What's it like to live with the Mk8 Volkswagen Golf R-Line in Malaysia? | Review

The Volkswagen Golf is one of the most iconic cars that the company makes. But, times have changed and the young people it used to appeal to aren't that interested in driving anymore. So they've had to make drastic changes to appeal to the younger crowd. Have they made the right moves?
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Appealing to the young people
01:15 - The Volkswagen Golf R-Line
01:51 - Digital Cockpit
05:33 - The interior
07:46 - How it drives
09:55 - Knowing how to make a nice car
10:57 - The verdict

[@TaeYEonZhen]

Owner here very good handling and solid driving experience 🎉 not regret 😊

[@clivengu]

That digital cockpit is such a nightmare!! I can feel the frustration just watching from the video.

[@bumderbum9346]

Wow they really didn’t include all that on models out of europe? My Golf has full self driving capability with lane assist of course, collision warning, adaptive cruise control etc

[@dzat]

For a golf - its abt the handling....owned a mk6 gti & now a mk8 gti since april...its all abt the handling & comfort ..its switch personality by pressing the dcc 😀

[@Armed-Forever]

NICEE REVIEW

[@filipcernota4538]

You very wrong about the safety tech. There is a line assist as standard and you can even add lane keeping “semi autopilot”. There is assisted breaking in case of risk of collision, which you can turn off, also blind-spot warning as an option with auto-folding mirrors. There is probably even more safety stuff.
Also, there is wireless charging probably as an option in your region, but it’s as standard in central Europe.
Sorry to hear you don’t get 7 speed DSG, because again, that’s what we get here with every model.

[@aminulmal]

It is..in malaysia all safety tech was not included for new Golf even it is CKD

[@nashk935]

It's included now, Iq Drive. Dsg is for GTI and R here in Malaysia

[@pete3300]

Must be the Malaysia version of the car. The Australian version has wireless charging, lane keeping assist and several other features you mentioned as not available.

[@soyacincautv]

You're right. The Malaysian version lacked the active safety assists and other feature to keep the price of the Golf competitive but even that couldn't save the R-Line variant. It is no longer on sale in Malaysia since the beginning of 2023. Golf line-up in Malaysia now starts with the GTi.

[@don_6996]

It's a nah for me. 🤷🏾‍♂️