Steve W The Jetta still has a soft touch dash, but the front door panels are hard plastic rather than the Golfs soft touch. But even the Golfs rear door panels are hard plastic..

Brandon Friesen In the US only the GLI & SEL have soft dashes and they are not the most sold.

Steve W So do some TDI models.

symawd The SEL?

Steve W SE w/ Connectivity and SEL.

A3 is golf based I believes

+icemanroyal Easier for who lol? In Europe there are thousands of people who doesn't know how to drive an automatic lol

Albert Arrabal anyone with a brain could drive an automatic there’s no skill involved

Brandon Friesen Except for $30,000 you can get a fully optioned Focus ST, which might not be as nice inside as the Golf, but is better looking outside (subjective I know, but most people would agree the Golf is very bland looking) and rapes the 1.8T Golf in performance and dynamics (objectively) AND have enough money left over to fuel it for a year or more. All depends on what you want though, performance and good looks vs economy and premium finish. To say that Ford and Mazda can't compete is not accurate at all though, clearly in a lot of areas their offerings are a lot better than the Golf, particularly taking price into consideration.

Matthew Sharpe I live in Canada so a fully optioned focus St here would cost $38,000. In your guys' money, I paid 27,500 for my car. But here, it's 30k I paid. Comparing at ST to a 1.8t is unfair. The car is much more expensive, I'd have to pay 2,000 more to get a base St. And who wants a base model car? I know a Ford technician and he says new Ford engines to avoid are all ecoboost engines. The only solid Ford engines being made today are the 2.0L in the base focus, the 3.7 and the 5.0. I wouldn't touch an ecoboost with a 10 foot pole if I had to own one. Carbon build up is becoming a major issue, bad coils, random misfires, fuel leaks, weak turbos and failing intake manifolds. I almost went for a titanium focus but it didn't offer the power and fuel mileage that the 1.8t gets. I work for Mazda and almost bit the bullet on a '15 Mazda3 GT 2.5L but they're cheaply made and the engines are almost as bad as the ecoboosts. That, plus after warranty I want to modify my car for power and Mazda has pretty much 0 popular tuning companies while VAG has 2 of the biggest in the world, APR and unitronic. Once Mazda becomes popular, works on their build quality and enhances durability and longevity, then I'll buy one since maintenance costs will be high in my golf.

Brandon Friesen Ah, I just assumed you were talking US dollars. I'm in NZ, and VW's bizarrely suffer from euro badge snobbery here, the dealers know they can charge a premium for the badge because their customers would never consider a Japanese or American brand, so a well specced golf 2 liter can run you close to $50,000, which is very similar to the Focus ST and far, far more expensive than a standard Mazda 3 or Focus. The Golf GTI is in the $60K+ area here, so I have no idea why people buy them because that's crazy money. Sounds like you have done your research anyway.

Matthew Sharpe Geez that's a ripoff! As much as I live volkswagens, I'd totally go to Mazda or Ford for that price. That's just ridiculous.

ericj305 Where I live it gets sunny and I love big sunroofs. The one in the Jetta will do but the golfs is much bigger. Also rain sending wipers is really nice to have and so is auto lights. And the golf is about $2,000 more than a Jetta. Those features are probably half that price. The nicer interior and chassis is the other half.

I’m a year late how is the Jetta working

@@alonzoclarkston1781 lol beginning of 2021 got into a hit n run from behind around 11pm, guy disappear as quick as he appeared, totaled, but since in my 2018 civic ex

@@alonzoclarkston1781 miss the Jetta tho all the time, fastest/ most fun car I’d have yet

@@alonzoclarkston1781 miss the Jetta tho all the time, fastest/ most fun car I’d have yet

@@moneymick22 so is it reliable?

Because you can fold down the back seats in the Golf totally flat. Thanks for watching!

Duh. A hatchback is going to have more cargo room than a sedan. That’s common sense

@@blue-ck9ns 😅🤣😂

DSG Automatic transmission if far superior from Manual transmission, much faster and more responsive. It's not ur normal single clutch auto.

Ara J Golf is a 6 Speed

zombiesrule1 GTI is 6 speed , 1.8 T is 5 speed

Grow up you child

Underpantsniper haha spot on

That cracks me up as well.It seems cars are as contentious a subject as politics or religion.I grew up driving manuals,then converted to auto because city driving is a pain in the ass enough without shifting.When I drove sticks I didn't consider myself a saint or martyr,though.

TranceFormerFX I would say That a manual is still more durable and less problematic.

And yet...you're here and watched the video.....hmmm

They are good, but maybe you got the tsi because it is cheaper, the tdi is the best

Sigrafix GTI and GLI are much better looking versions.

Sigrafix Really? A toyota looks exciting to you? Wait a min...you don't mean they drove as exciting as well right? *facepalms*

Darren Loke It's hyperbole dip shit.. I meant to say by comparison, the styling on these cars is so fucking bland that it makes boring toyotas look exciting by contrast.. how dense are you really?

Sigrafix who cares about the styling, you drive your car you don't look at it.

Corrupt Qc That's one of the dumbest things I've ever read.