I bought a 2007 GTI a couple of weeks ago. It has ~50hp more than stock, and that’s all that a FWD platform should really have for the street 😅 Ballpark same power/weight was Focus ST or Mazdaspeed 3
I have a mk5 gti and I’m about to go hybrid Ko4 turbo on it. I’m going to hang on to it because it has 30k miles on the dash. I’d still rather have a golf r
Great vid. Original owner here of a '07 I bought new September of '06. Revo stage 2 here plus lots of upgrades over the years. Ill never let my manual 6 speed leather fully loaded MKV go. Cheers
Mk5 gti may not have the best front headlights like mk7 n mk8 BUT the rest its best ever n ill love mk5 till i die fr man most gangsta looking car if in black too pffff mk5/rs3 owner here btw
I absolutely love my 07 mk5, purchased at 99k I’ve put 22k miles on it, and tons of maintenance. I just ordered a new PCV, diverter, HPFP, valve cover, seals, belt, water pump 😅. But they have been some of the most fun miles I’ve ever driven on 2 wheels or 4.
Drew, your story mirrors mind my friend and I still have it, with full bolt on. My mod list, consist of some of what you have, but I did put Porsche 986 calipers on my front end, LSD, front mount intercooler, bunch of suspension braces and bushes, zero wheel spin! Stock turbo.
I had a 2nd owner DC2 GSR and went to the dark side with a 2nd owner Mk5 Gti. Loved the turbo, couldn't go back but wanted AWD for winters. So I picked up a mk6 R new. They all serve a purpose. Unfortunately they're all broken, so picked up a 2018 F-150 5.0 new. It's the ultimate daily...for any season. It's goes through every situation in comfort with plenty of power on tap with ease. But I can't wait to get ALL of my cars above fixed. If I had to pick, It'd be DC2 for weekend warrior duty, Gti for city daily (K03 shines light to light), and R for highway drives (K04, better breathing and higher final gear the R can really stretch it's legs). 👍🏾👍🏾
My MkV Garrett Turboed DSG 5 door is about as sleeper as one can get. My buddies call it , “ Dr. J, Mr. H”. I have no issues with carrera 4Ss or Vettes. I put an LSD , VOLK Racing 16lb 18”s and no back seat. Painted C/F hood and rear hatch. The fronts are C/F Recaros. The thing runs 2860lbs. with 1/2 tank. Besides being lowered 1” and having 355 mm front rotors , you can’t tell it from most other GTIs, but stomp on the go fast pedal and hang on!
I have a 2005 (maybe it's called a 2006 in North America) with a manual and coilovers. I have a ECU tune, should have around 260-270 hp. I absolutely love driving and TBH this is the perfect car. I have a baby daughter and it takes all our luggage without issues, and it's just fun enough, comfortable enough and fast enough to want to be driven every day. I also have 4 series gran coupe and let me tell you what, I take the keys to GTI all the time. Best part? I don't even dream about faster cars anymore. On a twisty road spirited drive it's all I need and when you don't feel like it you'll drive home in comfort. Also, you can park it anywhere without worrying one bit, no one cares about these cars, so it's perfect for road trips too!
Next up is upgrading the brakes, getting an exhaust and putting on new tires. Had it for a year only but I don't like the idea of selling it. Don't think I'll want more hp.
One more year on my Mk7.5's powertrain warranty. Then, maybe start at a stage 1 tune and see what that's like. That said, big power and FWD can quickly overwhelm the front tires.
Awesome car, I had 2. One was 365hp. But the only way this is objectively better than a MK8 R is the power/ weight on a freeway. In every other aspect (from a stop or basically anything in first, on dirty roads, in inclement weather, tight back roads) the Golf R is a superior drive. Throwing more power @ FWD isn't always better and sometimes it's worse.
Incorrect about the capability of the DQ250 gearbox in these, have an Edition 30 myself and we’ve got people running 500+bhp through the stock dsg boxes with just a map on the box.
mine does the same @ 264Hp with stock one, DV is H version, well actually not flutter but, Pshhh. Sometimes it's louder sometime quieter. In this car case it could be turbulence on valve. It's not from turbo it would be dead already if it jerks.
@tomass.3908 Mines gotta be turbo related. It bounces the needle on both boost gauge and rpm gauge and you can hear it through the intake which sounds exactly like in this vid, except mine does it while accelerating on upshifts while his is letting off the throttle. For me though, it's a pain to drive with it doing that cause of that "stalling" it does, which I think its similar to a fuel cut but not as violent. Just hiccups with the "beat" of the fluttering. It's weird and hard to explain without experiencing it lol
Unfortunately with a simple tune the Mk8R is pushing well over 400hp. Add a down pipe and you’re about 450hp, so the answer is no. This GTI would get destroyed off the line and a roll race.
Well they say the dsg trannys in mk5 gti can handle around 300 ft lbs of torque.. after that you will kill the clutch packs sooner.. they so sell clutch packs that can handle more.. if it was a manual I would say it will start slipping shortly after stage 2 tune and beyond.
@@yousifshakoor6496 It was a stick, went through 2 clutches before I got one to hold up, otherwise it was a solid car. Had about 75k miles when I sold it, turbo installed at 10k.
Why do VW people get made when you say Golf GTI? I've have multiple, as have friends. My partners dad is a private VW mechanic, ie dosnt work for VW, and we've never heard of this. Is it just an American thing?
In America, it was called 'GTI'. It wasn't until the Mark 7 generation for us Americans that the car started getting called 'Golf GTI'. If anything, I get mad when people call our cars "an MK 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8" as opposed to what it's actually called -- "a Mark 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8". Our cars are not Hondas people! Stop calling them "an MKay"!
@@Azula7.5R so it is an American thing, interesting, I didn't know that thanks. There clearly a hot golf though, I mean there not a polo or tiguan lol. Anyway MK is short for Mark and when searching for a car no-one, to my knowledge, puts mark in the search, they put mk. Plus there's bigger issues in the world to be mad about ha... well unless they're actually saying MKay then that's different, thats just dumb... Cheers for the comment mate, learnt something.
I mean I much prefer the Mk4 in it's rawness, and the Mk7 + mk8 for their precision. But for the price compared to the new cars it's tough to compete..
mk4 and mk5 both have the same rust issue with the water drainage system. all the water sits at the bottom of the fenders. Ive actually seen way more rust mk4 then mk5
What would you rather daily?? Drew's hopped-up GTI or a brand new Golf R...
I bought a 2007 GTI a couple of weeks ago. It has ~50hp more than stock, and that’s all that a FWD platform should really have for the street 😅 Ballpark same power/weight was Focus ST or Mazdaspeed 3
I’d take the fiesta st lol
I have a mk5 gti and I’m about to go hybrid Ko4 turbo on it. I’m going to hang on to it because it has 30k miles on the dash. I’d still rather have a golf r
How about a modern Golf R w/ a turbo VR? eh eh???
The Gti
I love how the owner talks about the car. Full of information and very well explained
Great vid. Original owner here of a '07 I bought new September of '06. Revo stage 2 here plus lots of upgrades over the years. Ill never let my manual 6 speed leather fully loaded MKV go. Cheers
Sounds rare, don't! Like my plaid 08 interior but leather & fully loaded sounds amazing.
Get yourself a K04 installed. It's crazy compared to stage 2
Proper sleeper, VW way ahead of the times with DSG and K04, epic car this is
My dad has a DSG MK6 GTI its a pretty quick yet still practical hatch it made me start looking at MK5s lol
Mk5 gti may not have the best front headlights like mk7 n mk8 BUT the rest its best ever n ill love mk5 till i die fr man most gangsta looking car if in black too pffff mk5/rs3 owner here btw
I absolutely love my 07 mk5, purchased at 99k I’ve put 22k miles on it, and tons of maintenance. I just ordered a new PCV, diverter, HPFP, valve cover, seals, belt, water pump 😅. But they have been some of the most fun miles I’ve ever driven on 2 wheels or 4.
I just sold my 2007 2dr GTI to my nephew that has the exact same power up grades minus the cams. Yes it was fast.
Drew, your story mirrors mind my friend and I still have it, with full bolt on.
My mod list, consist of some of what you have, but I did put Porsche 986 calipers on my front end, LSD, front mount intercooler, bunch of suspension braces and bushes, zero wheel spin! Stock turbo.
3:32 as a mkv gti owner I look at the speedo and have the same reaction lol
I had a 2nd owner DC2 GSR and went to the dark side with a 2nd owner Mk5 Gti. Loved the turbo, couldn't go back but wanted AWD for winters. So I picked up a mk6 R new. They all serve a purpose. Unfortunately they're all broken, so picked up a 2018 F-150 5.0 new. It's the ultimate daily...for any season. It's goes through every situation in comfort with plenty of power on tap with ease. But I can't wait to get ALL of my cars above fixed. If I had to pick, It'd be DC2 for weekend warrior duty, Gti for city daily (K03 shines light to light), and R for highway drives (K04, better breathing and higher final gear the R can really stretch it's legs). 👍🏾👍🏾
My MkV Garrett Turboed DSG 5 door is about as sleeper as one can get. My buddies call it , “ Dr. J, Mr. H”. I have no issues with carrera 4Ss or Vettes. I put an LSD , VOLK Racing 16lb 18”s and no back seat. Painted C/F hood and rear hatch. The fronts are C/F Recaros. The thing runs 2860lbs. with 1/2 tank. Besides being lowered 1” and having 355 mm front rotors , you can’t tell it from most other GTIs, but stomp on the go fast pedal and hang on!
hands up to MK5, I bought mine 2 weeks ago love it.
Should review my 450hp MK7 GTI. Hybrid Turbo, FBO, ST XTA coilovers, & lots of other goodies
I have a 2005 (maybe it's called a 2006 in North America) with a manual and coilovers. I have a ECU tune, should have around 260-270 hp. I absolutely love driving and TBH this is the perfect car. I have a baby daughter and it takes all our luggage without issues, and it's just fun enough, comfortable enough and fast enough to want to be driven every day. I also have 4 series gran coupe and let me tell you what, I take the keys to GTI all the time. Best part? I don't even dream about faster cars anymore. On a twisty road spirited drive it's all I need and when you don't feel like it you'll drive home in comfort. Also, you can park it anywhere without worrying one bit, no one cares about these cars, so it's perfect for road trips too!
Next up is upgrading the brakes, getting an exhaust and putting on new tires. Had it for a year only but I don't like the idea of selling it. Don't think I'll want more hp.
i had the exact car same color year dsg god i miss it so much 😭😭
One more year on my Mk7.5's powertrain warranty. Then, maybe start at a stage 1 tune and see what that's like. That said, big power and FWD can quickly overwhelm the front tires.
year is over, time to tune my boiii
350 HP, on stock brakes? That's risky.
Awesome car, I had 2. One was 365hp. But the only way this is objectively better than a MK8 R is the power/ weight on a freeway. In every other aspect (from a stop or basically anything in first, on dirty roads, in inclement weather, tight back roads) the Golf R is a superior drive. Throwing more power @ FWD isn't always better and sometimes it's worse.
The most important way it's 'better' is that it's much less expensive than a Golf R.
There’s a tv show in Australia called roads untraveled.
Thinking of getting a mk6 or mk5 as a daily beater and parking my 7.5 Golf R
It's funny that it's come to that for these mid-2000s modern Euro hatches but that's a great idea it seems more and more these days.
Incorrect about the capability of the DQ250 gearbox in these, have an Edition 30 myself and we’ve got people running 500+bhp through the stock dsg boxes with just a map on the box.
Dudes running 700Nm through DQ250 with just a tune. They're tough.
@@druckerman247 it’s just the mechatronics unit that lets them down. I ran 375bhp and 380ftlb (515nm) on a completely stock box apart from a dsg map.
where can i get thoose paddle shifters?
Haven’t seen anyone cross there arms when steering in a long time
What Are You Thoughts About The Fast and Furious Cars Marcus This Or Next Month.
Anytime mine ever makes that turbo flutter it's either with the dv unplugged or its on upshifts and actually jerks/stalls on the upshifts
mine does the same @ 264Hp with stock one, DV is H version, well actually not flutter but, Pshhh. Sometimes it's louder sometime quieter. In this car case it could be turbulence on valve. It's not from turbo it would be dead already if it jerks.
@tomass.3908 Mines gotta be turbo related. It bounces the needle on both boost gauge and rpm gauge and you can hear it through the intake which sounds exactly like in this vid, except mine does it while accelerating on upshifts while his is letting off the throttle. For me though, it's a pain to drive with it doing that cause of that "stalling" it does, which I think its similar to a fuel cut but not as violent. Just hiccups with the "beat" of the fluttering. It's weird and hard to explain without experiencing it lol
The 5 point turn is reserved for the "Golf" Rs 😅
Unfortunately with a simple tune the Mk8R is pushing well over 400hp. Add a down pipe and you’re about 450hp, so the answer is no. This GTI would get destroyed off the line and a roll race.
No one is tuning their leased mk8 😂
Who races gti & r’s in straight lines LOl they are made to smash b roads
These mk5 can make 800hp
I’m not sure it’s a sleeper, a Golf V is recognised as a fast car anyway.
What is the sound system in the car?
Needs 3 pedals...
I read that the stock transmission is really only rated for 250 torque. Wonder how long it'll last with 350 torque
Well they say the dsg trannys in mk5 gti can handle around 300 ft lbs of torque.. after that you will kill the clutch packs sooner.. they so sell clutch packs that can handle more.. if it was a manual I would say it will start slipping shortly after stage 2 tune and beyond.
That's the dry clutch DSG can only handle 250. The wet clutch is more reliable for more torque.
I used to own a mk6 with a K04 and it punched way above its weight
How was the reliability? Was it a dsg? I'm thinking of going ko4 on my mk6
@@yousifshakoor6496 It was a stick, went through 2 clutches before I got one to hold up, otherwise it was a solid car. Had about 75k miles when I sold it, turbo installed at 10k.
@@chp917 thanks for the reply 👍
Why do they get mad? That's a golf gti
It’s a GTI.
@@dib_gti2093 in Europe it's called Golf GTI
@@dib_gti2093 it says golf gti on the back of a mk1
Mk5 is a Rabbit
Why do VW people get made when you say Golf GTI? I've have multiple, as have friends. My partners dad is a private VW mechanic, ie dosnt work for VW, and we've never heard of this. Is it just an American thing?
In America, it was called 'GTI'. It wasn't until the Mark 7 generation for us Americans that the car started getting called 'Golf GTI'. If anything, I get mad when people call our cars "an MK 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8" as opposed to what it's actually called -- "a Mark 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8". Our cars are not Hondas people! Stop calling them "an MKay"!
@@Azula7.5R so it is an American thing, interesting, I didn't know that thanks. There clearly a hot golf though, I mean there not a polo or tiguan lol. Anyway MK is short for Mark and when searching for a car no-one, to my knowledge, puts mark in the search, they put mk. Plus there's bigger issues in the world to be mad about ha... well unless they're actually saying MKay then that's different, thats just dumb...
Cheers for the comment mate, learnt something.
@@Stimm002 Glad to have helped!
Also consider that the US MK5 is called a Rabbit
I regret trading in my mk5 gti. It o ly had 60k miles on it.
i love it i want one :)
Rather have this over an mk8r the new mk8 interiors are hideous and that light bar is ridiculous
Driver has to learn how to park. 😂
It won't destroy a Mk8 Golf R 😂
@Desperate_Dan No, it won't. It could be close, but the mk8 still gets it 100%
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wait wasn't the mk5 the worst one? lol.
I mean I much prefer the Mk4 in it's rawness, and the Mk7 + mk8 for their precision. But for the price compared to the new cars it's tough to compete..
The mk4 was the worst one. The mk5 is a great car. We have heaps of GTIs and Jettas with ea113 engines with high mileage here in Australia.
Dsg farts ❤
Tge biggest rust bucket ever made
Its amazing
Cos golf 4 was amazing good quality
While golf 5 ....
mk4 and mk5 both have the same rust issue with the water drainage system. all the water sits at the bottom of the fenders. Ive actually seen way more rust mk4 then mk5
@@seansmile Agreeing. It's pretty common that the MK4 got *way more* rust problems than the MK5.
We never have had a rust issue here in Australia so don't know what you're on about
Lost interest after seeing it was DSG 😢.
Its ALL about dsg farts bby
@ Connor, the slower manuals still have plenty of fans! Performance aside, the dsg soundtrack with any exhaust/downpipe mods is very entertaining.
I have a Golf MK5 GTI with 300hp. @GTI073