10 REASONS why GTI TCR beats Golf R
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In this video I give you 10 reasons why the Golf GTI TCR is a better car for the true enthusiast than the Golf R. I've tried to avoid personal opinion and stick to facts, if you think I haven't then please comment stating what I've said that's not a fact.
The reason why I made it is because lots of people have said "I'd just buy a Golf R", often based on the fact that the R is 0.9 secs faster to 60, ignoring the fact that it's slower in most other situations and has a number of other disadvantages, most of which I discuss.
JUST TO BE CLEAR the Golf R is an incredible car and I'm not tryin to take anything away from that. It's just that the Golf GTI TCR is a far better hot hatch, watch the video and see if I can convice you too! - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I’m sorry but I’m not getting how the TCR is a better car when it’s just a GTi with parts from the Golf R and the Clubsport on it. painted in Audi grey paint all for 40k... 🤮 oh an it’s slower than both the R and the club.. 👎🏽
Widely regarded as the best Golf ever, the Clubsport S is slower 0-60 than an R but will truly annihilate around the ‘ring. Now imagine a slightly less hardcore version of the CSS but one that will still kick the butt of an R around the ‘ring
(10 seconds is an age). Well that’s the GTI TCR. If you think quick in a straight line is better than quick on one of the gnarliest circuits in the world, good luck to you👍
volkswizard I’m still not seeing how it’s the best out of both the R an the Clubsport when it’s made up from the both of them an let’s fast it 1 in a 1000 are going to ever see a track! Me an save your money an get a Clubsport looks an drives a lot better an ever day fun little golf would have to be GTi the golf R’s are just let down by there build quality. TCR I just don’t get them!! Look cheap
@@aaronnewcombe9184 Let down by their build quality? Rs are made in Wolfsburg while GTIs are outside Germany. Go take a bus son
tonyo5 Made in Wolfsburg with shite orange peel paint finish. The finish on my 15 year old GTI is much better.
tonyo5 I’m sorry but are you 12... your comment sound like a little boy has written this! But thank you you have made me laff 👍🏽
*Walks into dealership*
“Can I get a GTi but with Golf R price please?”
YES! would you like an Audi color too?
“Only if it’s more expensive!”
👌🏽👌🏽😂 gtfo
The color named nardo-grey, not "audi color" dumbass
Apart from that IS NOT Nardo grey
Besides any pointless childish observation, IF you can afford the cars higher up in the VAG range you can order them in any of the entire groups colours, it’s called the exclusive range, which includes all of the Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini, Bentley colours
I agree the TCR is a more unique and better prospect than a golf Gti or and R, mostly because you gain some exclusivity back
SAamg who came out with it first? “DuMbAsS”
Pheasant Pluckers son valid points, is all that worth it though?
This has 75% of R parts on it, is it a GTI or.....a front wheel drive R ?
AWD means I can have fun with spirited driving in all weather. When the pavement is wet, it's great fun leaving all those muscle cars behind when the light changes.
I’ll be keeping my R.
Bye
Cant wait to get mine 😍 and i cant wait to leave this well over priced gti at the lights 😎🤣🤣🤣🤣👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👌🏻
Me as well
Golf R is the most common car on British roads specially the Lapiz Blue. Every Del Boy has one.
@@lecogti177 just because lots of ppl own it does not make it any less awesome. It just proves it's awesomeness.
R should have looked like this
Nah - it was meant to be subtle.
It's the range topper. A 911 turbo don't look like a Carrera s. VW got it wrong.
Can’t beat the R Estate for its all weather, 1 car quiver ability.
Totally agree with point 9 and 10. Was all set on getting a 2 year old Golf R. After going for a couple of test drives though they just felt a little sterile and as if I wasn't driving it, a bit too refined and able maybe.. Re. point 10 I wasn't really bothered about burning ppl off the lights either, more 40-100mph (sorry I mean 70mph) acceleration and fun factor. Thought M140 may tick the boxes, was noticeably faster in gear on test drive but wife said i'd look like a 20 year old sales exec (Not a look I want at 40! Lol). The guy at BMW told me to humour him and try a Mini JCW F56 (Thought WTF). So glade I did though, not the most obvious alternative, but per tonne only 16bhp less than R, obviously not as quick to 60, but 40mph+ not far off and so much more fun. Ended up getting one instead of the R. GTI Performance model may have been an alternative but think TCR would have been the true winner, just shame about price!
Nice. Amazing. Would i swap my R for it? Not in a million years.
neither. Mine's brilliant, no buyers remorse for me yet (2018 so only owned it a year - we'll wait and see :D)
Gona keep my r thanks sunshine
Me neither, had a lot of fun on the B roads too
I’ll keep my S3, well until I get an RS3 😂
I’ll stick with my R thanks. Especially at this time of year.
Can you tell me. Does the tcr have the same downpipe factory as a normal. Gti? And R? I'm curious.
11. The seat trim is much more interesting 😁
I have to agree, the interior generally is more uplifting AND THERE IS A DEAD AHEAD MARKER 😍
I can vouch for that! I've got a 2018 R, with fabric seats (dealer model, wish I had leather) and the whole interior is definitely more subdued compared to the GTI. I quite like the tartan seats that it has.
It's has the wow factor, the looks, the kit, the handling and just wow. Would love yo have one one day post code lottery lol. Got the R32 and if the tcr had the R32 sound would be just amazing
You make some interesting points all of which are personal opinions, I pre my r with the British weather especially when my wife drives the car I know she is in safe hands with the four wheel drive. Both are awesome cars value for money wise. Fuel consumption is a bit of a mute point if your buying a performance car. Can’t wait to see what the r plus will be like in 2021. Intriguing vlog. Mal
I wish I lived in England! I have a 2012 VW Golf R sport tuned to stage 1. I recently test drove a 2017 GTI stock and I have to say it was more fun to drive than the R! I was surprised, really surprised! I'd love the look of the TCR, the exterior is awesome and I really like the interior trim and seats of the TCR! Sadly, we in the States don't get the best because most drivers here think SUV's are King and I strongly disagree! Great video! And I wish I could get the TCR!😡
You're comparing a MK6 to a MK7.5, the chassis has some pretty big changes to make it drive & handle better regardless of which trim or version you drove.
Is the golf gti tic worth it ?? I am nearly about order one
Just chucked my gti performance in for a nice black TCR. The PP was brilliant, but this is a massive step gain in both performance and handling. The gearbox also feels much keener (allegedly the same 7 speed dsg). Pops and farts on the down shift and feels far more torquey in normal boring driving. Mine is on the PZero’s and I really wouldn’t need more grip in wet or dry. A real weapon!
So if you're PP was remapped would it be to equal or greater power than the TCR
Are the engine internals all the same bar a tune?
Might get the performance with a map, but tcr has better suspension and brakes. Engine is the same but a bigger turbo than pp. just a much more complete package in my opinion
A shit box of pops and crackles. lol
how much different is the TCR from a GTi? and could you modify a GTi to match the TCR performance for less money?
Good point about the DCC Andrew. I sometimes wish my gti performance had it fitted. I bought it as a pre-reg car, so couldn’t option the DCC which I feel would have been a bonus when using the car as a daily driver.
I really like the TCR. It's still not available down under until 2020? Are the seats heated? Yes it does get cold in Melbourne. I have the heated leather in my MkV GTI from late 2008. Cheers great review.
Is this tcr lower than the gti Performance Pack ? If it is does anyone know the actual measurement?
Hope someone answers
Fantastic video - thanks. Anyone know what the button does on the back of the rear view mirror? Or is it a sensor?
Thanks Andrew. You got me there but I know the car's got traffic sign recogntion so it reads road signs and will be using a camera to do this and they are usually located towards the rear of the rear view mirror.
Auto dim
40 years ago TCR stood for Total Control Racing, the new kid on the block going up against Scalextric. Both did a similar job but achieved it differently, just like these two.
Hi mate, do like the colour and the car too. Saw one yesterday at our local Tesco's could not stop starring at it. Mrs told me off too!!! Stands out from a long distance. The problem I have with the Golf R is there is so many. When I drop the little one of to school its a 25 min drive and usually count 8 - 10 Golf R's every day. 👍
Hi Manj, it's weird isn't it? I expected TCR to be a let down, a non-limited model with no bucket seat option but somehow they've pulled it out the bag. Sold your CS yet?
Pick up my 20 plate TCR tomorrow!
Can’t wait!
Went looking at R’s but the TCR looks so much nicer!
Nice work Aleca, enjoy, it's a great car!
A great video Andrew - how did you get Ed to sell it? Much better than an R iMHO, - it's maybe a car I would buy when my Edition 30 bores me!
Dude where is your video gone of you going through explaining the infotainment set-ups? Can’t seem to find it?
I can never decide if I prefer the look of a 5 Door or a 3 Door. Anyway, another great video mate!
Great video Andrew and love the 3 door TCR particularly albeit not a coupe shape like my Megane - prefer it to the R which whilst dynamically competent it has extra weight and AWD inert handling - hope to see you with your own TCR very soon :)
Thanks as ever Malcolm👍I hope this videos doesn't mean all the cheap TCRs sell as I haven't pinpointed one yet. I suppose I could keep the one in the video but I really need a 5 door for it to make sense alongside the R8. Two 2 door cars is silly!
Great video! I have a TCR in tornado red, and I LOVE it!
Hey Geir! Tornado red is rare over here but it looks mega with all the black TCR bits👌
@@volkswizard I know. This is in Norway and it is only 18 of the TCR here. Maybe 5 or six of them are red. I havethe black roof and carbon mirrors too. And the same rims as in the video
@@volkswizard I'm guessing my 3 door in Oryx with pano / black roof is approaching unicorn :)
Great vid keep them coming! Another point could be the TCR seems to be more of a head turner, people seem to be more curious about what it is.
Untill a golf R leaves you at a set of lights 😂
Haha true!
Love the look of the 3 door
Interesting informative video. I'd think of getting a R or clubsport if I had money
Love both cars, own 2019 Golf R. For me living in Canada and having 4WD overweights all little exclusives of TCR by a large margin. The other huge plus, is that the R assembled in Germany, unlike the GTI.
Just sold my golf r 400bhp and all that jazz but dam it was boring loved the interior etc this looks like a good alternative
what engine oil do vw use in golf gti performance manual need top up i know the engine code is dlb any help appreciated.
Hi David, best to check the manual ideally but modern VWs tend to use VW Longlife III 5w/30, can't recall the specific approval now and don't want to misadvise you so manual will tell all.
I agree with everything said here. I have a golf r and its very fast and capable and beautifully finished. But its so planted and grippy you get carried away and push it to stupid speeds. The front wheel drive with the wee hints from front wheel spin would make for a much more lively and exciting drive at reasonable speeds.
Do parts off these cars / Clubsports ever come up for sale from a recycler / scraper or something like that?
Im looking at getting one of these i have a gtd at the moment and hate the fake noises my bro is getting an r so cant wait to have a race 👌🏽👌🏽
I’m thinking about buying an R or a TCR
I’m a previous owner of a clubsport S which I loved.
How does the TCR DCC compare to the CSS version?
And I loved how the CSS sounded - how does the TCR compare and is the akrapovic a must have?
Akrapovic not essential, check out my video comparison. TCR DCC calibration feels pretty similar to CSS. The TCR let’s you have CSS fun on a daily basis, it’s only on track where TCR doesn’t have the magic as it pushes into understeer quite easily when CSS camber will mitigate that. Both a lot more fun than an R
@@volkswizard thanks for that I saw your exhaust video after I asked the question! VW exhaust sounds better it seems on the video.
Toying with the idea of a TCR or 2018/2019 R but I’d like DCC and they’re hard to find. For the same sort of money a TCR may have better long term residential?
love the videos,more voice sound would be amazing tho...liked...
Really enjoyed this video 👍, for me hot hatches are a car to use day to day so need a broad range of abilities. The R has a bit more breadth to it thanks to the 4WD, I’d gladly trade a bit of dynamic sharpness for the increase in traction especially at this time of year in the UK, I also personally prefer the more anonymous / discreet styling of the R.
Exactly. I have a 2018 R and the discreet styling is exactly what I need, not too showy. I also live in NZ so AWD is perfect.
Interesting video. I'd like to see you try the cupra 300 and see what you think. You can get those for low 20s ex demo and i think they will make a strong comparison.
I need to get one for sure👍
1 reason the R wins, particularly in the uk... wet/greasy roads more often than not.. front wheels will spin up uncontrollably. Tcr wont see which way you went down the leafy b road.. dry track tcr wins.. real world uk roads, R every time.. and tbh if i wanted a track hatch itd be a civic type R everytime 😉
People forget, awd is amazing on the track too. Its just not a hot lap car, endurance/non perfect condition built. Look at the Audi street cars, they win. Ban and limited every time.
Excellent review and your knowledge and intricate details such as the front brake/disc info
Thanks vp5!
I have just purchased one of these and sold my Golf R.the R is better. i know i have owned different Golf R's since 2011.this does not give me the same thrill.
remap a Golf R and they fly,
informative and interesting video. i love the GTi TCR and also the R. however the thing that sells the R to me over the GTi TCR is the 4wd traction and grip. i love them both and i’d happily own either one, but at the end of the day i’d take the Scirocco R over any Golf.
Golf R for me
Good points have to agree, but I will keep my CSS over the TCR
Big fan of the regular pieces. Thoughts Vs Club Sport S?
In a nutshell CSS is too compromised for daily use to be compared. It's 5% better dynamically but 50% less practical. Plus the speculators kept them out of the hands of proper enthusiasts while with the TCR you can fill your boots right now!
Great vid. I love my TCR and it’s definitely got way better fuel economy than my Golf R used to have.
Which is better tho?
Sean Walsh The TCR. It’s a more involving driving experience & it sounds better too. The sport mode in the GTI is fun & useable. I also felt the styling of the R is understated.
Great set of reasons there, Andrew!! Very nice car. Hopefully, you will get 400 more subs and be able to order your very own TCR by the end of next week.....👏🏼
A friend of mine currently owns the TCR and he prefers the MK7 R he used to own.
That in storm trooper colours would be amazing.
The R has grip and Id never trade that for any of this,but it does rain alot here.
No more grip than a tcr, just more traction. There is a difference...
Needs an alcantara steering wheel ! Why not offer that instead of £400 stickers ?
Apart from that it’s an absolute gem of a car. Love the way you can have fun at lower speeds as well as high...plus afterwards you can put it in comfort and it turns in to a 1.4 golf. Very expensive but worth it over the R
Agreed on the Alcantra. When I've mentioned that before people have said leather is more practical which is true I suppose.
volkswizard well if it’s an option i guess it doesn’t matter if they prefer leather. The red marker just looks a bit naff on leather. Just my opinion though.
What’s the GTI like driving fast in the wet through bends and twists..the R begs to be pushed hard..
R > TCI, because 4motion can do it (better) on a rainy day in Stoke.
I would sacrifice the R for this, no doubt. The TCR looks incredible and is more desirable as a drivers car with more excitement.
Seat Leon Cupra (290/300) has similar power, looks (in my opinion) even a bit better and it is cheaper.
But, you will notice the price difference, here and there...
Look just Jacky Tuning
Untill a golf R leaves you at a set of lights 😂😂😂
Looking for one now if you have one or know one for sale thank you
Thanks for this video, I’m considering both the R and the TCR 🔥
Add Seat Leon Cupra to the list ;)
I love my 3dr Seat Leon Cupra just gutted you can't but the 3dr anymore . That's the only reason I haven't changed it for a new model. Not a fan of 5dr cars
great video with a refreshing point of view thank you
Got a sunroof on my 2016 Golf R, so there is some black on it 😁 Lapiz blue is a swirly monster tho :/ An end of spring stage one machine polish will have her looking her best again
Do the uk tcr‘s have an opf ?!
This TCR Exhaust sounds so deep and i.m.O. it feels louder than the Akrapovic. Not bad! Nice Video btw.!
Thanks marc👍
Fantastic review considering trading my manual r in I have never realy fell in love with my r ..may be due to been manual ? Thanks wayne
Iv been in the R and by the way it drove I’m after an R in the very near future,just need to own a mk5 gti ED30 dsg first...an itch that i need to scratch badly after driving one that was 377bhp she 413ft/lb SAVAGE
Great video as always, love the colour too. Lapiz blue is a nice colour on the R however very soft and as a result suffer more stone chips. This colour however rocks 👍🏻
Lapiz is the softest paint ever, mine swirls and chips just by looking at it 😣
This paint also chips easily, think it’s just modern VW quality. Do like my (currently filthy) grey tcr
Great video with some interesting info. My son has just sold his R which I drove and was very impressed. However I really like the GTIs for their interiors just looking a little better, even though the conservative R is very good. However I am considering either a performance GTI or an edition 40 ... I’ve seen your videos and you really rate the DSG 40. Any thoughts Andy?
I'd go in descending order : TCR, Edition 40, GTI Performance
You can't go wrong with any of them.
I'm leaning towards DSG more as they manual clutches are weak and DSG is so good these days.
volkswizard thanks for that. I must say the only R I have driven was a DSG and I was very impressed. I have previously owned a Mk5 GTI which I discovered used a lot of oil so I am keen not to
Make a mistake again but your point about the clutch is welcome. Thanks for replying. 👍
Just put a deposit down on a 2020 TCR coming from a stage 2+ m140i. It’s not all about how fast a car is. I could have bought a golf R but after driving one I can honestly say I found it incredibly boring. Also I do see about 10 of them every day. The guy who bought my 140 sold his R to get into it. He hated the R in the end due to how boring it was. To summarise, the TCR is better looking, lighter, more fun, nicer interior and rarer. It’s a no brainer really.
It’s not boring at all. He wasn’t driving it fast enough obviously
Really interesting comparison, but as I needed an estate, it's an R for me!
It all depends on what you're looking for, I suppose. I wanted to disagree with your conclusions, but, actually I don't!
Styling: totally agree. I think the front of my Mk7 GTD looks better than the R, although I "get" that the R is more of a Q car.
However, the 4 wheel drive on the R suits me - I have a set of 17" VW Dijon alloys with Nokian winter tyres which are brilliant - I doubt they'd fit onto the TCR with the bigger brakes. Winter tyres & AWD will keep me going in the North of Scotland all winter!
Very valid point about the driving excitement of the TCR Vs the R. However, an R would probably suit me better, as it will be my daily driver, also covering the occasional long drive in bad weather - a car for all seasons. I doubt I'm a good enough driver to be able to push the limits of a TCR on a regular basis anyway - I've never done track days, etc.
Not sure my neighbours would appreciate that loud exhaust at 4am either (I work shifts)😂.
Totally agree with you on the DCC with 19" wheels - I made sure my new R had that!
If I had been looking for another Golf hatch to replace my GTD, I'd have definetly had a GTi (a PP or a TCR) - I've always loved the Golf GTi. But, I needed the space of an estate, so it's the R that I'm picking up in 4 days..
The TCR is more "hardcore" than the R, but think the R estate is easier to live with, day to day. A bit "safe" maybe, but that suits me. It's a car that has to do everything & the discrete nature of it appeals (in a different way to the TCR). I wish it had the honeycomb grille though..
Hi Andrew, how is your R estate?
@@piersgooderham8674 Hi Piers, to answer your question: it's awesome! The R (in my opinion) makes even more sense as an estate than as a hatch, it's a car that can do pretty much everything - I would have probably gone for a GTi PP if I'd been looking for a hatch, to be honest. But after driving the R, I'd find it hard to go back to 2wd - yes, the R isn't a tyre smoking beast, it's much more subtle & cultured than that, which appeals to me (I'm far too old to be a boy racer🤣). I do prefer the look of the GTi (particularly the honeycomb grille at the front - like my previous car, a Mk7 GTD), but the Q car look of the R (especially the estate) is very appealing. Got a great deal on it too, bought new on a 20 plate.
Personally, I think about 290hp through the front wheels isn't ideal - I've had a shot of a friend's Seat Leon Cupra (a 2wd R, basically) & it's a bit twitchy. The R is rock solid.
I see my R estate not so much as an expensive, complicated & heavier GTi, but as a budget alternative to something like a BMW Msport 3 series touring, or a fast Audi A4 Avant.
Noway in hell a TCR is vetter than a golf R. The fact that the golf R is awd beats this modified GTI.
One of the only things that making me choose the R over the TCR is the AWD on the R
Golf r owner and I thought it was the dogs bollox. How wrong was I when my mate bought a tcr and on a roll its leaves my r buy a couple car lengths.
I see VW are still fitting a pair of Right hand brake discs to both wheels! Probably not an issue at road speeds but on track the offside disc will run a bit hotter. Looks like a good car though. I prefer it to the R.
I wish we had these in the states
Really like the tcr Gti
Will definitely be a collectors car
I wish I owned one
I’ll keep doing the lottery:)
Great video
Vdub :)
I just bought one yesterday, in Australia, so this review makes me happy!
Hope you enjoy it Adam!
@@volkswizard So far so good! Ive gone from Subaru to VW and the feel is so much better
Hi, is the TCR 100kg lighter than the R???
Not sure but without AWD that would be about right
The R is an understatement car. It does not need those boy racer trim and optional stickers the TCR got. It just goes like on rails in any weather. I for myself can just laugh at those GTI guys with their screeching front tires when they try to challenge me at a stoplight and i am already miles away when their wheelspin finally ends...
Totally agree, for traffic light grand prix R is a winner, for everything else it's not.
@@volkswizard What about taking corners on wet roads, icy roads, driving on snow? Also talking about looks, the R wins that for sure. And if someone wanted to go for a really quick car around the ring he would definitely take an RWD car and neither a Golf R nor TCR.
Andrew ,
Very good try but you haven't converted this old fart, R man, as an everyday / all year round car to have. Plus I can wait 2020/21 for the R 400 MK8 Plus. Plenty of high spec used Golf R mk7.5 2017 -2019 at sensible money £30k and lower. Manual or DSG ,with 3 or 5 door choice.
Always love your enthusiastic and detailed videos mate. Now get to 10k sub asap.
Enjoy your new daily commute car when you get it . Look forward to your long term reviews on the TCR !
Agree with point 9, altho not a VW, I drive an S3 which because it does everything perfectly , borders on being boring
Wish we had them here, but any limited low production car like this ends up commanding too much of a premium in the US market because we have so few cars like this.
Mr Volkswizard please answer, what do you think about golf 8, not making 3 doors?
I'm cool with this as I buy and sell Golfs and 3 doors just do not shift. You might save £550 not speccing 5 door but trust me on resale you will be this amount or more below the value of a 5 door. So you can see why VW don't spend money making a 3 door when it effectlvely devalues the car. Also if you want a 3 door hatch, there is little competition so people won't choose another brand over a Golf based on getting a 3 door. 5 doors apparently have stiffer shells too as the B post is a really strong part of the structure while on a 3 door it's just panels. It's irrelavent anyway as I can't see a Mk8 being much better to drive than GTI TCR or Clubsport S and you can get these in 3 door so just by one of these and cherish it 😍
Nice review, helped me with my purchase.
Glad I could help :)
As great as the Golf R is, for me there are just too many about. So for that the TCR gets my vote for a couple of reasons, 1 exclusivity 2 they are just awesome In my opinion... cheers Andy another great video 👍.
Thanks Ashley 👍
@@volkswizard 😀👍
If I wanted (or needed) the safety blanket of AWD, a saloon car sound and to see plenty of others in order to convince myself I'd bought the right car, I'd have an R. I don't, so for all the reasons VW Wizard sets out I'll keep my TCR.
When your hair and fleece match the paintjob
I have a gti its an icon been around for years the R is not only just came into light
I owned both mk7 gti and mk7R
The R is completely on another level of performance you can’t even compere them 2.
Mines the normal GTI but I’d definitely go for the TCR over the R
Basically the TCR is more of a drivers car
Nice car for sure but I’ll stick to my 70 plate cupra 290👍
Ive had both. Golf R any day. Theres no comparison
I'd love to be able to own one of these. However the faster a cars capability the faster I drive... because I can!
I love these but I own a 2005 TDI and can barely max that out on local French roads. 🤣. Too many corners and cops/ speed cameras
am i the only one who has an original golf 7 and just bought the tcr front and r rear bumper because they seemed pretty sporty and not to agressive like any other bumper bodykit and stuff
Are the bumpers different to 7.5? I thought it may just be clip on bits for TCR that differ. Obviously the bumper is different to Mk7 as well. That rear diffuser is a bit tasty 😍
TCR would have been perfect with manual transmission and AWD...
Race mode with the R quite a bit stronger and deeper than that sound.
I have a 2018 Mk 7.5 Golf R, with all the options. Haven't driven the TCR, but tested the GTI before I bought mine. I absolutely prefer AWD, had a Quattro Audi Avant for 8 years, before this car, from brand new to 350,000 km, and I intend to keep this car for even longer. After using the AWD systems in these VW/Audi/Porsche products for many years, I'm not going back to a single axle driven car until I can't afford it. The golf R is so easy to drive, so confidence instilling, and for me driving throughout New Zealand regularly for many hours at a time (On windy, bad quality, sparsely used back roads) there is nothing better than the R. It soaks everything up perfectly in comfort mode and yet doesn't care what speed you enter a corner at, or what the conditions are, it'll take you around it. I also disagree with you when you say the speed advantage that the R has doesn't matter. There are many times where I'll need to overtake in the only, tiny, straight section of road available for the next 100km, and the pickup of the R always delivers the exact way I expect it to. Also from a standstill, the launch from the AWD plus extra power over GTI and TCR is so good, it's addicting. I also like the fact that the styling of the R is more subdued. In my old Audi, I'd regularly park down the street from customers so they wouldn't see the brand new luxury black Audi sports wagon. The R looks much like a normal Golf, and so people aren't as offended by it when I'm driving through towns that have a simpler quality of life. Some people are going on about how common the Golf R seems to be. Where I live, which isn't exactly a poor city, GTIs are far more common. I've only seen one other Mk 7/7.5 Golf R in my life (outside of the dealers). Certainly got no buyers remorse yet haha!! Great vid.
Luca van Gorkom I was the same, I had all the intention of getting a GTI, after the test drive I was like wow! Then he said wanna drive the R? I said yeah.... ended up with the R.... much better car.....
Great video! Really want one now
Sorry about that...😁
After the effort VW put into the functional aeshetics and configurations available on the CS & CS-S the TCR is a bit of a let down in my view.
Maybe but unlike CSS and I suspect CS in the longer term, proper enthusiasts will be able to afford one. Already a decent spec car is cheaper than a Clubsport S and virtually brand new. I had a CSS, great car but a GTI should be daily useable and TCR has all the gadgets and is still properly fast and engaging on road and track
How does it compare to a Clubsport edition 40? Great car possibly the best one yet 😃
Hey Dilum! I just so happen to have made a video comparing TCR to Edition 40 th-cam.com/video/0YWGWoFCwlM/w-d-xo.html
volkswizard video is private
volkswizard Any chance of posting this video Andrew? It’s showing as private at the moment 🙏🏾
Have they addressed the carbon build up on the intake valves by now, or are you still walnut blasting every 20k?
EA888 engine for Europe had 8 injector,s, 4 to wash inlet to avoid this.
@@volkswizard thanks! That alone would make VW products more attractive again.