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In fairness, even my dealer didn't tell me about it. I saw it in a thread in one of the other sections on these forums. Most of the places were gone pretty quickly!
I'm sure they'll have other ones during the year though
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Yeah im sure, just having a joke around with them.Originally Posted by coreying
In fairness, even my dealer didn't tell me about it. I saw it in a thread in one of the other sections on these forums. Most of the places were gone pretty quickly!
I'm sure they'll have other ones during the year though
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I always enjoy WJ's posts, this one included, thanks for sharing.
I do agree with the post above though. The tests did go to some lengths to highlight 'differences' as 'weaknesses'. Of course that's fine, everyone has a different focus, budget, values and opinions.
I appreciate and respect WJ's post, but he does only say 'would I buy ....' and the conclusions are only his own. Not fact, and it certainly not automatically right or valid for everyone else.
hooba's test drive notes are a good counterpoint, where I read that he was impressed by the R's differences, and gives more credit where it performs more strongly.
Drive's review is similar.
Motor are set to test the R next issue too.
Just read any of them as one mans opion on things, enjoy the read, make whatever you like of the views expressed then make up your own mind.
Looking forward to a drive of the R myself.
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Here's some youtube video footage of the Eastern Creek Volkswagen Driver Training Day courtesy of Tippah:
VW DRIVER TRAINING EASTERN CREEK AUSTRALIA WITH GOLF R HOT LAPS - VW GTI MKVI Forum / VW Golf MKVI Forum / VW R20 Forum / VW GTI Forum - Golfmk6.com
Highlights the difference exhaust sound of the Golf R -v- Golf GTI.
Cheers.
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Can't hear much from those samples
it is so funny reading this thread... especially tiguan being a better faster car than a golf R lol
Even at 239kw, it is not faster than a stock golf R. Maybe in a straight line... but as soon as it hits a small bend, the tiguan will tip over. I can guarantee you that at whichever race course, tiguan can have 300kw, and it would still be slower around the track.
Plus which one would be more enjoyable to drive? pretty obvious. Tiguan is a great car don't get me wrong, but it is a different type of car, you can put a twin turbo and 500kw, and i still wouldn't pick a tiguan over golf R.
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The Tiguan was one of the cars that was used on the skid pan today. Even my wife said that it felt more unstable than the Passat CC and Jetta (the other two cars). The Tiguan in a straight line perhaps but chuck in some twisties, the R will make it eat dust.
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Not that the audio was good in those videos. But I think the GTI sounded abit nicer then the R. GTI has a very very nice popping, burbling sound to the engine and exhaust.
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The R has that nice popping and burbling sound too. The problem is, the R was going so fast and the windows were open, so the wind noise was so high that it is no audible on the videos. But trust me, in real life, it was there.
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this is the one I'm looking forward to, as I hear on the grape vine that the review may be a bit different in its approach than the others to date in Aus
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