Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

[andrew7]

Thanks Longy, sold my GTI privately yesterday and should have the R in the next few weeks, exciting times for new R & S3 owners

[choC]

This waiting game is torture! Been told anywhere from 2 weeks to the end of May for my R

My mate sent me a pic of one on the road yesterday (Limestone Grey), I reaaaaaally like that colour. Not to mention the Cadiz 19's are actually looking really nice in person, the stock pics on all the ads and reviews make them look way too chrome and shiny for my tastes but as you can see, they're more of a brushed/gunmetal grey.

[armthehomeless]

I don't believe the R comes in Carbon Steel. See attached dealer specs:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...6/golf%20r.pdf

And official flyer:

http://www.volkswagen.com.au//conten...e-my14-web.pdf

[Rogue wolf]

Limestone grey looks dull & boring imo but each to there own

Carbon steel should be an option for the golf r

[armthehomeless]

Limestone grey looks dull & boring imo but each to there own

Carbon steel should be an option for the golf r

Agreed on both counts. White looked great on the Mk6, but there just something about it that didn't sit right with me. So that's why I ultimately went with the Reflex Silver

[HPSOV]

My dealer said it doesn't have electric seats. Is that right? $67k and manual seats?!

[DrK]

My dealer said it doesn't have electric seats. Is that right? $67k and manual seats?!

Correct. Something less to go wrong I guess. But agree at this price bracket - should be standard!

[Rogue wolf]

Yeah few here seem to be saying the same about the white, defnately my fav colour but haven't seen one in white yet actually I haven't seen any R's yet lol

going by the pics posted few weeks back I can't say I like the Front look of the New R has lost its aggressive look, especially the chrome strip on the front grill don't know what they where thinking there, but make my mind up when I see one, not like I'm buying one just posting out of interest

[Ryan_R]

For those in VIC, Berwick Audi have a demo S3 w/ performance pack that they're keeping for test drives and not selling (for now). I drove it this afternoon, unlike the Golf R this has 18" rims and I immediately felt a subtle improvement in suspension when changing to comfort (drive select/magnetic ride). Wasn't super comfy but I could live with it. The power and sound and pedal responsiveness were fantastic though.

Contrast that with a VW dealer I visited who didn't want to give me more than 5 minutes of their time unless I was going to order an R there and then.

So if you're interested make an appointment (I dealt with Kostas, feel free to say I sent you there), and make sure you're familiar with some twisty roads in Upper Beaconsfield if you're a keen driver.

The only slight let-down for me were the buttons and wheel used to interface the MMI - they were a bit more audibly "clicky" that what I was expecting, I thought they would be softer. But that's probably just me.

[kennyc]

Correct. Something less to go wrong I guess. But agree at this price bracket - should be standard!

Yeah something that annoyed me about the GTI purchase.
My mk6 has it, why not allow it for the mk7???

As usual, overseas get the option...