Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

[elephino]

The side mirrors are black not chrome in the pic? So they are going to be black after all it seems?

Maybe it varies on colour or optional.

[sekas]

The side mirrors are black not chrome in the pic? So they are going to be black after all it seems?

Varies depending on the colour. The white R has the black mirrors at Frankfurt but also the blue R that is on show there as well has the chrome/silver mirrors.
Also spoke to my dealer on Friday and he is estimating a February/March release but who knows, although he was spot on about the GTI coming out in October six months ago.

[Ryan_R]

Silver mirrors was more an Audi S3 thing I thought.

[chylld]

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hot damn
is white the new blue?

[dsta]

Liking the rear and the rims!

Wonder how black would look!

[Ryan_R]

I wonder if it'll sound like the S3 (which some journo's say sounds more like a 5cyl)
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Audi S3 2013 roadtest (English subtitled) - YouTube

[sekas]

I wonder if it'll sound like the S3 (which some journo's say sounds more like a 5cyl)
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Audi S3 2013 roadtest (English subtitled) - YouTube

If i can hear a turbo and the DSG fart. Ill be happy

[Ryan_R]

I don't see why not... at the very least everyone else will be able to hear it

[lenojd]

Mercedes A45 AMG vs Audi S3 vs BMW M135i: CAR Giant Test (2013) | Road Testing Reviews | Car Magazine Online


hmmm interesting:

WRX STI and Evo IX ran turbochargers the size of an infant’s head, causing serious throttle lag followed by even more serious forward thrust. In the wake of these two wild, winged warriors the motor industry has learned a lot about the art of turbocharging, virtually eliminating delay to throttle orders in the process. At least that’s what we thought before setting off on the trails of Hannibal in these highly tuned triplets. No more turbo lag? Hop into the S3 and the ancient vice is back, large as life and annoying. The extra-cost S-tronic may to an extent cushion the effect, but in the manual version one must change down early to keep at least the bottom two LEDs of the boost gauge lit most of the time.

[andrew7]

Yeah read this article: massive fail comparing the dsg/auto merc/Beemer with a manual S3, kinda defeats the purpose of a direct comparison. Other reviews of the S-Tronic S3 praise lightning quick gear chages, effortless performance and plenty of acoustic excess ie turbo whine and dsg farting ( refer the drive.com.au preview in April where they drove a weiss S3 in Deutchland)

[lenojd]

Yeah, I was disappointed as soon as I read that part! Was excited for the like for like review/comparison which is was not in the end!

Will check out the one you've referred to. Cheers

[lavs]

So do we have a release date for the R in Australia? I'm considering buying a used mk6 or or waiting for the new one.....any thoughts?

[Ryan_R]

So far we've heard Q2 2014

[Alex31]

Took an A45 AMG for a spin yesterday. The new golf R has a lot of work cut out for it. The A45 was a dead set mind blower... And not as harsh riding as I had thought it was going to be. With a good list of standard inclusions and the dealer said it was $80,800 drive away, that is a lot more than the golf but it is a lot more of a weapon too.

[Longy]

Took an A45 AMG for a spin yesterday. The new golf R has a lot of work cut out for it. The A45 was a dead set mind blower... And not as harsh riding as I had thought it was going to be. With a good list of standard inclusions and the dealer said it was $80,800 drive away, that is a lot more than the golf but it is a lot more of a weapon too.

Are Mercedes Benz sales people pushy? Or is it straight forward to test drive the A45 AMG, just drop by and ask to test drive it?

Tossing up between Audi S3 sedan or Golf R at the moment.