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How’s this for a hot hatch showdown - new Volkswagen Golf R vs Mercedes-AMG A45 S!
On the face of it, these two cars have a lot of similarities. They’re both hot hatches (obviously), they both have AWD, and they’re both powered by 2-litre turbocharged petrol engines.
However, that’s just about where the similarities end! Starting with the Golf R, it can produce 320hp & 420Nm, while it weighs in at 1,551kg. As for the A45 S, well that can produce 421hp & 500Nm, but it also weighs more than the Golf R, tipping the scales at 1,660kg.
However, there’s one key difference between these hot hatches - the price! While the Golf R costs just over £39,000, the A45 S rolls up with a price tag of over £57,000!!
So is it worth it? You’ll have to keep watching to find out!
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Hey guys & girls - we're sorry for the poor audio quality in this video. Unfortunately, Mat's microphone decided to fail! 🤦♂️
Hopefully you still enjoy this awesome hot hatch showdown! Which would you choose? Let us know below!
Finally what all have been waiting for👀❤💯
Golf R
Hello from Philippines
Year 1 of asking a bicycle race between mat and yannie
I would choose mercedes because of looks and interior......
How many drag races do you want to have with the A45 s
Mat : Yes
that's probably because he has the car for a while with him
Video games
All of them.
I like it, cuz its my dream car haha
@@ajayp8410 Umm Mercedes took away the car from him more than 3 months ago. His was yellow. This was red.
“I’m sitting” That sounded weird coming from Mat. Used to hearing “I’m sat”
Its Matt's twin in the video
must be some one else masquerading Matt... it isn't him
Exactly man..
messed up my entire day.
He said that cos it's VW, if it was the Mercedes he would have said I am sat.
Price of a Mercedes a45s - 57k
Price of a Golf R - 39k
Matt Watson "£8000 difference" 😂😂😂
8-'TEEN' thousand! Wow, nearly 50% more
@@JakobusVdL matt watson from carwow ?
@@dutchdascam333Nope - just projecting what he should have said, and realising that the A45 is a very expensive hot hatch
£57k could buy a pretty sweet used 911, £39k a GT-R. It’s crazy what people will pay for new cars.
@@elnoel1220 Yep, and the porsche and GT-R have done their depreciation. But they would be more expensive to run and have the risk of needing expensive repair. And, of course if no-one spends on the expensive new cars, there are no second hand cars for us to pick up as bargains.
Hey Mat. I'm from South Africa🇿🇦. That sound that the VW Golf makes is called "Vrr phaa".
Si La. 🇿🇦
Haha also from SA🇿🇦😂
South Africa has a very different car culture. South Africa here 🇿🇦
From Botswana here. You guys influence us a lot. I can't call it anything else besides VrrPhaa!
Yess🇿🇦🇿🇦
If I had $100 for every time mat has said “click the pop out banner in the top right hand corner of the screen” I would be rich lol
True😂
Thing is, no one has pop ups anymore... so no one ever sees what he’s advertising to click on 😅
@@septopus3516 well, it is in browser
@@arianitonline8748 Most TH-cam content is viewed on mobile or tablet so a bit wasted on people.
@@arianitonline8748 the one without as lockers for some reason
Anyone else no matter what they are doing, always make time for a Mat Watson drag race
Agreed
I haven’t slept, it’s 7am and I have school in 55 minutes, I made time for this video
Not really, I am thinking of unsubscribing. Can't stand the carwow promotions, the childish car reving and the stupid desire to slide the cars at every opportunity. Mat really is the most unprofessional car correspondent
@@mk3kxc4u he’s just having fun
@@mk3kxc4u indd ! After a couple of videos its like all the same over and over again
I'd really like to see a drag race between the pre-OPF BMW M5 Competition and the new facelift M5 Competition LCI, and maybe throw in an M8 Competition Gran Coupe, just to see what is the fastest four-door Bmw you can currently buy. Thanks, hope you guys make this happen!
Great video! I recommend that you add the Audi s3 and/or RS 3 to compare. That would be sweet!
My therapist: “matt watson burble tunes don’t exist, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
Matt watson burble tune: 2:17
And now we're just waiting for the new RS3. C'mon Audi, hurry up!
I know! We’re waiting!
What's the rarest Audi you've driven?
nobody cares about your audifanboy, stay away.
It will get beat by a45s 🤣🤣
@Spongebob Schwanzkopf was bringt dir deine stage 3? sinnloser flex, wenn man einen a45 oder m2 auf stage 3 macht dann ist das ergebnis wieder das gleiche;)
Finally, “I am sitting ....” someone will be happy 😀
“I’m sat...” sounds better. No matter what grammar says 😬🤪
@@DASKyiv exactly. Matt dont let those grammar Nazis ruin your style! :)
I'm sat
Sittink...
@@DASKyiv i am sat is good to go if his team is making him sit in that car
That edit of matts face on the exhaust tips! 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏
That overlay of Matt's face on the exhaust tips had me dying 😂😂
39- 57... 8 grand more lol Matt did you SAT in maths class mate? Haha you’re a legend bro
Im sure he said 18 but im not here to argue
Its essentially 7+1 if you’re fast
@@gtasanandreascluckinbell nah he said 8
@@TheTechGiantTH-cam you are misleading and lieing. AMG 45 s is base already 51.2k The Golf R is loaded for that money. Head Up Display, big screens. Performance suspension. Yours would be empty af. When you consider discounts you better grant them for both cars. VW always grants big discounts.
@@TheTechGiantTH-cam did you buy a used car? If thats the case there is no reason to compare it to a new VW
Mat, you must compare the old version of Mercedes a45 with the golf 8 R instead of the a45s, it would be fair compare looking for the HP numbers ✌🏻
@carwow it would be good to see a hatchback remap war, for example the one where you had all the hatchbacks like the fiesta st, polo gti etc but instead with a stage 1 remap and see how each of the remaps changes the car and may get different results
As a German I appreciate to stay with Mat and UK carwow ;- )
Sehe ich genauso ;)
Einfach die besten Drag Races ohne Übermaß an unnötigem Gerede
Vor allem mit witzigen Szenen und Äußerungen 😂👍 Wie auch in diesem Video ab 2:17 min. 😂
Der deutsche Carwow Kanal ist zwar auch nicht schlecht, aber nichts geht über den Originalen.
@@OliverS2006 germans make crap cars
3:25
Thanks!
Legend
Thx bro
W
That was a nasty gear change from the Mercedes
I truelly expected the Merc to be much faster for having 30% more hp...
Is it missing displacement or simply a slightly understatement from VW regarding the (real) power output?
Considering a 100hp difference the R performed very well as expected, if Volkswagen were to make a car with the equivalent hp to the 45 or the rs3 I’m confident it would smash them both
Agreed!!
They can’t do that, VW owns Audi so Audi will always have the faster car
@@Danny-gb2kj incorrect, they planned to make a version of the golf R with 400bhp check out the R400 on TH-cam. The car didn’t make it to consumer market because they had second thoughts about if it would sell or not
@@in.m1417 They were afraid it would affect S/RS (which are the more expensive cars) sales negatively lol
@@in.m1417 Iwas supposed to buy it. But Dieselgate came around, so they didnt invest in it. Instead i bought a GTI Clubsport MK7 whichs now tuned & modded to Stage 1 @ 370hp /462tq. My tuner have crazy upgrades for it and Golf R & say both should be pushing around 700 hp with that. Now that would be insanely scethy on a FWD car like GTI CS iknow. But thers guys pushing 540hp in it on youtube now with nutty turbo swaps & stuff! 😄 👍
101 HP difference between the two cars , I’m impressed by the VW ♥️🔥.
Everyone knows the Golf does much more than the 320 they say it does. It's to stop it from cannibalizing S3 sales.
Difference is much less in truth.
@@xIcarus227 it has 335hp in real life so still 85hp less than a45
@@praga163 pretty sure you realize that 85hp doesn't explain the difference between the two. Especially since the AWD system will likely have larger losses compared to last gen considering it sends power to the rear wheels differently.
The A45 is power short well...
I would like to see a drag race between the 992 Turbo S and the 991 GT2 RS. :)
turbo s would smoke it
Dude Turbo S wld smoke it
Fuck yes
@@kanzyiskandar hahaha 🤣 I didn’t realize we said the same thing lmaooo
@@kanzyiskandar On wet tarmac for sure. But dry and warmed up tyres? Might be very close race.
I'd like to see this race done again, but with a ABT tuned Golf 8 R vs the A45s
I always say " So then what exactly happened " in sync with Matt
That Merc colour is just perfect 👌
The only thing that makes me consider the R is the price .
Stage 1 the R, and you've got a tidy motor for under 40K
I would take the R, over the Rs3 & 45, as you have plenty of change to add more personal mods, and to make your car more unique 😉
And also no warranty so when something breaks ur fucked.
Still waiting for the running race 🏃♂️ between Mat & Yianni
This is a car channel not the Olympics kiddo.......
YES and a sound check
*farts*
@@JSchaefer93 but yianni does diarrhoea
Hahaha🤣🤣🤣
I think we have all been waiting for this for a very long time
"About 8 grand more" add another 10 racks to that my guy
Still, it is quite impressive how the Golf caught up with the Mercedes despite the huge difference in both the cars' prices.
Both great cars. The VW is the best choice due to price. Love the AMG though
Half mile and one mile marks for rolling races, that's something new from carwow.
Love it 👍🏻👍🏻
I was looking for this comment before I made it myself. Couldn’t agree more, well done Carwow. Don’t change it! 👏🏽
@@arronjohn1616 I was looking for it too but couldn't find so I make one myself 😂
Really impressive result for the Golf R
Has anyone dyno'd one of these new Golfs yet?
@@pb5x5 340ps apparently based on another dyno video i just saw
@@020555555 if only they'd make one with similar competitor to rs3 and a45
@@020555555 it's German so it's shit, Hyundai I30 is something else
@Ethan Pae have you heard of the N division? Kia makes the Stinger GT, which has a V6 with red and is cheaper than this pseudo 'AMG'
Love your shows Mat lol u very funny, Please may you do a drag race with a VW T- roc R vs Audi Rsq3 sportback haha if you can
bloodyell Matt. I thought mi tv speakers were fooked when i started watching it.
7:42 😂😂 I love the frequent German accent impressions you do
Great editing, especially the exhaust bit :D
Espetacular, AMG 45S , parabéns aos engenheiros , por passar conceitos da F1 neste ícone AMG 45S, triturou o GOLF 2021 ,
Triturou? Chegou somente 0,3 s na frente na drag race com 101 hp a mais. Levou, mas definitivamente não triturou.
I got the vw arteon which have the same engine as the golf r but detuned here in North America to 268. I did an apr ecu flash apr air intake and apr turbo inlet pipe all that cost me 1,500 usd and now my arteon makes 402 on the dyno
39k vs 57k - "it's about 8 grand more"
The starting price of A45S is 51k and probably has more stuff as standard
Exactly.....£18k
The Golf R is fantastic because it’s so under the radar yet so fun to drive and performance oriented. Truly the perfect car to blend right in, I love that aspect of it
Fun and vw LMAO
Boring to drive car does everything for you no skill involved
That's a standard golf R spend a further 18k and it would be all over that A45!
@@spartan7306 if you actually think the Golf R isn’t fun idk what to tell you lol
@@doggedlydetermined7022 it ain't fun tho. You'll be better off with a turbocharged Mazda Miata, and the fun will be glorious.
Matt now I would love to see a GT63s vs the New M5 Competition LCI with you driving the GT63s of course, as other drivers are not that good at driving the GT 4 door
Exactly
The same with a stage1 for the golf please. 👍
Hey Mat . It would be great to get all the car’s 0-60 , 0-100 and trap speeds in these races too . Liked the extra 1/2 mile and 1 mile content though
Been writing this for years
Ain't gonna happen
0-60 you get only in the solo reviews
@Tony Stark . Can’t work out why though . Those basic stats are familiar to any petrol head and whilst the comparative races are great it would be even better , and really easy to produce some bald figures to go with them . He did an impromptu 0-60 on the R a few weeks back in the drag race so obviously aren’t completely adverse to it
I Can Never Get Enough of Matt's German accent 🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a german I agree
I am so annoyed by this fucking voice, because it sounds nothing like german, its just stupid. Yes, i am from Germany.
@Sgt. Pepper . C’mon mate , lighten up ! Sounds pretty much like a German speaking English to me 😂 Pretty sure i’d not be offended if a German was trying to speak in an English accent in such a lighthearted manner
Sounds like an evil ss doctor
Golf R跟GR Yaris比較推薦那一台?
2台都是4傳在傳動科技上差在那?
The extra cones is really nice to tell the difference
Hey Mat. The microphone not working was fine, I think it actually let us hear more of the car noise from inside! Haha. I really enjoyed this episode, the Golf R sounds wicked!!
8k more for the Merc...? More like just under 18k
Someone didn't do very well in school did they...?
ratio
WV is £39k without options mate
@@Conman1112 thats the starting price of both cars so both dont have options so it does have a 18k price difference
@@jacquincedras the a45s starts at 51k
@@suttonspeshul5585 oh ok but its still a difference of 12k which is alot
3:51 - That was GENIUS!
We need a drag race between the new m3 and the giulia quadrifolgio , i've never seen such a video on youtube till now !!
101 hp difference between the two cars.
Impressed by VW
It's not about how many horses you have on the engine, it's how you put those horses on the road!!
@@inkconceptualart8261 the VW might have like 370/380... there´s no way that 150kg makes that small difference between the two
Man the difference is that the hp announced by audi and vw are to the wheels and those of mercedes are to motor
@@dinispereira411 they have measured 340-350 on the wheels on a new car
400m only... Then cheers R
For whoever is reading this, I wish you a successful life my friend
What do you want? Just ask. No need to beat around the bush.
Thanks my bro
Bless 🙏🏼
dont tell me what to do
The Mercedes A45 is the best car in the C segment !! 💪
Editing is so good top tier
I test drove the A45S today, it was really nice, feels like a gocart. It stood between that and a used C63S, i realized today that i want the C63S, yes the A45S is really fast but its just not as raw as C63s, Also after 100km/h iits not as explosively fast as i felt the C63S was. And i dont know but you dont feel the speed. i was at 150kmh in the city and i did not feel that i was going that fast. Its way to easy and safe. Also i found out i dont really care about the wide new infotainment displays as much as i thought i would. For me its a used C63S on my buy list. Because 1 its cheaper used 36k euroo vs a45s 68k euro. And 2 i think its way more fun and raw, and more room to tune the engine to 7-800 hp. The sound left ALOT to desire, it sounds extremely nice for a 4 stroke engine believe me but compared to V8 sound its just on an entirely different level. Im just gonna say dont look at youtube videos when deciding what car you want go test drive it and only then will you know, you will see how the power delivery comes, how it feels, even though this one is faster to 100km/h its not the same power delivery at all, C63S is like a wild animal compared to a45s.
not reading all that but I'm happy for you or I'm sorry that happened
Holy moly this is the hell of a race the whole world has been waiting for 🙌👌
Why on earth do you think the world has been waiting for this race? two cars in completely different leagues. You did not need watch this to know the outcome.
That Golf R is still impressive i must say
I was interested to buy one but coming from a Stage 2 2015 WRX that really rocked the Golf R, a 2018 w 7km on it DSG let me down, I settled for an S4, I was disappointed w the Golf R
@@kiddcisco ok
- vw golf profile picture
@@joshcutler6061 it's my polo but i don't have it any more
Looks like a slice of cheese tho lmao
Just a bit confused on the color grading of the video why on the main cameras does the golf seem purple and the merc a bit more pinkish, amazing video just asking
You should do the new mode e400d saloon vs the new model e450 saloon to see whether it matters if you get a petrol or a diesel 3L inline 6
the golf R has very very very nice sound in rolling race 🥰🥰😍😍
Probably pumped through the speakers 🤣
@@SeanT6792 Yep, even the Merc sounded like a Dyson haha
8k more ? Think it’s 18k
Matt not good at Math.
@@anoopko because he only know his Mat Math, not normal Math
Bless him got a lot to remember tho
Please do this accent in every video I just like it so much😍😍😍
So many Porsche models and names, Could you make a video explaining all the different models, names, etc, from the beginning till now 2021. Thank you.
I'm German and I like Mat's imitation an jokes about Germans. 😅👌Never ever I would watch the german carwow. Your channel is 1000 times better, especially because of Mat. Conclusion: the Germans don't need a german carwow channel. 😉 ... can't speak for everyone, but I do, because I'm German
Yah
I don't need a german carwow channel too.
Especially since the guy on the German channel is not even German.
@@FR-nu5nc Ah I knew the prejudiced knuckle draggers would come crawling out. Do you think, for eg, Trump is American?
@@blazzz13 you did know, because you were waiting to pounce. Looking for trouble much?
When mat does that German accent, I just can't help but laugh like a madman
Reminds of craig Ferguson when he does pervi german 😂😂
@@AA-jj1jm 😂😂😂😂hell yeah
Wellcome gottleib daimler
Mat u matted(jumped) the first race
Sounds like the old american Volkswagen commercials
That Golf R is making way more then advertised thats for sure. The a45 (with 100 more hp supposedly)was barely pulling on it and its only 7% heavier with 31% more power 🤔. Plus it trapped almost 160 in the standing mile. You're not doing that with 320hp at the crank. You'll be lucky to do that with 320 to the wheels.
would rather have a R and 18 grand to spend on it then a45
Naaa
nope
I agree in this instance 😅
so cool to see a 12 second 1/4 mile from a golf, super impressive
Its also lighter than the mers
That Golf R is something amazing!!
also its much easier to tune. st3 with loba will eat even c63s :D and still cost much less
But the A45s walked it lol
@@helldiego lmao you can do a Corolla faster than a lambo, doesn’t mean anything lmao
@@mengienghinamwaami4894 18k pounds more expensive with 100hp more. The Golf did amazing against a car with so much hp
@@eshay6161 you compare a45 with lambo? lol. R and A same class cars, corolla and lambo not. is it hard to you ?
Guilia qv vs the Stelvio qv would be great to see. lower weight 2WD vs a heavier 4WD with the same 510hp engine.
Mega to see you here, Andrew!
It's great to watch the race go on after the half mile
To a full mile👌
Mr wizard really tired putting down the Mercedes 😂
Thats what I was about to comment haha
That’s some serious engine audio piped through the golf’s speakers. Gran Tourismo style.
You can turn it down in the settings thankfully.
What do you think about racing each race drag and the rolling ones at least twice and changing lines every other? And probably doing the same for the braking test?
Great to hear Andrew on the channel 🥳
I could not wait for this race! Mat, for the next race you need to put the Golf R against the RS3
Versus the upcoming RS3 ☝️
They should do a video on all the golf R’s from the mk 4 R32 onwards
Just get a good backup audio device, there are amazing options!
I'm fasting and have ton of work but there you goo..... my brain sees carwow and say just 1 more video 🤣🤣😍
Ramadan Mubarak!
@@greybeard27 thanks bud....😍
We are still waiting on a Yanni vs Mat bicycle race 😏
I can already imagine it... "so... what happened. The yannibikester found it difficult to get off the line and the Matbike got ahead. At the 30 yard line the yannibikester's all leg drive caught up and tore past the Matbike"
😂
We want tuned Golf R, RS3 & AMG 45 race... 🙂
Hi Mat, please race this Golf R against the normal A45.. I want to see something..
6:59 isn't it supposed to be 18 grand more?
I would like to see you drag race the Golf R against Volkswizard’s GTI clubsport and a Mercedes A35.
The clubsport might not win off the line but I bet the rolling start might be close.
Even thought I am an AMG fanboy and an owner of an AMG, I gotta say, I am impressed by the GOLF..
Ohh what AMG ya got?
@@thisisme5487 I guess none.
100 HP down on power,and it holds up quite good
Volvswizards channel is excellent, Matt you should of shown the clips of him taking your Yaris around there! Haha
Who edits these videos, absolutely brilliant
You must be the editor if you think that
Hey mat I'm in South Africa been waiting for this race for a long time. thank you so much. A45s is a king of cylinders.
Even in F1 Mercedes is the king of bhp with the same specification
Pls Do that German accent as often as you can, I love it 🙏🏼😂
The Golf GTI classic model and also great value for money 👌👌👌
Been waiting for this for a while!
Was wanting to get a golf r at some point in my life. Nearly got the mk7. But I’m glad I waited. Only another 5 years or do to wait on the used market.
These are proper fast. Remarkably fast. I thought it was pushing just a bit of power above stock figures. I think it’s quite a bit above actually
I am German and actually when I am about to say something very German I use that exaggerated accent too. I love it. :-DD
stabil lo
Hey carwow u have most of the f1 teams in the uk,try race some f1 or f2 cars vs some big ass tuned all4 wheel hypercar vs a tesla s plaid.
Mat: “Come see how the other half lives”
Volkswizard: 😐
Volkswizard: *Loses first race on purpose* 🦦
If you watch wolkswizards videos he will NEVER say anything bad about VW, NEVER, not even anything bad about golf 8
Hahahah
😂
@@mindst50mm54 apart from the mk7 R, he loves to hate that car
@@mindst50mm54 that’s not exactly correct as not a vw sycophant if you had watched his video on his own golf r experience you would know this - and vw golf mk8 is a good car
Every time in a video when Matt smiles and says "Hi, how are you? Matt Watson here from CarWow!" - for a moment I genuinely think he's talking to me. That's how natural and direct Matt's delivery is and I love it.
Loved the sound of the cars in the drag race
Pls do a review of 2021 cadillac escalade
Really curious to see what the R puts out with ECU tunes!
Most likely around 400 on a stage 1