VW Golf GTD vs Ford Focus ST3 Diesel - Diesel Hot Hatch Battle! 

Same, I have a 2015 gtd. Love it, only complaint is it's a bit rough on poor roads which we have plenty of :/

looking to buy a gtd but having doubts cause I have always driving (to this day and still) high hp gas cars like the old s6 4.2 v8, e39 m5, tuned audi tt 3.2vr6, all fast cars, I had couple of diesels and still have one bmw e39 530d tuned 252hp and 600nm so I know how a diesel feels like, just scared even when tuned stage 2 the gtd will be too slow or isnt it? Well it doesnt have to be fast maybe or that fast but feel like it tho at least if that makes sense.

I nearly bought a GTD recently but opted for a 330D instead, however, there is no fucking way I would pick that Ford over the Golf, ever.The interior quality alone is miles ahead.

Got A3 quattro 220hp after Focus 105hp. Audi (and MQB overall) has shity suspension (mine got 2uc "sport")- no comfort, no handling. Seats are just awful after Focus. Claustrophobic feeling inside the car. VW is a disaster after Ford. The only advantage is acceleration.

Totally agree miles better build quality compared to the Ford plus engine wise the golf is miles better.

Agreed [very happy GTD owner]

Your insurance won't be £330 once it's remapped!

@@dopiaza2006 yeah it will

dopiaza2006 whos telling the insurance?

Getting one as my next car potentially.

“Eurobox” 😂😂😂 if you live in the UK your focus is a eurobox aswell because the UK model is German

Wanker

No, the GTD is better at handling

Still on it? I got mine 2 months ago, brilliant car!

are u serious bro?

Lol pff go sleep bro

VW looks dated and bland

Having owned both you have summed this up perfectly had a gtd for 8 months as a work car , changed job and bought the focus and still have it 2 years later no issues at all in 50k miles

Unless your EGR valve and DPF give you headaches.

@@265justy never!! i have a jetta tdi 2.0 with over 500.000 kilometers, I change the clutch and no more...

@@nicolasp7395 German cars are overrated buckets off troublesome shit..Japanese cars are far superior in every way and VWs dont come near brands like Toyota , Honda and Mazda for reliability.iEspecially the VW TDIs from 09 up. The 1.9s were the best off the VWs ..the 1.6 and 2.0s are pure crap.

@@265justy German cars are not that reliable like back then thats true but they have better performance then japanese cars.

@@leo.r9253 it depends on what cars you compare.

Yet they cost the same

I will agree. I have a Jaguar X Type diesel which was once compared with the BMW 320d in its day. Reviewers said at the time "Both 150bhp both the same" nope... 2.2 Jaguars not like the 320d at all. 320d was a lot better quality and stronger and capable of sustaining high speeds. Jaguar X Type drove like a typical 1990's Ford. Much better comfortable plodder at lower speeds then a BMW 3 series. More comfortable to drive and a much better low speed donkey then a BMW. Ford built Jags 'Can' go fast as in they can do it ocassionally but they really don't like that at all. German definately engineering wins on the horse bit. Ford does the donkey work better.

330d shit box manual hand brake in a 30k car 🤣🤣🤣

@@jimgoose4877 🤣🤣🤣 you bad melt🤣🤣, give me a manual handbrake over a leccy one that’s broke all the time🤣. And the 330d is solid all rounder, if it’s a shitbox then please give me your review of the golf😳 Simple Jimmy likes his silly gimmicks by the sounds of it

@@gingerbreadman5265 😂😂😂 my little comment rattled you. Soft as shite.

@@jimgoose4877 not really simple Jimmy 🤣 as I no longer own the BMW. Regardless I stand by my comment, so can you now review the golf for me?. If your one of them hillbilly VAG stans just say!, il let you off👍

Or because your not keen on how bland the golf looks. Or the lack of choice on seats as most come with that awful tartan esc cloth you see on screen 😂 I’m currently in the market for a new car the golf gtd / Leon fr/ a3 / focus st/ 320d are all choices but feel like they all have trade offs. The golf has the worst seats and arguably the most boring to look at. The focus is slower and with the monster dash feels smaller inside, the Leon’s a bit of a fugly from the back and the a3 is hard to find used in any kind of decent spec as most people could only afford the pov spec versions me included it looks like haha 🤦🏻‍♂️ one mates got the st3 and another has the gtd and my aunt has the Leon fr cr they’re all decent but can’t help but think the a3 when it’s s line with leather seems a step above them

No opinion on either, but VW diesel emissions scandal. What else is VW hiding from you?

@@duratorque who cares, their cars are rocksolid man! Golf 8 sucks though.

The 2015 PSA ford t DCI will out live a vw

U can't say the ford is plain,it's the other way round buddy

Much was ur remap ? Chocking to get it done on my gtd but paranoid incase it does something bad to my car

XboxKenny1992 204 hp and 311lb/ft can definitely feel the power and about £339

Go with phantom tuning. Mine went to 230hp. So much quicker than before the remap!

Its só good, but só good, it needs a remap... 😂😂😂

@@hugoribeiro1642 so good with the remap, Hugo

I currently own a st diesel focus and can agree its a good car but definitely wouldnt say i drive a sports car 🤣

Stage 3 at pumaspeed is 280 bhp 650 nm, 6 seconds to 60, ide be happy enough.

C e the gtd is more expensive because every part of your focus is built by the lowest bidder...... or a person from Belgium. Vw.... German engineering. Enough said

Upa RANGERS!

Fords normally more fun to drive then VWS

Masted 2323 what planet you on sweet cheeks?

😂 you mad? German cars are probably the best engineered cars

@@Dshaw23 Nó. Best engineered cars are Japanese. The Mazda 3, Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla are far superior in terms off reliability than these 2..

It's okay, your poor

Ergh don't get a Mazda I owned a Mazda 2 and a Mazda 3 2016 models for 4 years, they both had break issues, sound like tin cans on the road (awful levels of road noise), the engine will last forever with the right servicing but like all Japanese cars it will fall apart around you, I liked the features in the Mazda but the system played up from day one in both, sporadically rebooting the centre console while driving for no reason, had them looked at by Mazda 4 times and still never got fixed, air con broke in the 2 after 6 months from new, and the start stop was extremely abysmal from day one. 69 GTD 7.5 my new work horse much much higher quality while driving, very low road noise, more comfortable while driving but as mine is sitting on the 18's with wide Pirelli tyres you do feel the bumps, no random reboots on the centre console, much better range tank.(Dislike the start/stop but who doesn't in any car) many more safety features, better adaptive cruise control, so much quicker off the line and has the power there when you need it, 7 speed DSG is the best version to get, nothing like sitting on the motorway in 7th low revs just watching as the MPG goes up and up.