@MuslimAndProud87 why are there mk7s falling to peices after a few thousand miles because they are cheap shit and covered in plastic even on the outside which is why the mk4 is the best because its over engineered and the 1.8 20v can take well over 1000hp
@@dylanfreriks7506Mooie auto Pik, ik zelf heb een Volvo v40 D4 stage 1 review 245pk staat ook op Autotopnl 113K views, en zit echt te overwegen naar een golf 7.5 GTI Performance , Mooie auto Bro Geniet er van!!
No that the point of owning a golf gti, it’s a cheap fast car , u can have a good one for 15k€, that the price of a basic model car in other car brands
Actually you don't because it's too expensive. Value for money Polo GTI is light years ahead in terms of value proposition. !unless! you only want to race it to the max where Golf pulls ahead because of individual back suspension. But it's a 10k€+ investment for just that.
@@blastmanutz7798 i don't know, but what i'm sure about is that golf 7 gti's are cheap for what it is and got a big potential in term of tuning u can get 100hp for 1000€ and performance for cheap too, with a good chassis, good engine, and a little price for the maintenance too, compared to other sports cars its nothing, polo gti's are good but i've never been a fan of it, it doesnt have the potential of a golf, and where i live a polo 6 gti is at the same price of a golf 7 gti if not more expensive and a polo 5 its like a difference of max 5k €, honnestly if u want a car usable as a daily, cheap with good performance, good looking, its the golf 7 gti all day for me
In the process of buying a 2020 GTI 7.5 w/ plaid seats now. I've been driving a 2014 Jetta SE for the last 10 years. It's been an amazing daily driver and I've never gotten bored of it. This will be my 3rd VW and I'm excited to see what the GTI is like!
@@TVGPOV Everything I'd hoped for! It's incredibly fun to drive and faster than I expected stock. It really is an excellent daily driver. I've only upgraded the paddle shifters so far but will add new rims/tires, a CTS downpipe, and a tune in the future. No rush though, It's been nice getting a feel for it before starting to modify anything. I haven't driven an MK8, but I'm very happy with the 7.5 and don't think I'd like having everything on a digital display. The DSG is very good and practical. If this wasn't my daily car I'd 100% get a manual though!
Absolute peak design wise and much higher quality details than mk8 (gas struts under the hood, padded door and glove box, fisical buttons just to mention some). For more watch the Awesome video Jason Camissa did on this topic. Always closer to the heart than R. I often get thumbs up from people on the road when driving my Porsche nardo gray 7.5 Performance.
And that’s exactly why I bought my MK7.5 GTI with a MANUAL transmission. I’ve owned it for 5 years, and there isn’t a single time that I’ve taken it out for a drive, errand, commute, etc. that it hasn’t felt fun to drive. As great as the DSG transmission is, I felt it would take away a lot of the “engaging driving experience” element I wanted from my GTI.
Have a fairly built up Mk7.5 manual, just a hair more power than this one - nail on the head on your commentary - it’s the most fun but still practical daily driver I’ve ever owned. Is it the fastest ? No. Is it the best handling? No, but surprisingly decent with the right mods. But smiles per mile is ahead of everything I’ve owned other than an Mx-5.
i have the same exact car just on rotiforms, few different mods but a 7.5 gti performance pack dsg on Bilstein's b8's. stage 1+ tcu ecu unitronic 310hp 93oct. APR carbon intake and inlet pipe, stock exhaust with resonator delete. car is a great summer daily and I think it's decent back road driver. also have the billet aluminum shift paddles (not the cheap stick on one's) like max suggests
I live in the United States and own a manual mk7, I bought it already set up for stage 2 I just had to buy a tune for it. Am much as I love the car I personally wish I had waited a few months and bought a mk8 with a dsg. Or at least bought one that was completely stock and was a 7.5
You can totally turn off traction control with an OBDeleven. That way when you turn it off it actually goes to 0%. From factory it still is at 30% when you turn it off.
there are 2 settings, one press for asr, long for esc sport, the other setting is one press for esc sport, long press for esc off. it needs to be changed in obd
Tenho um Jetta 2.0 tsi e o carro anda muito ! Gosto de ver seus vídeos aqui do Brasil, sou inscrito a muitos anos desde que criou o canal Top ! ! ! Obrigado pelos vídeos épicos ❤😂
The same is true for the Audi RS3 8V Facelift (especially DAZA) and the reason I will keep my baby for another couple of years... Audi A3 8Y Generation has those bizarre eye bags/tear sacs headlights, stepped taillights and (comparatively) cheap cracking interior just like the Golf 8....
love the videos. quick question: 4:30- is it really safe to pull the knob this fast from P to D? I am thinking it from the owners perspective as well....
Can I get your honest opinion? I’m stuck between purchasing an FL5 or a Golf R. I do have a family with one kid. I don’t track as much as I use to and just enjoy spirited driving these days. It’ll be daylied with weekend cars and coffee and fun driving (normal streets and mountain roads.). I don’t race anymore. Appreciate it.
Skip the Golf R and get a GTI, as said in the video it's not engaging at all. With the GTI (tuned) you have to be careful when to floor it which makes it fun.
Just sticking either with Type R or Golf R. I just wrote in here because the last time he did a R review was a couple years ago. I’ve driven both and I like both. I use to do a lot of racing but since I had a kid, other things in life becomes more important. Just want that weekend fun and track run maybe every 6 months.
I heard from a friend when u stage 1 cupra/golf/skoda ... the automatic dsg brakes easy is that true ... they recommend me to get manual one? What's your thoughts and experience?
I'm on the market for a 7.5 GTI, is the TCR worth the extra money or should I use the money saved for upgrades? If a Performance already can make 330 is the extra 60 a TCR can make with a remap worth it? I know the TCR is 20% more stiff (not needed for me) but it the steering rack the same? I really like a quick rack. Upgrades I would like to do is a big brake kit and downpipe.
This is my car and I would rather to buy a tcr because it could be more fun than mines. And of the top of that the tcr are faster 100-200 than a r. TCR has a R turbo and you can push a TCR more to 400HP
@@dylanfreriks7506 I just wonder if I would be happy with just 330hp or I really need 400. I drove a tuned TCR a couple of weeks ago, it made 360 but it was already pretty fast. I daily a mk6 GTI (260hp) and my weekend car is an AMG C63s (510hp). The tuned TCR felt just as quick as my AMG.
Nice to compare to the manual Cupra from a while back, which had a way more positive review an was quiet a bit faster. For me the Leon Cupra 5F is still the way to go as far as a daily goes...
You're not in "manual mode" until you manually shift it. Just shoving the shifter over into the manual gate isn't enough. I think it just defaults into a sport shift mode, but don't hold me to that one. But tap the paddles once, and it won't upshift again until you tell it to.
![430HP VW GOLF GTI TCR | REVIEW on AUTOBAHN [NO SPEED LIMIT] by AutoTopNL](/img/n.gif)
I love the fact that Max always takes the nearby animals into consideration when he does a pull or revs a car. Warms my heart
optically this is the peak of VW Golfs
Totally agree
Best looking and it ain’t close
The same is true for the Audi RS3 8V Facelift (especially DAZA) and the reason I will keep my baby for another couple of years
MK7.0 Clubsport S is the best looking IMO
@@High-Performance-IQThat is peak RS3 in my opinion. Do you have any goodies installed on yours?
7.5 is definitely best looking golf
The same is true for the Audi RS3 8V Facelift (especially DAZA) and the reason I will keep my baby for another couple of years
Mk4 gti anniversary and r32 are the best looking and they aren't made and covered in cheap plastic like these
@@nathansutherland892 Vr !!! Hum mmm !!!
@@nathansutherland892hell nahhh, what are u on bro?
@MuslimAndProud87 why are there mk7s falling to peices after a few thousand miles because they are cheap shit and covered in plastic even on the outside which is why the mk4 is the best because its over engineered and the 1.8 20v can take well over 1000hp
I’ve a MK7 GTD with a stage 1 and I love it. No it’s not a monster but it’s still very fun and handles great
That's still, what, 220hp? Honestly more than enough for a daily driver that still shoots out very nicely.
@@thewyk yep it’s 221 to be exact. More than happy with it
So you telling me we having a nice 330hk Golf GTI WITHOUT ugly paddle extenders? My hat off to you sir
Thanks! Its my car exactly
and without the annoying pops and bangs on deceleration
@@dylanfreriks7506Mooie auto Pik, ik zelf heb een Volvo v40 D4 stage 1 review 245pk staat ook op Autotopnl 113K views, en zit echt te overwegen naar een golf 7.5 GTI Performance , Mooie auto Bro Geniet er van!!
Same on mine, 333hp and stock interior and exterior
No pops and bangs!! Perfect. The DSG fart is okayish. But I love that there are no pops-and-bangs. Also love this interior over the Golf 8.
With a Golf GTI you get so much car for the money 👌
but emotionless
Inderdaad Robin ! ❤
No that the point of owning a golf gti, it’s a cheap fast car , u can have a good one for 15k€, that the price of a basic model car in other car brands
Actually you don't because it's too expensive. Value for money Polo GTI is light years ahead in terms of value proposition. !unless! you only want to race it to the max where Golf pulls ahead because of individual back suspension. But it's a 10k€+ investment for just that.
@@blastmanutz7798 i don't know, but what i'm sure about is that golf 7 gti's are cheap for what it is and got a big potential in term of tuning u can get 100hp for 1000€ and performance for cheap too, with a good chassis, good engine, and a little price for the maintenance too, compared to other sports cars its nothing, polo gti's are good but i've never been a fan of it, it doesnt have the potential of a golf, and where i live a polo 6 gti is at the same price of a golf 7 gti if not more expensive and a polo 5 its like a difference of max 5k €, honnestly if u want a car usable as a daily, cheap with good performance, good looking, its the golf 7 gti all day for me
Ι have a 7.5 TCR and with few performance and handling mods is an animal! Best golf in history and great car!
I agree the 7.5 Tcr is the best looking golf better then the R i have now the mk8 clubsport very fast
also proud owner of TCR here , been a blast so far
In the process of buying a 2020 GTI 7.5 w/ plaid seats now. I've been driving a 2014 Jetta SE for the last 10 years. It's been an amazing daily driver and I've never gotten bored of it. This will be my 3rd VW and I'm excited to see what the GTI is like!
And? How’s it like??
I just got a 2018 GTI a few weeks ago and I love it so far! Had a 2011 GTI before this but the 2018 just feels so much better
@@TVGPOV Everything I'd hoped for! It's incredibly fun to drive and faster than I expected stock. It really is an excellent daily driver. I've only upgraded the paddle shifters so far but will add new rims/tires, a CTS downpipe, and a tune in the future. No rush though, It's been nice getting a feel for it before starting to modify anything. I haven't driven an MK8, but I'm very happy with the 7.5 and don't think I'd like having everything on a digital display. The DSG is very good and practical. If this wasn't my daily car I'd 100% get a manual though!
I have a 2018 non performance GTi with the 6 speed manual. Got it new and it's been the best car I've had
Ive had min since 2018 such a lovely daily. I do miss not getting LSD though.
Miss my mk7 gti, amazing car.
I love how honest AutoTopNL on cars the review
I love deep exhaust sounds, the deeper the better.
Absolute peak design wise and much higher quality details than mk8 (gas struts under the hood, padded door and glove box, fisical buttons just to mention some). For more watch the Awesome video Jason Camissa did on this topic. Always closer to the heart than R. I often get thumbs up from people on the road when driving my Porsche nardo gray 7.5 Performance.
And that’s exactly why I bought my MK7.5 GTI with a MANUAL transmission. I’ve owned it for 5 years, and there isn’t a single time that I’ve taken it out for a drive, errand, commute, etc. that it hasn’t felt fun to drive. As great as the DSG transmission is, I felt it would take away a lot of the “engaging driving experience” element I wanted from my GTI.
The Ultimate Balkan car. sounds really nice
Im from balkan and can confirm its true
@@adem2064 yep,same
on balkan its a very pricey car
Balkan x7.5 😏
Pretty sure this is the ultimate South African car.
One of the reasons I started studying English was to comprehend your videos! They're all amazing! Thanks for such good ones!
YOU ARE THE BEST, GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA
I got same and I got it to stage 2. Sick car.
Have a fairly built up Mk7.5 manual, just a hair more power than this one - nail on the head on your commentary - it’s the most fun but still practical daily driver I’ve ever owned. Is it the fastest ? No. Is it the best handling? No, but surprisingly decent with the right mods. But smiles per mile is ahead of everything I’ve owned other than an Mx-5.
i have the same exact car just on rotiforms, few different mods but a 7.5 gti performance pack dsg on Bilstein's b8's. stage 1+ tcu ecu unitronic 310hp 93oct. APR carbon intake and inlet pipe, stock exhaust with resonator delete. car is a great summer daily and I think it's decent back road driver. also have the billet aluminum shift paddles (not the cheap stick on one's) like max suggests
Legendary cars, legendary engines 🔥
the GTI always looked better then the R in my opinion
As an owner of R , im totally agree with you.
All my friends been telling me to buy the r..they say gti is good but r is better
@@JustMe-zt3fsyes R is overall better
Faster and more reliable in any weather
"I'm guessing a different downpipe" Bro we need to know!
Such a simple but lovely car, my dream❤
I live in the United States and own a manual mk7, I bought it already set up for stage 2 I just had to buy a tune for it. Am much as I love the car I personally wish I had waited a few months and bought a mk8 with a dsg. Or at least bought one that was completely stock and was a 7.5
Best Golf ever made.
You can totally turn off traction control with an OBDeleven. That way when you turn it off it actually goes to 0%. From factory it still is at 30% when you turn it off.
How??? Tell me please😀
@@gabrielmontplaisir207 Like they said, with an OBDeleven or probably vcds as well.
@@gabrielmontplaisir207 buy a TCR, they can do it aswell
With a DSG tune you can make it not to shift itself on manual.
Sane drivetrain as my Octavia RS245 Wagon. I love my car.
Best all arounder 😎
I have the GTI 8 Clubsport with Akrapovic❤
The DSG farts sounds beautiful, i miss my Leon Cupra with Stage2 hahaha
You've got an M2 now?? Damn 😂
@@Pablanguillas Si Pablo, pero no quiere decir que no eche de menos a mi anterior pequeñin jajaja
If you press and hold the traction control button it completely takes it off and puts it in esc sport
there are 2 settings, one press for asr, long for esc sport, the other setting is one press for esc sport, long press for esc off. it needs to be changed in obd
I’ve got a decent spec mk7.5 GTD always wanted a GTI but would prefer a mk7.5 to a mk8
Tenho um Jetta 2.0 tsi e o carro anda muito ! Gosto de ver seus vídeos aqui do Brasil, sou inscrito a muitos anos desde que criou o canal Top ! ! ! Obrigado pelos vídeos épicos ❤😂
This is the exact car I want, except that I would go for a manual.
Awesome review - just made my evening ;)
DSG or manual? Which is suited the best for GTI? Which is more reliable?
best-looking golf imo
What is the exhaust setup? Can you open and close the valves?
you have to keep the traccion control button press for at least 7 seconds to completly turn it off!!
Mine (stock, limited) stops at 265 km/h
Mine stock to…from canada stop at 200😢😢😢
I need to buy one 😭
Golf 7 best Generation
Which fun cars do you suggest instead of a GTI? I already own a 1.4 TSI Golf 6 and looking for a new, fun car to drive around.
7.5 is the most beautiful Golf!
8's front looks so sulky like you put diesel in a petrol car.
The same is true for the Audi RS3 8V Facelift (especially DAZA) and the reason I will keep my baby for another couple of years... Audi A3 8Y Generation has those bizarre eye bags/tear sacs headlights, stepped taillights and (comparatively) cheap cracking interior just like the Golf 8....
love the videos. quick question: 4:30- is it really safe to pull the knob this fast from P to D? I am thinking it from the owners perspective as well....
what car did he end up changing to? Dylan, tell us
what Milltek is this one? Loved the sound perhaps could do the same on mine in a near future. thanks
Dream car, or R version :D
Can I get your honest opinion? I’m stuck between purchasing an FL5 or a Golf R. I do have a family with one kid. I don’t track as much as I use to and just enjoy spirited driving these days. It’ll be daylied with weekend cars and coffee and fun driving (normal streets and mountain roads.). I don’t race anymore. Appreciate it.
Skip the Golf R and get a GTI, as said in the video it's not engaging at all. With the GTI (tuned) you have to be careful when to floor it which makes it fun.
Just sticking either with Type R or Golf R. I just wrote in here because the last time he did a R review was a couple years ago. I’ve driven both and I like both. I use to do a lot of racing but since I had a kid, other things in life becomes more important. Just want that weekend fun and track run maybe every 6 months.
Yhr steering wheel looks like it disnt offer much resistance. There was a lot of play in the steering wheel
Review the video of Suzuki fronx
TC can be fully turned off with OBD11 or similar.
Mantab pak Karim 😊💪👍
I heard from a friend when u stage 1 cupra/golf/skoda ... the automatic dsg brakes easy is that true ... they recommend me to get manual one? What's your thoughts and experience?
I'm on the market for a 7.5 GTI, is the TCR worth the extra money or should I use the money saved for upgrades? If a Performance already can make 330 is the extra 60 a TCR can make with a remap worth it? I know the TCR is 20% more stiff (not needed for me) but it the steering rack the same? I really like a quick rack. Upgrades I would like to do is a big brake kit and downpipe.
This is my car and I would rather to buy a tcr because it could be more fun than mines. And of the top of that the tcr are faster 100-200 than a r. TCR has a R turbo and you can push a TCR more to 400HP
@@dylanfreriks7506 I just wonder if I would be happy with just 330hp or I really need 400. I drove a tuned TCR a couple of weeks ago, it made 360 but it was already pretty fast. I daily a mk6 GTI (260hp) and my weekend car is an AMG C63s (510hp). The tuned TCR felt just as quick as my AMG.
i had a cupra and i sold it after 1 year because it was so boring to drive i know what you mean now i have a 330i g20 much more fun to drive with rwd
different class and also more expensive. But I understand your choice and a G20 330i would also be my perfect daily.
People thinking hot hatches reviews are better than supercars ones👇
My dad has a 2016 Volkswagen Golf gti charcoal black, but it’s stock and everyone knows that stock is always more fun.
Downpipe with sportcat?
Have u driven the Hyundai Kona N yet?
How does this 7spd have such amazing DSG farts?
Nice to compare to the manual Cupra from a while back, which had a way more positive review an was quiet a bit faster.
For me the Leon Cupra 5F is still the way to go as far as a daily goes...
this volkswaghen what year is it?
The brand of the rims?
the weight is 1445kg not 1310kg
Not 1445 kg, it is much lighter, I own one
Is the dsg fart in this video standard? I thought the gti performance didnt have farts
It has a downpipe so the farts are more pronounced.
You can tune the car so that it „farts“ like the 6 speed DSG. I did this on my 7.5 Performance by VFT Tuning in Germany too
It would be more fun with the manual transmission for sure !
you mean more anachronism...
is it droning or what? weird sound, you can hear it when you give up gas pedal @AutoTopNL
Ide loose my licence if I had that car
PASSAT Hatchback
I grew up with Golf 1, 2, 3, so this model is too big in my opinion. The newer Polo's have the size today of a rightsize Golf.
9.5
Quite quite quite
You're not in "manual mode" until you manually shift it. Just shoving the shifter over into the manual gate isn't enough. I think it just defaults into a sport shift mode, but don't hold me to that one. But tap the paddles once, and it won't upshift again until you tell it to.
My dad has a vw golf R stock but with a borlja exhaust it’s a 2018
I have golf mk 7.5 GTD 240-250hp 460-480nm.. maybe some day dyno or not.😂
oil up max ❤
Are those wheels from South Africa? Pretoria is the capital city of South Africa
Lol 😂.. as south African I wonder if the rims are named after Pretoria.. it's a city in south africa 🇿🇦
Escape from Pretoria 😉
Mk7 > 8
To me the engine sound is a no go. It may perform better then older Golfs, but it sounds awful.
هاهو الماتريال تاع صح ماشي كيما في وحد الدولة هكا يعبدو في gtd
So you didn’t want to blow past the Ferrari ?
12:45 Player 2 wtf
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you cant fully turn off traction control in a vw, everyone knows that
my 2018 cupra leon turns completely off, maybe seat changed it not sure.
With something like obd11 and vcds it can
@@wvvliet86i did like this for my 7.5
Petjesauto.
FWD though sadly…
More involving than AWD
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Do you zero drag activate 600 kmh ?
For 330 hp, it seems very boring to drive
Boooring, I rather have an F20 120i remaped❤
I am not even a fan of golf 8
M2 Killer.
lol no
Yea right hahaha 😂
A mk4 gti with 300 hp is an m2 killer but not a mk7 😂
An M2 is way different league from Golf by the way.
7.5 is the best golf, 8 has a piece of shit interior, drove one for a while and its garbage.
Sounds boring
zoveelste golfje niks speciaals aan
1
Do upgrade mass 759kg with 710hp ?
So ?
boring car , thats it.
It's pretty ok if u gotta manage youur ballbreaker wife.