Gti Reviews

[Jim_mk7.5]

https://youtu.be/AZgSFsTQ5Yo

Just found this Mk8 GTI vs Civic type R review.

Not sure a potential buyer of a GTI would consider a Type R. Very different cars for different people.

[Brenbo]

https://youtu.be/AZgSFsTQ5Yo

Just found this Mk8 GTI vs Civic type R review.

Not sure a potential buyer of a GTI would consider a Type R. Very different cars for different people.

I can vouch for your comment Jim_mk7.5 as I did the opposite and went from being a serial long term Civic Type-R owner to becoming a Golf GTI then Golf R owner.  Since going over to owning a golf i have never felt the urge to look back at buying another Civic Type-R since.  From personal experience the finish and quality of performance Golfs is superior to a Civic Type-R in all apsects.

[king monkey]

It’s interesting that he said the quality of the interior materials was better in the Type R.

[fredgroves]

There's all sorts of contradiction in that review. It's a bit odd.

[Yusee]

There's all sorts of contradiction in that review. It's a bit odd.

Yeah I thought the same. Particularly his comments comparing mk7 to mk8.
The problem with many of these video reviews is you have no idea of who the reviewer is. Some of them spout sh1te for 15 or 20 minutes to fill their time

[fredgroves]

I guess that's the democracy the Internet brings... Everyone can be a media star, self published.

I'd love to know how companies decide which of these YouTube self promoting nobodies they choose to get press drives. I guess you just need to show them your likes or something.

[Yusee]

This was a particularly bad review. I was utterly confused with his comparison of mk7 and mk8.
Where do they get these people from?  I’m genuinely interested.

[Guzzle]

Carwow GTi review now up on YouTube

https://youtu.be/ucy4aaH89tc

[fredgroves]

I was expecting him to kiss its butt as they are trying to sell them... But no that's an honest review.

Drives well, interior and control interface sucks.

Seeing a pattern here?

I can't believe someone at Vw didn't spot this...

[SRGTD]

I was expecting him to kiss its butt as they are trying to sell them... But no that's an honest review.

Drives well, interior and control interface sucks.

Seeing a pattern here?

I can't believe someone at Vw didn't spot this...

I enjoy Mat Watson’s Carwow reviews - I’ve watched more than my fair share of them. They do tend to be pretty honest, and if he doesn’t like something then he’s not afraid to say so, irrespective of whether it pleases or offends the manufacturer.

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned on this forum but the panel below the infotainment screen for adjusting the temp and volume isn’t illuminated at night. Not such a problem with adjusting the volume as it can be done from the steering wheel ‘buttons’ that Mat Watson really didn’t like (why can’t the GTI have proper steering wheel buttons?; the Life and Style models do). However, to have to fumble in the dark to adjust the cabin temperature in 2020 because the controls aren’t illuminated is poor IMO. I know you can use voice control but why should you have to? IMO that temp adjustment panel ought to be illuminated. The heating controls in a VW up! are illuminated and that’s a much cheaper car than the Golf.