SHOULD WE *HATE* the VW GOLF GTI MK6? 

I love how you send everything 😂😂

The Mk6 with Xenons and the LED tail lights look amazing. This one is sweet though considering how many miles it’s done

Someone please lend this man a GTI TCR would love his opinion.

Ive owned both, Mk6 is light years ahead of the mk5 in terms of comfort, styling inside and out, its pretty much better in every way.

Sid great videos however you need to improve your sound quality inside the cabin... keep up the good work

So glad you are posting again, my favourite car reviewer/driver !!

The timing chain tensioner was updated 3 times! If it fails you're looking at a new engine!

Thanks for the entertainment in this difficult time Sid. Much appreciated :) !

Sid the recent videos have been amazing, keeping all of us going during these shite times!

Great video! Have you driven a 6c Polo GTI and if so would you recommend one for my first Hot hatch/Performance car? Cheers 👍🏼

Hi sid how would you compare the mk6 gti and mk7 gti with the mk6 and mk7 r. I have been driving the gti models but am not as impressed with them. Haven't driven the r ones yet. Thanks

Loved the DRIV3R 3 outro at the end!

Just got my mk6 couple months back with a 6 speed manual & I love it

Can you do a Golf GTI ED30 vs ED 35 conparison pleade?

Love my MK6 Tornado Red 2 door only 72000 miles and nothing but joy and still puts a smile in my face every time I drive! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I totally agree with you, I had a MK5 and test drove the MK6 and came to the same conclusion.

I have the MK6 GTi Autobahn. Got it brand new in 2011 and love it. In my opinion It looks much better than the MK5, and possibly even some of the newer ones. I think that VW hit it spot on with this model, and it’s very difficult to find a better overall car for that price.

And make sure the chain+tensioner has been changed

I really like your style man. Nice delivery!

Hey Sid, great video as always. Please do a review on a mk1 Cupra R, would be great!

😂😂😂 “please don’t get angry!” Love it!

Glad you didn’t hate her 😂 cheers for a good day mate 👍

Please test out a mk5 R32 and give your honest opinion on one of them. Love to see your reaction to the noise they make. Great video mate, thoroughly enjoyed it as usual. I'll happily let you take mine out.

Another great video 👌

Here from LLF the M4 video was utter madness 👌😎

I have a mk6 gti and i absolutely love it! And indeed a best 2nd hand car bargain with 210 horsepower

My rev count goes up and down on my mk6 gti when idling or driving if I step off the accelerator. Anyone have a clue what it could be?

i had a golf as you can see and got a speeding ticket so never never speed again so i wonder how much you was doing......

Thanks for the great video and review. Personally I would go with the MK6 by far. Heading to New Zealand soon and they bring them in from Japan and the MK6 has got so many extras it's crazy. Looking forward to getting one when there, definitely one of my dream cars and they are super cheap second hand in NZ. Between $12,000 and $16,000 (NZ dollars)

Imo, the Mk5 is like the "inner little kid" GTI in a good way. It's sporty, refined but in a sort of Colin Chapman's shed build sort of way, it begs you to send it on every open piece of road you get, comfortable but still more simple in terms of electronics, and over styled in just the right amount that some love it and some hate it, but it fits the GTI badge perfectly. The Mk5 actully takes some skill with a FWD car to drive fast and for someone who loves driving it's incredibly fun and rewarding. The Mk7 is like the Grown up GTI. Over refined to the point that it can be devoid of any real excitement until you're really pushing (which isn't necessarily a bad thing), fairly straight forward and mature design while still fitting the gti badge, a lot of creature comforts, etc. The MK5 is the cool little hot hatch that you can buy for fairly cheap and modify, make quite quick for not too much money, and have as a weekend/track/autocross car and have tons of fun in, where the mk7 is the grown up, reserved daily that will get you from A to B incredibly comfortably while still being able to let loose when that windy road on the way there opens up for a short bit. The MK7 is a lot easier to drive quickly but that makes it great at being an easy car to daily and have some fun in. The Mk6 is kind of this weird in between where it really doesn't know what it wants to be. Does it want to be that fun all hell breaks loose hot hatch like the mk5 where you're having fun at virtually any speed, or does it want to be that comfortable daily hatch that can open up and give a lot of excitement when the time comes? Not only that, but I've heard enough horror stories about the Mk6's engine to steer clear of that car for good. One buddy of mine bought a used mk6 with a good service record, not long after he had to rebuild the top end, and luckily he was a mechanic or that would've been a hefty check.

I've got a 2012 GTI Autobahn, and get 32 mpg on high way. I gained a few mpg after I through on a down pipe and resonator delete. Not sure how that works but I love the car.

Great vid!

I remember having this towards the top of my list when searching for a new ride (back in 2013/2014) I had (on my list) the Golf VI Gti, Scirocco, Audi TT, 370z, RCZ (Had to be DSG or Auto and 2nd hand) brand new I was looking a 86/brz or Polo GTI (brand new) The DSG issues scared me away at the time....I ended up with a BMW e82 with super low mileage.... I still look at these in the classifieds as a 2nd car that's been maintained and had all issues taken care off...

Great content mate

love how this is easily top 3 car reviewers on youtube yet he only has 47k subs wtf

Great video!

A full send in all the videos. Yesssir.

The soundman called, he wants his job back

Please improve in car audio mate. 👍😉

Legend Sid 👊🙏💨

You should do a review on the MK7 pre facelift performance pack

My MK6 keeps yelling at me about low oil pressure...pretty sure it’s oil pickup tube

had tts 'bmw 325i' 320i now got mk6 gti couple of mods done so easy to work on and a joy to drive its one of the best to drive get people in and boot it when needed i cant fault mine maybe id swap for the R in future got the vw dub bug

The cows are paid actors 😅😂

That song at the end brought back so much memories of driver

Would love to see a mk1 Yaris being drifted

I loved my mk5 gti. Couldn’t fault it. But now have mk6 R and it’s a different league !

Drums? My MK6 118tsi has discs allround

pearl black mk 6 gti dsg. still puts a smile on my face all the time :)

Is it normal for a 2012 GTI to be extremely rough? I live in Michigan and driving my GTI is absolutely horrible.

Can get 30 MPG??? I get 40 from mine!

This dude just slides everything 😂😂😂

Why is he on the left side of the road?

Morestead Road overlooking Winchester and A272. Can't Normally stand in the middle of the road there, especially at rush hour.

Before it wasnt worth getting a mk6 gti but now that the prices are under 8k, it is worth considering as it is only 3k more than a decent mk5 gti. Performance is similar but the interior is more newer and will look less outdated over the coming years as mk5 is getting pretty old now.

Just reimagining this video as him taking it for a test drive before buying it. Skidding in at the start then at the end.. ‘nah.. not for me mate’

Any other mk5 gti owners feeling smug😏

Wrf is has drum? Mine has disks

The best MK6 are the Edition 35 and R

Love them, bought the wife a 2013 Mk6 gti years ago for her daily drive and have never had an issue. Only problem is performance out of the box is a bit lackluster for what they are meant to be however an APR tune fixed that issue. Cant believe people think the mk5 gti is a better car 🤔

I love my gti got it for 6k usd with 68k miles, salavge title but it was just a fender bender

Mark 5z the nicest shaped one to date for me. Used to like thr old 16v superchip shape of the 90z but the mark 5z best one for me now

I'm passionate about my Mk6, so I was quite infuriated when reading the video title, but I'm glad that all your comments were positive. VWs rule the streets

The Mk6 is on the same platform as the mk5 so the only difference is in the engine and the suspension tuning

Got mk5 TDI Looking at Mk5 gti after this 1 Thanks

Sid mate where are you based, ive got a mk7 gti if you want to have a lash and a comparison between the mk6 and mk7. Non performance pack, no performance mods (yet 😉😂) Birmingham based so it might be a bit of a drive

Have been a Mk6 GTI owner for 6years , nothing but joy when I drive it. Yes I had issues the water pump , and the radiator sensor (cbfa engine). Stage 2 with the right supporting mods is a blast. I plan on keeping it forever. Made the mistake of selling my Mk4 not doing that again

You should review the AW Polo GTI if you haven't already!

Brave man. Don’t mess with beef. Those things kill.

I like the mk6, especially the GTD's with the L.E.D.-rears..I also think the mk6-R looks better than the mk7-R....I like the fact that on the mk6, they kept the streamlined-look down the sides like on the mk3, makes it look mint. Sadly on the mk7's that disappeared....The 4/5/6's were less restricted and easier to tune imo as well....Stage-2 map these and you're looking at 300 bhp+....

Sid, Ricky, Tom(TGE) should start their own version of top gear 🙋‍♂️

I had a mk6 1.4tsi dsg in this red was going to do it up with the gti body kit and the leathers but the megatronics box decide to blow up 8 hours in to my ownership I miss that car, 😂

Is it better than a leon though?

That driver 3 ending song thoooo

Best looking gti imo

Yo Sid, my bro... I’m definitely here for the rebrand. But what happened to your hair my guy? Im concerned, where are your friends to tell you it’s looking a bit sideways *no pun intended* shout me though my barber is certified and he’s doing them corona trims.. I got you man

Love the mk6, being a mk5 owner I do think the mk6 looks abit more special.. however in terms of performance I feel it ain’t special enough. Even in my stage 1 mk5 gti, it’s just too good, it does everything too well. By no means is this a bad thing but it’s just not as fun as they could be

Love my mk6. Make sure you change the timing chain tensioner though

Owned the MK6 GTI about two month now. I love this car, it’s lots of fun to drive. Had it tune to TTI stage 1 for the first week I got it. Horsepower was increased up to 260HP and 380NM of torque. The car broke down last week and needs engine rebuild. But I am going to fix it and upgrade most of the parts. Will definitely tune it to stage 2 after the engine rebuild.

Think a BMW 125i would be better? Similar power but rwd

MK6 is one of if not the most popular GTI ever made. There are tons of avid enthusiaists of the generation and a huge amount of aftermarket support.

Pull out the abs/esp module fuse out and slide The car how u like

I have always loved Golfs and have owned 8 so far. My personal order of preference... First Mk2, Mk5, Mk1, Mk6, Mk7, Mk4, Mk3 last. Not sure about Mk8 yet.

This is the forgotten gti.

5:52 isn't that the stereo from a MK7 GTI? And, I think the MK6 is better than the MK5. I know they're about 70% the same car but the MK6 is better made on the inside and out. Better looking on the inside and out.

I love mine and its my favorite GTI! Hell it's the best driving car I have owned. No disrespect to all the other great GTI's because I love em all!

I love my Mk6 can’t fault it best car I’ve owned. (so far)

Not able to disable the esc, the difference when I used to turn off the traction on my Jetta TDI made is dangerous in the wet 😂 newer driver's can't drive cars without assists, if they all tried to drive a mk1 mr2 in the wet around corners it'd make them shit their pants.

Stock tune on these cars only make about 10-11psi. I reccomend driving a simple stage 2 tuned one, usually makes 18-20psi which is a BIG night and day difference.

Thanks Sid😁 🐄

Need review a Honda EP3

The mk6, under the skin, is the *same exact car* as the mk5 with an updated interior, electronics, and a few suspension tuning tweaks.

Cant heel toe in this car was enough of a reason to get a dsg, you can only get so fast without heal toe on entry

Honestly I’m looking at these as an option for my first car. They’re useable enough to commute in but they move and they add a little excitement vs a regular Golf. Pretty cheap too.

The MK6 GTI is great but it's a little aloof. A genuine everyday hot hatch but with a touch too much novocaine. Just a tad though. It's very refined, solid structure, comfortable with an effortless power delivery. Steering and tracking is almost perfect but when pushed really hard in high speed corners the suspension goes a tad soft, even with mildly upgraded VW DG springs and Bilstein Touring dampers. I guess you gotta go with at least Bilstein Sport. I was going for a healthy compromise... roads suck, but it's still a little soft. It's also a tad too "big" and heavy for my liking. I had a Manic tuned R56 MINI Cooper S w/ H&R's and Bilstein Sports before the GTI and the latter felt like a small crossover SUV in comparison. In short the MINI egged you on to drive like an ape on cocaine and never calmed down. It was great but also exhausting. The GTI encourages you to drive like a normal human being but will comply when you cane it with no questions asked. It'll SCOOT. 3 years later, I still feel like the GTI is about 15-20% too heavy. I like a hot hatch to weigh in at around 2,600 lbs... not 3,200. The only "new-ish" hot hatch options here in the USA that weigh around 2,600 lbs are 5-10 year old MINI's and the last-gen Fiesta ST. Sigh.

Those alloys are woeful

You should like the guy from ffords of winsford when he's describing cars

It wasn't VW's best effort, but at least it was better than the MK4 GTI - I wish we could forget that one altogether!

Love love love my M6 Autobahn Edition

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