Golf R Observations and Questions

[bluefrog]

have to agree .. turning circle with my Octavia on 18's is wayyyy better than the R on 19's.

front wheel drive GTI- all wheel drive Golf R.. would probably explain 80% of your turning circle

don't think so - as I understand it the R runs in FWD mode unless AWD is needed, and even then it's only 80:20 or some such.

[Ryan_R]

An interesting observation on another forum with a guy up in Sydney:


('What You Saw' thread)

I jumped inbetween 2 Golf R's today, a black one with matte black standard wheels in front of me, and a white one with the normal silver wheels behind me. I was like the whole way home.

...and the one behind you was wishing you'd get out of his way

He really did! He kept dropping back a bit then flooring it to catch up and tailgate me, hang there for a few seconds and repeat XD Kinda worrying in the wet, he has awd and wide tyres, I do not. Im not sure if they were together or not, I assume they were because they were at the same place at the same time coming from the same direction, but the plate on one was personalized and the other was just normal- not that that always means a lot, but maybe the white one was just cruising around and followed the black one? Doesnt really matter I guess- he wanted to be behind the black one XD

He's drives a white Corolla sedan in case he was driving with anyone on this forum.

I was of course joking when I made that remark

[SilvrFoxX]

hmmm Rated R sandwich

[parso_rex]

If that was last Tuesday it could have been me following Zbeast down to the workshop for a remap after his actuator install

[DoggieHowser]

I finally got to drive my friend's Golf R, after having driven his R32 and Scirocco R previously. All are factory standard. So no chip ups or mods.

It's quite interesting driving them almost back to back.

And despite them sharing same engines, the Scirocco R and the Golf R actually felt very different.

The Scirocco R had a more brutal acceleration. The Golf R delivered the power more linearly. It was actually closer to the R32 in terms of delivery than I had expected. I suspect it could be because the car is heavier and the 4Motion splits the power up, vs the RocR which only needs to deliver it to the front 2, so it's more immediate.

The engine note on the Golf R was also surprisingly more muted than the RocR inside the cabin. It was about the same levels outside the car, but inside, I never heard the loud burps and gurgles that the RocR did when I was shifting through the gears.

The 4Motion is very surefooted and I never found it putting a step wrong during the time I drove it, albeit not on the track. It just seemed less beastly than the RocR.

If I wanted a blast of fun, I really think the Scirocco R is a lot more suited. But I am not sure if I wanted this on a daily commute. The Golf R is more practical, with oodles of power on tap but doesn't behave like a hoon when doing his job.

But for night drives such as last night, I think the Scirocco R would have been a better choice. I had a bigger grin on my face after that drive.

Next up, his Edition 30 Pirelli.

[SilvrFoxX]

The Roc has no sound deadening in the boot.. if you lift the rear carpet it is just metal. This also makes the tyre noise more pronounced and also the exhaust note. I was speaking to a ROC owner last weekend and he is making plans to put in sound proofing.

I have to say the ROC draws a lot of attention but it is just not as practical for mine, I got the R because I can leave it anywhere and the versatility.

[Paulc1964au]

The Roc has no sound deadening in the boot.. if you lift the rear carpet it is just metal. This also makes the tyre noise more pronounced and also the exhaust note. I was speaking to a ROC owner last weekend and he is making plans to put in sound proofing.

I have to say the ROC draws a lot of attention but it is just not as practical for mine, I got the R because I can leave it anywhere and the versatility.

Same reason I went for the R I have elderly parents I drive occasionally so trying to get them out of the roco would have been difficult

[SilvrFoxX]

More of a question than an observation, I kicked the engine over this morning and went to check the oil ( seems you shouldn't do this until the engine is at operating temp) and each time I pulled out the dip stick and the engine starts idling rough. Put it back in and it settled, took it out idles bad... what is the deal?

[brimway]

I am not a mechanic nor am I an expert, but I think the sump should be pressurised to a degree, hence the seal on the dipstick. I recall Holden red motors spitting the dipstick out due to over -pressurised sump??

[Lucas_R]

Not a great idea to check the oil while the engine is running. Let the engine run for a few minutes, then turn it off. Allow say 5 mins for all the oil to drain back to the sump and the check the oil level.

More of a question than an observation, I kicked the engine over this morning and went to check the oil ( seems you shouldn't do this until the engine is at operating temp) and each time I pulled out the dip stick and the engine starts idling rough. Put it back in and it settled, took it out idles bad... what is the deal?