« Reply #4 on: 17 March 2017, 14:32 »
Blimey, that guy's enthusiasm could send you to sleep!
Still 10/10 for him for effort from someone who can't even be arsed to take a photo of his car most of the time never mind spend ages making a full on video of it.
The dials don't look much better than the performance monitor thingies on later second gen MIB units but I guess that's the future now folks. I don't love them nor do I hate them, just tech for tech's sake (or cost cutting). Shame the needles don't contrast as the dials on the mK7 R were the car's standout feature.
It's good to see the shiny silver accents have been dropped but the R is gradually losing its unique identity.
With a nod back to seatgate when lots of R owners decided they'd rather eat mud than sit on mid-grey alcantara, I have to say the all black interior reminds me of a Golf Convertible I had the loan of a few years ago that was completely black inside (with alcantara seats). The actual alcantatra is very grippy but at least with the grey seat edges of the 7R there was a bit of contrast in the interior of the car rather than it looking like an Emo kid's bedroom.
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