Golf R Observations and Questions

[Machine]

I think Ryan_R drives an R even though his signature says 118.

[team_v]

I think Ryan_R drives an R even though his signature says 118.

I thought it was the other way around, wanted an R, got a 118.

[Ryan_R]

Interesting.... My brother has the 118 DSG with APR Stage 1 and his neighbour across the road has a Ralliart and they regularly have a fang together and the Ralliart just edges out the Golf. A very close thing though.

I had the element of surprise though

I thought it was the other way around, wanted an R, got a 118.

I think I started the whole "_R" username thing here which was just the initial of my surname, and has been a username I've used for years on other websites. That said there's nothing untrue about your statement (although I'd prefer the Mk7 R which will have better fuel consumption and should be better all-round if going by the new Audi S3)

[Candyman]

I mentioned a while back, followed an MR from the lights one morning on the way to work. He took off, belched copious amounts of black smoke but failed to shake me (I wasn't really trying I have to say - the R had plenty left). Once we hit the speed limit I backed off but he didn't slow.

I thought they were quicker than that. Maybe the copious amount of black smoke was saying more than just a foot flat to the floor ....

[Machine]

I mentioned a while back, followed an MR from the lights one morning on the way to work. He took off, belched copious amounts of black smoke but failed to shake me (I wasn't really trying I have to say - the R had plenty left). Once we hit the speed limit I backed off but he didn't slow.

I thought they were quicker than that. Maybe the copious amount of black smoke was saying more than just a foot flat to the floor ....

Who knows if the driver had his or her foot flat to the floor...

[Candyman]

Who knows if the driver had his or her foot flat to the floor...

I was basing that on the noise it was making and the clouds of smoke.

[Machine]

I was basing that on the noise it was making and the clouds of smoke.

That can be deceiving. If you weren't really trying, maybe he wasn't either. My car is plenty noisy without being at full throttle and my diesel blows soot without putting the right foot right down. Maybe it was a dieselution...

[Candyman]

MR EVO Diesel - that would be something different.

[Lucas_R]

I had a rolling run with a current shape STI Impreza hatch a few weeks ago - well we had several rolling runs actually

Pleased to say that the Golf R was able to beat it each time - although not by much. The Golf pulled away very slowly from it. It was stock as far as i could tell, although they have 225kw and 400 odd nm from the factory with their tuned up 2.5L turbo engine and do 0-100kph in under 5 seconds.

Good fun.

[Machine]

^ Lucas, have you got your car under 5 sec? You have a P3 gauge, no?