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I've got an old R32 and he will love it in the rain, only complaint I have with the haldex is its hard reversing through snow but thats about it.

Great review lads, had mine for three months now, despite being the Lapiz Blue colour, noone knows what it is really. "What you getting?"... "Golf Estate"... played that card at work! I've only seen one other on the road, it was white and we gave each other the nod and treated each other to a DSG Fart 👌 keep it up!

Love the video and the car! Anychance we get a follow up vid, would love to see his long term impressions on it.

Great video guys!

Wise choice, great underrated car. And you keep the wife happy too, little does she know, lol. cheers

Why isn't this car in America?!?!

Great review. Subscribed !!

Love this concept, good quality overall 👍🏻 I drove the cupra 290 estate, and tbh the diff could not keep up with the power, Golf R estate is the best choice he could ever make. I see it like a cheap RS6... Tuning potential is REAL with the Golf R.

Fantastic video! I love the pano sunroof in these Golf R Estates. My Golf R in Canada doesn't even have a standard sunroof. BTW, props for that Westbeach jacket, they are/were based in my hometown of Vancouver, Canada :)

Impressive review 👍🏾👍🏾 quite informative; I'm convinced

Nice video guys.. Found your channel searching for golf R.. Enjoyed the Bmw videos... Keep it up. Im thinking about an R but normally a diesel guy..

I have the hatch with the dynamic chassis control. I bought the car with 18s and drove 400 miles home on them. Then I changed to the 19 Pretoria wheels. The ride is far far better on the 19s! Seriously it was like I had flat tyres, I had to check I still had 38psi in

So jelly ... Wish the states could get a few of these ... I'm happy I have the golf varient awd 6speed .. but it's gonna become my second project car .. to make it how I want it .. and from the looks of it vw already made it .. the variant r is basically 97% the way I want it

Nice vid! We have one landing next week and will be doing a video on it!

Nice quality. I quite like the snort that thing gives between gear changes.

I really wish they sold this version in the US, I'd love to have one. However estates seem to never sell here...

we need this stateside.

Great video. Must be the only video on youtube where the owner and his mates are not stuck up their own arse's and not laughing all the time. Nice one lads, brilliant. Proper blokes.

love your vids, can you drive more exotica please)

I'm so jelly! I have the MK VI R in white and the MK VII R in Tornado Red but I would die for the Golf R Estate. Sadly we Americans don't get wagons. Absolutely love the panoramic sun roof.

Wow! i didnt know that about the con out of the rear LED lights on the estate!

Picked up a red Golf R about a month ago and I was also told that it doesn't need any running in, just "drive it like you normally would from the moment you start it up" meaning don't even bother waiting for the temps to heat up from first start

Nice Video thank you for the nice Review, does the car have the Stock exhaust?

This will be my next car.

Nice car and video, question does the pan roof open? And did you spec dcc?

I have one of these, picked it up September mine came with Sat Nav as standard. As for the fake exhaust tips it is the only thing I dislike about it, the facelift model has actual exhaust tips so VW must have realised there mistakes

Subscribed any updates on the Golf R estate? Any more details, does it have spare wheel, can you fit a rear tow bar?

when the roads do get wet dont push too hard and end up sticking it in the hedge.

Hi Guys... nice video and good to see your opinion. Interesting about the Exhaust. Just a query, this is technically a 2016 Model correct ? The Golf R Mk 7... is that right ? Sorry, just a little confused. In Australia, we only got the Estate (Wagon) in 2016, (200 in total), so I think that is a Mk 6... just drove a Used one and what a lovely car, the DSG 'Fart' as it is correctly termed and in my opinion, just needs a slightly bigger exhaust to make it a bit deeper/louder. Drove a Stage 1 Tuned Golf R (Hatch) and what a weapon, imagine it with a bigger Airbox, Exhaust and Intercooler, so no doubt the Estate would be the same. Anyway, I am hoping to step up from my Stage 2 Polo GTI (2013) and just drove the Passat 206 Estate today (Golf R Driveline) which was very nice but too civilised. I believe the Golf R Estate 7.5, will have revised styling and LED Tailights but no confirmation that it will even make an appearance in Australia. Hope you can respond... cheers if you do.

I've noticed the single outlets on the exhaust give it more of a crack like the gti. Where as the R hatches sound more like a duck with all outlets open. lol. Wonder if anyone has connected /modded the fake tips up at all to be open...

Nothing beats a fast estate it'd the ultimate sleeper. Just wish BMW made a M Touring model.

So 25% List price with options, cash or with £2k VW Contribution when linked to PCP & approx. 4.5 % APR scheme? Approx £26500? No DCC option?

When bought last car was a decision between Golf R estate or M135i. Always been a VW person. Bought the M135i and over the last few months I am thinking that made wrong decision and really should have gone with the golf. Watching this makes me realise that in the next few months I will be chopping the BMW in for a Golf R estate. Think it’s the sort of sleeper think. Looks can be deceiving.

Would it be possible to remove the two fake exhausts and leave the real ones on each side?

I thought a golf 7 r has exhaust flaps so when in eco mode etc the valves are closed i.e only 2 pipes working and when the car is in race the flaps open using all 4 pipes. I think thats why you see alot of golf r's and S3's with 2 dirty pipes because most of the time they dont have it in race mode

I think one of them is from the R forum :)

possibly the longest 12:43sec. Not a bad review though, good first effort.

The quad (fake) exhaust suit this car more since it's bigger they always looked abit too much on a hatchback

update? :)

Why this car is not in north america :(

Im really not a fan of the fake sounds. Car makes should scrap that and just put a half decent exhaust stock from factory.

Have the mk7 Golf R myself, but turn off the soundaktor via vcds...sounds so naff that fake noise

the ea888 engine is the same across the range same size turbo that's why the gti all you need is a stage 1 map and you have same HP as the R

The guy at vw was probably correct They also told me that my gti didn't need any break-ins at all and the reason for that was because the engine actually comes broken-in already from the factory

Red ...

Station Vagon.

i cant stand the sound actuator... id turn that off

Don't write GTD in the title when it is clearly not a Diesel.

Really???? A dummy quad pump??? What a waste of space and that tiny amount of extra weight.

Golf R estate - I have only three things i can say about this car .... no, no and no again - how can a manufactuer be able to create a car as amazing as the R and then think they need an estate version. The estate car is the bastian of the the retired and of the family man - If you want an R just get a divorce and drive one - dont disrespect your self by having the estate version!