Yes the original seats are great and supportive too plus with the heritage GTI tartan stripes. The Vienna Leather gives a whole new perspective on the car and looks great too 😊
Finally! I order this same car last july. But with the red strip in the front and without the lether. For weeks I’ve seen a lots of 8.5 gti’s without the black estoril 19 wheels and the car painted black! Many thanks from spain. The car looks amazing
One of the highest specified demo's I have seen so far for sure. Nicely thought through it seems with the stealth black look all round and the quality inside with the leather/panoramic roof 😊
No worries at all. I am driving a GTI with the Queenstowns wheels at the end of this week so looking forward to seeing them in person and sharing the car on the channel 😊
For that reason I probably would not go with the black exterior styling pack on a GTI. I feel the same on the GTI Clubsport although I feel it works well on the Golf R simply because the red is a powerful colour for the GTI so it is sad to see it missing the bar at the front. Plus GTD vibes on a GTI does not work with me 😅
@SamAustin I fully agree with you here. In South Africa, we don't get the option of a black styling package on the GTi. Maybe they will introduce it with the 8.5 generation. But as you say, red stripe in the front is iconic GTi so not having that really takes away from the whole GTi look of the car. Keep up the great work with your reviews. Always enjoy watching.
I’m all about the tartan, I think the leather would look a lot better in black really. As you’ve already highlighted though I don’t believe a GTI should have anything other than tartan 😂
Advert says they can’t release it until 90 days old so they’re trying to lock you in at a higher price now. Plus you won’t get the cheaper finance and deposit contribution as it’s approved used, not new.
Those wheels look sooooo much better than the “Alfa Romeo style” wheels
Pan roof just makes the interior & makes it more brighter in our depressing British weather.
It really does make the cabin appear very bright and looks of very high quality for sure 😊
Personally, I do prefer the original seats with tartan. But agree it looks good.
Yes the original seats are great and supportive too plus with the heritage GTI tartan stripes. The Vienna Leather gives a whole new perspective on the car and looks great too 😊
yeah, Tartan are the best. This Vienna Leather looks so much worse. And by contrast, in Golf 8R, leather looks much better than default fabric.
Finally! I order this same car last july. But with the red strip in the front and without the lether. For weeks I’ve seen a lots of 8.5 gti’s without the black estoril 19 wheels and the car painted black! Many thanks from spain. The car looks amazing
Happy the video has helped matching your GTI specification 😊
Ordererd exactly the same one in June, estimated to arrive in Janurary. Very excited!
Love the all black🤩
Very stealth like 😊
@SamAustin agreed,I'm putting black wheels on my polo GTI
Lovely spec! Really love the leather!
One of the highest specified demo's I have seen so far for sure. Nicely thought through it seems with the stealth black look all round and the quality inside with the leather/panoramic roof 😊
Thanks for this video and your impressions! Nice car!
These alloys fit perfectly, but the Queenstowns are in my opinion the better option.
No worries at all. I am driving a GTI with the Queenstowns wheels at the end of this week so looking forward to seeing them in person and sharing the car on the channel 😊
You're spot on about the front end looking like a GTD😅
For that reason I probably would not go with the black exterior styling pack on a GTI. I feel the same on the GTI Clubsport although I feel it works well on the Golf R simply because the red is a powerful colour for the GTI so it is sad to see it missing the bar at the front. Plus GTD vibes on a GTI does not work with me 😅
@SamAustin I fully agree with you here. In South Africa, we don't get the option of a black styling package on the GTi. Maybe they will introduce it with the 8.5 generation. But as you say, red stripe in the front is iconic GTi so not having that really takes away from the whole GTi look of the car. Keep up the great work with your reviews. Always enjoy watching.
Seems very strange that Skoda have not released an Octavia VRS press car yet. No reviews anywhere
The "GTI" badge on the front doors looks so wrong.
I’m all about the tartan, I think the leather would look a lot better in black really. As you’ve already highlighted though I don’t believe a GTI should have anything other than tartan 😂
Got to love those Tartan seats for sure 😊
Hi Sam, did you get to drive the high spec GTI this week 👍
I did indeed! Film likely to go live on Monday after editing 😊
@@SamAustin Interested to hear your views especially on the handling with DCC 👍
Alloys have the R logo which is not ideal.
Gti bit in the side dumb.
No red front strip is a fail too, some motorcycle tape may fix that.
Shame about the red strip missing at the front though
I believe the red bar comes back once the lights are off although I am not 100% sure on that. It does confuse me a little🤔
it has Black Style Pack, that's why there is no red strip in front.
I don’t get why the Gti gets so many more colour and interior options than the R.
Probably comes down to more limited production volumes ...
No DCC?
No DCC on this one
1k miles ready?😮
Yes, I hope customers had a good chance to drive the demo GTI 😊
Wonder why they are selling their demo so quickly?
Well spec’d, might be a while to get a custom order and second hand makes more money for them.
Advert says they can’t release it until 90 days old so they’re trying to lock you in at a higher price now. Plus you won’t get the cheaper finance and deposit contribution as it’s approved used, not new.