Finally Fred Drives a Mk8 GTI

[Dave1rs]

To answer a couple of questions.

The dash lights/display can be changed to any colour you want using a sliding scale on the Touch screen.







The exhaust is fake, when you set up an individual driving profile it asks you if you want a sporty sound etc.

[fredgroves]

Excellent! Thanks Dave!

What about getting the map up on the dash? Is that possible without nav Pro?

[Dave1rs]

I think its the upgraded sat nav that does that, in fairness I haven’t used the sat nav at all so will see if I can get an answer to that at the weekend when I have more time.

[fredgroves]

OK thanks Dave. I'm trying real hard to figure out what exactly the nav Pro actually gives you and failing. No vw documentation can explain it!

[AndyGTI]

Someone on the R Forum gave a really clear and concise answer to what Nav Pro gave you. I agree with you  the VW description really leaves you scratching you head and saying, is that it.

Obviously the biggest thing with the old system was, you get a bigger screen but as all UK midels have the big screen, that element has gone. One part I do remember, with Nav Pro you can have Sat Nav on both screens simultaneously.

Thanks for your thoughts after your test drive, it’s funny how seeing things in black and white makes it sink in... as per your comment about Lane Assist being mandatory so I’ll have to get use to it if I want a new car.

Likewise, some of the reviews mentioned the predictive ACC and using GPS/Sat Nav to drive to road layout but not until your comment about going over roundabout did I appreciate the level the system could achieve.

Right I’ll see if I can find that Nav Pro summary

[AndyGTI]

 
 
“Philc22 found a bit of info online about the Pro Nav.. "The Discover Navigation Pro system includes additional equipment such as natural voice control, media and streaming services direct to the car, gesture control, and dual map display on the infotainment and digital cockpit pro".
 
Hope that makes things a bit clearer.  Does seem to be rather expense option to get this tech added

[Kgti8]

We don’t seem to have the option for the Discover Pro in Ireland although it is standard on the GTE along with the Active Info Display for some reason.

Currently have a MK7.5 with Discover Pro + Active Info so will be strange not having the map in the dash in the MK8...

[ar899]

To answer a couple of questions.

The dash lights/display can be changed to any colour you want using a sliding scale on the Touch screen.







The exhaust is fake, when you set up an individual driving profile it asks you if you want a sporty sound etc.

Re exhaust, I tried the ECO and Comfort settings and couldn't hear much difference. Is that what you are referring to?

[fredgroves]

“Philc22 found a bit of info online about the Pro Nav.. "The Discover Navigation Pro system includes additional equipment such as natural voice control, media and streaming services direct to the car, gesture control, and dual map display on the infotainment and digital cockpit pro".
 
Hope that makes things a bit clearer.  Does seem to be rather expense option to get this tech added

Thanks Andy. That does make sense sort of.

Media and streaming is definitely a basic nav function - I've seen it.

Gesture control - yes, like my current Mk7.5 NavPro gesture control - utterly f***ing worthless crap.

Voice control - the basic nav has it for the Stereo and the Nav inputs, Navpro seems to add more so you can control the aircon with it, maybe some more things?? If such a thing is what you want?

Dual Map - ok, so this is the same as with the Mk7.5. That does suggest that like with the Mk7.5 you CAN get the map on the AID...somehow. Although to be fair, I was going to order the HUD, which makes that probably worthless anyway.

I *suspect* there probably is more to it than this in that the interface has some different options and the whole unit is a little more responsive being a higher powered processor.

I've had NavPro on both my GTD's, I just checked - on my current one it cost 1300 quid - interestingly the Mk7.5 brochure (that I still have from Christmas 2016) said that for a Mk7.5 GTE the option was 2000 quid.... how strange??? I wonder if there is something different about it - I know I read something about on the Mk8 electric/hybrid vehicles have a battery range radius display on the nav maps...

So I think on balance thats 1600 quid badly spent.

It was the only option other than colour I had last time around. This time I think I'll have 19's and HUD instead.

[fredgroves]

Something else I discovered last night while googling around.... the Mk8 currently has wireless Apple CarPlay but NOT wireless Android Auto.

In theory VW could release this as an Over the Air (OTA) update for the car, but whether they do and if they decide to charge you for it, is another matter.

The Mk8 does have a shop function. Where you can purchase things activated OTA. The main thing is enabling the IQ light function, but that is standard on the Performance models. Other things will include paying for CarNet subsriptions etc... I don't know how many years of guide and inform (traffic data etc) you get from new - it used to be 3 years. Suspect the only way to update the maps is OTA with a subscription.