Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

[rapidattack]

For those who have actually been in an 2014 R, any idea if the cloth seats are ok or even preferred over the leather?

[maraach]

For those who have actually been in an 2014 R, any idea if the cloth seats are ok or even preferred over the leather?

pretty sure the only ones you will find who have been in it to date are the VW execs. They havent been released to the general public yet.

Or i could be wrong.. The leather does look a little odd this time around though.

[AdamD]

The leather does look a little odd this time around though.

I believe the leather in the R will be the standard Vienna leather trim as fitted to the GTI, and Mk6 GTIs and Rs. So, standard grey/black, with an "R" insignia on the headrests.

(Unlike the S3, which gets much higher-quality Nappa leather as standard. Nappa is an option on the R in Europe, but is not offered here unfortunately.)

[tcat99]

Do we know if leather means 'carbon style' leather, or just leather? I got a screen shot of the specs from a dealer and it doesn't look like it will be carbon leather. Does this sound right?

[Benz]

No carbon leather unfortunately - AdamD is correct, it will be vienna only. Can't figure why VWA don't offer some of these options like better Nappa leather and the Nav Pro with 8" screen, as some of us may be prepared to pay a bit extra to personalise our cars. Can't see how doing that would be any skin of their nose.

[Rogue wolf]

Imo when a car is priced at $50,000+ leather & premium sound system (which is not even offered as an option now) should be standard, your in prestige price category yet they still come with basic cloth , Unfortunately VW keep getting away with the $3000 charge for leather, ridiculous imo

[Mikey1]

Imo when a car is priced at $50,000+ leather & premium sound system (which is not even offered as an option now) should be standard, your in prestige price category yet they still come with basic cloth , Unfortunately VW keep getting away with the $3000 charge for leather, ridiculous imo

I agree with you Rogue wolf in principle, though to be fair to VGA, they do try to accommodate differing tastes to some extent. For example, leather is an expensive option in all markets, and even in this forum, I have read that leather is not popular for those who find it too slippery, too hot or spend a lot of time at beaches. I can't recall the reason why the latter is a problem, but the point is, there is sufficient demand for cloth to make it part of standard specification. In the case of the Golf R, the cloth upholstery is complimented with Alcantara inner bolsters, so it is a little bit special. On the issue of a premium sound system, you may not know that currently no market includes this as an option for technical reasons, but Volkswagen Germany will make Dynaudio available in the second half of this year for those markets who want it. It won't help us though, as VGA consider the Dynaudio option as too limited in demand. Of course, the Audi S3 appears to tick all of the boxes that interest you, so I presume VGA will probably lose you as a future customer.

[Mikey1]

I believe the leather in the R will be the standard Vienna leather trim as fitted to the GTI, and Mk6 GTIs and Rs. So, standard grey/black, with an "R" insignia on the headrests.

(Unlike the S3, which gets much higher-quality Nappa leather as standard. Nappa is an option on the R in Europe, but is not offered here unfortunately.)

R logo now on the upper section of backrest, as with GTI. Previous GTI and R headrests, which gave tombstone backrest appearance when retracted, will be sadly missed by some.

While Audi S3 gets Nappa leather on both standard Sports and Performance Pack S Sports seats, you do need to read the fine print, as the standard Sport seats contain cheaper leather in some parts of the seat facing.