600hp GTI vs 2023 C8 Z06 Corvette // THIS vs THAT 

That golf needs a sequential and it'll be unstoppable. haha

I want to see a rematch after he learns to shift that golf.

Get this guy back when he fixes the shifting issues. He deserves a second chance

Given how well he launched the car, I thought shifting would have been cakewalk

Gearbox was whippin my guy’s ass 🤕😂

As a 12v vr6 driver, him missing the gear like that is a typical Mk4 gear box 😂

The best part of this video was seeing how excited Scotto was about the GTI.

Greg aka Gerg Gti is a super well known guy in my local car scene, stand up guy with an awesome build so cool to see him on here 🔥

Well done to Greg in his GTI. Local guy up in Vancouver with a great car. This car is a full DIY and not something that was just bought and sat at the dealership waiting to be picked up. lol. That said, it would have been interesting to see how the race car driver would have done in the GTI.

Bro with the bone stock corvette talking smack like his blood sweat and tears in it. That GTI is absolutely amazing.

“We need to take Canada to shift school” Micah you’re savage 😂💀

I find it kinda funny to watch him celebrating so much and yet all he has to do is just put his foot on the floor and the car does the rest😂

Gregs car here with a glass transmisson toe to toe with a $100k plus car, thats a win in my book well done

Also that cup holder is such a flex. I need one for mine lol

12:45 Bro whoever edits these videos deserves an award. I thought Micah actually had a whip in his hand 😂

Man these C8's can launch like no other for a RWD. I love my C8 z06!! lol

“Granny shifting, not double clutching like you should” lol had my money on the gti

Awesome video. As a VW guy I wanted Greg and the GTI to win!

Hoonigan editing is on another level 😊 love this vs that ...

Jesse Iwuji is a really down to earth guy! I've been able to talk to him a few times and recommend anyone to sit down, talk to him, and hear his story. Dope dude

If you ain first. Youre Last 😂

Both of these guys need to come back!

That GTI build was pretty much my "realistic dream build" for many years.. I wanted a MkII, VR6, AWD, turbo and a stick... Though, now, 20 years later, I'd be curious about how this set-up might benefit from a DSG or something. Of course I love manual transmissions, and rowing your own gears through a traditional H-pattern box adds to the whole experience of interacting with and controlling the engine/transmission.. Makes you feel more connected to the act of driving, and, well, blah blah blah, you've heard it all before. But before these two cars even pulled up to the line, I knew the Corvette was likely going to win, and that it would come down to the gear shifts. The dual-clutch in the Z06 shifts gears in less than 100 milliseconds, and it does it on its own, with absolutely no effort from the driver required... which means consistency and reliability, shift after shift. Again, i'd love to see them run this race back after the VW got a modern DCT or even a sequential box... Something tells me it would more than make up for the margin by which it lost to the Z06 in these races... In the end, however, that GTI is still a gorgeous build and that dude is a good sport for driving it all the way from Canada only to race against a brand-new supercar, oh, and do it for the whole internet to see. Definitely held his own, and he should be proud... awesome car, brilliant build configuration, impressive performance... and it's Montana Green. :)

Currently have a GTI, purchasing a C8 next year. It feels like this video was made for me🥰

Love Scotto's apologetic VW nerdgasming

Well the vw didn’t break down so I would say that’s a win in its own 😂😂

Aye that golf had a British Columbian license plate, nice to see stuff from canada on the show again

video quality on point!

Definitely not the smallest engine ever fitted to a Corvette. The C1s came with a 235ci inline-6, as well as 265ci and 283ci and 327ci V8s, and the C4s came with 305ci V8s.

Thank you so much for having me on the show!!!!

Yay you guys listened to me! A VR6!!! I asked last year :) thank you. I love my 2.8 VR6. Have had her for 18 years.

Stock rods and pistons!!! on that Golf..... That is freaking amazing. A MKII gti built just like that is one of my dream cars too.

Great race…definitely didn’t think it would be that good… the fact that he kept the VW around 600hp and not 1200 so he didn’t split the motor in half or brake axles was very respectable. Great race and he is driving it onto the trailer. Definitely a good day.

Once again. Great editing. The always sunny clip was perfect good race too lol.

Thank u Jesse for ur service much appreciation and respect for all veterans God bless

Finally drag racing I subscribed for

Love my Monday fix of This vs That 🤟

That Vette sounds sweet. I'm not big on flat plane, rather hear a cross plane, BUTTTTTT, this one sounds awesome!

Woa! This episodeja brings memories from my teenage years when I got my first own car. It was VW Golf mk3 gti edition that had 4 banger 2 litre na 8 valve engine. I started to learn maintenance, Bolt ons and harder stuff too when time went on. Car was a huge money pit and I think I used all my spare money in it and it dynoed only like 150hp 😂 Now that I think of it didnt really matter. Car taught me so much, was fun to drive and made good feelings, smells and sounds. Years and cars went by and now I have BMW e61 lci 530d moneypit 😂 It has M57 with about 350hp/700nm and im very happy with my family wagon 😎 I wish that all could find their special cars and enjoy it to the max. World peace, happy holidays and better new year to all Hoonigans in the world! Lets make Ken and Paul be proud of us left in here still Hooning❤️

That was super fun to watch!

OOOH MAN. That Shift was a mile long.

I don't understand how everyone blaming the golf driver for shifting, when the 1-2 was good! Maybe there is something wrong with the 2-3 gate?🤔

Hoonigan y'all rock! Peace

Your Guest didn't even need to be there, Scotto so hype he promoted it as if it was his own :) Classic VW man haha

My man Jesse was sweating, up until he start reeling in the Golf! Let's go 😅

Yeees more vw races pls

Solid ass racing right there!

Thinking the third gear issue is a short shifter. As crap as the OE linkage feels, you can just push 3rd and it'll go. It'll grind as you beat the syncros, but it won't lock you out. Had another MK3 with a B&M shifter and it constantly locked me out fast shifting into 3rd

My man at 9:36 dial in more boost!😂

I would say that those shift cables on that cable shift gearbox were tired/ stretched or the bushings where they attached to the gearbox could also be a bit tired. The old school rod shift gearboxes with new bushes and shift ball are more direct and way easier to get gears.

I'm from europe and in early 2000's those vr6's were the bomb. I had some friends with mk3 and mk2 gti's, g60's and vr6's. Not to mention turbo lancia's, bmw etc... I also love mostly european supercars like ferrari, porsche and lambo's, but since I saw what chevrolet was cooking with this engine I knew it would be a monster. I love that car man, it's awesome. Probably the last great non turbo v8.

Hahaha the navy dude was pumped up like he was Tyrese from F&F😂😂😂😂

Transmission won that race 😂

VR6 the world

Great races

This was awesome

That is my dream gti! It’s so clean 🤘🔥I have a mk7.5 golf r, I would love to do a swap with the dsg.

Rematch with Scotto driving the VW, heads-up best of three!

Man that Golf 🤤🤤 had a standard 1 bck in the 90's but that is another level nice 👌

I used to own a 92 Gti similar to that one! Montana Green and all, damn I miss that thing.

I have never been this early before.

Built vs bought. Built wins this one in my book.

MK2 + sequential gearbox = . Great race none the less and both sensational cars in their own right

That golf is granny shifting like crazy

I love how he says it's the shifting holding him back. But then the replay shows him casually shifting that thing like he's driving to the grocery store. I shift more aggressive than that in traffic... if you didn't come to race, why did you come to race?

"Granny shifting....... not double clutching like ya should" 😂😂

I listened to Jessie’s story on Vinwiki awhile back. He’s a very interesting guy, into racing 100%.

That golf MK2 is my dream,what a machine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's up with the guys who can't shift their car properly?

Love the Dub keep it stylen 😮

Hold that damn thing in third and don’t let go. That golf is amazing.🤯

🤣C8 guy loving it!🇺🇸🏁

Granny shifting

Ah man this is gonna be a good one!

that was the most aggressive negotiation I've seen!!

Every one hates a sore winner.

Geez his shifting really blows.

VR6 swapped MK2 is one of my dream builds. Damn that thing is dope.

Haha, we got a very similar flex for the BMW E36, but our cupholder slide out of the glovebox. It´s truely amazing, today this flimsy plastic slider is one of the most sought after interior options. And therefor one of the most expensive used parts for the whole car. And those things were pretty shitty to be honest, so nobody optioned them back in the days. 😅🤷‍♂

I was rooting for the Vette, even though I HATE the exhaust note from it's flat-plane crank engine, but that VW is absofreakinlutely BAD-ASS!!! That thing would be wicked with a better transmission. Like Jesse said, that car definitely needs a sequential gearbox.

10:05 😂😂😂 “you’re racing this thing that has the shape of an appliance” And I immediately thought of a toaster 😂 this show has more one-liners than a Bruce Willis movie

Duuuude, that golf goes nice while lokking nice!

Awww, that was tragic shifting. As an MK2/3/4 owner I do recommend the CAE Ultra Shifter. It may be pricey, but it’s not just the improved/shorter throw geometry or the solid pivots, it’s the uprated shift cables that are thicker with better teflon lining as well. It’s hard to get solid linkage feel from cables and the VW stuff is mushy anyway, but these do the trick. Back when I was into Eclipse GSX’s though I’d never bet on someone with the AWD GSX vs a FWD GST automatically because a lot of AWD dudes couldn’t launch either and BOGGED so hard between every other shift it wasn’t an automatic win. These shifts reminded of the worst of them.

Gary is the gift that keeps on giving

MK2 VWs are my favorite hatchbacks of all time, it's so difficult to find a clean one in North America and this one is perfect.

That's a lovely Golf, reminds me of the twin engine Max Power days

That golf is 🔥🔥🔥

Ayeee love to see Jesse I back on the show

"You talk too much!", immediately cuts to Gary yelling xD hahaha

Come onnnnnnnn. That Golf boogies! I’ve never been so upset at one of these videos. Hahahaha.

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's not "This VS That" anymore. It's "This VS This". Make it happen. 💪💪💪🍺

That Blue Golf is pretty damn nice. He went to the save driving school as Kyle from Boosted Boiz.

We'd love to see the v-dub get a sequential G. It'll be amazing.

Love that GTi. Had one in my grasp and wish I never let it go

Next up, sequential shifter for that golf, that thing will be mean AF. Still, for a front-wheel drive, non electronic gearbox without dual clutch etc, he did pretty good, nice going my man, VW for life

11:38 that smile holding back the overwhelming salt buildup

That shifting is nasty😂😂😂

I love that *blue* paint on the GTI.

That Golf leaves hard AF!

Wow the VW is like the perfect build nice job