Volkswagen Golf 7 (Hatchback) R (2013-2017)

I bought this brand new and killed its warranty the next day by tuning it to Stage1 and then Stage2. (0 to 100 time is 3.4 seconds) Its quick enough now to keep up and beat some $140k+ cars like AMG, BMW M and Audi RS. Now that's value for money considering it only cost me $68k for car including all the tunes, upgrades, and major repairs. And yet it still drives like a luxury car, interior is pretty good, exterior not too bad but could do with improvement.

Its been 2.5 years now I've done 65,000 KM.

Problems so far:
Major:
Front diff T...Read more

The Golf R is my third VW and has been thus far as reliable and great to drive as the others. Running costs services have been, in my opinion, reasonable and most importantly I have been very satisfied with the dealer. The handling and roadholding is great and the performance is terrific. In fact there is almost too much performance (heresy?) for suburban driving but when you need it to go it does! The DSG is so smooth and gear changes are almost imperceptible.
There is some tyre noise but with such low profile tyres this cannot be easily av...Read more

Purchased the VW Golf R just a few weeks ago.
The first thing I will say about this car is that it is WAY WAY overpriced.
$60,000 plus for a Hatch back is too much $$$ to outlay.
As for the car, runs well, has all the bells and whistles, leather seats, although I will say the seats feel a little small.
It requires premium fuel which ads to the cost.
The gear box is fantastic where as you cannot feel any of the gear changes.
It has a sports mode gear box as well, easy to slip into it by mistake once you start the car.
The stop start technology is a real pain if you're not used to it.
To deactivate it, it must be done every time you start the car.
Inside technology is good, so much to learn though. ...Read more

Performance is great and customising the ride quality is appreciated. I use this car as a runaround, getting to work and my daily shopping trips. It is very easy to park and has a good turning circle. It has sensors galore so I feel safer when manouvering turns in tight car park buildings/u-turns etc . What I don't appreciate is when I am reversing and half the screen is taken up with this dark box to customise options...it actually blocks my view so I have given up paying attention to the camera.

I bought all the extra options (except t...Read more

I got this car in October 2015 and has been 3 months since then. I find this car so much fun to drive with. the Performance is good and the handling are seamless, I like how the car can do a U turn and feel so smooth doing it. There is a setting one the LCD Screen for your car to change your level of driving comfit from sports mode to eco. I found out that because of the Australian weather(Heat) that the R model's KW's have been lowered a few more compared to our England brothers. Interior is neat and modern and tells me that its not over the t...Read more