Golf R Line

[Mark V GTD]

Hi Carl, well I agree the GTD is the best looking re front end and wheels - as for 'they are everywhere' comment - goodness me, they are a rare sight around N London, Herts and Essex...obviosuly not the case in your neck of the woods.

Obviously a very desirable and popular vehicle! 

[carl1]

The GTD is a great looking car but most time iv'e been out i see a few and the other day i saw around 10 different one's on a 10 mile round trip. R's are starting to appear more now tho, i think GTI owners are a dying breed, i don't think iv'e seen 10 different GTI's in a year.

[fredgroves]

GTD is a great company car.... high residuals, loaded with kit and falling just below a tax band threshold.

Cheap to lease, cheaper to pay company car tax on... providing you don't have DSG.

That's why you see lots of GTD's!

[Booth11]

I must be the only one who thinks the R has a better looking front than the GTI, i also think the GTD has a better looking front and wheels than the GTI, but i'm now glad about red stripe as it makes mine stand a bit as it's not one of those company/ GTD cars, they're bloody everywhere. No offence private GTD owners.

You're not the only one.  I like the front end of the R (and the GTD's) much more than the GTI.  The red stripe across the lights just doesn't do it for me. 

As for it looking too bland?  Maybe to some but for others, less is more!  Depends whether you need your car to scream it's sporting intent or if you're content to go under the radar.

As I said before you know what it is you're driving. 

[CraigW]

That's the problem with the R as I see it. It's so understated that it doesn't raise any eyebrows or draw any attention. Some will see that as a good thing but for me personally if i'm paying £30k plus for a hot hatch I would want it to stand out from the crowd, not as brash as the new Focus RS or Civic Type R but something that is more aggressive and says to others that this car means business.

The Mk6 R stands out from the crowd where the MK7 does not. Perhaps VW will rectify this when there's a mid-life facelift.

The MK8 will be the facelift, and it's only a few years away. I quite like the subtle looks. Get a DBP, put black mirrorcaps on it and it will be a real wolf in sheep's clothing. If you want everyone to know it's an R then get Lapiz. I picked Lapiz purely because I liked the colour - I'd have gotten a Lapiz GTD if it had been available. MK5 had the best looking front end IMO.

Choice of paint colour is not going to change the fact that the R is bland from the front. Only those in the know will realise that lapiz blue means they are looking at an R. Your average daily driver will not be any the wiser and will not even give it a second glance. As I said some will like the wolf in sheeps clothing approach but I want more aggression on the front. 

Regarding the front end of the GTD being the best looking am I missing something here? Apart from a different colour stripe at the front which is barely noticeable is there any difference? 

[corgi]

GTD is a great company car.... high residuals, loaded with kit and falling just below a tax band threshold.

Cheap to lease, cheaper to pay company car tax on... providing you don't have DSG.

That's why you see lots of GTD's!

This is the main reason I have one... I have a manual, 3 door... the lease cost is well within the monthly allowance and the tax was around £150 per month...

When I was using the Porsche as a daily driver just the servicing was way more than that... if you add the cost of tyres, insurance etc. on it made having a company car a no-brainer and the GTD was ideal... I mean, I could have gone for a Prius (or some other hybrid)... but I couldn't bring myself to do it!

[fredgroves]

. I mean, I could have gone for a Prius (or some other hybrid)... but I couldn't bring myself to do it!

Keeping the last vestiges of self respect ;-)

[Mark V GTD]

Regarding the front end of the GTD being the best looking am I missing something here? Apart from a different colour stripe at the front which is barely noticeable is there any difference? 

The point is the GTI/GTD front end is considered by many to look better - and some (me included) don't like the red strip going through the headlamps. The GTD does not have that which makes it the winner!

[mcmaddy]

Silver/chrome colour strip and gtd wheels definitely look better than the gti although with a red gti the red strip kind of blends in nicely. Colour of car definitely has a lot to do with how they look to people. Gtd and gti are great cars though 

[CraigW]

Regarding the front end of the GTD being the best looking am I missing something here? Apart from a different colour stripe at the front which is barely noticeable is there any difference? 

The point is the GTI/GTD front end is considered by many to look better - and some (me included) don't like the red strip going through the headlamps. The GTD does not have that which makes it the winner!

It also has twin exhaust pipes as opposed to split pipes at the back which makes it a loser