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How Much Fun is the 2023 Volkswagen Golf R in Winter? We find out! 

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James has a chance to drive the all-new 2023 Volkswagen Golf R during the winter to see if you can have just as much fun with it when it snows.
Follow James on his Channel to see his videos on all the cars he drives over at ‪@technicallycars‬ !
Volkswagen has updated the Golf R for the 2023 model year moving on to the Mk8 chassis. This vehicle has gotten a number of updates including more power out of the 2.0L turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, new safety technology, a new digital-forward interior design, tuning suited for the Nurburgring, and a new drift mode to name a few updates. Currently the VW Golf R is only available in white blue, and black here in North America.
James goes over the exterior design and features of the car along with his thoughts on the interior. The lack of buttons is a new design trait for Volkswagen putting all but shortcut menu buttons into the centre infotainment system.
We then take the 2023 Volkswagen Golf R on a winter road test to see how this hot hatch performs in Québec's winter, along with everything else potential buyers would need to know if they're in the market for this vehicle.
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Комментарии : 80   
@technicallycars
@technicallycars Год назад
This Car is SERIOUS FUN! Try the drift mode in a safe area trust me you won't regret it!!
@LordStaind
@LordStaind Год назад
Got yourself another subscriber. It’s great to see more Canadian auto reviewers here on RU-vid. Keep up the great work!
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive Год назад
Welcome aboard!
@IMP3TIGO
@IMP3TIGO Год назад
Love the Golf R but the all touch infotainment and climate controls is a deal breaker for me. Shame as it looks awesome otherwise. Hopefully they'll being them back in the mid cycle refresh.
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive Год назад
A lot of manufacturers are opting for the touch screen or touch-sensitive buttons now, I think there's going to be continued pushback from consumers, but it'll be interesting to see if manufactures are interested in listening.
@IMP3TIGO
@IMP3TIGO Год назад
@@PRNTestDrive hopefully they'll yield to consumer demand, like Honda did when they brought back the volume knob on many models a few years ago! Glad you were clear in the video how it is a negative overall. Great video!
@rickedmonds8309
@rickedmonds8309 Год назад
But the 6 speed is spot , perfect , !!!
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive 2 дня назад
And luckily James just published a review on the 2024 with the manual: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ePJWBBHVk54.html
@malcolmh5736
@malcolmh5736 Год назад
Thanks for the review! I don't like head-rests that aren't adjustable, that's a bummer b/c they're usually a bit too forward for my liking, particularly for longer cruises. Last time I test-drove type R (2018) the traction control could NOT be fully turned off. Has that changed?? It was actually a deal-breaker for me; I ended up getting a Focus RS. I don't know if I could do infotainment-only controlled climate control.
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive Год назад
The Focus RS is probably a better choice overall in the long run, enjoy it!
@malcolmh5736
@malcolmh5736 Год назад
@@PRNTestDrive I love it actually, thanks.
@user-ul4wy2lx2m
@user-ul4wy2lx2m Год назад
I need this car in my life 😊
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive Год назад
Hopefully you can make that a reality!
@vicgill1980
@vicgill1980 Год назад
11:20 you’re welcome
@KP-xi4bj
@KP-xi4bj Год назад
Does it come with all season tires or summer tires from the factory?
@cyril2011
@cyril2011 Год назад
Summer, at least mine did.
@KP-xi4bj
@KP-xi4bj Год назад
@@cyril2011 Do you have winter tires or do you drive around with summer tires since it's AWD?
@cyril2011
@cyril2011 Год назад
I bought a set of cross climate 2s they're practically an all season with snow tire capability. They're amazing
@rickedmonds8309
@rickedmonds8309 Год назад
I only wish I could have gotten the automatic instead of the 6 speed.
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive 2 дня назад
Plenty of them out there to swap into.
@gregorytrane7828
@gregorytrane7828 Год назад
The 2023 Golf R going to the U.S. is suppose to have 315 H.P. please check with VW or it's dealers. Good review.
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive Год назад
Bunch of different numbers all over the place, the specs we got are from VW Canada.
@aldante7079
@aldante7079 10 месяцев назад
i wonder how the "buttons" and screen work in cold weather... is it laggy and annoying or is it fine
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive 10 месяцев назад
I believe we experienced that with some of the VWs we drove over the years, especially when you start up the car for the first time on a cold morning. Nothing beats a physical button, I don't understand why car makers don't keep them. No one wants these haptic stickers.
@hanx9970
@hanx9970 10 месяцев назад
Guys, Im picking one up in 2024 Jan, just ordered yesterday, I've heard some dudes have been waiting for long
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive 10 месяцев назад
Hope it arrives on time for you!
@Gyh373
@Gyh373 Год назад
Pick my 2024 up today 😀😀
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive Год назад
Congratulations, enjoy yours!
@brandonjoseph1489
@brandonjoseph1489 Год назад
It has 315 horse power not 215 like you said
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive 2 дня назад
Might have just been the audio
@audiwankenobi361
@audiwankenobi361 Год назад
I hate the touch buttons all throughout the cabin. This car in a more analog version would be very nice.
@technicallycars
@technicallycars Год назад
Agreed! The touch buttons is the only thing that’s not so great!
@93455Driver
@93455Driver Год назад
Holding out for a Mk8.5, hoping they fix the UI.
@redrosevisuals
@redrosevisuals Год назад
Own it?
@audiwankenobi361
@audiwankenobi361 Год назад
@RedRose Visuals Don't own it....just sold my 2016 Golf Sportwagen tho. Still have my 2015 Passat TDI and 2008 Volkswagen Passat VR6 4MOTION Wagon........you looking for my credentials to speak?
@93455Driver
@93455Driver Год назад
Fingers crossed for the 8.5. Apparently in 2024 the steering wheel will not have haptics.
@xxawesomedxx
@xxawesomedxx Год назад
I honestly can't wait until mid-May when I can pick mone up. 20th anniversary in white but damn this waiting game is awful
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive Год назад
Enjoy it when it arrives!
@morbidgull8922
@morbidgull8922 Год назад
I have to wait till winter apparently I put my order in last October, been watching these videos like crazy in the meantime lol.
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive Год назад
Hopefully it arrives on time, there's been a recent delay in vehicle production, not sure what's going on across the board.
@haydensmith888
@haydensmith888 9 месяцев назад
Shame it only comes in 3 colour choices! Bring back Oak Green from the Mk2
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive 9 месяцев назад
It's surprising also, considering the previous generation had about 40 to choose from.
@haydensmith888
@haydensmith888 9 месяцев назад
@@PRNTestDrive seems a shame doesn’t it that the flagship car is so restricted in colour choices
@MEQUPWER
@MEQUPWER Год назад
you said 215 hp but its really 315 hp, i would never want one that was only 215. it would BE SO SLOW!
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive Год назад
The engine specs pop up had the correct numbers.
@cparent2012
@cparent2012 Год назад
​@Lurch the nice thing about the mk8 R is the Magna rear diff . Due to the torque vectoring where It can now send 100% of the power to each individual wheel cornering has improved quite a bit over the mk7
@العقيدمعمرالقذافي-ح4ف
@العقيدمعمرالقذافي-ح4ف 5 месяцев назад
is the extra 15k over the gti worth it ? 😂
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive 5 месяцев назад
Not to regular buyers.
@GethinJames
@GethinJames 2 месяца назад
What isn't "nice"?
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive 2 месяца назад
The reliability? The cheapening-out of materials?
@DarenSullivan3
@DarenSullivan3 11 месяцев назад
Good review however less coffee next time…it’s difficult to understand you sometimes because you talk so fast
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive 2 дня назад
We'll pass the feedback along, thanks.
@dougmaverick3287
@dougmaverick3287 Год назад
If you think the Golf R is a lot of fun you should test drive the new Toyota GR Corolla, because any car with a manual transmission is better than an automatic. I'm picking up my GRC next month.
@PRNTestDrive
@PRNTestDrive Год назад
Enjoy it!
@Phantom_Anthem
@Phantom_Anthem Год назад
Will always take automatic over manual
@dougmaverick3287
@dougmaverick3287 Год назад
@@Phantom_Anthem You should really learn how to drive a manual it's so much more fun, more engaging and involving for the driver, I promise you.
@Phantom_Anthem
@Phantom_Anthem Год назад
@@dougmaverick3287 I get that but, I rather just have the convenience of an automatic. Steering through corners and chasing the racing line is enough for me
@dougmaverick3287
@dougmaverick3287 Год назад
@@Phantom_Anthem 👍👍
@tarzan9833
@tarzan9833 Год назад
No thanks that’s safty issues
@tarzan9833
@tarzan9833 Год назад
Toyota and Honda are so thankful to Volkswagen for doin this so more people would buy their products
@BoostedFB6
@BoostedFB6 Год назад
What are the safety issues?
@merica7050
@merica7050 Год назад
This dude is intox
@tarzan9833
@tarzan9833 Год назад
No one is buying this unsafe car that’s why I only saw 2 of them on road in past 12months
@BoostedFB6
@BoostedFB6 Год назад
@@tarzan9833 that’s because they’re hard to get there’s nothing unsafe about it 💀
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