sounds familiar.  Lifted straight from the PP e-diff description.  Is it basically the same system do you think?

Its still not quite the same as RWD though since I'm guessing you have no ability to control where the power is and certainly can't switch off the FWD so how often would you actually have 100% power on the rear?  Probably never.

[p3asa]

Shame they don't remove the fwd and just allow it to be a rwd car... or am I dreaming

Maybe I'm ready that article wrong but it states: 
"If necessary, almost 100 per cent of power can be transferred to the rear axle"

Sounds familiar.  Lifted straight from the PP e-diff description.  Is it basically the same system do you think?

Its still not quite the same as RWD though since I'm guessing you have no ability to control where the power is and certainly can't switch off the FWD so how often would you actually have 100% power on the rear?  Probably never.

I'm lost? How does the PP e-diff system give 100% power to the rear? 

[Bill_the_Bear]

The same description is used but obviously it is referring to the inside and outside front wheels.

I wonder if its basically the same clutch pack they are using between the front and rear wheels as the PP uses between the left and right front wheels.

[Brenbo]

I like the look of it.  But wonder if I like the look of the front of the GTI more.  Need to see more photos of the Golf R to judge it properly.  Also would be good to see what the interior is like?  I read it was cloth and Alcantara. 

I don't think it will be just on £30K, I suspect there will be more of a margin between the R and GTI than just a couple grand. more like up to almost £32K  I suspect just like the last Golf R. 

I actually like the wheels, they look different to the normal designs for alloys, and the colour is pretty cool too.  But I wonder if the front looks a little dull and ordinary compared to the GTI.  I think it's the lack of the prominent stripe.  and the lack of front fog lights. 

[Thornster]

The S3 is £30,640 (ish), surely the Golf R will have to be less?

[Bill_the_Bear]

The S3 is £30,640 (ish), surely the Golf R will have to be less?

Tough to see how they can fit the R between the S3 and the GTI without making one of the three poor value.

Personally I think they will price the R very near to the S3 figuring that people won't be put off the S3 because some like a more "upmarket" car and the R has the image and reputation as being more raw.  Also the S3 is Audi's problem!  Of course logically this would make the S3 a poor choice, although going by certain reviews its poor anyway and worse when you look at it against the M135i so adding in the R as another better choice can't hurt it anymore really!

VW really should have chopped £2k off the GTI price though to make it really competitive and ease the R pricing.  Though if they've sold out of them until next year I guess they'd say they don't have to.

[Brenbo]

If I remember right, wasn't the Mk6 Golf R slightly more expensive than the previous gen S3 as well.  If they shave any money off the Golf R it will most likely be only a few hundred pounds in my opinion.  If VW do make the Golf R just on £30K I guess a lot of us will feel a little sick as we have bought GTI's for almost that price if not over.  If you add the Performance pack to the Golf GTI it is only something just over £2K-£3K difference.  Surely they cannot make the Golf R that cheap.  It would be great if they did.  But some food for thought, wasn't the GTI Mk7 +£500 over the GTI MK6 price?

[matchboy]

It will be £32k minimum. Plus options you're looking at £35k before any discounts, which will be minimal IMO.

[Brenbo]

Like Matchboy, I also think it will be £32K like the MK6 was before it.

[Sootchucker]

To be honest, the R will probably be much better equipped out of the box than the S3. Everything seems chargeable with Audi's.