MK8.5 VW Golf R In-Depth 

I agree, I feel the additions are a really nice touch to the facelifted R model. I will let you know as soon as it is available on the UK configurator and share a video on the channel to help 👍

Happy to have you watching! For sure lots of nice touches for a facelifted model. I hope to spend time with the car in the future so will have a deep dive on all the new touches to share on the channel and the G meter function does sound exciting. I have another video specifically around the Black Edition now live which is also worth watching when you have a moment: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6zdrbLnvrmU.html

Yes in-depth for sure and I am glad you are enjoying the content! Yes the estate often has a different rear spoiler to the hatch throughout the R history with the idea I believe to make the estate more subtle perhaps 🤔

@SamAustin Yes indeed young sir very much enjoyed that & so you think the pictures of the estate with that roof spoiler will as is?🤔 Can't wait for you to do a test drive on these any ideas on when that will happen!!🤔👍🏻

Glad you love it too! I will keep you posted on the channel with the MK8.5 R and also when the UK configurator becomes available as DCC as standard is great. Excited to know your R spec 🎉

Tough choice between those two as they are both great cars. All personal preference and best of luck with your decision. Ascari Blue is a stunning colour and I hope my videos are helping you 👍

@@SamAustin They are Sam, you are doing great job! I really appreciate your video presenting style and the effort you put into them!

Thank you! I really appreciate it 🙂

Diamond cut wheels tend to be quite strong from my experience. My 18" Cadiz wheels on my MK7 Golf R have no buckles after 7 years of ownership from virtually new and show no signs of wear from that point of view. For sure worth being careful on the roads but I feel the new wheels, along with 2024 technology, will mean it should be built to last. The centre cap R badge on the wheels do look great and great idea having them on your R 20years 🎉

Thank you for the positive feedback! No mention of price. I will share this as soon as the information becomes available on the UK configurator along with other regions. Volkswagen mentioned in the press pack about the balance of performance and price so interested to see the starting price for the R.

@SamAustin cool though if missed it. Yeah I reckon around the £45k

Me too! I really like the new additions for the R facelift and I hope you found the video useful 🎉

Thank you for the positive feedback. I appreciate your comments as it is worth mentioning about them for sure as it is subjective to each person whether or not it will suit them. I will hope to get up close with the car in the future to share my thoughts on the haptic buttons for the R as I know they have redesigned a bit of the feel from what VW have mentioned in the press pack I have. I will do my best to share future videos on the VW Golf R configurator as soon as it is available to give people in Europe, the UK and North America (along with other regions the car is produced) an overview of all the extra options including price. In the press pack I read through here it only shows the black and the blue colour options so it will be interested to see if any others are available for sure.

As an 8R owner I have to say I have never found the buttons an issue. I'm not sure how people are holding their wheel when driving

@@sleepwalker31 Same here my wife has the haptic steering wheel and i drive the car on weekends. Never had this problem, maybe if you track the car i could imagine it happening but normal daily driving nah. On the new wheel you have to physically press the button in rather than just touch it.

the parcel shelf is shown @ 26:57

@@howie_1 oh thanks 😅