Mk 8 Golf

[AndyGTI]

What's the problem with the lower grille?

Mk6 GTi wore a huge black plastic grin and nobody batted an eyelid 

Funny you say that, but I thought , “ oh god I don’t like that front”

In fact mk5 was last Golf GTI that I liked didn’t take to mk6 or mk7 or mk 7.5.

However as a retrospective I have developed a love of Clubsport (S) and latterly a TCR so thinking I could maybe love that new model ( not hopeful) and maybe buy. But normal GTI does not get much love from me for the lower grille.

Sorry

[fredgroves]

Thirty four grand had better be inclusive of a load of kit including Dsg or BMW will slay them. Bet that's 34k for manual and two grand more for Dsg...

[AndyGTI]

Thirty four grand had better be inclusive of a load of kit including Dsg or BMW will slay them. Bet that's 34k for manual and two grand more for Dsg...

Well £34k was my guess but I was assuming that was DSG model. Car Magazine was Estimating £33k for DSG model.

I totally forgot they were still doing a manual GTI. So should be cheaper price point normally £1500 cheaper roughly.

[Juicetin]

I've been looking at the photos in the latest CAR magazine now since yesterday morning and I can't bring myself to like it any more than when I first saw it. The front, the back and particularly those wheels 

[SRGTD]

What's the problem with the lower grille?

Mk6 GTi wore a huge black plastic grin and nobody batted an eyelid 

Yes, the mk6 GTI (and GTD) did have a ‘smiley face’, but the lower grille wasn’t just a single slab of black plastic like the mk8 has, which I think is what gives the mk8 GTI that ‘wide mouthed‘, quite sad look. There’ll be those people that like the way the mk8 GTI looks and those that don’t, with some people undecided between the two extremes, and that will be the case with most cars as design divides opinion.

Back to the mk6 GTI front profile - the sections between the fog lights and the lower central grille were a gloss anthracite grey colour, and IMO those anthracite sections - along with the horizontal fins in the outer sections of the lower grill provided some necessary separation of the lower grille section into three segments which I thought worked well - it was quite subtle on the mk6 because of the use of grey and black. The mk7 took that design a stage further, with the area behind the horizontal fins being painted the same colour as the car, and again IMO that also worked well.

The above is just my opinion though and a car’s looks will always be subjective, as people are individuals so will have different likes and dislikes compared to others which I think is a good thing. These different likes and dislikes generate some interesting discussions and healthy debates on forums such as this which is also good.

[david25]

[david25]

Auto express 1st July Golf v Focus v Seat (mid-range models)

Ford winner, Golf criticised for cabin quality and road noise

[Guzzle]

Never trust Auto Express journalism

Let’s find out exactly how with this £23,515 Leon 1.5 TSI 130 FR model.

The 1.5-litre four-cylinder unit produces 148bhp

Nope, it's 128bhp.

“In some areas the Ford feels of a higher quality than the VW. But broadly speaking, the Focus is now on par with the Golf when it comes to the materials inside”

Not in my experience. No way is the Focus interior quality on a par with the Golf; even the Mk8. I'm not even sure it's on par with the Leon. It's a shame some people will read that nonsense and believe it's true.

[Guzzle]

Thirty four grand had better be inclusive of a load of kit including Dsg or BMW will slay them. Bet that's 34k for manual and two grand more for Dsg...

Well £34k was my guess but I was assuming that was DSG model. Car Magazine was Estimating £33k for DSG model.

I totally forgot they were still doing a manual GTI. So should be cheaper price point normally £1500 cheaper roughly.

Yep, based on what we know so far from Mk8 pricing, i'd expect a slight increase over Mk7.5 prices. Mk7.5 GTi Performance with DSG was a smidge over £33k list, so i'd expect somewhere between £33k and £34k list for a DSG model, and somewhere either just above or just below the £32k mark for a standard car with a manual gearbox. Obviously you can adjust up or down depending on any major differences to standard equipment levels.

[Guzzle]

The above is just my opinion though and a car’s looks will always be subjective, as people are individuals so will have different likes and dislikes compared to others which I think is a good thing. These different likes and dislikes generate some interesting discussions and healthy debates on forums such as this which is also good.

Yep, it's a good thing we don't all have the same likes and dislikes.

I wouldn't go as far as to say the Mk8 front end is pretty, but equally I don't find it offensive looking either. I would say most iterations of the Golf have had styling cues that not everyone likes, but in the end the cars always retain the essence of what makes the Golf so popular, and I don't think this one is any different.

Mk5 had a bulbous rear end, Mk6 had boring square tail lights, never really liked the look of the seats in the 7 & 7.5. But none of these things stopped them from being great cars.