« Reply #15 on: 17 April 2016, 18:42 »
I think the R would suit a DSG more than a GTI due to the very different power delivery.
BUT the main reason for getting a manual GTI is the golf ball gear knob. We'd been waiting over 20 years for them to put that back in production on a series GTI (not a special edition GTI) and that alone makes it worth saving £1400.
Oh, and the fact you can anticipate corners far better than a computer, can block change and have learned that it's bad to change gear mid bend as it upsets Mother Nature and Einstein all in one go unlike a... you get the message.
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