VW Golf GTI TCR FULL REVIEW with racetrack - the fastest street legal Golf GTI - Autogefühl 

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thanks Jose!

You are sooooooo right! The MK8 will be released next year! In the meantime, I can survive just fine with my 2017 GTI Autobahn DSG that I recently upgraded to APR Stage 1 (ECU & TCU). The upgrade will hold me over until I upgrade to the brand new +400HP MK8 Golf R 😎

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Good for you mate! I’m getting mine in 2 weeks more or less... although I’m quite confused cuz I’m comparing it to the golf R

Not planned for the US, just asked

@@autogefuehl That's a change from VW's position a few months ago when the TCR was first shown but I'm not surprised.

$3600usd with out taxes , will cost $52000aud with taxes in Australia , Germany has 30% tax

Merci

thanks!

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clubsport looks way sexier with the big spoiler. just do a little chip tuning or some turbo parts and you will have the same hp as the tcr.

@@AlexDrums97 It already has the same HP. Its just the same engine. But its under the "boost" mode in sport setting, then you also get 290 hp and 380 nm. So its just the same.

No need to wait as the R is available and far better than Clubsport or TCR.

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cheers! with which cars u mean?

Golf GTI golfclub edition? Yep, too many similar names, but what matters is they are all really good cars. They look cool, they are very comfortable and well designed in every aspect and are a lot of fun to drive. Waiting for amazing detailed review from Thomas in full HD and full length!

wait for it :)

This basically is the clubsport but for the 7.5, clubsport was for the mk7. Imo clubsport outshines this greatly. In Sweden the Clubsport cost as little as the regular GTI, the tcr will be 15% more this time.

In the USA, there's the Golf GTI Rabbit edition! :) It is actually a decently spec'd GTI minus the base head unit (and cloth seats for those who care). And the wheels look so much better, IMO.

YasumotoUS The US unfortunately gets a very basic spec compared to many European countries. I don't know why though

thanks for following!

If the overlap bothers you, come to the US. We have have four trim levels, period. (S, Rabbit, SE, Autobahn). The difference between the S and Rabbit trims is purely cosmetic. And between the SE and Autobahn, the only option is Adaptive Chassis Control in the SE that's standard on the Autobahn. Otherwise, except for upholstery, integrated navigaton, and audio options, there is no difference among the models. No difference in engines, no difference in tuning, each rated at 228HP. Same choice between manual and automatic transmissions. Even the multitude of exterior colors promised for 2019 is missing (at least currently.) Likewise for the promised "digital cockpit." And for the "R", there are no significant options, whatsoever. All this is the source of widespread complaints among American GTI/R buyers but it's obvious why VW has chosen to do it this way. The MSRP for a top trim Autobahn is $38,000 with discounts of $6000 or so readily available from dealers. A comparable version of the GTI in Europe is well over $50,000 at current exchange rates. VW believes Americans wouldn't pay that price and they're almost certainly correct. By limiting model choices VW contains the costs of production and reduces the risk of less popular versions sitting unpurchased on dealer lots. On the bright side for Americans, a variety of tuning firms (e.g. APR) offer ECU and DCT tuning and other performance options that significantly increase the performance of the GTI (as well as the R) at reasonable costs. And despite dire warnings that such modifications may void the VW warranty it's easy to find a "tuner friendly" VW dealer willing to perform the upgrades and honor the factory warranty.

Cheers! Yeah the EU GTIs are built in Germany

There is nothing like German quality.

Would you pay $38000 usd without taxes for a tcr fwd DSG in Usa . Price difference in uk is 2000 pounds to a Golf R DSG

Obviously they decided not to take it to the US

@@autogefuehl do you know if the engine has the same parts as mk7 to achieve 290hp or if they made some upgrades?

@@GordonWhite golf r engine

not out yet, but we will when it comes :)

when u have been using reverse, it takes some seconds before flipping in again

@@autogefuehl thanks for the clarification!

A special Golf R driving episode with a nice story and landscape :)

Yep

lovely place :)

Well the Clubsport isnt available anymore...

@@autogefuehl true. I'm just curious about your view on the two

they both come pretty close for sure

The clubsport is not available anymore?

@@autogefuehlThanks for the quick reply. Which one do you prefer after having test driven both?

We also have a Clubsport review, youtube search Autogefuehl gti clubsport

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Watched this full length? :)

Dsg only

Strange

You'd like to be 12 again?

Don’t pay money to ruin the look

dimos15 I believe it’s Sony FDR-X3000R 4K action cam.

Gameboy Camera

Potato.

I ll ask

Not planned :/

Selber besser machen :) die rundenzeit war spitze unter den nicht-profis

@@autogefuehl lade mich ein das nächste mal dann komme ich gerne mit

Greetings 🙂

@@autogefuehl Thomas,werden wir golf gti clubsport s fur mk8 sehen?

it is cheaper but not better

RU-vid search Autogefuehl Hyundai i30n u ll find the review

@@autogefuehl Oh what the hell I even watched it. I think I might be watching too much, I'm losing track. Thanks for the headsup! Any chance of you guys doing the fastback? Viele Grüße, weiter so

Thx! Trying to

i explained that twice, check full length :)

@@autogefuehl sorry my English is wierd I meant what on earth are they as in they don't look very good haha.

hehe yeah I would also take it without!

20% tax blame German Government , its taxed the same in Australia $55000aud

are you idiot? only schoolboy can compare stock and tune

amg much more expensive

a35 is 1000 pounds more in uk . a45 is 8000 pounds more

That's what we experienced on the racetrack

There's load more that you can go test on that race track. Much more faster and street legal

such as which Golf from the current model portfolio? 2.0 TDI ? :D

Didn't you see the video, where Thomas explained why they use it?

@@iCoolaxe i did and his reasons were lame. It's 2019 now, im pretty sure microphone technology has come a long way since the 90's.

I would have used it, would have been better. Was mit AJ and Jonas in Detroit though

@@autogefuehl nah it was just fine, you don't need. Plus you're in Germany right? Aren't all the top brand audio equipment from Germany? I'm sure you guys can find an excellent microphone attachment for the camera.

Lucky for you the Civic Type R is available

When people cannot find any weak points they stick to the design, lol

@@Caymanec anything good about that car i wonder.. if its ugly, even 1000 hp doesnt matter, just like honda type R. if you want strong, go porsche cayman.

@@Alby911 hi grandpa!

@@atalayo3o0o what?! Are aware how much cayman cost?