What Do You Want To Know About The Golf R?

"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
04/14/2016 at 15:45 • Filed to: golf r

My buddy just picked one up, and is letting me drive/review it this weekend. Proper three pedal layout with DCC and nav. What do you want to know about it? VWs are not my area of expertise - is there anything in particular I should look for?

DISCUSSION (37)

Party-vi > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 15:49

Sunroof or na?

Justin Hughes > Party-vi
04/14/2016 at 15:52

Sunroof isn’t even an option in the R, believe it or not.

DrJohannVegas > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 15:52

Does it make wookie noises?

Party-vi > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 15:52

THIS IS BULLSHIT I WANT MY HOT HATCH AND MY HAIR TO FLITTER IN THE WIND

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 15:53

How fast can it go in reverse?

Justin Hughes > DrJohannVegas
04/14/2016 at 15:53

I believe this car will have a pirate theme...

Justin Hughes > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
04/14/2016 at 15:54

Hmm, I wonder if she’d let me test this - or if she’d remain my friend afterward...

TheHondaBro > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 15:56

Is it?

TheHondaBro > Party-vi
04/14/2016 at 15:57

I think your sunroof is broken.

Spaceball-Two > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 16:01

I’d like to know how big the back seats are (assuming a 4 door) and the storage in the hatch. I’ve got a kid under 1 and have been looking at the R. Just curious if a car seat and all the crap kids come with will fill up the usable space.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 16:01

After the review, can you try out the S3 and tell us if it’s worth the premium?

Ash78, voting early and often > Spaceball-Two
04/14/2016 at 16:02

I’ll go ahead and tell you that rear-facing seats will cramp you. Forward facing, you’ll be okay...until they’re old enough to kick the seats.

Justin Hughes > Spaceball-Two
04/14/2016 at 16:02

Good question. I’ll be sure to do the “sit behind myself” test and maybe crawl into the hatch. :)

Justin Hughes > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
04/14/2016 at 16:03

I’d love to if I can get my hands on an S3!

jjhats > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 16:03

why does it look like every other golf and not exciting/sporty in the least

Spaceball-Two > Ash78, voting early and often
04/14/2016 at 16:04

Thank you. That was my next concern. The leather being kicked and scratched by the crumb cruncher.

Justin Hughes > jjhats
04/14/2016 at 16:04

I’m a huge fan of stealth, and I love that the R looks just like a bargain basement Golf to the untrained eye. But that’s my opinion. Other hot hatches definitely look much more sporty than this.

Gone > Party-vi
04/14/2016 at 16:04

Kinja'd!!!

Ash78, voting early and often > Spaceball-Two
04/14/2016 at 16:08

Invest a few bucks in those fabric seatback protectors (check Amazon, Walmart, etc) — they’re pretty good. And if it makes you feel any better, very, very few cars have real leather on the seatbacks until you hit $100k+. But I would honestly not want my kids (5 and 2) to continue growing up inside any car I really cared about, or planned to keep a very long time.

Hoccy > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 16:10

Will it rally?

(just kidding)

Justin Hughes > Hoccy
04/14/2016 at 16:12

Ha! :D I have no doubt that it would!

Spaceball-Two > Ash78, voting early and often
04/14/2016 at 16:12

Understood. We’ll probably have another in the next few years so the R would get even smaller then.

Ash78, voting early and often > Spaceball-Two
04/14/2016 at 16:17

Yeah, it’s a nice idea, but I owned a MkIII Golf, my brother had a MkIV GTI and now a MkVI Golf, plus my dad has a MkIV R32. We’ve had more Golfs than any other car in our extended family...and I could never, ever imagine a decent quality of life (sanity) with multiple kids. We outgrew our Passat wagon with baby #2 and went with the minivan. I wanted to stick with a wagon, but all the Volvo and Mercedes models I wanted were just too nice for kids to destroy...maybe one day :D

Dru > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 16:19

Curious if it has effortless torque down low, or more of a high strung wind it out kind of motor. Also, everyone raves about the DSG, at least as much as one can rave about a VW, but how good or not good is manuel?

Spaceball-Two > Ash78, voting early and often
04/14/2016 at 16:19

It just gets to be such a pain in the ass to pull him in and out of my A4 and my wife’s Corolla. She’s due for an upgrade before me though. She wants a CX5 and she’s the primary transporter of the kiddo so I keep trying to justify something fun since I don’t move him around too much.

Justin Hughes > Dru
04/14/2016 at 16:24

She told me “you will like the shifter, shorter than the audi and very crisp.” Previous car was a 2001 S4 Avant. Good shifter but it have a very long throw. I’m used to my BRZ, so I admit I’m spoiled.

Ash78, voting early and often > Spaceball-Two
04/14/2016 at 16:25

I had a B5 Passat (5MT, Eibach, etc) for my “fun car” that was carried over from before kids — it was getting a little too spotty to hang onto. I usually kept a couple safe, but crappy, car seats for the occasional toting duties. If you want the easiest possible life for your wife, go with increased ride height — CX5 would be good, CX-7/9 probably better if you’re planning for the future. I hate to advise people to buy more car than they need, but it’s an investment in peace of mind. You can just take all your crap with you, no need to be selective or plan too hard.

Spaceball-Two > Ash78, voting early and often
04/14/2016 at 16:34

Yeah the reliability of my B6 is an issue. It’s been good for the last year but I just always know something is coming. Mrs. Spaceball isn’t very tall so anything larger than a CX5 she gets nervous. Hell she hated driving my 4runner and it’s not much bigger. We’re still shopping for her.

spanfucker retire bitch > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 17:15

What are the seats like? Are they real tight with the chest bolsters? This is on the short list of cars I’d like to get in several years time.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Justin Hughes
04/14/2016 at 17:32

If you want to speculate, at what price is this car the correct buy? I’ve already heard that it’s the GTI for GTI fanboys, and that for most people the GTI is the better purchase.

BobintheMtns > Spaceball-Two
04/14/2016 at 18:02

The back seats in golfs/gti/R’s are surprisingly roomy.... I’ve done roadtrips with 6'3" guys in the back of mine and they didn’t have any problems....

Spaceball-Two > BobintheMtns
04/14/2016 at 18:03

Thank you. I’m really interested to see how well it will work with a kid.

BobintheMtns > Spaceball-Two
04/14/2016 at 18:04

You’ll be pleasantly surprised by the room...

Justin Hughes > spanfucker retire bitch
04/14/2016 at 18:17

I’m told they’re rather supportive, much more so than her old Audi. We’ll see.

Justin Hughes > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
04/14/2016 at 18:18

This should be interesting because they now have both a GTI and an R in the household.

ConBroMitch > spanfucker retire bitch
04/14/2016 at 20:07

I found the thigh bolsters to be very tight for my legs. Never had a problem with that in any other car...

Food for thought

spanfucker retire bitch > ConBroMitch
04/14/2016 at 20:13

Thanks. They do look pretty aggressive.