Just a quick note - 04:28 if you put the toggle switch for your electric mirrors towards the left mirror it will automatically show you the kerb in your left-hand door mirror when you put the car in reverse (great feature if you don't have the optional rear-view camera). It goes back to normal once you take the car out of reverse gear.
@@bravskeen If you have it you will find it in car/setup/mirrors & wipers/lowering in reverse. You can set it up where you want mirror to position when you put it into reverse.
To dial out a lot of understeer fit a thicker rear sway bar. I did this and added chassis bracing and a stage 2 tune with ps4s tires. It's a mountain road weapon now.
You got those options all wrong. heated seats are standard, pan roof is a hefty weight up top and will eventually cost a fortune to fix. What ye want is, DCC, DYNAUDIO & Brescia wheels.
13:59 that sounded like the first time you ever said that haha You always have a great way of articulating the driving experience to viewers, I enjoy watching these drives even for cars I'd never look to buy
Great review. I have the same on and I love this car. In South Africa, we don't have much snow which mean that we don't really need awd. We have the leather heated seats as standard. Mine got much louder over time but still wish it was louder. I extended the maintenance plan which give's me peace of mind. I changed the tyres to 235/45/19's Michelin Pilot sport 4s and fitted some cheap coilovers which improved handling by 10 folds. I might upgrade the coilovers soon, but the ride quality and handling over 200km/h is so much better.
I’m looking at picking one of these up soon, I don’t drive far to work or for shopping etc… will be nice to just go for a drive every weekend or so, I think it’ll be the perfect car for the money
These are actually quite reasonable on the used market compared to competitors and despite just turning 20 I was shocked I could actually insure one for an ok price! It’s on my list for new cars.
@@mrrolex1364 I was quoted £1700-1875 ish depending on colour and 3 or 5 door. I had an accident 2 years ago so not terrible. Didn’t buy one in the end though
I recently brought the gti performance and I love it! 9 out of 10 just going to work and back so perfect for that but then when it's the weekend and I need to go somewhere I always go thr back country roads and so much fun! really is perfect all rounder
@@ragulsudhakar5423 I honestly prefer my GTI over a R I test drove, it just feels more "snappy" and "fun". Yes the Golf R is faster, there's no arguing about that and it's AWD so there is never a traction issue, but I think having to actually drive and manage the wheel spin makes it more engaging. That's just my opinion but if you were to decide I would test drive both and see which you prefer.
please can you do a video on a 2019-2023 polo gti+ not sure whether to get one of these gti performances or polo gti + as prices are quite similar ? thanks!
@@amenchoudhury8036 Cupra if you’re going manual. Just keep in mind the clutches don’t last that long on manual gti’s/cupras. Not too expensive to upgrade it though.
@ParagonCarsLondon I'm going for a test drive on both next week so I'll get to try both, the gti interior does look amazing though compared to the cupra but ive always driven manual and a bit worried I won't enjoy the gti dsg after a while
