7th Generation Volkswagen Golf (Team Review) - Fifth Gear
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2016
- The team take a look at the 7th Generation VW Golf.
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It is strange to hear from experts that the new Golf cannot be distinguished from the MK6. I'm not a car journalist and I can differentiate every generation of Golf in a glance.
What experts? The show is almost 100% entertainment. No mechanics, no engineers, just some enthusiastic drivers.
2:37 "Oh, thank fu......lly!
Nice save there Vicki!
they should've compared the interior quality between those two, then they would see the real difference
well, looking at mk8..
mk4 and 7 will always be a legend :)
Fifth gear has become so boring and annoying these last couple of years... should just call it quits.
It's been cancelled already dipshit,
Good riddance to that fucking crap review channel, bunch of supercillious arseholes.
The thing about the golf is that, yes it is boring BUT everything just works and in 15 years it still works. It doesn't date out as much as the other hatchbacks
Drive that Golf and Focus back to back in about 50000 km, and take it over that bumpy road course, see how the Focus is falling apart and Golf won't even have a single squeak or rattle.
my Focus has 50,000 miles and it isn't 'falling apart' or have any squeaks and rattles. It's no different from the day it was new.
+MotionPlays lucky
Haha!
+MotionPlays My dads Focus is also around 50K miles and works as good as new
Had a mk3 focus before. Did 25,000 miles. No rattles. Got a mk7 Golf now. 13,000 and loads of intermittent rattling. What was it you said again?
i have to say with the upgraded headlights, the golf 7 looks great.
I think it's brilliant, refined and classic interior means you aren't being shouted at by all of the dials and lights in the dash and won't be tired of it as quickly. the lines on the side and the rear are more aggressive than the last gen and I think it's going to be timeless like the mk 2 and 4.
the 3 and 5 are cool in their own right, but are kinda the odd man out for the styling and the 6always felt like the natural progression from the 4.
Dashboard on the mk 7 is like a chunk of granite. Beats my current a4 b9 for thud quality. So well made. All the way to the base of the windscreen bang it its so solid.
7 (funnily enough) years later, and your comment holds up.
This generation of Golf is genuinely timeless. Looks brand new even now.
@@AndorRadnai 🤣
I'm a vw fan for sure. Funny enough, i think my favorite passat is the b6, which is the mkv era of the jetta/golf. Sportier and sleeker, though, the understeer was unforgiving at times (the struts are way behind the engine). 🤣
@@AndorRadnai but, also funny enough, 3 days ago i saw a mk8 driving around in front of me and told my wife i was surprised that i liked it. The photos of it didn't do it justice. I told her though that my favorite was still the mk6. 🤣
I'm surprised by how the brits exalt fords and are always trying to say it's good. It isn't: interior's crap, build quality, the looks...
Had a mk 7 for half a year - an unexpectedly good, swift car, with equipment that can be found in cars of upper class, yet reasonably priced.
Still best offer in it's class (maybe seat would be equaly good for less money)
I have a GTD and its great! Just rolled over 91k miles in 3 years (65 plate) and had no issues :D
we already know how the 10 th generation will be.
Love these team reviews, great idea. It does look boring, unlike Johnny's jacket. Loved it
This video was shot on my 6th birthday! Amazing
The Focus looks and feels cheap by comparison. The Golf has luxury refinement you'll never get on a Ford, Honda, or Toyota.
@Donovan Campbell I have done 91,000miles in my 2015 Golf GTD and had no issues :)
I have a golf and it’s not super quiet at all, a lot of tyre roar. Also reliability is poor for such a new car
@@forza223bowe5 That is weird? What age is it? I have a 2016 GTD and its quite and done over 92,000miles with no issues
@@toms_garage i have a 2015 gtd also. Love the car and no issues with it so far
@@richboy900 Aww awesome!
Depends what you want. If you like an understated car (and I do) then the Golf has the edge. Like most German cars, it kind of does what it says. Discussions of panel gaps and paint thickness is all a bit silly, since they are both well made cars. I am of an age when I remember really bad build quality. Most Ford and VW cars look good after 10 years.... That difference in cost...... Not much is it?
isn't this video a bit late
angelo davis might be 2 yrs old
Just got myself a mark7 and you couldn't be more wrong. You don't compare a car to its last few models ffs, you appreciate it and look at it for what it is and the build quality is amazing, so is the drive. You guys have been driving too many fucking super cars, you cant expect the best you've ever seen for less than 20k
i love this car. i have it and it was the best decision ever! :)
the date on the dashboard says 2012 but the year of the release of this review it's 2016
Mk7 is beautiful
Yup
I can not agree more
How dependable is the 1.4tsi with cylinder deactivation and does it save much fuel in the real world?
Same formula as Porsche 911 - perfection through evolution. That is why Golf is successful. Volkswagen can't really change the looks dramatically because by they have to think about the carry-over consequence with the next iteration.
The exact car, engine, headlights etc., that I wanted on this side of the pond. But. VW diesels in the United States are as welcomed as Sandy Hook-Twin Tower-gun control-cancer jokes.
you mean you reviewed the Dullf?
Does anyone know the name of the song at 00.16 ?
Great car!!
For fifth gear, if its not ford, its not good enough. Ford fanboys.
+Против Глобал did you really just say that
***** Clearly you know nothing about cars...
+Против Глобал Well, still you know nothing about cars and a lot less than me.
***** Fords are American you fucknut... The only thing you know about cars is that they have 4 wheels and I bet with your stupidity, you can't even count to 4
***** Thanks for reinforcing my point
The tested model looks too empty, but with extras (Panoramic roof / R-Line Package), it looks damn good!
No
It is still a golf
has anyone noticed the A Class on the glass
MK8 coming out in U.S. in 10 months. Should be awesome.
The gti and gtd in mk7 form look stunning. I actually have a gtd, the bog standard mk7 like in this video looks dull though, yeah
Loved my 7 gtd black with standard slight tints to the rear windows. It just sat so well oknthe stunning standard 18s, sporty and understated. The best looking golf so far. Fancy the 8 as its 200bhp now for the gtd but will diesel be dodgy to own in the next few years?
Just started watching barn finds where has that man’s hair gone
29000 pounds? My Golf already cost more than that... and I've managed to bring the price up to somewhere around 50000 Euro IIRC, without even touching the R. They didn't look at the options list, did they?
I'm not from england, so i dont understand what jason is always meaning with "vanilla". Can someone explain ? He said this before in the Hyundai i30 Team Test Video
He means it's plain or boring
R32 is the GOAT
I got to drive both the 1.6 and the 2.0 tdi and I have to say, the 2.0 feels, sounds, accelerates so much better!
I might be because it had a higher trim level as well, but even if you just compare the engines and gearboxes, youre better off by miles with the 2.0!
Hy. May I ask you about the oil consumption of Diesel engine? I heard horror stories about petrol TSI-s.. thx
@@GR-kn7mt have the 2.0 in personal possession, never had issues with the oil. Absolute zero is impossible btw, every engine consumes at least a bit of oil. But it's low on ours.
@@anonym0336 ok thanks your feedback.. I consider buying tdi instead of TSI petrols.. I read TSI-s drinking oil like hell after 40-50.000kms.. and they are also suffering from many issues.
@@GR-kn7mt I've actually driven a 2.0 tsi just once in a rental. Really liked it, it was smooth and quiet and quite punchy, can't talk about issues though. But you'll love the tdi for its torque and motorway cruising qualities. The mileage is really good and at least with our tdi there are no problems. It has done something around 240.000 km btw. Still like new
Weird - 7 for the Golf (Mark) 7. Someone's taking the piss. Then again, "new" Golf published on Aug, 2016? Must've held it back!
Focus is nice, it if you put it along side a golf, well it's the golf that always would win. Looks and drive better than any other hatchback. MK 5 Golf is my favourite due to it reputation of build quality. Take s focus 1.6 TDCI zetec against the Golf and there only one clear winner.
MK5 is the worst built Golf ever, highly rust prone on the front wheel arches and the rear sills often go too. The headlights cloud up like mad. The DSG and 1.4 turbo petrol from that era were also hopeless in terms of being reliable.
This is a reupload, video came out years ago.
Bloody hell. Can't get much duller than that
a class is king of the hatch deal with it I liked this video tho
Totally agree with the boring looks of the 7th gen Golf. The interior looks near identical to any Skoda (judging by the amount of grey colours in this 1.6L tdi model). 5th gen Golf is way better and has that amazing flappy paddle dual-clutch 6 speed gearbox which I bet the 7th gen Golf GTi will not have as an option, they will only have stickshift or torque converter auto gearbox). Only the 7th gen Golf R will have dual-clutch gearbox but this time with 7 rather than 6 gears. Still even the Golf R looks boring. I'd have a Toyota Yaris with 1.6L turbo petrol that costs much less and same build quality than this 7th gen Golf tdi.
I've been looking at a golf but I can't stand how simpleor lack of character the dash design is! Like they just plopped a screen with rectangular vents NO ANGLES compared to the new I30 or Mazda3, their interiors look far better in appearance
Exercise courage greatest point disappear particular.
Oh look another Golf, how exciting...
And hell yeah they drive the first 10000miles great, before falling apart.
That’s funny... my last golf did 400K miles before I sold it. It never fell apart.
Wrong. They are quiet reliable, at least the ones Made in Germany
for christs sake, i think the golf is quite new but it kinda looks on the outside a bit... 2010 style car
but its good, but id reccomend the blue motion.
River toe way visual
G5 VWW and its a Golf 7
Golfs are rather plain and dull cars, unless you spend a fortune on extras
As an American who's seen a bunch of Top Gear and never heard of this show before this video... why does this show exist?? o.0
(Also, as a person debating between a Golf and a Fiesta or Focus, this video didn't really help. I give it about a 7.)
But that's a digital caliper.
I'd much sooner have a mark 2 Golf over this.
fun to drive.. yeah it's volkswagen
I have a VW golf 7 and I'll tell you it is a really good looking car, from any angle
Clock on the dash days 2012 -this is a 4 year old video? lol
Yeah, the MK7 started production in 2012. The MK8 is about 18 months away.
@@jamesrothwell8693 that's why this update is called a mk7. 5 ;)
it is right the mk6 n 7 the mk5 was the best
And then comes the reliability... Oh dear
+odzadze123 Do any volkswagen have a good reliability these days?
+TheLeewi98 what the fuck are you both on about
odzadze123 Are you sure?
TheLeewi98 I bought a nearly new golf, and had electronic handbrake failed, Tyre pressure monitoring light came on despite tyres being inflated. Parking sensors randomly going off and now struggling to go into reverse gear!
Ford focus is very stiff ride and harsh on the rough surfaces!! So I wouldn’t recommend focus if you do like to enjoy your refined drive
car screams dont buy me im a dullard
😂
Funny how everyone now thinks it’s the best Golf yet.
You are right about it being boring on the outside. Every other thing in this "review" is just arbitrary bullshit.
Who are these people who blow £20k on a boring meh hatchback....
millions worldwide, except you I suppose.
When there is nothing wrong with a car
you call it boring. Not really fair, is it?
segment deserve infant question regulate aide.
"more efficient" ....really?
Sorry, but I'll take the Skoda Octavia
This is THE hatchback.
Every other, either tries to copy it, or like these English bully manekins, say that it isn't fun, whatever it means, and build a stupid car that depreciats after 5 years so much that it can be parked on a sprapyard.
Golf MK7 is the best family hatchback ever. It is very beautyful and it will be so after 20 years and more.
Greetings from Macedonia.
It’s funny to think that the golf is “family” car in the UK
If it does not carry a Land Rover, Range Rover, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Bentley and/or its not made in britain it's going to get ridiculed and criticized negatively, that's why I hate fifth gear.
Yep, shit show.
3rd best selling car ever made doesn’t that tell you something
Fifth Gear I do not like you anymore lol
Meh, im happy with my Honda Civic. Done more than 60,000 miles and drive like a crazy bitch on shitty British road and still havent failed a single MOT or spend $$$ on it. Reliability is whats most important to you then go for a Japanese.
If it was so bad, boring, "grey and grey, and grey", they wouldn't be selling like hot cakes...
It looks boring, but it's a reliable little car.
Its been developed to the nth degree. So its a brilliant all round car. Arguably the best ever.
Bull! The Golf is built in Germany whilst the Focus is built in England. In the North American market, the Golf is built in Mexico so is the Focus. VW sells more Golfs than Ford Focuses.
The Ford Focus for the European market is built in Saarlouis, Germany. There are no British factories building the Ford Focus.
old golf looks nicer
there good cars but mindummimgly boring in my opinion!!!
So these reviews are just an opinion then. But yeah it does look bland unless it's more sporty & expensive model. There are better looking cars from Korea/Japan.
10,000th viewer.
"its quite a spunky car its fun"" has 0-62 time of 10.2 seconds, a 3-cylnder 1.0L focus can do better...
TechLounge it’s also a small diesel that they’re testing
its like EA and madden.
minimum effort, Big profit.
Wow vw haters
Best looking Golf so far!! How much did Ford pay you for this commercial? Unsubscribed
I should say that you disappointed me. I expected a more professional work.
Save 1500 quid, the boredom and dullness and buy an Octavia. VW the only car I ever sold (Passat V6) because it was as boring as F...!!!
the interior looks.worse than old ones
Mk7 Golf is so boring it also looks so dated already, something your Gran would drive at 25mph. The point about someone not being able to tell the difference between the Mk6 and this one is so true, and that was already very bland motor. Interior was a real snooze factor as well. This car is well past it's sell by date, but that is true of all VW models.
Del Mac in 10 months the MK8 is here in the U.S.
raleighman3000 Thanks, I didn't know that. I look forward to trying to spot the differences between MK7 and MK8, if there are any. Oh, hope USA get petrol only, you don't want to trust the diesel engine ones.
Del Mac VW will no longer be offering diesel cars in the U.S. (and most people bought the gas ones anyway). That scandal is costing them billions of dollars here in America.
raleighman3000 Good to hear you are not getting any diesels, and good to know the U.S. is getting proper compensation. Here in the UK, VW have said they will be giving owner of affected Audi, Seat, Skoda & VW's no compensation, as laws are different here to the U.S. and so will not make any payments. Nice of them!
Vw golf needs a major overhaul looks so 90s still
Drab exterior, dark boring plasticky cabin and the inevitable suspect reliability that VW's are known for, not to mention the renowned crap dealer service. No thanks. I could think of a fair few cars worthy of £20k but this sure isn't one of them.
What is this review/ Measuring the paint depth? 🤣 so bad
emissions cheats
28/40 isn't enough to warrant the purchase of the so called "premium quality" hatchback..
British heat Germans, simple 🤷♂️
Haha of course German car in British motor show never good
0 60 is crap old cars are faster
Old Volkswagen...
These guys are pure haters man omg
If à car is not reliable IS GARBAGE
Vicky ain't exactly great to look at from outside either.