Best looking .:R

[maca]

With the Mk6 .:R just around the corner, I'm interested to know which of the Mark's had the best looking R series Golf.

Mk4


Mk5


Mk6


Mk4 IMO

[16v_kid]

Nice and simply...

mk4.

[rayray086]

The original is always the best - Mk4. It looked so much more aggressive compared to the other models of the generation. Yes there are differences with the Mk5 and Mk6 versions but they're a little more subtle.

[Oneofthegreats]

Its a hard vote for me.

As much as I love the MK4 & I really do love the look of this, but here is the downside

It was an overweight under powered pig!!!

For an all out performance car, it should walk away from nearly all the local HP hero cars of its era without breaking a sweat.

But no.

My stock VN 5L Calais can beat a stock R32 in a straight line. Probably almost out run one on a dry track too! & the VN is an older car too!

The Mk4 R32 should have had 350+hp from the factory. Maybe even more, for an all out performance car, especially considering it was VW's fastest production car at the time


So here is the question?

How good will the new Mk6 R actually be?

Its looks good (the mk6 gti has finally grown on me & looks a hell of alot better than the aging mk5 & is more distinguished too! Still wouldn't buy either car though!)

Goes good (well not to me sorry. BMW M3 6cyl. is still quicker) sub 6 sec 0-100. Still slower then a current local hp hero too!

Handling?. Well from the review's, Not too shabby!


So which is the best looking?

Well if you go by how fast the Mk5's looks have aged, the Mk6 will follow suit just as quick, whereas the Mk4 still looks tough!

My vote on looks alone

Mk4 hands down.


Performance? I'd still have my mk1! hahaha

Nah. Mk6 over both the Mk4 & Mk5, but like I said.

If I was buying a new current car, I would rather buy something thats got more grunt (at least 400+hp) & is local & would blow them out of the weeds in every challenge, cause I know these cars first hand from what they are like eg build quality, performance, reliability etc.

[Buller_Scott]

to be honest i dont like the pictures of the mk6 .:R as much as the mk6 GTI.

i'd go mk4. looks toughest out of the lot. also looks the most honest. the others blur the lines for me.

[The_Hawk]

I've always had a thing for the Mk4 R32, it's one sexy piece of steel, now if only I could afford one (and the supercharger it needs)... That said the I do like the Mk6, so much better looking than the Mk5.

[Spyda]

My stock VN 5L Calais can beat a stock R32 in a straight line. Probably almost out run one on a dry track too! & the VN is an older car too!

Really? Honestly? Stock VN 5L?
I can smack stock 5L around in the mk2.
Ive raced a stock VS v6 against a VN 5L and they where dead even up untill 130 and it was stupid slow geting to 130.
mk4 r32 cannot be that slow

[Oneofthegreats]

Really? Honestly? Stock VN 5L?
I can smack stock 5L around in the mk2.
Ive raced a stock VS v6 against a VN 5L and they where dead even up untill 130 and it was stupid slow geting to 130.
mk4 r32 cannot be that slow

If its one thing you can count on Spyda, is I don't bulls%$t about this stuff.

My stock VN ran 14.8@ high 90'smph on very crappy & hard Bridgestone tyres which obviously had wheel spin.

This was before it had the VL turbo diff. gears fitted too! Not bad for a 300+K stock smelly V8

From the figures I can find on stock R32's. its about the same!

How far has a VW all out performance road car come since my 90 model crappy VN!

I don't think your Mk2 would stand up to it either sorry.

My mk1 gti modded NA 1.8L with approx 120-130hp only ran a 15.8@84?mph. I don't think an aussie spec let alone a UK spec mk2 8V would get near it either.


I've ran remapped Mk5 gti's in the crummydore & stay with them without breaking a sweat with the A/C on & in blue "D" (overdrive)

Polo GTI's are a whole different story though. They suck the paint of anything & everything & have some bare patches on the VN front bumper to prove the theory!

[bombsquad21]

If I was buying a new current car, I would rather buy something thats got more grunt (at least 400+hp) & is local & would blow them out of the weeds in every challenge, cause I know these cars first hand from what they are like eg build quality, performance, reliability etc.

um...I'd have to politely disagree. But in the R stakes its MK4 over and over...

[Oneofthegreats]

um...I'd have to politely disagree. But in the R stakes its MK4 over and over...

Disagree with what part of the comment?

The part that locally built cars are faster (which they are)

or

About the build quality/ reliability comment?

I work on them for a living & have probably driven more later mode - current VW's than the entire vww forum put together!

So I only "just" have alittle bit of an idea about what they are like