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Offline Wolfie67

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New review
« on: 09 July 2017, 14:29 »
New review on the facelift GTI. I like the way he gave it four stars but talks a lot of crap.

Why the Golf GTi still drives Chris Evans crazy

http://dailym.ai/2uWESyL
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Offline Exonian

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Re: New review
« Reply #1 on: 09 July 2017, 15:52 »
And I thought I talked some twaddle.

The reviews of Chris himself at the bottom are a bit cutting!

Personally I think the interior is one of the GTI's stronger points.
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Offline Watts

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Re: New review
« Reply #2 on: 09 July 2017, 16:28 »
I love the interior too. He's right about sport mode though, unless you have a pedal box...
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Offline CHB100

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Re: New review
« Reply #3 on: 09 July 2017, 17:31 »
"but it’s still not a patch on the Golf R once the seat-belts are fastened and the key is turned."

Always rated Chris for his opinions. :wink: :wink: :wink:

Have to say I have not compared to pre F/L R and I know only 10 Bhp but mine feels so quick, bordering supercar performance IMO.  Certainly compared to MK 7 GTI. I had a little run in with a Nissan GT-R (think  a 480? from behind) and a super bike on an unnamed motorway and was not far off either, and they were going for it! For sure a potential license loser.

Anyone Got the pocketgpsworld speed camera download or other device that actually works. I'm gonna need it for sure.

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Offline mcmaddy

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Re: New review
« Reply #4 on: 09 July 2017, 17:34 »
A PP Gti sounds like the perfect golf then.
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Offline CHB100

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Re: New review
« Reply #5 on: 09 July 2017, 19:05 »
Quote from: mcmaddy on 09 July 2017, 17:34
A PP Gti sounds like the perfect golf then.

Your'e probably right, but I decided at my age enough seeing R's and wishing/wondering. And so glad I did. At the price and above I don't see anything as accomplished, it rides like a dream, so not performance at the expense of comfort.
I'm sure that the GTI faithful when in a position to will want an R at sometime, as long as they don't spoil the formula. For me I can see 7 -10 years from this one, god willing :smiley:
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Offline mcmaddy

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Re: New review
« Reply #6 on: 10 July 2017, 06:53 »
I could have bought an R but decided to go for PP Gti instead. Don't regret it one bit but did love the test drive in the R.
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Offline Jim_mk7.5

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Re: New review
« Reply #7 on: 10 July 2017, 07:32 »

Have to say I have not compared to pre F/L R and I know only 10 Bhp but mine feels so quick, bordering supercar performance IMO.  Certainly compared to MK 7 GTI. I had a little run in with a Nissan GT-R (think  a 480? from behind) and a super bike on an unnamed motorway and was not far off either, and they were going for it! For sure a potential license loser.

Anyone Got the pocketgpsworld speed camera download or other device that actually works. I'm gonna need it for sure.
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Not sure you can call the Golf R bordering on supercar performance...! That would be the case 10 years ago maybe but everything has moved on. A 335d X drive has same 0-60 as the Mk7.5 R. I drove a friends new RS3 recently and that could be described as almost supercar performance. But a Golf R wouldn't see which way a modern supercar went.

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Offline Arnold_Lane

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Re: New review
« Reply #8 on: 10 July 2017, 07:47 »
It's obvious from reading that report that Evans never went near the car and just got some lacky to plunder other reviews out there and chuck in a few Evan'isms'.
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