« Reply #43 on: 27 February 2020, 19:33 »
Short answer to the original question: No, I can’t see me swapping out. There is very little about the design I like.
A pig in lipstick at the front. Bland in profile and from the rear.
I’ll await a possible Ed35/Clubsport prototype at Worthersee for release next year maybe and will be keen to see the R in July.
It’s not looking encouraging right now.
Longer answer:
Having had a good look at the photos and vids it’s just not attractive at all.
Looking at a mk8 GTI then an image of a 7/7.5 and its just no contest in favour of the earlier car.
This is the only time since the release of the mk3 GTI (I’m an on/off GTI owner for 33 Years) that I’ve felt the new model is a turd in comparison to the outgoing.
The tech might be improved in quantity but I’m not convinced it’s improved in usability by any means.
The interior quality looks like it’s going the wrong way.
I’ll give VW one thing, the design is certainly a bold gamble from the front end.
Pros: I do actually like the C’eed lights breaking up the basking shark gob a bit, and the seats are quite a nice shape, but as for the rest of it, it’ll take considerable time to grow to love that face.
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