2024 VW GTI (DSG): Better Than A Civic Type R? 

I agree with you in theory, but owning a VW can be a headache. Mine was constantly in the shop which made it a poor daily driver, even though it was a new vehicle.

It’s been around 40 years for a reason. Best all around daily hot hatch.

I tuned mine and added KW v3 coilover suspension and now it is fast and handles amazingly 🎉

@@JohnnyBitcoin I think calling a GTI fast is a stretch. There is a video on RU-vid where a new Prius almost beats one 😂

@@anthonykiedis1765 yeah that's why I said it was tuned 400 HP on a little guy fast AF

Base model is the way to go I'm waiting for mine

A manual makes no sense for a daily driver, slogging through stop and go traffic every day during the work commute.

@Brian_Eugene_Lee Europe push back the Euro 7 regulation... so maybe there is a chance for manual in the future, maybe.

@Brian_Eugene_Leeyou have to get the 380 trim for manual

The S model has the base infotainment. You gain the knobs, but lose some other features like XM radio. A lot of people prefer the knobs.

Wait for 2025 . It gets cool new wheels and buttons back on the steering wheel!

Capacitive, which I actually really like. I think it’s silly that reviewers complain. Owners really don’t complain

Dude I knooow, those horrible touchscreen buttons are the only thing that's prevented me from getting this vehicle. I thought they'd have fixed it by now, I swore they said they were going to, but they haven't. And now this is going to he the last year they make the GTI... so I guess we won't be getting one with regular buttons.. hopefully the future Golf R's get real buttons..

@@eskimocheeks9911 I actually really love the UI & haptic, multi functional, buttons on my GTI base trim. Also, it’s the last year a stick shift is going to be produced. But the GTI automatic will be produced until 2007 or 8. Maybe it won’t be sold in North America that long. But I’d imagine it’s safe to say that the 2025 certainly will.

Don’t know about the earlier MK8 but the haptic buttons work fine in the ‘24 SE and easy to get used to.

@@jbowgo9599 I have the 23. It’s fine. I think it was just the 22 that had some glitches

The auto hold/start stop feature is almost universally hated in the US. I haven’t met a single person here who actually likes that.

@@TellurdogIsayhi start stop and auto hold are two different things. Google what auto hold is, I use it in my 7.5 Golf R all the time. I wouldn’t buy a car without that function.

No manual in 2025 for any golf models.

25 I believe

Yes, more quiet than the civic Si or the R... DSG GTI is as fast the Civic R and gets better MPG

The GTI is off the shared platform with many Audis, so that makes it seem more refined. Also at least on the manual, the gearing is kinda long and relaxed. For me type R drove better, the clutch was more progressive and I preferred the shifter and it was already ready to go in top gear. The GTI hangs around 2500 at over 75 MPH vs the over 3K on the Hondas so that makes it quieter also. The gearing, quieter ride and I like the seats better make ti seem more luxurious if thats what you prefer. The DSG makes the car even more sedate to daily drive also.

@@signkutter9218 Please check Nurburgring laptimes for both cars😉

It's the same car. It's just slower, produces more emissions, and uses more fuel.

Thanks

It’s neither. Scalepaper plaid

@@kevs2good133 scalepaper tartan plaid is the correct answer

380 is not the HP number. The car has 241 HP and 273 lb/ft

Looking at one now. Would be a fun car! Thanks!

Yes

Yeah it has a really sloppy long throw manual.

I think its lumbar adjustment.

thanks@@Sneeder88

@@jordanimatedstreaming It is not lumbar. It is in fact the adjustment for the backrest. That is the only power adjustment for the entire seat. The lumbar adjustment is positioned at the left side of the backrest and it’s manually adjustable.

@@LordStaind thanks

Manual recliner

I think the MK6 and MK7s look more like a driver's car because they're shorter. The MK8 looks great, but it's getting a bit long in the side profile.

That makes no sense my guy it would be more funny to say “poor mans Audi”

I could buy a A3 sedan for the same price and this GTI would walk right over it!

@@kennak476 unless it was snowing and the a3 is Quattro….

@@tdub25i drove through a foot and half of snow in a lowered mk7 last year with blizzark snow tires. Gti is very capable in the snow because of the LSD

Bmw... the poorman's Porsche?