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

Aug 2, 2023

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

In today’s Autogefühl’s episode, we present you the VW Golf GTI TCR with a track ride! As always we cover exterior, interior, engines and driving experience.

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Content

0.4 -> this is the new golf gti tcr street

4.16 -> legal version and well at first i

6.4 -> thought you know just another gti

8.4 -> version but boy we can take it out here

10.8 -> today on the racetrack in southern

12.32 -> portugal and i can tell you i can

14.4 -> promise you for this episode it will be

16.48 -> something very special here on

18.4 -> autographer you number one resource for

19.84 -> indepth cover use and the number one

21.439 -> community to discuss cars with thomas

24.08 -> we're going to explain everything in

25.519 -> exterior interior

27.76 -> and that racetrack driving experience

30.08 -> and we'll also tell you

31.679 -> how is it different to the normal gti

33.92 -> performance

35.04 -> and how is it even different than to a

36.88 -> step further to the golf r

39.2 -> we'll find out together in full hd

42 -> full screen and full length

44.399 -> let's go

58.34 -> [Music]

62.48 -> so

78.28 -> [Music]

96.96 -> the front of the golf gti tci is a

99.52 -> little bit stronger has some lower

101.84 -> bumpers here and when you pick the

104 -> optional performance package it's not

106.24 -> only 50 millimeters lower like a gti

109.119 -> comparison to the normal golf it's then

111.68 -> 20 millimeters lower overall to a normal

114.399 -> golf

115.6 -> if you picked the performance pack with

117.28 -> the include dcc that's what this car

119.68 -> here also has at the moment so there's

122.399 -> basically the tcr version and then with

125.28 -> the optional package and then you'll get

127.28 -> basically the top trim

129.599 -> gti here in the front automatically

132.4 -> comes with led headlamps that's also for

135.12 -> the normal gti performance but i think

137.12 -> it's very well integrated here too with

139.2 -> a red stripe that directly lead over to

141.36 -> the headlamps and a pump style grille

143.76 -> here and here so yes it's a normal golf

146.959 -> but definitely shows that typical gti

149.36 -> phase the length of a golf is at 4 26

154.44 -> 168 inches or at 14 foot and that's the

158 -> same for the five door and the three

159.519 -> door variant there are some variants so

161.599 -> a state that is a little bit long about

163.599 -> 30 centimeters but we're staying with

165.28 -> the hedge here today the tcr indeed

167.28 -> available as five door as we see it here

169.2 -> at the moment but also as a three door

171.36 -> it comes with 18 inch rims

174.319 -> those ones are the optional rims there

176.4 -> are two

177.519 -> wheel packages basically available which

179.519 -> come together i call it performance pack

181.84 -> because it's easier to remember with a

183.92 -> 19 inch rims here

185.92 -> and then you also get the dcc the

188.72 -> dynamic chassis control the adaptive

190.4 -> suspension which then puts the car even

193.28 -> five millimeters lower as i said

195.04 -> initially

196.4 -> but the front wheel

198.4 -> differential lock that one comes

200.8 -> directly with every tcr you don't need

203.12 -> an additional package for that this is

205.28 -> here just a no special comp style paint

208.239 -> you don't have to have it basically

211.2 -> classic strong c-pillar for golf it's

213.84 -> more really about the wheels and that

215.519 -> the cars put a little bit lower and

217.04 -> special tcr spoilers and you've maybe

219.519 -> seen that those brake discs

221.84 -> also have some holes in it well that

224.239 -> maybe increases the racetrack

225.519 -> performance just a little bit

226.879 -> temperature wise pretty interesting

229.36 -> of course we will test it out today on

231.599 -> the racetrack will be so interesting i

233.68 -> can promise you

236.239 -> by the way those wheel and performance

238.239 -> packs unleash the v-max from 250

241.36 -> kilometers an hour to 260.

244 -> well if you need that 10 kilometers more

247.519 -> then go for it

249.519 -> most of them you won't reach it anyway

251.36 -> so but here you can see the tail em

253.36 -> since the recent mk 7.5 facelift

257.6 -> this one here has more technology style

259.44 -> looks a little bit more modern i think

260.639 -> it's also well done other than that

262.479 -> classic golf design the tcr gets the

265.28 -> stronger spoiler in the lower part here

267.44 -> with a big black diffuser and those are

269.919 -> real exhaust pipes

271.84 -> i think also visually they're quite okay

273.68 -> the gti is always something in between

275.84 -> you know of not going too far but always

278.96 -> showing some elegance and sportiness

282.4 -> the akrapovic exhaust is not available

285.04 -> for a gti tcr i just asked that they

287.759 -> want to reserve it for the golf r they

290.72 -> thought about offering it here but now

292.96 -> the decision as for now is that it's

295.04 -> only available optionally for the golf r

298.479 -> well you still have somewhat a decent

300.08 -> sound but again not an extreme sound for

302.8 -> that one that is in rather reserved if

305.36 -> you go for the golf r and the aircraft

306.96 -> which maybe they also wanted to keep

308.96 -> this you know certain gap that people

311.12 -> would still go for a golf r then of

313.199 -> course the biggest difference would be

315.039 -> the overweight drive

316.56 -> so what do you think about the design

318.08 -> here of the gdi tcr

321.19 -> [Music]

324.72 -> and today we have two colors for you in

326.88 -> location it's the tornado red our main

329.28 -> vehicle and this is here the so called

331.84 -> pure gray i think it's also very fitting

334.639 -> for

335.6 -> the whole car and as i said

337.6 -> those

338.8 -> grabs here you can go for them

341.44 -> but they're actually quite expensive so

343.36 -> i think i would rather let them and just

345.68 -> have the pure color of the vehicle

352.4 -> so what do we have here under the hood

354.32 -> ah hydraulic struts i really love that

356.639 -> so this is a known 2 liter tsi turbo

359.919 -> petrol engine in the gti performance it

362.639 -> has 245 horsepower here now it has 290

367.28 -> horsepower just on the front wheels well

369.68 -> you have this front differential lock

371.36 -> let's see how that one plays out on the

372.88 -> racetrack if we have some serious

374.56 -> understeering or not we'll find out for

376.88 -> you soon the acceleration figure let's

379.68 -> compare it also to the gti performance

382.16 -> they're in gti performance it is 6.2

384.72 -> seconds to 100 kilometers or 62 miles an

387.199 -> hour here it is 5.6

391.039 -> so 0.6 seconds faster and a goal of r

394.96 -> with the overdrive more traction on the

396.72 -> ground would be even a second faster

398.96 -> than this one here at 4.6 so this one

401.199 -> here 5.6 versus 4.6 at the golf r

406.72 -> but would maybe be faster than a golf r

409.6 -> on the racetrack still because on the

412.08 -> racetrack it's not only about zero to

413.84 -> something acceleration it's now you get

416.24 -> growing it's also about weight weight

418.16 -> distribution and so on

420.24 -> that one will also be a very interesting

422 -> factor coming up very soon

429.95 -> [Music]

454.72 -> this is the car key standard volkswagen

456.88 -> golf here with a small gti patch but the

459.759 -> tcr doesn't get anything special

462.479 -> he is enter when you put your hand here

464.08 -> close the car put your hand inside then

466.4 -> you open it

467.68 -> there we go and

469.52 -> classic solid golf closing sound from

472.639 -> the doors then also soft material at the

475.84 -> inside of the doors is a great

477.84 -> processing from the quality materials

480.879 -> and this icon target the inside of the

482.56 -> doors leather red arm cover also soft a

485.84 -> lot of space at the inside of the doors

488.16 -> that also comes quite handy and then

491.44 -> well the gti performance already comes

493.68 -> with a lot of

494.96 -> standard features which the tcr just you

497.599 -> know takes over the active input display

500 -> the digital instruments

501.599 -> count for that too

503.199 -> you always get those digital instruments

505.52 -> no analogue possible then you have the

508.479 -> gti steering wheel with the flat bottom

511.44 -> and also red contour stitches gti logo

514.959 -> and those seats i mean the gti

516.8 -> performance already has performance

518.479 -> seats those ones here are specially

520.64 -> designed then for the tcr so they're not

522.959 -> so different just a little bit different

524.56 -> in design

525.76 -> here with some gti stamping and

528.88 -> alcantara inserts right there leather

531.36 -> red on the outside and the main seating

534.08 -> service is fabric on the inside it's

535.76 -> good for the race tracks so you don't

537.12 -> slide around that much

538.88 -> same time it stays cool and summer and

541.2 -> hot in winter so overall is a good

542.88 -> choice and again an elegant setup here

545.6 -> for the gti interior you get in like in

548.48 -> any other normal compact hatch on any

550.8 -> other golf this one of course sits a

552.56 -> little bit lower

553.76 -> do you feel that extremely

555.839 -> not extremely just a little bit other

558.16 -> than that the seats are actually quite

560.24 -> comfortable you can put the seats all

561.839 -> the way down and with one minute is 86

564.08 -> or six foot one

565.519 -> you get this amount of headroom still

567.839 -> left that's you know quite decent it's

570.32 -> okay

571.279 -> um so all too tall people will get along

573.839 -> with it no problem the steering wheel

575.76 -> can be adjusted in reach and height and

578.56 -> it's a very smooth process perforated

581.2 -> sides here however i would like to see

583.839 -> the steering wheel of the club sport

586 -> here too

587.839 -> i would ask my vw dealer if i could also

590.959 -> get the club sports team i once um you

593.2 -> know did an inquiry um you know at the

595.519 -> volkswagen

597.2 -> marketing there and

598.64 -> someone said like

600.32 -> you know it's not official but just try

602.08 -> it out you might get it so i would

604.32 -> advise you for that because the

605.44 -> alcantara steering wheel i once had that

607.519 -> in a club sport that was really amazing

609.68 -> and was um now also even better grip you

612.88 -> get a 12 mark position here

615.04 -> soon more to the rest of the interior

616.72 -> from another position i can just say

618.72 -> it's a standard golf seating position

620.24 -> it's comfortable is the one the most

621.76 -> comfortable in the compact segment here

624.32 -> you can see as the screens are shut off

626.16 -> at the moment we'll soon turn them on

628.24 -> and then tell you more

630 -> seats are manual here at the moment but

632.16 -> it also does just fine here you can pump

634.079 -> it up you all i always um pump it up a

636.88 -> little bit that's you know a little bit

638.64 -> better for the seating position and then

640.399 -> the manual adjustment also um really

642.959 -> fine tuned then with this um jog wheel

646.32 -> here at the sides so those seats are

648.88 -> sporty but still offer you enough room

651.68 -> to move around hey look at that see it's

654.88 -> from the door

656.16 -> a tcr logo that is projected to the

659.36 -> ground

661.04 -> that's really nice you can see how it

662.88 -> where it is located

664.399 -> this is the interior overview again here

666.32 -> soft touch also at top of the dashboard

668.64 -> you can see standard golf style is that

670.48 -> the

671.68 -> middle unit is lean towards the driver

673.68 -> just a little bit the steering wheel

675.76 -> here was a 12 o'clock position and the

678.079 -> steering angle and stuff we know how the

680.32 -> steering feels is taken from the tcr

682.88 -> true race car i will soon tell you more

685.44 -> about that when we drive the vehicle so

687.279 -> when we start the screens here now as i

689.04 -> said the digital cockpit here is

691.76 -> standard

692.959 -> the

693.68 -> top infotainment screen this one here

696 -> the 9.2 inch screen the biggest one you

698.399 -> can get

699.36 -> is not standard you can also go with a

701.279 -> smaller one which has somewhat you know

703.6 -> it's not that well integrated as this

705.12 -> one this lone looks very clean and stuff

707.44 -> but this one does not have any knob or

709.279 -> something left

711.12 -> some might prefer the smaller one to

713.12 -> have this separate knob and the software

715.04 -> is also somewhat let's say

716.88 -> easier to control a little bit

719.839 -> then zoom more details to the screens

721.6 -> let me finish up here the steering wheel

724.079 -> cruise control control on the left side

726.16 -> and also the volume on the right side

728.639 -> you change stuff in the

730.88 -> infotainment screen on the middle part

732.88 -> the instruments screen by the way check

735.6 -> engine light logo is totally normal when

737.44 -> it appears now as soon as you turn on

739.839 -> the real engine then it disappears when

742.399 -> it will then will be flashing then it's

744.639 -> a problem it's the same with all

747.279 -> vag

748.8 -> vehicles separate climate control i

750.88 -> really appreciate it because i have so

752.48 -> many situations where i would just want

753.839 -> to change something a little bit and

755.44 -> then it's not distracting while driving

758.079 -> when you have those separate wheels for

760.88 -> that

762.079 -> the tcr here the gti tcr will always

764.959 -> come with a dual clutch transmission

766.56 -> with a dsg it's not available as a

768.72 -> manual seven speed right here this is

771.44 -> the shifting lever also with a

772.88 -> microfiber

774.639 -> back here

775.92 -> very interesting

777.12 -> pretty cool driving mode selector i'll

779.2 -> talk about the drive modes when we drive

780.88 -> the car very soon and then you can open

783.519 -> this

784.32 -> lower part here with the storage space

787.12 -> and you can put your smartphone in right

789.44 -> there sadly it's only one usb supply

792.32 -> right there the apple carplay and

794.16 -> android auto is available and that works

796.079 -> pretty flawlessly it's a very good

798.079 -> integration you can also listen to your

800 -> own music and then switch back to the

802.72 -> car internal gps last but not least we

805.6 -> have an electric handbrake as well as

807.68 -> adaptive cup holders right there just a

809.76 -> little bit hidden

811.04 -> all again with a good build quality and

813.68 -> an armrest which is very well attached

816.639 -> with some storage space inside those are

819.04 -> the digital instruments in the middle

820.56 -> you can have for example lap timer or

822.88 -> driving data or you can have assistance

825.44 -> systems view but also something of the

827.519 -> gps it's not flickering in real life

829.76 -> it's just on camera here at the moment

831.519 -> by the way you can also zoom in and out

833.839 -> then with the buttons at the steering

836 -> wheel and you can always change the view

838.16 -> just a little bit um for example also

840.88 -> which one you want to exactly here in

843.6 -> inside but also on the right or on the

845.6 -> left side um so you a lot you know you

848.639 -> have a lot of flexible options that's

850.24 -> the good thing about this one so this is

852.16 -> the main menu you also have this

854.72 -> wiping gestures you can use you can

856.639 -> always use them

858.959 -> about that

860 -> when you see this small hand symbol but

862.16 -> i'm not the biggest fan of it you can

863.839 -> just do it like this and it's probably

865.76 -> also easier

867.519 -> let me

868.399 -> tell you something about the gps i think

870.079 -> it's also one of the best to use because

871.839 -> it's pretty simple it's very responsive

873.92 -> good cpu unit

876.079 -> but however you know the glass it looks

878.72 -> nice it feels nice but i'm really also

881.279 -> fine with the eight inch with a smaller

883.36 -> one um the smallest in the golf would be

885.36 -> six point five inch so they're over all

887.199 -> three sizes

888.639 -> i'm pretty much fine with the eight inch

890.639 -> i think that's a good one to to go for

892.8 -> here um and you also still have a knob

895.519 -> here for zooming in and for the volume

897.68 -> unit this one is fancy but i think you

899.92 -> can always also just stay with the

901.839 -> standard one oh by the way

904.48 -> we have your camera let me show you that

907.44 -> it's okay from the resolution here but i

909.92 -> think meanwhile it should be a little

911.04 -> bit better resolution wise but that will

912.959 -> only come with the older generation i

914.72 -> guess

915.6 -> you also have this you know

917.279 -> sensor view from above a full review on

919.76 -> autograph wouldn't be a full review if

921.68 -> we wouldn't show you the rear legroom

923.44 -> and stuff

924.399 -> first of all design wise and quality

926.8 -> materials well

929.199 -> at the rear it's hard pack not unlike in

931.44 -> the front but we have nice microfiber

933.92 -> inside and the leather red all that rear

936.079 -> doors and the same tcr special design

939.12 -> for the rear bench

940.639 -> forming some kind of two single seats so

943.199 -> also nice design i really like the

945.44 -> microfiber inserts here they feel and

947.839 -> look

948.56 -> quite cozy and you flip the seats

950.399 -> already from here

952 -> but you can also do it from the trunk

953.44 -> i'll soon show you that well what about

955.44 -> the rear legroom of course it's not

957.12 -> different from any other volkswagen golf

959.92 -> and it's somewhat standard for the

961.92 -> compact um hatch segment i do exactly

965.519 -> fit in here with my height one with 86

968.48 -> or six foot one um still some headroom

971.04 -> left and with a knees when i'm driving

973.519 -> is tall driver it directly fits

976.24 -> um it's not different with the estate by

978.56 -> the way if you go for like a you know

980.32 -> let's say golf r estate that would be

982.56 -> like one of the dream uh compact estates

986 -> the real legroom is the same as the

987.68 -> hedge and the state it's just more about

989.44 -> the

990.24 -> trunk length that the estate has a

992 -> little bit more there um so it does work

995.36 -> it's not something you know um

997.519 -> you know it's not superb but it's also

999.6 -> not a little i think it's just standard

1001.36 -> for the compact hedge segment um and

1004.72 -> inside the compact segment i think it's

1006.639 -> also you know

1008.399 -> a little bit more than others have

1010.959 -> but for example you know the octavia has

1012.959 -> even more but then again this one moves

1014.72 -> already to the midsize segment just you

1017.04 -> know some thoughts about that so let me

1019.199 -> show you what's possible here with the

1021.199 -> trunk you flip the logo to open it the

1023.92 -> rear wheel camera is also hidden there

1025.28 -> therefore it also stays clean quite

1026.959 -> clever idea the length here of the hatch

1030.24 -> is about 75 centimeters in length

1034.4 -> and

1035.199 -> it's about a meter in width and when i

1038.319 -> put a backpack right in here that's how

1040.799 -> it looks like so it's a normal usable

1043.52 -> hatch trunk space and among in the

1046.64 -> segment it's also among the best

1048.96 -> that's for sure i've tested that on out

1050.72 -> a couple of times then audio system

1052.799 -> optional equipment here below that or a

1055.2 -> replacement tire you have to decide for

1056.88 -> that

1057.76 -> it's a good sound by the way from the

1059.039 -> thin audio system but not as good as you

1061.12 -> would have the the audio system in the

1062.72 -> tiguan that was especially good

1065.28 -> you can also reach over and then flip

1067.039 -> the seats from here actually and then

1068.96 -> you have the maximum loading length

1072.24 -> um here we go so i mean those compact

1075.44 -> hedges are no loading wonders but still

1078.48 -> you can use them for the most stuff you

1080.64 -> want to do then you got the length of

1082.48 -> 146

1084.32 -> centimeters

1085.6 -> to when i'm driving

1101.12 -> all right guys track time with the golf

1103.44 -> gti tcr and we go to the sports mode

1108.72 -> and

1109.42 -> [Music]

1113.44 -> just give it a go

1114.96 -> and our instructor in front of us that's

1116.96 -> again

1118 -> our auto crew well-known benny

1120.84 -> leuchtter professional race driver we've

1123.52 -> had in here also in the interview a

1124.88 -> couple of times

1126.4 -> and we also talked about earlier

1129.36 -> the difference to the tcr and the golf r

1131.6 -> because if you put the performance pack

1133.44 -> here for the tcr

1135.44 -> you're price wise just you know two

1137.6 -> three four thousand euros away from the

1140 -> golf r what's the difference well

1143.679 -> this one here is lower in weight that's

1146.4 -> the main difference indeed

1148.24 -> so

1149.039 -> the golf r is heavier due to the

1150.64 -> all-wheel drive and stuff and this one

1153.2 -> here just keeps the weight low and this

1156.24 -> is better for the racetrack

1158.96 -> acceleration-wise a golf r

1161.6 -> is at 4.6 seconds to 100 kilometers or

1164.16 -> 60 miles an hour

1165.84 -> but this one here is 5.6 seconds so one

1168.799 -> second slower in the acceleration than

1170.48 -> the golf r

1171.6 -> but here on the race track

1173.6 -> it's not about the zero to 100

1175.84 -> kilometer

1176.96 -> acceleration

1180 -> we have a lot of grip here also at the

1181.919 -> front axle

1183.28 -> it's more about the lap times

1185.44 -> and with this one here with lower weight

1188.24 -> we can score better lap times that's

1191.2 -> pretty interesting to me

1192.88 -> definitely

1194.559 -> so just all the power 290 horsepower

1198 -> front wheels

1199.6 -> 380 newton meters of torque instead of

1202 -> 370 like with the golf gti performance

1205.52 -> but this

1206.799 -> software tuning of the engine with the

1208.32 -> 290 horsepower really gives more punch

1211.039 -> and indeed the gdi performance is

1213.6 -> somehow suitable for the racetrack

1215.76 -> but this one here indeed feels more like

1218.96 -> a true race car so

1222.24 -> also the golf r on the racetrack was

1224 -> great

1225.679 -> and fields felt so great in handling

1228.32 -> this one here also

1229.919 -> it's really awesome in the whole

1232.159 -> handling

1233.44 -> it feels so well balanced

1236.96 -> um but at the same time it feels more

1239.76 -> like a true race car again i can just

1241.52 -> stress that

1243.6 -> so now we're giving it all away

1246.32 -> get the outer door domo

1248.96 -> near faro near portimao in portugal

1252.48 -> 214 kilometers an hour

1254.27 -> [Music]

1255.52 -> wow

1257.6 -> really great performance and by the way

1259.44 -> we're driving the three-door version

1261.2 -> here so the tcr maybe it's three and

1263.679 -> five-door

1265.36 -> well what's the difference

1266.96 -> not so much same wheelbase

1269.36 -> um the weight distribution is a little

1271.679 -> bit different but it doesn't make the

1273.76 -> biggest of a difference so it's not that

1275.84 -> well notable

1277.28 -> and well benny and i we've been

1279.679 -> practicing here together on a couple of

1281.6 -> different race tracks around the world

1283.919 -> and

1285.6 -> so it's no wonder

1287.36 -> that we are about to overtake the next

1289.44 -> group in front of us

1291.28 -> so let's see if they

1293.28 -> let us pass by

1295.84 -> of course we have a

1298.559 -> quite serious pace going on here

1301.12 -> so let's go

1303.6 -> thank you so much guys

1305.69 -> [Music]

1308.48 -> wow so i i must really say i have been

1312.08 -> expecting

1313.2 -> you know

1314.559 -> less acceleration in the golf r golf r

1317.12 -> with the all-wheel drive

1318.4 -> also pretty cool i'm really go of our

1320.4 -> fan

1320.85 -> [Music]

1322.32 -> but this one here

1324.159 -> really surprises me and also like

1326.48 -> you know

1327.919 -> on the racetrack there is really then a

1329.919 -> big difference to the normal gti

1331.76 -> performance

1333.12 -> wow

1334.48 -> so

1335.52 -> sofa i was always pretty relaxed when i

1338.159 -> was driving a golf on the racetrack

1341.36 -> and i mean i have it

1343.12 -> totally under control here but i really

1345.039 -> have to say

1347.12 -> this is probably you know the the

1349.2 -> biggest rush of adrenaline i had so far

1352.159 -> in the golf vehicle that's really

1354.08 -> interesting wow

1355.76 -> this is

1357.84 -> i mean it's it's front wheel drive only

1359.84 -> but at the same time it's so well

1362.4 -> balanced that you could think you know

1364.159 -> you're not missing the rear-wheel drive

1366.159 -> and that's really seldom with the car

1367.919 -> especially on the racetrack

1369.15 -> [Music]

1372.84 -> so

1374.48 -> now when i'm also

1376 -> keeping it in the high rpms i also don't

1378.799 -> have any problems with you know that the

1380.96 -> car doesn't shift down or something

1384.32 -> now again full speed

1386.62 -> [Music]

1388.4 -> you know the v-max with a performance

1390 -> pack is unleashed to 260 kilometers an

1393.039 -> hour

1394.24 -> instead of 250 well

1396.08 -> it doesn't make too much of a difference

1397.76 -> here on the straight we can reach about

1399.28 -> 220 but here have you seen the car

1402.88 -> sliding out when i was on the brakes a

1404.48 -> little bit because it's just you know i

1406.559 -> was really hard on the brakes

1408.4 -> really reaching the highest speed that

1410.48 -> is possible here and for this vehicle

1416.48 -> because with those upgraded brakes they

1418.32 -> also help me on the racetrack here now a

1420.559 -> little bit better climate for the brakes

1424.24 -> and you can really be

1425.76 -> full all the way full on a throttle

1428.159 -> and that's also then you know uh

1429.84 -> advantage of the front-wheel drive car

1432.64 -> so you don't have this oversteer then

1436 -> and

1436.96 -> big question is well is there any

1438.88 -> serious understeer

1441.12 -> not really you know you have this

1444.24 -> front differential lock

1446.4 -> that comes with a gti tcr

1449.44 -> already without the performance pack and

1451.76 -> that is really giving me the full

1454 -> experience without experience this

1456.64 -> understeering effect so again you can

1459.44 -> see when you smooth with the steering

1461.36 -> wheel which is again a great setup

1465.44 -> you have it perfectly under control

1468.159 -> and don't have any negative

1469.76 -> understeering

1471.2 -> really really interesting

1474.24 -> um those semi sticks by the way

1477.279 -> they have been used already i feel that

1479.039 -> so um i'm not the first one on the track

1481.12 -> here today and also the last couple of

1483.12 -> days there were some other guys testing

1485.52 -> the car so those tires are

1488.88 -> already quite gone but the semi-sticks

1491.84 -> um they give you even more performance

1494.32 -> of course on the racetrack so if you're

1495.84 -> planning to take this one on the

1497.039 -> racetrack and

1499.2 -> i mean a lot of manufacturers always say

1501.12 -> oh you know we're building a car you can

1502.64 -> drive to the grocery store and at the

1504.559 -> same time you can go on the racetrack

1506 -> with

1507.84 -> it's really the case for this vehicle

1509.52 -> and

1510.559 -> from the outside it's it's really just

1512.88 -> the gulf you know on the one hand

1515.44 -> the gulf is you know bought and sold and

1518.32 -> built in millions and millions

1521.919 -> but when you take this one to the

1523.44 -> racetrack you really really feel that

1525.84 -> this one is something special wow

1529.12 -> so indeed

1530.799 -> for the race trick

1533.039 -> this tcr is just perfect

1536.48 -> really uh really again positively

1538.48 -> surprised by that

1540.159 -> and we are

1541.2 -> opinion i are really throwing the tires

1543.84 -> all the way um around this racetrack

1546.08 -> here which is you know also one of my

1547.919 -> favorite racetracks because it's a

1549.52 -> little bit more open you have different

1551.679 -> driving situations you have um

1554.24 -> you know elevation change some altitude

1556.799 -> in there

1557.76 -> really cool

1558.88 -> some s corners

1562.96 -> and look again at the steering wheel and

1565.36 -> what the feedback it gives me i exactly

1568.08 -> know what the car is doing what the

1569.6 -> front wheels are doing so i have a

1571.52 -> direct connection to the road that's

1573.44 -> pretty cool

1575.84 -> and

1576.64 -> look at how less i have to steer there's

1579.12 -> no way i have to you know grab over or

1581.36 -> something

1582.72 -> that's really amazing

1584.64 -> i think this is one of the best steering

1586.88 -> setups there is overall on the market

1589.679 -> um

1590.72 -> it's so precise at the same time it

1592.88 -> feels so natural and it's so direct

1595.76 -> even in the you know small angle areas

1599.12 -> you know

1600.4 -> there's always something happening there

1602.159 -> is no dead zone at all and

1604.48 -> we've been driving the bmw 3 series on

1606.64 -> this very racetrack just a couple of

1608.159 -> weeks ago

1609.6 -> and the steering here is so

1612.48 -> superb in comparison to the three series

1615.039 -> and i mean

1616.72 -> tell us something hey my volkswagen golf

1618.72 -> has a better steering than the bmw 3

1620.4 -> series

1621.679 -> it's true

1622.72 -> sorry bmw at this point it's really true

1628.32 -> so yeah

1630.559 -> i mean

1633.44 -> i can just stress again a golf may sound

1635.44 -> boring to some people

1637.12 -> but get in this tcr and do just one lap

1639.44 -> on this on the racetrack

1641.2 -> and you'll totally change your mind

1642.88 -> that's really really interesting

1648.24 -> and again well

1650.159 -> not so relaxed than i was with the golf

1652.159 -> r really have to i really have to tell

1653.84 -> you because

1655.52 -> this is

1656.559 -> it's more of a challenge here

1658.4 -> because the car is somewhat you know a

1660.24 -> more extreme golf

1661.919 -> but then you can also drive a little bit

1664.32 -> more extreme with it

1668.159 -> that was alright

1670.32 -> what do you think

1673.56 -> [Music]

1679.12 -> and now to thomas's driving lounge with

1681.279 -> the normal street driving because most

1684.24 -> of the time the car will not be used on

1686.159 -> the racetrack

1687.6 -> but rather on public roads

1690.399 -> and what's the difference the difference

1692.32 -> there in comfort

1693.76 -> what's also about the consumption and so

1695.679 -> on and the overall fund factor and

1698.399 -> well one thing you immediately realize

1700.72 -> especially comparing to a golf gti or

1703.76 -> has recently only sold as golf gti

1706.159 -> performance

1707.44 -> the suspension is indeed stiffer so

1710.72 -> this car is equipped

1712.64 -> i said earlier also with the optional

1715.2 -> performance package

1717.2 -> which comes with those bigger rims and

1720.24 -> 19-inch and also with the dcc which puts

1723.52 -> it even five five millimeters lower

1726.559 -> so overall then 20 millimeters lower

1728.64 -> than a normal golf

1730.72 -> and

1731.76 -> those small bumps in the road you do

1734.159 -> feel

1735.36 -> notably more than with the golf gti

1737.919 -> performance so

1739.84 -> if you're rather seeking a

1742.399 -> everyday

1743.6 -> golf gti which a little bit which has a

1746.399 -> little bit more comfort then you would

1748.64 -> stick with the golf gti performance

1751.2 -> if you want that racing attitude also on

1754.159 -> the road

1755.44 -> then you would go with the tcr version

1758.08 -> here so you feel you have you know a

1760 -> little bit closer connection to the road

1762.559 -> for sure

1764 -> consumption

1765.44 -> will be just the same here with the 290

1767.44 -> horsepower spec then with the 245

1770 -> horsepower spec

1771.76 -> if you keep it rather steady that's all

1774 -> by the way what i meant with the

1775.039 -> suspension

1776.72 -> gave me a little kick there

1779.36 -> you can call

1780.48 -> you can score something between you know

1782.32 -> seven liters and one kilometers if you

1784.32 -> really keep it very very calm that's the

1786.96 -> minimum consumption and a realistic one

1789.279 -> would rather be eight

1791.279 -> liters or one kilometers

1793.279 -> that's some 29 mpg in the us or

1798.159 -> 35

1800.32 -> uk

1801.84 -> 34 35 uk gallons

1804.64 -> that's a realistic consumption then if

1807.039 -> you also you know

1808.559 -> use the car at some point and of course

1810.88 -> you want to do that

1812.32 -> um the dsg here

1814.88 -> is doing a great job

1816.88 -> once again so

1818.64 -> very smooth transitions also when you

1820.64 -> drive the car in a calm manner and if

1823.12 -> you wanted sporty you always can go into

1824.72 -> the sport mode and then

1826.64 -> you have a little bit more acceleration

1828.08 -> a little bit more sound and the gears

1829.76 -> are turned up higher

1832.799 -> that's all in normal driving mode by the

1834.48 -> way and in the driving mode you go then

1836.64 -> to this mode selector and for example

1838.88 -> you go to the sport which then

1840.88 -> automatically shifts to the s shifting

1842.88 -> mode

1843.25 -> [Music]

1844.64 -> and you feel that the dcc stiffens up a

1847.279 -> little bit more it gets more race ready

1850.24 -> as we driven before on the race trick

1853.039 -> then that can be a lot of fun when the

1854.72 -> roads are

1856.559 -> quite well done

1857.42 -> [Music]

1859.2 -> but if they're getting bumpier then you

1861.039 -> would rather stick with a normal or even

1862.88 -> go to this comfort level and then you

1865.12 -> can also drive the car a little bit

1866.799 -> better

1867.679 -> and it's always ready for another

1869.52 -> acceleration when there's a little bit

1871.44 -> higher speed limit once again

1873.84 -> and you can just punch it down

1877.36 -> and there you are

1878.64 -> and you can watch your cold driver like

1884.799 -> but that's you know still fun for hogan

1887.919 -> hey angry

1889.44 -> we also receiving uh some up here from

1892.72 -> other cars next to us

1894.799 -> so

1895.6 -> obviously this golf c golf tcr or gti

1899.44 -> tcr

1900.799 -> also is

1902.32 -> able to receive some sums up

1906.32 -> from passing cars that's all i mean

1908.48 -> always a good hint probably that you've

1910.399 -> maybe also

1911.919 -> got the right pick with the vehicle

1914 -> so we also have the blind swap monitor

1915.919 -> coming to the assistant systems for

1917.6 -> example

1919.039 -> spot monitor is one thing i would always

1921.12 -> pick

1922.32 -> here when the car appears now then

1924.24 -> there's this

1925.44 -> yellow warning in the side mirror that's

1927.76 -> very good

1929.039 -> very important system and it's appearing

1930.96 -> quite early i prefer this system with a

1933.039 -> little early warning for sure

1935.2 -> also i've set the acc the adaptive

1937.12 -> cruise control which is for example as

1939.519 -> the cars decelerating now in front of us

1941.76 -> i'm not touching the brakes of course

1943.919 -> you should always be brake ready because

1945.6 -> those

1946.72 -> level two systems

1948.96 -> of um semi-autonomous driving

1953.039 -> they sometimes don't react that well on

1954.799 -> standing objects and that might be the

1956.559 -> case at some point so always be aware

1958.399 -> don't trust them 100

1961.279 -> but those systems here that they work

1964.08 -> really pretty good so very reliable as

1967.12 -> for that

1968.32 -> also just in normal city driving you are

1971.12 -> profiting from this direct steering

1973.039 -> setup so

1974.559 -> you don't have to steer so much and they

1976.559 -> really manage it very well that you have

1978.159 -> a feeling for the car for the steering

1980.559 -> even just hitting the some very slight

1983.039 -> angle nuances and it still does

1985.679 -> something

1987.12 -> but at the same time it's easy enough

1989.6 -> that you can you know ease the car in

1991.76 -> and out of the parking lot

1993.84 -> i think they've done a wonderful job

1995.679 -> with that it's one of the best steering

1997.919 -> setups i know on the whole market really

2000.32 -> that's really amazing you can also say

2002.64 -> that just for the street driving

2005.039 -> boom

2005.919 -> that was you know some pothole now from

2007.519 -> the uh

2008.559 -> sewage systems cover

2011.2 -> yeah so i think for everyday driving i

2013.6 -> would prefer the gti performance

2017.519 -> just for that and also save a couple of

2019.519 -> thousand euros because i think the price

2021.519 -> performance deal is definitely better

2023.6 -> with the gti performance than with the

2025.2 -> tcr

2027.519 -> if you seek to go to the racetrack

2030.799 -> here and there sometimes

2033.279 -> then probably you'll be just fine with

2035.919 -> the tcr version because as we said

2038 -> earlier it did even a little bit better

2040.159 -> than on the racetrack

2041.76 -> um of course with all the modifications

2043.84 -> that have been made right there and

2046.159 -> overall still the gti remains to be you

2049.44 -> know among top of the segment the

2051.839 -> hyundai i30n was also

2054.879 -> very good performing in our tests

2057.52 -> that is the one that from the whole

2059.52 -> setup from the feeding game little you

2061.119 -> know probably closer to it

2063.28 -> and of course the seattle

2064.879 -> leon cooper or which will be just

2067.04 -> cooperating on in the future

2069.28 -> it's of course basically the same car as

2071.359 -> this one with a few modifications and

2074.159 -> few other directions they're taking

2075.44 -> their design wise and so on

2077.76 -> um

2079.52 -> but the gti usually remains the comfort

2082.32 -> king in the compact h segment

2086.24 -> the hot hatch compact segments so

2088.879 -> but it wasn't that aggressive

2090.96 -> before here if you're thinking yeah you

2093.679 -> know i like it like like another hot

2095.919 -> hatch more because it was just more

2098.16 -> aggressive

2099.76 -> then this one could even up now if you

2102.8 -> think the gti performance just itself it

2105.28 -> was not aggressive enough for you

2107.92 -> that could be a solution

2109.44 -> right now the road surface is very loud

2112.56 -> underneath us so you can really rate

2114.88 -> that for you know the overall impression

2117.44 -> because the sound insulation here on the

2120.32 -> general vehicle is

2122.16 -> i think still among best in segment

2125.359 -> the

2126.16 -> message a class is also very good in

2128.64 -> that respect for sure so i think the the

2131.359 -> message a class and this one here the bw

2133.68 -> golf in general not only the gti are

2135.839 -> leading as for the noise installation

2138.48 -> and now we're also taking you on a short

2140.16 -> trip on the motorway as this one will

2142.48 -> also be a lot of fun for sure in this

2145.119 -> very vehicle

2147.76 -> and

2148.72 -> it can still be used for cruising

2151.28 -> because those sport seats here are also

2154.4 -> quite decent in the comfort they still

2156.88 -> hold you tight without

2159.04 -> narrowing you

2160.48 -> too much so i think they found a very

2162.48 -> good compromise there and of course also

2164.8 -> with the

2165.76 -> with a close surface you're always

2168.079 -> better off

2169.2 -> um

2170 -> it's not too warm outside from the air

2171.52 -> temperature but the sun is shining in

2173.119 -> here and

2174.24 -> if we would be now on some optional

2175.839 -> animal skin we would always be sticking

2178.16 -> to the seeds because it um it gets too

2180.24 -> hot

2181.76 -> so now we're getting

2183.92 -> on the real motorway here

2188 -> still in the comfort mode by the way so

2189.76 -> uh i think it's a very good mode just

2191.68 -> for the everyday driving when you have

2193.599 -> this dcc yes the suspension is lowered

2197.28 -> but at the same time you have the choice

2199.2 -> done between the comfort mode and the

2201.04 -> sport mode so then you have somewhat of

2204.16 -> a difference

2205.28 -> in between so that might also be a

2207.599 -> clever choice if you want to spare you

2209.92 -> know a little bit more money

2212 -> if you're in a demo in the comfort mode

2213.52 -> by the way

2214.88 -> the car

2215.92 -> needs a little time to shift back so

2217.76 -> either you use your shifting pedals

2219.44 -> right here then go manual and

2222.079 -> you can accelerate a little bit better

2225.119 -> or if you go to the you know sport mode

2227.52 -> for example you can just leave the

2228.88 -> shifting pedals and you have a faster

2231.599 -> shifting faster acceleration although

2233.68 -> you know you've

2235.04 -> not done anything special here another

2237.119 -> acceleration 82 120. let's see that's a

2240.079 -> realistic motorway sprint

2246.64 -> that's it

2248.48 -> it was even 125.

2250.32 -> but one thing you maybe have realized

2253.68 -> we have experienced the same in the audi

2255.76 -> s3 for example

2258.72 -> since the dsg is sometimes taking

2261.599 -> back a couple of gears at the same time

2265.92 -> it is something then that the user

2268.16 -> experience as a turbo lag which isn't a

2270.72 -> turbo lag

2272.24 -> it's more shifting lag you know the dsg

2274.96 -> shifts fast but you know even

2277.68 -> here when a couple of gears are have to

2279.52 -> be shifted down because even if you're

2281.2 -> though in sport mode we're always a

2283.119 -> fifth gear to save some fuel you know

2285.04 -> and then when you hit the throttle

2287.44 -> see it takes takes the time

2290.48 -> how can you prevent that well

2292.8 -> if you're in the sport mode that's the

2294.079 -> one you can do for the automatic process

2296.079 -> but then

2297.119 -> you just shift back yourself a little

2299.76 -> bit

2300.48 -> so now again from 80 to 120

2303.76 -> but before

2305.04 -> i would just you know go to the third

2306.96 -> gear myself

2308.88 -> that's done

2310.24 -> way better experience here now i'm in

2312.16 -> the third gear

2313.92 -> and then just watch the

2316.56 -> the difference

2318.14 -> [Music]

2321.92 -> so seen that

2323.52 -> and this 82 120 was just in the third

2327.119 -> gear so

2328.64 -> until the end i was shifting up to

2330.48 -> fourth gear you can totally do that in

2332 -> the third gear that's a better

2333.76 -> experience so

2335.359 -> if you have any problems when

2336.8 -> experienced that this shifting delays

2339.119 -> well it's no wonder if it's in the sixth

2340.72 -> or fifth gear and has to shift two gears

2343.28 -> then even a dual clutch transmission

2345.68 -> takes some time for sure

2348.32 -> great thing of course always i'm going

2350.079 -> back to the normal driving mode

2352.4 -> is the stability also on the motorway

2354.56 -> you feel very much at home in this

2356.72 -> vehicle you feel very safe you feel all

2359.119 -> the time

2360.96 -> pretty much in control because

2363.44 -> the car's balanced out very well

2366.48 -> it's one of the cars where you feel best

2368.72 -> in control so to say also experience

2371.2 -> that on the racetrack

2372.88 -> and so it's also also suitable for

2374.8 -> longer motorway runs

2376.8 -> although a mid-sized segment vehicle

2378.72 -> which would be the volkswagen facade

2380.64 -> here in the vw lineup

2383.52 -> gives you of course more comfort

2384.96 -> especially if you're a little bit taller

2386.4 -> oh bam

2387.76 -> that's the suspensions that i've been

2389.119 -> talking about even when in normal mode

2393.119 -> but still

2394.48 -> in the compact segment among the compact

2397.599 -> hedges i still found the golf one of the

2399.839 -> most comfortable ones

2401.44 -> even though the tcr version is of course

2403.2 -> not set on the most comfort but of

2405.359 -> course the racy

2407.119 -> experience and here even at higher

2409.119 -> speeds 120

2410.48 -> see how stable and

2412.16 -> direct precise the car is

2414.32 -> it's just a pleasure um

2416.24 -> such an evolved car

2418.64 -> now this generation is already on the

2420.88 -> way towards the end of the life cycle so

2423.68 -> the next time we'll see the goal fear

2425.92 -> and autography probably will already be

2427.839 -> the next generation

2430 -> but this one you know the sporty

2431.599 -> pinnacle of the gti version wait a

2434.16 -> minute we got one more special with the

2435.839 -> gulf coming up for you

2437.68 -> with the golf r a very very special

2440.32 -> episode i can promise you all that

2441.839 -> already right now

2443.52 -> and we'll see us then of course back

2445.28 -> once once and uh once more with the golf

2448 -> mark 7 or x7 0.5 as we

2451.68 -> name the the facelift that came out

2454.64 -> two years ago i think it was

2456.72 -> so

2457.76 -> still also great city car and a great

2459.599 -> motorway sprinter

2461.28 -> but the taste of the tzr you do feel it

2464.48 -> but of course you want it when you pick

2465.76 -> the ct's tcr

2467.839 -> if you rather want that more comfortable

2469.839 -> gti experience as i said earlier then

2471.92 -> stick with the gti performance

2480.8 -> and now to our conclusion for today with

2482.72 -> the golf gti tcr well i was really

2485.44 -> surprised how well this one was going on

2487.92 -> the racetrack because i've been driving

2490.16 -> the gti and the golf r on race tracks

2492.56 -> all over the world before and this was

2494.88 -> really a big difference i wasn't

2496.88 -> expecting that so it is way more

2499.28 -> aggressive

2500.319 -> has of course some more power not the

2502.319 -> same acceleration figures than the golf

2504 -> r but on the racetrack since this one

2506 -> here is lower in weight it is definitely

2509.119 -> faster than as for the lap times than a

2511.68 -> golf r interesting so if you want to

2513.839 -> take it out to the racetrack then the

2515.599 -> tcr is also definitely something for you

2518.079 -> and if you want a little bit more

2519.92 -> aggressive because so far the golf gti

2522.96 -> was more in the most comfortable

2525.92 -> part of this hot hatch segment in

2527.92 -> comparison to other competitors here now

2530.16 -> you also get an extreme golf gti the

2533.599 -> golf g the golf island of course if you

2536 -> want that all-wheel drive it is somehow

2538.4 -> still a top

2539.839 -> spec golf

2541.92 -> sits our surprise was a couple of

2543.359 -> thousand euros more than this one here

2544.88 -> but

2545.76 -> there's now this niche you know the gti

2548.24 -> performance with about 35 000 euros in

2551.28 -> germany for example then this one's 39

2553.76 -> with a performance pack 41 42 and then

2556.88 -> there's the golf r with 43 base you put

2559.44 -> something in it 45 so this one here then

2561.839 -> sits pricewise in between the gdi

2563.839 -> performance and the golf r and that's

2566.88 -> indeed also where i see it but indeed

2569.119 -> this sporty this track focus so

2572.56 -> i personally for everyday driving life

2575.04 -> would either go with a gti performance

2577.68 -> or with the golf r than the width for

2579.68 -> with the all-wheel drive that's what i

2581.68 -> would pick just for normal driving on

2583.68 -> the streets either save a little bit of

2585.599 -> money with the gti have the gt i batch

2588.24 -> just a problem drive

2589.68 -> or spend then you know the maximum

2591.52 -> amount of money for a golf go with the

2593.52 -> gold r for the always drive but if i

2595.68 -> also want some track experience and i'm

2597.92 -> the one who wants the extreme golf then

2600.4 -> the tcr would be my pick

2602.8 -> interesting and of course

2604.72 -> good starting as we know from the golf

2606.8 -> interior top notch as for the build

2608.72 -> quality

2610.56 -> i mean it's a car you can do so many

2612.72 -> things with because it's still like a

2614.48 -> normal car but this one definitely

2617.119 -> racetrack proof did you like our episode

2619.28 -> here today then give a thumbs up please

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2624.88 -> haven't done so far stick with us here

2626.96 -> in autograph thank you so much for

2628.48 -> tuning in

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