Yellow is just neon *B R O W N*

once i saw the deadpool plate i instantly hated the owner of this car

Chinese made speakers. I can confirm those cost about $3 at the electronics market in Shenzhen. The exact ones.

My favorite option for the 2017 GTI is how its able to morph its appearance slightly as it drives.

My grandmother has a GTI. Know why? Cause she likes the plaid seats. Didn't know what the car was when she bought it, just 1) it's a VW, and 2) it has plaid seats.

Always hated that my state of Massachusetts demands you have a rear and front license plate. This guy is making me happy we have that regulation.

This car and license plate rank high on the douchebaggitry scale.

That Ford Focus ST interior is just hideous.

Volkswagen: the car equivalent of the kid who gets caught and blamed for cheating on a test, even though everyone else did the same thing.

Tore-ex? I think most people just pronounce it Torks, like forks.

From an engineering perspective the plastic oil pan makes sense because it will not get rusted out from salt on the roads. I've had my gti for over 3 years and never had an issue with it. Great car.

Oh i love watching Mr. Regular's reviews on anything volkswagen. He cant hide his hatred for the brand

Owner looks like he walked off the set of a Subaru commercial.

Thing is.. 99.999% of GTI's spray Hollister cologne at you the second you open the door. Or Sour Watermelon vape clouds... Usually both.

I come from a family of GTI lovers... from driving the OG, the special edition mark IV, V, VI and VII... the GTI has only improved in tech. The original GTI was purely analog and I recall stories from my dad about how he used to beat V8 trans-ams at the track. At it's foundation, it's still the sport option of a base car, and as it's aged, the speakers have improved and the rims have enlarged. It's only downfall is that other cars caught onto the formula of the GTI and now it's a competitive market.

I sold VWs for almost a year after I moved across country so here's some input. 1. The DSG is more fun to drive than the 6spd. Obviously this is subjective, but I don't like short shifters and so I didn't enjoy the manual gearbox as much as I should have. Also, I dunno why, something about flicking the paddle and having it instantly downshift is fun, there's also slight burbles from the exhaust when you upshift which is also kinda nice. The DSG is also similar in design to the Porsche PDK gearbox. 2. The speaker is so fucking tiny, it's job is really just to amplify the sound of the engine. If nobody mentioned it was there to you, you'd just think the engine was noisier than normal. If you don't like it, like Regular said, just snip it. 3. The Performance and Autobahn Edition's power increase is a lie. On a dyno, all trims of the GTI make about 230-235hp. 4. People buy GTIs not because they are the fastest or most powerful, but because they are generally more refined and more comfortable daily drivers then say a Focus ST or Civic Si. 5. The Mk.7 Golf in general is a damn near perfect car. A manual TDI Sportswagen is pretty much the perfect daily runabout.

The way Mr. Regular articulates his feelings is a gift to humanity.

What a stupid front plate. They dont even look like that in Germany. Just remove it, please.

Soundaktor=“sound-decor”? Torx= “tour-ex”? Where did you learn to read?

You missed the most important part of the performance pack: The brilliant LSD

God that fake German license plate is lame.

I feel like Mr. Regular is the ghost writer for How To Basic.

9:37 - 9:40 Is that car made of jelly?

Hearing Mr. Regular pronounce torx as "tore-ex" is a bit like hearing a longtime friend pronounce gif as jif...except more wrongerer. Just when you think you know someone...

tore-EX

Am I alone, but did Mr. Regular get a tiny bit more intense on this one? Either way he did his usual great job of making me have a small existential crisis about cars I'll never drive.

It is a bit odd NO ONE mentions simple chip tunes when looking at GTIs. I completely understand not taking tuning into account when reviewing cars generally, but VW turbos are aching to be cranked. Doing so is a central tenet of their following. Chips and refinement are the most compelling reasons to buy a GTI over anything in its class. APR claims "381 ft-lbs of torque and 316 horsepower with 93 AKI octane fuel" on this motor. I've not driven a MKVII but I had a MKIV 1.8t with an APR chip and gained 55hp and 65ftlbs in 2002 and it ran with zero problems for 10 years and 80k miles. I replaced the clutch once. The motor can deal.

I love living by him and understanding all the road references he makes

I swear if you dropped a wrench into that engine bay it wouldnt come out the bottom.

6:07 if you don't have torx set in your toolbox, you've never owned a European car before.

I think this guy just doesn't get VWs, or hatchbacks for that matter, but glad he finally brought a GTI onto the channel.

Fun fact. Most of these cars dyno'd at 220-230 whp stock. With the stages 1 ecu remap (which at the dealer doesn't void the warranty even on stock clutch) it's kicking out over 300whp

"Torx the official fastener of JAMMIN' AN ALLEN KEY IN THERE" hahaha

All the Americans crying "sleep schedule" and here I am with some nice Monday morning viewing. Mr Regular clearly left his heart in England

"It's the chicken alfredo of cars" Oh my god that is a flawless metaphor.

that deadpool plate gives me cancer

Lowkey roasted the owner.

custom euro plates are stupid

I'm loving the Car and Driver voice. Exactly the voice in my head when I used to read the fancy-typefaced print version in the '80s...

Sound-decor? Tour-ex?

Plastic oil pan? Jesus Christ

I'm guessing that black Camaro behind you is next week's car

You're the DSG of KZfaq reviews. Smooth, never knew how much I needed in my life untl I had it, and sealed for life with low maintentance but with a slight risk of it exploding in your face and killing you. Ish. Thanks for your work dude. Love every minute.

The soundaktor isn't because exhaust baffles are expensive, the Golf R has both, it's because the cars have become so well sound dampened that in order to make the exhaust loud enough to be satisfying on the inside it becomes obnoxious on the outside.

PLAID. SEATS.

Oh my god. Fuck fake engine sounds

These cars are underrated from the factory. They actually dyno at 240whp+ depending on dyno

"it's the chicken alfredo of automobiles" That is hilarious man, absolutely spot-on

A GTI without a manual? Heresy.

I am all for manuals all day, if a manual is offered, that's what I'm getting, but, I have to agree, that DSG in the VW is amazing!

One of the best car ever. GTI has evolved to a beautiful machine. I had a 1986 GTI and this 2016 is very, very good and great mpg.

Would love a revisit of a stage-III tuned mk7 GTI with the 6mt. you really get a different experience in that.

The options sheet said 10 horsepower.

A plastic oil pan? Uh... why in god's name?

I love mine. Went steel oil pan, 1.5 inch low, rpf1s, catless turbo back, stage 2 jb4 stacked, indy 500s, engine breaker mods, is38. 366hp, 378tq. Stock 227hp, 266tq.

"It's called a Soundakor, with a K, and a T, but not here. Not in this review."

Sometime down the line, that Sounddakor is going to go wrong, it's going to rattle and buzz, and someone is going to think there is something seriously wrong with their car, and probably get bent over by a dealership.

How many of you guys would like to see a Pontiac G8 GT review once I buy one and let mr.Regular drive it?

4:35 stare at the wheels to make car glitch

The worst thing about this is the front plate.

TOREQS?

2017 vw golf gti: the ford mustang of europe

Got my Jetta GLI 2 weeks ago and I can’t get enough of it. Even with the fake engine sounds the car feels amazing.

hearing RCR say “Torex” instead of Torx made me commit drive Fiat Multipla.

People have crashed so many of these in the UK you've got to be a 40 year old church pastor before the insurance gods will even think of insuring you.

Makes comment about car being cold and heaters not warming up for 11 minutes, shows heated seat buttons later. Germans: always ahead of you.

I love my '16. First sporty car I've owned. Plastic intake manifold, plastic oil pan, and a couple other small annoying things but still love it.

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that he gave him the keys to a car that uses push to start, even when he was sitting right next to him, and he immediately put the keys into the cup holder?? Like, why...

Focus ST or Golf GTI, which is better? Miata =V

@9:50 I had to pause to go make sure I hadn't quad dosed the cough medicine.

I'm 21 and owned VWs my entire life. I would take one of these in a heartbeat loved all of my gti's.

Gotta love everyone raging about the front plate: "WAAAAAAAAAHHHH! STOP DOING SOMETHING *I* DON'T LIKE WITH *YOUR* PROPERTY! WAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! (Assorted car-nerd-internet-rage-noises)"

Man you’re right. Learning stick is a skill , even though it’s a common and known skill it just makes me feel good about myself that I do know.

Are you fucking kidding me? Speaker for exhaust note, effect?

Wow. So did you like the GTI or not? There is so much tongue-in-cheek in the video....but I feel like you liked the car. I have a 2016 GTI with the 6MT transmission and I love it.

I feel like this RCR review is a return to the RCR reviews of a few years ago. I love it!

(Heavy breathing in German)

1 simple tune offers 300 whp, this is where the car starts, no other car gains this much power like this, best in class.

"It had a manually operated parking brake. What more do you want from us?" -Volkswagen AG

The Focus ST is a great car, but the exterior and interior styling are so tacky and ridiculous. The Golf's styling inside and out is so much more elegant and understated. And that steering wheel, what a great design.

Pretty much all MK7 & MK7.5 GTis regardless of the sport package make about 220whp

I've been in one of these, not half bad, pretty quick, especially post-engine flash, but I wouldn't buy one, its one of those weird things like tattoos, I like them, but on other people :D

I can't get enough of this review!!

9:36 lol rolling shutter makes the car look like a cartoon

Who needs sleep

Mr Regular need an unlimited access to Jay Leno's garage and review every single car Jay has stored. Or any guy with many car like Salomondrin and Shmee

*CUTS SPEAKER WIRES* *CEL*: I see you have activated my trap card.

My favorite thing in the world to do is get baked and watch Regular car Reviews.

hahaha nice review of the car i love... cant quite tell if you liked it or not... but funny as usual!

I'm loving your style of doing videos more and more! VW rly thinks we're all stupid lol

The VW GTi is like the hat of a magician. Even though it's not a hat you would want by the looks of it, you still buy it. you buy it because you know that deep inside this hat has lays a really cool and fun rabbit waiting to come out .

The fact that several people in the comments don't like it makes it a perfect performance vehicle to buy and not have anxiety of where you park it. It gives you, the owner, the thrills and everyone else minds their business.

"Once we find a legal way to make the air vents spray you with Holister Store scent . . . WE'RE DOING IT" That was the absolute best line delivery of this entire series

What GM product has he reviewed with the 4L80E?

Hey, I loved my GTI. And don’t tell anyone, but I liked the soundaktor too.

that 6:50am comment was way too accurate, that is exactly what my morning commute to class/work is like

Drive a tuned one with a down pipe and exhaust it’s a lot more fun

VW Golf GTi: the official car of getting paid for a ride to the store with vape cartridges

You know, I liked this video. I had just bought this car. Then I didn't. The Soundaktor made great sense. Now I do. Cut it. This car should be quiet, lovely. This car is very fast, very fun, VERY efficient, very cheap to own. I have a sprinter with BT 4A-GE: harmonious. Soundaktor: Vomit. Get yourself an open element intake for some psh and just love the AMAZING calm that this car brings to speed.

Yeah, I'm going to disagree with the engine sound fiddling being equal. The ST has a tube which allows induction noise to be heard in the cabin. This is noise which would otherwise be heard if there was less soundproofing of the cabin. The GTI has a freaking speaker which plays a false engine noise. True they can both be disabled easily but they are worlds apart in intent and level of deception.