2022 Volkswagen Golf 8 GTE - The Economical GTI? - POV Review
2022 Volkswagen Golf 8 GTE - The Economical GTI? - POV Review
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0 -> so combined that makes 245
8.72 -> hey what's up guys and welcome back to
10.32 -> another pov review today we're going to
13.04 -> be checking out this 2022 golf 8 gte
16.8 -> which is my personal car actually now it
19.76 -> is finished in atlantic blue metallic
22.08 -> which was
23.039 -> yeah to my selection and i've been able
25.599 -> to expect this car from start so i
27.199 -> picked the wheels picked the color
29.279 -> picked all the options that are on there
31.039 -> currently it's done about eight and a
32.48 -> half thousand kilometers uh in the last
35.36 -> two months of ownership and i'll take
37.84 -> you around the car show you what it
39.44 -> looks like show you how it drives and
41.76 -> give you my thoughts after these two
44.16 -> months now it's sporting 17 inch 225
48.879 -> all around now you were able to upgrade
52.32 -> to the 18 inches if you wanted to sadly
54.64 -> enough my budget wouldn't allow it
56.399 -> anymore but hey sometimes you gotta take
59.199 -> some concessions
60.8 -> over here is the charge port i'm not
62.64 -> sure i have one open right now because
64.879 -> the car is running um so that's where
68 -> you can charge this you can charge it to
70.32 -> 3.7 kilowatts an hour on just a type 2
74.56 -> connector um now these do have
78.24 -> led headlights um not the upgraded ones
81.36 -> but the well the plus ones as volkswagen
84 -> calls them which means that
86 -> you're able to they're well they can
87.92 -> turn uh with the corner and they can
90.96 -> also when you're on the highway or it's
92.64 -> bad weather they can adjust a slight bit
95.04 -> now
95.84 -> loving led headlights it's great it
98 -> definitely helps with the visibility i'd
100.32 -> say now on the i think the gte gtd and
104.799 -> gti models you get by default this strip
107.52 -> this is a light strip over here which
109.28 -> runs all the way across and you get the
111.28 -> blue accents because it's a gte model
114 -> now nice looking red brake calipers
116.479 -> which i think look rather sporty so
118.88 -> let's check out the rear trunk space
120.96 -> show you
122 -> what you get so vw logo is your hatch or
125.439 -> your handle to open it now space is um
128.72 -> all right
130.239 -> sadly enough because there are batteries
132.959 -> underneath the floor um you don't get
135.68 -> any additional space underneath here
137.2 -> which means that these are my charging
139.2 -> cables i have to yeah keep them in a bag
142.72 -> over here which is a bit of a downfall
145.44 -> and you also get some i think this is a
147.44 -> repair kit for the tire some oil
150.72 -> very typical for a vw product to
153.76 -> have oil in the rear so that's the rear
156.319 -> of the car let's jump in
158.8 -> in the rear seat behind myself
162.8 -> and you are greeted by these nice
164.72 -> looking bucket seats which they sit
166.959 -> really nice
168.239 -> closing the door tinted glass in the
170.16 -> rear and also in the rear you get all
172.16 -> right
173.12 -> yeah all right side bolstering two usbc
175.44 -> ports and your own climate control vents
178 -> which is a nice addition you get this
180.159 -> armrest with some cup holders not a bad
182.4 -> place to be i myself am one meters and
186.159 -> 83 centimeters um which means that i
189.2 -> still have all right
190.879 -> yeah rear leg room for myself
193.12 -> two pockets to put your phone in just a
195.2 -> bigger pocket in the rear now this car
197.84 -> also has the 30
200.239 -> color optional leds
202.959 -> for the interior which means that you
204.72 -> get these light strips running across
207.84 -> and also in the doors in the front as
209.68 -> well and you can change the colors um
212 -> yeah all the way you want to and they
213.599 -> look pretty good
215.76 -> now this golf 8 is a bit controversial
218.799 -> people think a lot of people think that
221.28 -> golf 7 is better
223.92 -> especially the styling they're not too
225.44 -> keen on also some budget cuts were done
227.68 -> by vw which means that you have for
229.84 -> instance hard plastic here
232 -> which is a bit of a shame you don't get
234 -> a um
235.599 -> a mechanical strut in the front for the
238 -> for yeah for the hood basically um now
240.56 -> this car is full keyless which means
242.4 -> that i can just get in i always have to
244.48 -> keep my pocket
246.72 -> and we're set in the interior of the gte
249.599 -> now like i said lovely bucket seats love
252.4 -> the um yeah the interior styling on it
256.239 -> now you get this is alcantara and this
258.799 -> is uh yeah just a fabric but they look
261.759 -> really good they have nice
263.84 -> side bolstering and you're greeted by
266.08 -> this pretty nice looking steering wheel
268.4 -> pretty thick perforated on the sides
271.04 -> full leather of course and
273.12 -> as standard on all the sports models you
276.08 -> get this
277.36 -> interesting steering wheel i'd say so
279.12 -> these are not physical buttons these are
281.36 -> capacitive buttons which means that i
283.52 -> can just
284.88 -> yeah i can either slide through
288.639 -> or i can click them
291.12 -> click them back and you get some
292.24 -> feedback through it
294.16 -> lots of people tend to like more buttons
296.72 -> but i've gotten used to it right now and
299.04 -> i think it works all right maybe buttons
301.36 -> would have been better but
303.44 -> yeah you got to do with what you get now
306.479 -> this is your dsg stalk now this is
309.28 -> nowadays drive by wire
312 -> which means that instead of there being
313.84 -> a physical linkage between the
316.08 -> well the gear lever over here and the
317.84 -> gearbox
318.96 -> it is just done by wire which means that
321.12 -> they can keep this rather short the
323.44 -> downfall of this is that you lose the
325.68 -> functionality of being able to shift
327.199 -> through the gears on the
328.88 -> yeah on the gear lever right here now
331.199 -> you do get pedals behind the steering
332.639 -> wheel this being a hybrid i noticed that
335.919 -> it doesn't really work that well because
338.56 -> when you're getting off the gas the
339.919 -> engine tends to shut down
341.84 -> to save yeah save fuel and
345.12 -> that means that when you're going
346.4 -> through the gears and you shift from
348.16 -> fourth to third
349.919 -> the engine shuts off anyway so you don't
352.16 -> really get that engagement you would
354.56 -> like now nice central navigation screen
358.16 -> all right size as
360.16 -> sometimes it's quick sometimes it's not
362.639 -> it works alright i do of course have
364.96 -> apple carplay running
367.12 -> with a wire in my case now this car by
369.28 -> default has wireless apple carplay
371.36 -> however i think it's a problem with my
373.68 -> phone where the car yeah it it kind of
377.199 -> cuts out when running too many
378.84 -> applications and you also get some nice
380.88 -> wireless charging over here
383.28 -> so that's the navigation part you also
384.96 -> get this nice central looking
387.039 -> display
388.4 -> which right now it's in gte mode
391.36 -> or gte mode for the display i can click
393.759 -> on this view button and cycle through
395.52 -> the different options
398.08 -> and there are a few also a full map
400.88 -> which
401.919 -> i think is a great addition
404.16 -> especially when driving long pieces of
406 -> road this is great you can see all your
408.08 -> satnat information on there
410 -> and some other modes
411.919 -> not really interesting to go through
414.319 -> so back to gte now this car is also
416.639 -> equipped with the
418.319 -> optional dcc
420.56 -> suspension which means the adjustable
423.12 -> dampers
424.8 -> which are able to change if i
427.28 -> go back to mode go into individual
430.16 -> you can change it not just comfort sport
432.639 -> and between there they also have extra
434.88 -> harsh or extra soft modes now i
438.24 -> have been well experiencing this for the
441.28 -> last two months and i think it works
442.8 -> great i think when you're in comfort
444.72 -> it's pretty comfortable when you're in
446.24 -> sport it gets really harsh where when
448.56 -> there's a bad road i sometimes just turn
450.56 -> it back to
451.759 -> uh more of a comfort setting uh because
454.319 -> it's too harsh so um yeah that's pretty
456.88 -> much the basics to get started with so
458.96 -> i've strapped in and let's take a far
461.199 -> drive so foot on the brake pull this
462.96 -> towards me now we're already in
465.28 -> individual sport i'll just switch her to
467.68 -> regular sport
469.44 -> now the battery is charged which means
472.16 -> that we are getting a total of
474.68 -> 245 brake horsepower and 400 newton
477.52 -> meters of torque now this being the
479.599 -> plug-in model you get a 1.4 turbo up
482.4 -> front which produces 150 brake
484.56 -> horsepower and a electric motor
488.08 -> which produces another 110 so combined
490.319 -> that makes 245
498.319 -> and it gets up to speed rather quickly
500.639 -> i'm amazed by the the power of this now
504.96 -> power wise this is on par with the golf
507.36 -> 8 gti which is 245 brake horsepower as
511.44 -> well however that's from a 2 liter
514.32 -> turbo engine instead of this 1.4 and um
518.88 -> yeah this car is a bit more heavy it
520.88 -> weighs 1520 kilograms dry i think um
525.44 -> and if i'm not mistaken the gti is maybe
528.08 -> 200 kilograms lighter um however the 960
532.16 -> time with this and their gdi are quite
535.12 -> the same this does zero to 60 00 to 100
538.64 -> kilometers an hour in 6.7 seconds and
542.16 -> the gti does it i think in 6.5 so rather
547.12 -> small differences however when you're
548.959 -> getting up to higher speeds and you know
551.839 -> what we're going to turn around here
553.6 -> when you're getting the car up to higher
555.12 -> speeds
556.08 -> it probably makes a bit more difference
558.32 -> because it won't probably pull as hard
560.959 -> let's take this road back because it's a
562.72 -> fun one
564.16 -> which i recently discovered
582.24 -> as you can see she gets up to speed
584.8 -> rather quickly handling is also really
586.88 -> good you do notice it's quite a
589.12 -> well quite a heavy car 1500 kilograms
591.519 -> for a golf is quite a lot
594.72 -> but you do notice that it's stiffly
596.64 -> sprung which is nice when taking it
598.64 -> through corners
600.64 -> which it handles rather well
602.72 -> now they do pump some artificial sounds
604.8 -> through the speakers which
606.959 -> some find a bit of a downside
609.519 -> this is a fun corner section
622.32 -> so
625.2 -> [Music]
633.2 -> so this car keeps on bringing a smile to
635.279 -> my face every day i get in which is what
637.76 -> i really enjoy being able to drive a car
640.48 -> from day to day which is um
642.959 -> yeah plenty of fast um i'm probably able
646.16 -> to lose my license on this pretty
647.6 -> quickly if i wanted to
649.76 -> um
650.8 -> so yeah like i said it's pumping some
652.56 -> artificial sounds through the speakers
654.56 -> not to everyone's liking uh but i think
657.279 -> it um it sounds all right um not much to
661.04 -> complain about that when you set it up
662.56 -> for comfort instead you do notice that
664.88 -> the sound tones down a bit and it's more
666.959 -> of a normal-ish experience i'd say
671.2 -> all right light is green again let's get
674 -> on going
680.72 -> like i said before styling on the golf 7
683.92 -> compared to the golf 8 people find it a
686.56 -> bit more aggressive especially the front
688.32 -> end is a slight bit different now when
691.2 -> you're looking at the
692.72 -> basic models so not the r line exteriors
696.56 -> or the sport models
698.959 -> i do think that the golf 7 looked a lot
701.519 -> better however when you're looking at
703.6 -> like i said sport models r-line models
706.72 -> i do think it it looks pretty sporty it
708.8 -> looks pretty aggressive um
711.279 -> and
712.24 -> also just the overall feel of this
716.16 -> especially the interior now they've gone
719.2 -> away with a lot of buttons which is also
721.519 -> not to everyone's liking
723.279 -> they remove the buttons for climate
725.279 -> control there's no physical button for
727.839 -> turning up the audio anymore so there's
730.56 -> lots of complaints on that part but you
733.04 -> get used to it usually i just
736.32 -> turn up the audio through my steering
738.72 -> wheel anyways it's mostly for passengers
741.12 -> and climate control
742.959 -> usually i set and forget so
745.839 -> i don't have to
747.44 -> switch a bunch of
748.959 -> knobs to
750.32 -> change the temperature or i set it to a
752.72 -> certain temperature and i usually leave
754.8 -> it at dead
756.48 -> now this car is also equipped with the
758.32 -> winter package
769.68 -> yeah
771.68 -> like i said losing my license probably
773.76 -> really quickly uh it's also equipped
775.519 -> with winter package which means two
777.92 -> of the front seats are heated and you
781.12 -> also get a heated steering wheel which
782.88 -> is nice when it gets a bit more cold
785.12 -> outside now these plug-in hybrid models
788.959 -> you're also able to pre-condition them
792.48 -> you're able to pre-condition the the
794.8 -> cockpit before you get in so when the
796.88 -> car is on the charger or when it's on
798.639 -> battery power however it drains a lot
800.32 -> more quickly then
802.56 -> you can just set the temperature and it
805.68 -> will yeah
807.12 -> warm up before you get into the car
809.44 -> also equipped on this is the travel
811.12 -> assist which if i turn it on it means
813.68 -> that the car does a bit of steering for
815.68 -> me
816.8 -> which i found on a longer journey to be
818.959 -> really helpful it works pretty good
821.68 -> better than just your default lane
823.839 -> assist
825.04 -> now sometimes you need to
827.199 -> tell the card that you're still here
829.839 -> as you can see it does these kind of
831.76 -> turns by itself let's hope it doesn't
834 -> get too confused by the cars that are
835.839 -> over here right now
837.92 -> and you can see it does the turning
839.6 -> itself now the steering wheel is touch
842.32 -> capacitive which means instead of having
844.72 -> to tuck the wheel you can just place
846.639 -> your hands on the wheel and it knows
848.8 -> that you're still here which is a nice
850.72 -> addition makes it just a little bit more
852.8 -> comfortable i think so for this golf 8
855.68 -> gte they used the same
858 -> power train as they did for the golf 7
860.16 -> gte so that means the 1.4 turbo with the
863.839 -> electric motor to assist it now the goal
867.12 -> 7 gte had a 7 kilowatt
871.36 -> battery pack if i'm not mistaken and
873.839 -> this has 13 which means
876.88 -> you're able to get a range while i've
879.36 -> been experiencing myself is about 50 to
882.32 -> 60 kilometers realistic range which has
885.12 -> some
886.639 -> motorway driving and also some back
888.8 -> roads i usually charge it before i go to
891.839 -> work i'm able to fully drive electric
895.279 -> uh to my job and back
898.48 -> and when i am going on holiday i can
901.68 -> just run it as a hybrid and i it's
905.199 -> actually quite economical i've taken it
907.76 -> on a long journey last week i went to
911.6 -> italy which was a total of 2500
914.399 -> kilometers i've done in it
916.72 -> and
917.68 -> lots of mountain driving also on the
919.6 -> german autobahn at 170 180 kilometers an
923.04 -> hour
924.48 -> my average over the journey i think was
926.639 -> about 5.3
928.8 -> sorry 5.6 5.7 liters per 100 kilometers
933.6 -> which um
934.88 -> considering the speeds i was doing it's
937.36 -> really good actually
938.88 -> and this of course being a heavier car
940.88 -> however when the battery is fully
942.24 -> charged and you're just running it as a
943.68 -> hybrid and not depleting the whole
946 -> charge you're actually able to do more
948.16 -> close to four liters per hundred
950 -> kilometers which i've been able to do
952.32 -> myself
953.6 -> so in general i think it's a great
956.399 -> commuter car now sadly enough here in
959.199 -> the netherlands before the previous
960.959 -> generation
962.24 -> golf 7 gte it had lots of tax benefits
965.759 -> this one doesn't have it anymore which
968.16 -> means that you just pay regular price
970.16 -> for this as you would with any other
972.24 -> company car it's a company car by the
974.399 -> way um so these will be a lot less
978 -> popular
979.6 -> sadly enough which
981.68 -> is a shame because they're great cars
983.6 -> and also the drivetrain has proven to be
986.56 -> rather reliable it's running a six-speed
988.8 -> dsg transmission not the newer seven one
992.24 -> uh they wanted to stick with what they
994.399 -> knew
995.92 -> and the older generation yeah apparently
999.04 -> it's quite reliable
1000.8 -> now let me just for
1002.959 -> demonstration put her into comfort so
1005.519 -> comfort suspension goes into comfort
1007.279 -> throttle response as well and also the
1009.6 -> steering goes into comfort and it makes
1012 -> for a more well you wouldn't say it a
1014.32 -> comfortable experience so yeah now in
1016.639 -> comfort
1018.16 -> you feel that it more uses the electric
1021.12 -> motor instead of
1023.04 -> also the gas engine and it's still
1025.839 -> pretty good
1027.839 -> gets up to speed good enough it doesn't
1029.76 -> use the hybrid power as quickly so the
1032.4 -> electron call assist it saves it more
1034.959 -> and also i currently have the car set up
1037.52 -> to do full regening so when i let off
1041.039 -> the gas it uses all the electric motors
1044.72 -> to regenerate power and also break the
1047.199 -> car to a standstill which means that
1050.32 -> you're able to get close to on pedal
1052.48 -> driving sometimes you still need the
1054.4 -> brakes
1055.84 -> but i think it works rather well
1058.32 -> which also saves on your brake usage
1060.96 -> which over time means cheaper
1062.64 -> maintenance so um i've been rather happy
1065.28 -> with this car ever since if you have any
1067.6 -> specific questions about certain things
1070.32 -> like the travel assist part or the
1072.88 -> infotainment or you want me to
1075.44 -> demonstrate anything else
1077.679 -> maybe make an update in let's say half
1080.32 -> year or a year to see how it's still
1082.799 -> going for me
1084.16 -> thus far it's been really reliable no
1086.4 -> issues
1087.76 -> at all um
1089.6 -> so yeah that's pretty much gonna be it
1092.24 -> for now if you have any questions be
1093.919 -> sure to drop them in the comment section
1095.679 -> down below if you enjoyed the video
1097.76 -> please leave a like and subscribe if
1100.32 -> you're not yet there's plenty of more
1102.24 -> cars to come
1103.919 -> in the future and i want to thank you
1105.6 -> very much for watching and i'll see you
1107.44 -> guys in the next video
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