Golf R -v- Golf GTI

[SilvrFoxX]

*yawn*.. amazing how some folk can get so emotional about a car that isn't even in circulation yet.. could it be the hype..

Yeah yeah, quote the paperwork.. have you ever driven a Subaru Liberty.. 4 , 6 or turbo, there is nothing under 3 grand and then to get it to perform you have to spank it until the pistons are denting the front wings.

It has the weight distribution of an MX-5.. sure they are a great drive and if you have the top down it even feels like it is going fast.

I aint no hater, just not a hype believer... seems you mistake the two

[adzy]

*yawn*.. amazing how some folk can get so emotional about a car that isn't even in circulation yet.. could it be the hype..

Yeah yeah, quote the paperwork.. have you ever driven a Subaru Liberty.. 4 , 6 or turbo, there is nothing under 3 grand and then to get it to perform you have to spank it until the pistons are denting the front wings.

It has the weight distribution of an MX-5.. sure they are a great drive and if you have the top down it even feels like it is going fast.

I aint no hater, just not a hype believer... seems you mistake the two

It aint hard to believe that a 1200kg car with such a low centre of gravity, stiff chassis, high reving engine and RWD would be fun. It is exciting to me personally as I have had heaps of fun in similar designed cars and I guess its great to see that in the modern world there is still a car being released which is simple and raw without all the weight and safety police of many cars today.
Each to their own though I guess.

[Candyman]

I wouldn't call it slow either. Not as quick as my R but it aint a slug.

Plenty have done track tests on it

Most recent one I saw posted a video showing 0-200 kph time

I think it was 28 seconds to 200 kph. The S2000 mk1 is more than 29 seconds and I am pretty sure it is a similar time to cars such as the 350z and Z4 coupe.

The BRZ and 86 sound pretty good too in video clips.

Looking forward to test driving one. At least they seem to be more connected to the road than the Golf's

[kaanage]

To my mind, the MX-5 is a closer competitor to the Subyota even though the Mazda has far less power. These cars are about balance and finesse while WRX's, Golf R's and the like take a brute force approach.

But if you want one as a toy car, why not go the whole hog and get a Caterham or similar? If I could justify a toy car, that'd be what I would get.

[SilvrFoxX]

This was where my thinking was, it really isn't a class competitor in the GTI/R space. I think it possibly BFYB there is a good argument and the aftermarket bits will go for eva.. again not a hater but the reason I moved from the Jap brands to the Euro is the low down useable torque for everyday driving. This unit seems to say that it is "fun" on its limit, as a daily.. hard to say at this point