Test Drove the GTI

[geralis32]

hey all just letting you know i went down to Vdubb n asked for a test drive of the mk6 git, coming from a r32, the car was a dream to drive, felt a lot stiffer and noticeably lighter than my car, also got to love the power is much lower in the revs feeling it around 3000 in the manual car

[windmagnet]

Drove a silver manual with no options yesterday. Not much to add to the reviews out there aready. Key impressions:

Big smiles after the drive - this is still a fun car.

Silver looks pretty tame in the flesh, particularly side on with 17" wheels.

Jackie fabric on seats is a bit nylonish - tartan not my thing and prefer fabric on the lower model Golfs. Seats are very supportive although fatties will struggle to squeeze into the seats as side bolsters are reasonably snug.

Dash looks better in the flesh than in photos. Significant improvement on MarkV.

Gearbox is great. Shifter position and spring loading is perfect for rapid shifts.

MFD has shift indicator that wants you to keep revs below 2000 rpm. Good for economy but not much point in a car like a GTI. Wanted me to be in 6th at 60 km/hr.

Ride is pretty firm. Car cornered on rails but got a bit unsettled accelerating in a straight line over rougher road surfaces.

Did not find the steering too light, unlike some reviews.

Engine is too quiet - suppose nothing would do after driving the R32.

My Candy White is here and is going through pre-delivery. I was told no cars can be released to customers until the official launch on Saturday. Hope to get mine sometime next week. Might not be much work getting done.

[Hail]

Lucky.... I gotta wait till December. Oh well waited almost 3 months, whats another 5 weeks.

[roy]

hi there, where can i find the reviews?
i just saw the one on http://www.themotorreport.com.au

[Yevvy]

hi there, where can i find the reviews?
i just saw the one on http://www.themotorreport.com.au

....http://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&sour...08058661f9097e

[Lima]

hi there, where can i find the reviews?
i just saw the one on http://www.themotorreport.com.au

Try drive.com.au, goauto.com.au and eventually caradvice.com.au will have something up, if they don't already.

[Umai Naa!!]

I came to pretty similar conclusions as you guys.

I only got to drive them in the wet, but the handling was barely compromised at all. I gave the manual one a rather spirited launch off the line, and the thing was breaking traction at the top of third gear. Nice.

[cme2c]

I came to pretty similar conclusions as you guys.

I only got to drive them in the wet, but the handling was barely compromised at all. I gave the manual one a rather spirited launch off the line, and the thing was breaking traction at the top of third gear. Nice.

I had tyres like that once....

[DeanoTDI]

Dropped into the Sutherland (NSW) dealer this arvo, and they had a black, red and silver GTI on display. A red GTI was already registered, (presumably owned by one of the sales people as it had a mobile phone etc in it) and looked like he had just been given it. They did say drop back in tomorrow for the Launch (which I will do seeing as its on the way to work). There was a another red one over in their storage yard.

[Gav23]

They did say drop back in tomorrow for the Launch (which I will do seeing as its on the way to work).

What actually happens at the "Launch"? And will this be at all VW outlets?

[aeon]

They have a Silver 5 Door DSG with 17's at the Dealer up here, with a big sticker on the door "New GTI"... can't wait to test drive it tomorrow!

[cme2c]

What actually happens at the "Launch"? And will this be at all VW outlets?

I'll post when I get home. Should be at all dealers.

[pinzvidz]

What actually happens at the "Launch"?

Hopefully none of those dodgy hessian fences have been put up. Sausage sizzles, jumping castles, test drives, quick appraisals, presentations by some big fat bloke on a PA, etc. etc.

I hate launch days. Sorry to be slightly off topic, I'm not looking forward to the NG Prado one at the Toyota dealership I work for. Think lots of 4WD bogans and wannabes.

I guess the GTI ones today will attract (hopefully) a classier crowd.

[Tim]

I guess the GTI ones today will attract (hopefully) a classier crowd.

The GTI launches will attract excessively anal IT geek types! I think id prefer to hang out with bogans

[Umai Naa!!]

No launch at our work when I popped in this morning. I don't even think the VW salesman was there.