GTI vs R32

[chrisgti]

And how many people notice those things? Not many. And how would they notice things like the bigger engine.

The R32 uses similar trim in look to the base models and also to the Jetta. The R32 doesn't have the foglights on the front and again looks like the Jetta whereas the GTI has the agressive looking front.


Your car is modified. Stock for the GTI is 6.9/7.2. Stock for the R32 is 6.2/6.5.

.7 seconds difference out of the box so the R32 is faster.

And the R32 has AWD as well to help it handle the power.




Colour coding the GTI doesn't make it look sporty!

what kind of ppl are you referring to? the blind or those that actually have eyes on their head? yeah the differences are subtle but certainly cant be mistaken.. By your reasoning do you expect people to believe an omega is quicker than an sv6?

r32 has carbon fiber interior trim doesnt it? that in a factory car normally signifies a sporty model and the gti bar is no more aggressive looking than the 32's imo.. spesh with its bigger wider lower mouth


Ive said numerous times in this thread that stock for stock the 32 is quicker so I dont get what point you're trying to argue. Were you trying to confirm my statement that people were surprised when I said my car was quicker than a 32?


It sure does.. The black bits make an impression of sitting higher than it actually does.. cc also highlights the differences in the front and rear bars between the gti and other models ie the exhaust cutouts and the and the spoiler inserts.. The fact that the 32 is colour coded and the gti isnt would give the ppl the impression of a sportier more expensive car

maybe you should write a letter to vw maverick and tell them their designers obviously have no idea according to you.

waits for thread to close..

[airofu]

Got the R32 and looked at the GTI - performance wise add a chip and the GTI wins being turbo.

But overall the R32 had leather, xenons, DSG, AWD, smooth ride/comfort, the looks and V6/Exhaust .... STOCK It really depends what you are after...

If you spec up a GTI to match the R32 you wouldn't be too far off the asking price of the R32...not quite the $20k difference everyone says.

[G-rig]

Also keep in mind the R32 is one of the slowest cars in its class of the sub 60k bracket, a nice car just not really quick unfortunately

Quick enough m8, quicker than the old vr6's too .

[G-rig]

But overall the R32 had leather, xenons, DSG, AWD, smooth ride/comfort, the looks and V6/Exhaust .... STOCK It really depends what you are after...

If you spec up a GTI to match the R32 you wouldn't be too far off the asking price of the R32...not quite the $20k difference everyone says.

yeah it's more like 10 or 12k with leather, xenons but less price diff once u factor in colourcode,18" wheels etc.

Less r32's around too so I wanted something a bit more exclusive

[Golf Houso]

Quick enough m8, quicker than the old vr6's too .

I never said anything about VR6's being fast by any stretch

[Big Yellow]

I never said anything about VR6's being fast by any stretch

97' MK3 VR6... low, loud and fast


heheheheh

[Golf Houso]

97' MK3 VR6... low, loud and fast


heheheheh

Well compared to my last car it is lol...

[Big Yellow]

Well compared to my last car it is lol...

hehehe

compared to my 1.3L Yaris, my R32 feels like a Ferrari!!

[G-rig]

Well compared to my last car it is lol...

Mine is too, I had an A4 1.8t quattro with a chip (about 150kw at the fly) and liked the turbo but the r32 is faster and better.

My main aim wasn't to buy the fastest thing I could but it ticked all the boxes (a GTI would have been good too).

[Maverick]

what kind of ppl are you referring to? the blind or those that actually have eyes on their head? yeah the differences are subtle but certainly cant be mistaken.. By your reasoning do you expect people to believe an omega is quicker than an sv6?

Not everyone looks at cars the same way you do. The discussion was centered around uniformed people.

That applies to all Golfs. To the uninformed they are all ecoboxes, be it an R32, Pirelli, or GTI.

On the other hand, a Scirocco would look fast, no matter what the engine.

Id have to disagree that it applies to 32's, the 18's the kit the exhaust and noise all scream look at me im fast.. The first time I really saw one go was g-rigs on riverside expressway. up until then I believed they were..

r32 has carbon fiber interior trim doesnt it? that in a factory car normally signifies a sporty model and the gti bar is no more aggressive looking than the 32's imo.. spesh with its bigger wider lower mouth

R32 has a checker plate interior trim, the GTI trim IMO looks nicer.

The GTI front end is a lot more aggressive, it's easy to confuse the front of a R32 with a Jetta at a glance.

Ive said numerous times in this thread that stock for stock the 32 is quicker so I dont get what point you're trying to argue. Were you trying to confirm my statement that people were surprised when I said my car was quicker than a 32?

I'm not trying to argue anything but the R32 is a faster car out of the box. Comparing a modified car to a stock isn't a fair comparison.

People were probably surprised at your claim after seeing the video of your run out at willowbank because it sure looks slower than a stock R32.

It sure does.. The black bits make an impression of sitting higher than it actually does.. cc also highlights the differences in the front and rear bars between the gti and other models ie the exhaust cutouts and the and the spoiler inserts.. The fact that the 32 is colour coded and the gti isnt would give the ppl the impression of a sportier more expensive car

The discussion was on uninformed person looking at the cars.

maybe you should write a letter to vw maverick and tell them their designers obviously have no idea according to you.

I never said nor did I suggest the designers have no idea, the R32 is a different car marketed to different purchasers and nothing I said suggested otherwise.

waits for thread to close..

[G-rig]

[QUOTE=Maverick;416021]R32 has a checker plate interior trim, the GTI trim IMO looks nicer.

The insert finish are both nice, but the gti looks quite plain around the shifter, I'm glad I got checker plate there instead of black plastic and prefer the white and blue dash display as I really didn't like purple and amber bit too many colours going on compared to the traditional all amber BMW/Audi lighting.

[bazzle]

Im starting to wonder WHY I purchased my R32 when all I needed was an GTI.

Hmm must write a letter to VAG

Bazzle

[G-rig]

Each model looks similar as they are all still a golf but most people can spot a difference pretty fast.

Same with most cars as you go Up the range.

[chrisgti]

Each model looks similar as they are all still a golf but most people can spot a difference pretty fast.

Same with most cars as you go Up the range.

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[Maverick]

[QUOTE=G-rig;416032]

R32 has a checker plate interior trim, the GTI trim IMO looks nicer.

The insert finish are both nice, but the gti looks quite plain around the shifter, I'm glad I got checker plate there instead of black plastic and prefer the white and blue dash display as I really didn't like purple and amber bit too many colours going on compared to the traditional all amber BMW/Audi lighting.

It's good that the GTI doesn't have purple and amber because I'd hate that as well but I'm not sure how that's relevant to what's being discussed.