The best new AWD hot hatch you can buy right now - Golf R vs. Litchfield GR Yaris 

litchfield done a great job... the regular gr yaris is waay worse than the golf R

@@alexandremello963 golf r is amazing but has issues with electronics. GR Yaris would be a stress free ownership

@@maxmorris4562 ooh come on... I'm talking about performance here!!

Toyota is far better then german machine, better motorisation,i had both Yaris and a golf,and beliveme,toyota all day long,even if the germans made nice cars,the engine quality is not like the ones we had before,on the other side, Toyota is doing a good job

@@mikesa9325 comparing performance . not reliability. Two different things

Spent more money on a slower car with less storage and the yaris will cost more in repairs seems like a smart move to me LOL

@@ericmarshall9262 wdym but it cost more?

@@ericmarshall9262 I think you never heard about Golf service cost. Yaris is like your regular car. Golf on the other hand..

@@ericmarshall9262 yaris Is Toyota

Have u driven one they’re not that great tbh. Still awesome Toyota made it though..

Totally agree on that.. i bet driving the car with 6mt is far more involving the driving.. hence more fun...

Lost my gr due to crap dealer Got a new golf r Glad to be home But steering crap and fuvk it heavy Don’t miss crap Perth Toyota dealers though

Wow, cool. Take the Golf R to rally :DD

@@timuryaroshenko3697 wow cool. The Yaris isn’t In the same league as the golf r

12.3 modded golfR not stock

@@mattsamuels3607 the golf is flat out boring & I own one Ye it can go quick in a straight line but round the bends it's not exciting

@@mattsamuels3607 Yeah the Yaris just way better in so many points lol

yeh if ur a midget

@@Gamgam4843n Strange when I sat in one (I'm a 6ft 1 lanky stickman) I fitted perfectly only issue I had (and this is splitting hairs) was the seat a little bit high but even then I still fitted in perfectly fine.

@@Gamgam4843n what a stupid comment

Pay more for a slower car, with less storage, and cost more to repair, way to go toyota!

@@ja2688 With the low mount rear view mirror and high screen the central view across the dash is compromised if you're 6ft.

Car enthusiast, not exactly is a speed enthusiast

@@johnnyng8527 Exactly, and that’s why these electric cars are so unappealing at the moment. They may be quick but I doubt there driving dynamics is anywhere near ICE sports cars

Golf R 1.3 SECs quicker and cheaper then a toyota... yea seems like a win huh? LOL

@@ericmarshall9262 Point confirmed. 0-62mph has little relation to how fun a car is...

But why spend so much gas tho? In this case, is better to have a diesel for the week and a sports car for the weekend.

@@achilleconte4385 to have some fun during the week? ;) Diesel is boring

@@HotHatchTV an Alpina D3 is not boring 😉

Huh?

Which is a £3300 cost option…not included in performance pack all of which puts RRP of R at £46k!

I have a stage one 380hp 7.5 R. The GR is more fun.

New golf r for 33k really?

@@richiebtime489 yep. Got an email a while ago. Sign up to drive the deal, a high amount of VAG cars are 15-25% off.

And surely it proves beyond all doubt, once and for all, that if they'd made the GT86 more powerful they would have sold like hot cakes. The new GR86 is what the GT86 should have been in 2012, minimum. The GR86 should now be launching with about 240 bhp and 1100 kg. That would be perfect.

@@pjay3028 I think the GT86 has the right power for what people NEED but nobody WANTS. Nobody wants a sports car that's slower than your completely average diesel rental car. 240 with a bit of fettling and weight reduction will make the new one an absolute weapon on back roads.

@@SteezyG wow that's a very good deal

😂😂😂😂No it won't, I've owned a mk3 focus rs & it's the biggest load of over hype in the car industry Cheap nasty plastic interior & ride quality of a 1940's tractor, It sounds amazing but appart from that it's shit

@@pauldavies7251 Build quality...Well, It's a Ford (A German built Ford, but still a Ford..), that's why it was under 40k,, and though I'll grant you the 16 & 17 models were over damped, the V3 update on 2018 + RSs was a great improvement. Though my RS is quite heavily modified now, I very rarely had any Golfs that could stay with me around the track even before I tuned it. It was much better than the Golf R I ran prior, though like you say the VW build quality was better. I'm sorry to hear you didn't like your RS, maybe it had some underlying issues that were effecting its handling/performance or you were unfortunate to have one of the early models with the overdamped suspension, I've been really impressed with mine,.. Around most tracks it's almost as good as my M2 to drive and loves to be put on the edge without too much drama to get it back if I push too hard and it snatches, in the wet even my M2 can't get close to it. Although I could set similar times in my Golf R (which was a stage 2, big brake kit etc.. ), when I first drove an RS around Croft, I instantly felt how the RS was just much more focused, playful and willing to do what I asked of it, especially under hard corner entries where my Golf would start to wash out and understeer even with all the aids set to off, the Focus just keeps turning in and since I fitted a LSD it very rarely gets out of shape when getting hard on the power out of the corner like it could do in stock form. I don't know about the hype for the RS because I weren't looking to buy one when they first came out, BMW M cars have always been my go to cars, I only bought the RS after my younger brother creamed my M2 around croft in the wet while driving his new RS, and with living in the UK where it rains a lot I wanted something I could access more of the power and performance more of the time, after driving his RS I seriously impressed and after I managed to haggle a excellent deal I bought one and I have truly enjoyed owning and driving it since.. But I know that the pre 2018 RSs had a recall problem and a few other issues, but fortunately I've not had issues that weren't a quick fix on my 18 RS. And my wife loves it, she's been using it as her daily for a few years now, I got offered a great deal to put her in the Merc A45 AMG but, she wants to keep the RS, which is frustrating because I would have liked to run the A45 for a while but,.. She's comfortable with it and I can't really blame her, it has been a great car for us to own.

It wouldn’t. End of.

@@gaycha6589 LOL, Stamps feet.. Waves tantrumed arms in the air and takes the time out their day just to enter a post which basically says.. "Na ha!.. You're wrong! Because... Because, well because 'I' say so! End of!"... Is what your response is expressing my emotionally privileged young friend. However, If you actually have some constructive criticism and/or personal experience of the above mentioned vehicles which stand contrary to my own, then I'd be more than happy to hear what they are, but if all you have is a juveniled response like the above then it's clear that you have neither experience or constructive criticism, and other than displaying the fact that you have an untrained ego, behave like spoiled child and live with emotional outburst issues... You'll have nothing of interest or benefit to add to this subject matter and will just make yourself look childish and silly to anyone reading whom isn't so emotionally impaired as yourself, no(?!)

Toyota are biggest manufacturer globally.

Not present here, but they can also do a Milltek resonated and non resonated systems with the map to take account of them. I'll be running mine stock for a while before heading down to Gloucestershire.

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Not a car really designed for such a tall driver...

@@leonk5793 I've driven it and got one arriving in 3 weeks, I fit in fine just the visibility is the issue

Just 40mm

Its slower by 1.3secs... has less storage... and will cost more in repairs... toyota really hit it on the head huh?

That Toyota isn't stock @Zak

@@ericmarshall9262 never heard that from a toyota ownerbefore'' hahaha it seems that u hate it to much??? the build quality of toyota is really good, I dont think that upgrade puts a lot of stress on the engine by the sound of it, they squeeze more power and but still on a safe side. All I can say is drive one, it might surprise u...ps golf owner here

3 cylinder engine is just too weak

@@lilripsta911, and because of this Toyota gaves 5 years of warranty .. of course :D

I’ve had a few over the years...should have kept my last one...but ya can’t keep em all....a car that should have been copied long before now.

The same but with a modern chassis, suspension and brakes ... not to mention safer in a crash.

Yeah they were go karts I had mine stage 3 400bhp was mad but 1 day my brother took it and crashed it😕

The GR Yaris reminds me only of the Mitsubishi Evo. That's the only reason why I don't get an GR Yaris. 😄

good shout that

I think the video is just demonstrating the difference between a lightly warmed over boring car, and a truly exciting, fun, homologation special. It is a shame that cars like the Golf have failed to acheive a concept that was pretty much already nailed 20 years ago by things like Evos and WRXs.

I see the Golf R as a compromised hot hatch because it has tried to offer all of what you mentioned whereas the GRY has no compromises and it's up to the owner to make the compromises to make it work as a daily. I'm happy with the sacrifices I have to make in order to enjoy the GRY daily.

Also bear in mind that most people who comment on here have never driven either car. On Dan’s remit I have no doubt, as a drivers car, the GR seems universally the best (I haven’t driven one) - manual gearbox, purpose built...but as a daily the Golf R all day long (which I do own) - more space, plenty fun for a commute, comfortable, and launch control never gets old 🤣

Golf R is not a fun daily car though, no car can be fun and daily.... it's an oxymoron. You are arguing for a jack of all trades, and that is why people still buy an MX5 to get away from that A to B side....

@@zakelwe What we’re saying here is living with the compromises... the GR is too small for my needs....would love a go in one for sure... An MX5 is an even greater compromise....It’s probably why James on TH owns an S4 and an MX5 I guess. But people who say a Golf R isn’t a fun daily 🥱 have probably never driven one 😒

They are very different, but they appeal to the same people, I think.

Depends on the road and driver. Most people buying a Yaris GR will be younger and prepared to spank it, the older Porsche blue rinse brigade less so. When you get older you get more money, but then slow down driving wise. I know from experience.

Its not, the guy who posted the video is on crack, a golf R is 1.3 sec faster then the 5.3 second yaris, buddy is just blowing smoke out his ass and the noncar guys are eating it up

Nowhere close. Even with all the mods and losing the warranty, the Yaris isn't gonna be anywhere close to the Golf R

@@ericmarshall9262 There's more to life than 0-60 times, my friend.

@@YusufGinnah Not on a small winding road.

I owned one of the early Supras.I had early serious rust problems

Why like GT3?

@@1anre they’re both homologation cars, they are both more special than anything else in the current lineup. The gt3 has one hell of an engine and one you’re not going to find anywhere else, save for the gt4rs, also a homologation car. The Yaris has an awesome inline 3 that you also won’t find in any other cars. They both aren’t made for straight line speed, but do well in that regard. More importantly, they offer feedback and communication to the driver that most other cars don’t. These are special cars

@@PapiAndrey ah I got it. For $40K which other brand new cars do you think one can consider in this bracket ?

@@1anre do you mean in the case of homologation cars? Or do you mean similar cars in the sense that they give the driver feedback and communication? That’s mainly what I was referring to. The Yargis GR some other cars like the 400z and older cars like the E92 M3 give you that feedback and connection that most other new cars done give you. It makes you feel connected to the car like you’re the one making the power and moving the car. That connection makes you feel like you’re the one in control and you have a much better time than a car that’s numb like many new BMW’s.

Oh and I use Arch btw...

Absolutely will be!

@@backseatdriver8902 especially when doing fast handbrake turn to get to an empty car park space out front of the school

Tarquin and Henrietta and going to love it.

All the freshman girls will love it!!

€57k euro in Ireland and a spec'd R is €70k

@@davidbrady1551 Absolutely too much

@@mariobotti1952 You can thank your governments for those high taxes.

that seems the other way round, in uk and germany people buy Golf Rs like hotcakes as they are very cheap to lease, but even the list price isnt much higher, the Yaris is sold out and can only be bought for about 10k more than the list price

@@tedt7991 yaris too expensive here like all cars. Niche market here for the R now since vrt changes but has more of a chance the the GR due to its practically

I’m keeping my R7,and eagerly awaiting delivery of R8.

Agree mate. Will keep mine. Does everything well, fast, great on the highway and comfortable around town.

Haha fair play, it's a fantastic car!

Golf got good resale values I own a 8 GTI hardly lost its value

Ikr, my Mazda 2 is turning 10 this year and probably only has around 2 years left, and I am actually panicking over what car I’m going to get next. Everything is big and stupid

@@Leviathan1216 yes they even killed the Honda Fit, and Yaris. So honestly not much to choose from brand new.

How’ve you been finding it?

Me too. If was without kids...different story 🤣

Plus you can take it to a proper Stage 1 remap (cost about £1000) and it is pushing 400BHP. I've seen a video somewhere, that Golf was 398BHP on the roller. 🙂

I'll suggest you buy a Golf Diesel. Is also more fuel efficient.

Golf R is cheaper, bigger, easier to maintain, ALOT faster and it dosnt look like a girls car, also a quick 600-1000$ tune and your near 400HP

@@ericmarshall9262 Pobably didn't see the smile on his face while driving the Yaris. That s what it is all about...

It needs fake sounds turning off.

the issue is the OPF filter. lookup videos of OPF deleted Gr's. It's beautiful

@@andrxito that’s due to European rules?

put a semislick on it and you'll experience the true meaning of body roll. The suspension just can't cope with higher levels of grip.

it‘s a golf. it‘s never gonna have a chance against the yaris

The supra is OK... tho combining the reliability of Toyota with the BMW's lack of reliability was just DUMB. The should have learned from the GT86 head gasket desaster... the Supra is ugly too... it has NOTHING to do with the original.

Dam PlayStation and Xbox generation how don’t know how to use a clutch is making manual car becoming extinct.

Leave your manuals ffs

GR does 0-60 well under 5 seconds aswell 👍

@@relentlesspursuit6894 who cares...??

@@vwgti3414 not a GTI owner 😀 - FWD, underpowered, you'll be use to getting blitzed off the line!

@@relentlesspursuit6894 again...who cares 👋👋👋👋👋

@@vwgti3414 best hope you dont meet a GR - you will be left feeling even more envious 🤣. Cheers 👋👋👋

“Sweaty” meaning uncomfortable?

@@1anre More like "supprised". I had to get used to the response and power. My "quickest" car I drove was my Corolla Touring Sport GR 2.0l. It was, due to the EV support, quite snappy. But very linear and not aggressive. The very quick response of the turbo of the Yaris is another story. I had the Yaris for 1 day and after 1h or so I drove 160 MPH on the very rainy Autobahn. The stiff chasis, AWD etc makes the car extremly controllable and boosts your confidance. I drove around 10min on the Autobahn and entered back roads to enjoy the movability of the car. Unbelievable expierence. When my job goal is at it's peek, I will buy my a Lexus GS450h or the Yaris for sure. The Yaris CAN be a daily. The problem is, that you don't want to drive slowly or "normal" with the Yaris. The Lexus on the other hand is luxurious can more for the soul If you know what I mean.

@@VampirusX thanks for breaking it down. For a first brand new car; the M2, MkV Supra, Yaris GR are all topping my list, but still trying to think of if these are the best I can get for $40K max

@@1anre Get the Yaris! The Supra is a BMW as the M2 is ... and both are more expensive than the Yaris (even with the performance pack). You buy a serious car with the Toyota reliability. Or wait for the new 2.4l GR86. Not the same performance ... but a better transmission than the Yaris and a sports car (beautiful handling, shifting etc) instead of a track car like the Yaris. The Yaris is a street warrior you will never get with a Supra or M2 (IMO)

What does that look like?

Exactly, ever a stage 1 would really waken up the R. Cost is the R biggest weakness, €70k here in Ireland, madness. So here, it would be Clubsport or GR Yaris

Then it would even cost more than it already does..... wake up

@@armsoldtoys6278 true if you’re price sensitive, but stock versus stock, the R would take it...not saying the Yaris isn’t better value

In straight line not disputing that..

@@armsoldtoys6278 lol. Of course it would. Modding it isn't gonna make it cheaper. Lol.

true

Drive it hard so it's a total lemon until you rip the arse out it. Traffic cops must love you the amount of customers you send them.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

And half the stuff he says is wrong

@@ericmarshall9262 What do you mean wrong?

Go look at how much a used GY Yaris is. It holds its money way more than a fucking VW.

@@v4skunk739 because nobody buys a toyota for 40k....

@@vwgti3414 Yeah that's why the GR Yaris is sold out and selling used above retail.

@@v4skunk739 i don't give a fck...🥳🥳🥳

@@vwgti3414 although you realise they are 33k new - ofcourse if you want a used on itl cost you 36k+, they go up in value unlike a Golf which gets discounted even from new