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00:00 Intro 00:40 Exterior 03:02 Engine 04:07 Interior 07:49 Instruments & Infotainment system 10:27 Back seat 11:23 Trunk 12:02 Driving 12:42 Acceleration 13:00 Autobahn driving 23:56 Road driving 28:00 Conclusion

It is just me or does he sometimes dress the same colour as the cars he's reviewing!? Very cool!

Love Autogefuhl put a camera behind the driver so we can see the cockpit while driving. Incredible most other car channels don't do this, they think we want to see the presenter's face rather than the car.

+1 for the 2021 Volkswagen GTI Club Sport. .. GTI's owned; '83, '86, '90 and '06. . The MVP of daily driver cars.

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Saved too much money on MK8 MK7 was Porsche Hatchback You could tell R&D money wasn’t spared.

And here we are in the United States still waiting for our regular GTI. Its taking so freaking long!!!

The best looking GTI ever made so far brilliant engine and exhaust sound but a car that sounds this good should have a better 0-60.

Excellent review as always Thomas. I initially thought that VW had ruined the new Golf but this has been the first Mk8 GTI I have looked at and thought it looks OK, I still wouldn’t buy one. This may also be down to the Grey colours with decals and red caliper combination. In the meantime I will have to make do with my Grey GTI TCR, another awesome Golf with a great review by Autogefühl. It also has a gas strut on the bonnet😉

I like this dude. Good details, with he has a funny kind of style

Thomas & Autogefühl team - Excellent review as usual. I'm particularly interested in the GTI sub-brand and changes from the Mk.7. The video production and commentary quality is exceptional across the board. Especially so is your frank and insightful comments, unlike most other reviewers, isn't a biased critique or commercial about the car (any car) and the associated automotive technology. Regardless of the powerplant, ICE, pure battery electric and everything in between, I can rely on Autogefühl to lay bare the strengths and weakness of a car. Bravo! Keep Autogefühl Full HD, Full Screen and Full Length!

Still prefer a bigger shift handle

Interior designers missed the mark. The simple functional excellence of the earlier versions now has some sort of contrived design element on each surface. Hatches, honeycomb, microfibre, bright panels, colored lines, fibre patterns. Looks like a unfinished experiment in surface finish. Too busy. Very much detracts from the cohesiveness of earlier interiors.

So nice to see Thomas bundled up, that's when I know Christmas is coming. :P Schonen guten abend!

I would like to meet the person, who choses an octavia rs over this, only because that has gas struts for the hood..... 😂🤣

I really think that volkswagen missed the mark with the touch sensitive buttons and wanting to control everything through that bad navigation system which is surrounded by some hideous plastic

Door-closing-sound test without Evaluation ! Please tell us, good or bad sound ?

Very interesting video ! Hard choice between R and CS.

Still a great car , even after all this time. The type of car for all people , everywhere ! Many thanks 👍🏼😀

In a car like that I wouldn't get a panorama roof. I don't miss it in my R. Adds weight and can be prone to rattles with the glass frame wearing after a couple of years. Quality review , Nice watch , Damasko?

In summary, the Golf GTI illustrates the problem the new millennium consumer faces. A better $27k car has become a no more capable "jazzed up" $40k car to increase financial returns and satisfy increasing regulations. I guess that's the price of progress

Side and rear quarter profile looks great. Still not sure about the front and the interior looks too plasticky. The dash bezel is way too thick, much more elegant in the 7.5. The spec of the Clubsport should have been what the base GTI started at IMO.

Thank you Thomas for nice review video. Miss my golf iii already 😊

Excellent review!

The new golf's are the reason my next car will be an Abt Transporter!

after hearing about numerous recalls,here near frankfurt one new golf hybrid EXPLODED the other day and burst into flames. no thanks volkswagen,not even if it was free

The 2021 VW GTI counterpart the '21 Audi A3/S3 has an engine hood gas-strut apparatus, compared to the GTI's inelegant solid stick arm gismo.

I own a 18 golf R ! My dealer range me about the new golf ! He had a new R and a new GTI club sport . I tested both and then turned him down as these cars are beyond ugly . VW you have ruined it .

Very professional high level video. Love this man.

Awesome Man my fav car 👍

Ordering mine next week!!

I love panoramic roofs in my cars, I have a Tiguan with one and an Tiguan Allspace without one and it feels much more sombre without it.

They totally destroyed the exterior design of an otherwise decent looking Golf with the front on the mk8, and it's even worse on this Clubsport version.

I hate directional rims! They look different depending on which side of the car you are looking at...

Is this a pre-production car? Is that why the touch screen seems rather sluggish?

A nice idea until you realize it is priced like previous Golf Rs and far less capable. A real take away. Isn't a base Model 3 or Mustang E a much better value in this price range? Plus you can green brag.

Great production as usual Thomas and fantastic car to boot!

Clear all the R&D went to the EVs.

Very cool review, Thomas! I always love the Golf! Clean and simple design lines! Cheers 🍻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Beautiful sporty and powerful car. If only I was 50 years younger !

great review R or Clubsport its going to be a difficult choice i think clubsport !

Awesome review of a fantastic car👍

God bless you Autogefuhl

Thomas famous shoe tap 5:15

Gas struts tends to give up with time and in cold, but I had a car where that fixed hood holder disengaged somehow :) And yeah, somehow 8th Golf's design do not impress me still, even when I see it live, have been waited something more definitely. But I like interior.

Sorry Thomas, not impressive gear lever, they will dissolve it later and put on the steering wheel like did the Merc! This one is so small, it can't be used to shift in manual mode.

love the design, apart from the front grill on the left side where its just large plastic honeycomb with no perforations.. also that large light for the blind spot assist is very nice. hate the small light in the mirror...

The steering wheel in the VW 8 generation are horrible, 7th generation was better

Idk about this Golf 8. The exterior styling lacks that it factor for me and the interior styling and functionality is sub par.

Hi all-new friendsall-new VW Golf GTI Clubsport 300 hp is very cool!

I wonder why VW is making these clubsport gti-s . If you want more powerful GTI, just get the R.

The mk8 is disappointing

I'm not sure about the lack of voice control for the AC being due to not having the 3-zone AC as you can still control it through the infotainment screen. Is voice control not handled by the MIB 3 infotainment system? In the Tiguan facelift (even with 3-zone AC) it is also not possible. I'm curious as to the reason. I thought this was standard functionality of the current VW generation models.

Living in the states we are still waiting for the Mk8. As we won’t be blessed with the club sport I am curious what engine modifications are done to the club sport to achieve the 50 hp difference?

VW UP! GTI Clubsport? That would be good! The Golf has become too BIG! Small nippy & fun !

As speed it seems noisy, surfaces vibrate and seems twitchy. Wouldn't it benefit more compliant tires? Is it a car you could sustain the beating the driver gets at 160 kph for 15 minutes?

Always get a sun/moon roof :)

Still cannot get over that ugly front. Im a big GTI fan but not with this generation. Gonna keep my GTI clubsport 3 doors.

I really like the color of this one!

Nice and good looking, Sound is awesome... P.s.What's new about burnt new GTE in Hessen?

is that a stock exhaust ? sounds awesome

Where is the spare?

Back looks similar to the Hyundai I30N

i'll go for CUPRA!

Will you review MEGANE RS, it would be fantastic to have your thoughts on that car also 🤷‍♂️🙏

Thanks Thomas.

I dont like it. Ugly front end, bland/dull sides and rear and a cheap looking interior with a crazy mix of finishes, angles and materials. I am guessing a decent proportion of buyers of this car will be enthusiasts and yet it has one of the most catastrophically dull engine bays I have ever seen - nothing in there of interest to show off for sure. To me, its lost its identity and brand values - its trying to play the bling game with lots of flashy tech and unusable interfaces and yet its also trying to be fast and focussed. I would find it a much more interesting car if the exterior design was simplified and made more subtly menacing. The inside should be 'lightened up' visually and the number of different materials reduced but made higher quality. Ditch the crappy and already outdated looking tech and go with Android for a better look, simplicity and functionality that errrr .... actually functions.

My personal favourite hot hatch for Southern Europe. For Northern Europe I would go for R.

Great video but when are you going to test the GTD?

Wow. What a car👌🏻

Is it possible to remove the rev limiters on cars?

Are you getting a new Citroen C4 to test?

I don't think they did enough visually to differentiate it from the regular GTi.

How the hell can the golf 8 still make popping noises but the Cupra sounds like a mouse since 2019. Makes me so mad.

I need to buy this legendary car right now 😍👍👍👍

Wow I love the VW golf

Would like to know if this GTI would have better have better handling with Quattro system

Premium petrol only though which will be up to 10% part bio fuel by the end of summer 2021, will performance cars like this and the R suffer? In the 7.5 you can change gear with the shifter, can you do that with the new micro shifter?

How do you compare this Clubsport to the 7.5 TCR? Many diferences?

Thomas 300 hp is not much for my FK8, virtually no torque steer.😁

What is the fuel economy

Hi. Is there an active valve for the exhaust piping?

Is it worth the price difference between this and the i30N Fastback?

This or the S3 for me.

What's the German price for this setup ?

I prefer hyundai i30 N

I think that popping sound ridiculous, sorry to say. Personal opnion. Sounds like an old rally car. I want street car. Also it is apparently extra pollution from those pops, although relatively unsignificant. :)

Das ist kein metallic sondern uni

An option for weight purposes? Marketing is at it again.

Early in, should mention the unavailability in the United States and maybe even add a speculation about why not. Also may list other large significant countries which they are not available in and again, speculative reason, reasons may be different. A large number of American buyers, especially the young kids, probably often choose other cars, manufacturers which are lower priced, and may have a few horsepower more...but they don't understand Fahrvergnügen !!!.... .

Wait for Cupra petrol 300 , much much better

You said "fart" 😃

Pity that we cannot buy petrol by gallons in Europe like our friends do in the US this cars consum a lot of petrol should I buy one hmmm?

Why doesn't the US get this GTI model?

Is there going to be a mk8 TCR?

No Android Auto ?

15, not 50 mm

All black interior again 😪... like toyota and honda, I don't see any new performance in the GTi 🤔... I will see what the Megane has to offer.