Golf

2021 GR Yaris + Track Pack

The Honda

Focus people Focus

JCW 306 Countryman all 4 lol

Developed at the “ring” and the shittest handling car here. Lol

@@Ben-oy1td he did not say shit handling he said the tyres hamper the cars performance.... 2 that firmness can be adjust in N custom and it didn't look like Rory did that at all.

You're damn right I would too. And I actually went and did it 3 weeks ago! Not regretting that choice one bit. It's amazing!

@@Cernunn0s90 nice one 👍

@@Ben-oy1td that understeer looked catastrophic

Agreed

Absolutely right mate he's getting even better Rorrie

I wish we could get Rory, Doug Demuro and Henry Catchpole in a show together. That would be bliss.

yeah they should have kept rory will always remember his review of the fiesta st (made me want one bad)

Try carwow

Yeah it’s competitors are not here, and in it’s true competition it’s the slowest, the S3 M135i are faster

There’s the A45 for that though

@@jfletcher1029 if you want to pay like £60k for a hatchback !!! I’d rather have a bmw m2 competition please

They obviously just had to make do with which press cars they were offered.

@@lbnewell23 true! Me too.

Nah

Look is a personal preference

Agree

I can't believe there are people out there that have that sort of mindset.

So true

Imo, he is the best..well done Rory

Rory should do the new top gear

cos VW R is top of the line, A45 would be the competitor to it...let's just stick to that not the performance

@@just_motoring_australia no it isn’t... golf R and a35 both have 300ish bhp. A45 is 400bhp, RS3 is the a45 competition. That’s it.

@@MrSargentMK 👌

@@just_motoring_australia I love The Mercedes Benz the best 👌 😍 ❤ 💓

@@MrSargentMK correct

Absolutely word for word. I'd like to add, getting a shifter calibration done fixes notchiness, unplugging the sound-generator takes 10 minutes and lets the car sound it's best, going down to lightweight 18 inches improves the ride massively as well as adding a touch of thin butyl rubber for dampening the resonant areas in the boot and the doors, takes the car to a whole new level. Oh and this car hates allignment with a passion and I'd recommend to get a 3d allignment done once every 12 months to take that out of the ecuation. This is also extensively documented on the ncars forum. Check it out if you're interested in buying

The finance company’s i30n… not yours

@@LMAO2510 I bought mine outright actually. So yeah, my i30N

@@Tear741 yeah, on a pcp spread out over 60 months

@@LMAO2510 😂 no my own money

Crap cars

@@evanswaby7246 Dont agree. Hyundai are producing as good of quality if not better than a lot of manufacturers.

Had one for 2 years - it's a brilliant thing, especially with better tyres!

@@evanswaby7246 youd be very wrong

@@evanswaby7246 you have no idea mate. The first car after a Merc and BMW I don‘t have any quality issues. They are getting better and better. Btw..South Korea is in technological aspects like 15 years ahead of Europe not mentioning the medieval US😂

St for me..

You know whats more boring then golf, kia

@Da bobstar The interior definitely is better than your average hatch, and definitely better than the i30 and the new golf. You got an amazing steering wheel, amazing recaro seats and a lot of leather (leatherette?) all the way from window to handrest on the doors and even on the transmission tunnel where your knees are gonna be. Got no clue why he pointed out the plastic on the focus in particular, everything plastic in the focus also is hard plastic in the i30 and golf. Makes no sense.

@@Michael-nx1cd nothing is as boring as a golf.A car for when you've given up on driving and life.

@@muckspreader1able Focus and i30 have bad quality interior merc is expensive and golf is kinda eh to drive but still betther option then i30 and focus and its prolly faster but its sadly fwd.

a220 or cla250

Yeah agree, it’s be up against M135, Golf R, S3 really. New 128ti would have something to say about this lot too I’m sure.

The Fiesta ST is also not fair to be compared. Should be the Focus ST.

@@123italiano321 it is a focus

@@ramacameo lol I have no idea why I made that comment. I am dumb 😅

Agree. Didn't think much of him on Top Gear as it didn't seem like he was particularly knowledgeable...but it's clear from his work here that he is and it was just a case of bad scripts.

same))

If it's anything like it's smaller brother, hell yeah. Still a bit hesitant though because of the FWD, I remember a little more wheel spinny spinny action than i wouldve liked with the fiesta.

I done the change from the MK3 to MK4 and you won't look back. It's a totally different car to sit behind the wheel of. Only issue is it has made my right foot very heavy

Drove a MK3 at Spa my 220edc was better especially on the brakes and more stable through Blanchimount

callum moran I have a 2017 ST with a bluefin remap and quaife diff, on pilot sport 4 not S It’s still a bit of bastard to put power on from the lights in the wet but on the road the torque is pretty decent and it handles good enough for most times, I have just finished paying for it. I live in east London and work in the city with LTN’s and pop up cycle lanes and 7 day a week congestion charge until 10pm ive been pushed out of my car pretty much. I’d love the New Focus but with things the way they are I doubt I’d get into dept for any new car. I’m feel like I’m being pushed to buy an EV when the only thing I can realistically afford is an MG ZS , and I won’t be swapping my ST for an EV unless it’s a Tesla . 🤧 so it seems as though I’m stuck with my mk3.5

The Hyundai i30N was designed and developed in Namyang S.Korea, which is what the N stands for (Namyang) but yes it was further developed at their European test centre at The Nurburgring, in particular the chicane parts is what they concentrated on most, getting the i30N through those bends as quick as possible.

As not designed for comfort

@@WalkthroughWill Yes, but the man behind it is german from BMW M division. So this car is more German than Korean

@@silimarina. Fuck logic :D

@@silimarina. true. even in our homeland, we give Germans most of the credits

i own one and seeing how it has snowed bad im shitting myself for driving to work tomorrow however there are alternative tyres available the michilen pilot sport 4 S's which make a huge difference. as for the DCT of course it will make it perform a lot better but the car is more about the driving experience so it will always be the 6 speed manual for me

@@fynnday6128 I own an i30Nperformance too and best advice I can give is do yourself a favour and get a set of winter tyres. I have the stock wheels with Vredstien Wintrac Pro on them and on snow, ice, cold wet slimy winter roads it's almost cheating. It's got better braking than my Golf R had on all seasons and no problems with traction unless you are hammering it. I still have the P zeros on a set of Team Dynamics Pro race 3's for the rest of the year as the Pirellis are awful in winter conditions.

💯 👌🏼

Lol a35 is best

Absolutely. Would even take it over the A35 which just tells everybody you couldn't afford the A45

@@ARDEN440i that's a seriously unhealthy way of looking at a car mate.

@@xIcarus227 It's the bitter truth, though.

@diamus100 You can, depends where the chap is based in the world. With the new facelift, it's a hot contender to the MK8 golf GTI and beats the focus ST as that's still needing a facelift.

Or a mk6 and slap some mods on and keep the rest.

I agree 👍

Sorry, who's buying a brand new car outright?? Nobody.

@@SuperSuperAllons93 How tf do you think cars end up on the used market? Lmao

@@stickvortex People purchase them on finance deals, they lease them or finance them on hire purchase, a loan, PCP etc. Those cars eventually go back when the term is up.

why did you end up trading it in?

I got a raise and upgraded to an M140

Do you find the m140 better? Or more fun?

To be honest, i30 N is more fun. M140i is much faster and better built but not as fun. You'd need to drive it 8/10 everywhere while Hyundai is fun even when commuting. But then again, Bmw is much more relaxing most of the time

Renault isn't sold everywhere.

No

@@seanmaguire380 Ok.. there is always room for disagreement. But my opinion is solid

@@1989rs500 just no.

It's close ... Focus maybe better steering and low down grunt + the suspension can be set to soft while having everything else in race. Honda is ultimately quicker in the straight line and around the track. Honda's balance and stability is superior. The Ford is fun and flickable. That said, if you’re all about playfulness, have a drive of the manic Renault Megane RS. While the Focus ST will tighten its line nicely into hairpins when you lift off the accelerator, it won't swing its rear-end round like a shopping trolley as the Megane does. But softening the suspension also softens the engine response in the Honda. Focus' infotainment system has Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity feature along with an 8.0-inch touch-screen with inbuilt sat-nav and voice activation. Boot space is class leading in the Honda. Honda's 7.0-inch infotainment system's screen is smaller and fiddly to use - no inbuilt sat-nav. The manual Focus has a better exhaust sound, while the auto ST is about the same as the Honda's. But no wrong choice here: win, win.

I would go for the Civic Type R or the GR Yaris.

I tried 😂 not to laugh 🤣

As a objective (not fanboy) i30N owner, I can say you should inform yourself about all the design flaws of the i30N before you buy one.

@@m0LN4r whats wrong with them? Ive found no faults about the design, its a car. It doesnt need much more

@@denomoable Gearbox, Clutch, Wiper Nozzle, Wiper motors, Wiper Aerodynamics, Headlight, Windnoise, Weight, Servo sensor, Panel build quality, rust door area, cold start problems, injector problems and so on. Just some information from a 4k user big community. Or check my video for example and other N forums. I have like 70% of the problems on my 2020 one. It´s a friday Lemon like a lot of them. It´s a nice try from Hyundai, but they have a lot to learn.

@@m0LN4r nothing wrong with any one of them on the list for me👍 its 3 years old

I'd love an I30N, but France has effed up the whole hot hatch Market with its ridiculous push to EVs.

Agreed, they are ok to a degree but you need physical buttons for basic things like heating. The infotainment system in the old golf was way better, its just cost cutting and i think it's gonna bite vw in the arse.

What!!? Haven’t you guys heard of MBUX? Hey Mercedes! What can I do for you? Turn the bloody heating up because this presenter hasn’t thought of switching the courtesy light on for a second to see in the dark. Mercedes: Be kind like me; I’ve turned the temperature up to 20 degrees. But by the end of the review I thought it was high quality presentation. Thank you.

I use the voice command in my Mercedes for almost everything: climate, radio, satnav, settings etc...

@@WinkelHoof the voice recognition in vag cars are shite

@@WinkelHoof I agree it improves safety besides convenience. The way forward , No Doubt About It, as Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate used to sing, God rest his soul.

To be honest i do not know how you can ever compare a ford focus interior to a VW golf.I have golf R my friend has a RS Focus. the interior in the focus looks like its been designed by Preschool children,

Agreed... I've had one for 6 months and the interior is awesome... the sound system keeps getting so many accolades from people who come for a drive with me, and they love the seats, the touch screen and can't understand... like me... how people seem to poo poo the Focus Interior. Of course, as Rory said, the car is the best drivers car and when you are driving it, you don't care that some surfaces are plastic... you simply don't care. Plus cars like this... they have to be stick shift... or got home. I test drove the Auto ST first thinking it might actually be a sporty setup... I was so under whelmed... and disappointed, then I drove the manual, and it came to life... I bought it right after the drive... hope you also have the manual.. LoL... Cheers

@@MrRonan3 i totally agree if you compare a mk3 focus to a golf mk7 or even mk8. But the mk4 in the focus made huge step. I drove a mk4 gti tcr. And i cant say it felt any better than the focus. And mk8 golf is just garbage interieur. Just touch bullshit everywhere. If you steer you suddenly touch a button and mute the music....thats so useless

@@FalconXE302 yeah thats right. Manual is even much quicker at higher speed. You can drive 270 kph easy. When you have good circumstances and you are driving slightly downhill you can even reach 280kph. And yes i got the manual too. Best decision ever! Love the manual with the rev matching downshifts

@@siegbertschnosel9524 Funny you you say that i have just sold my golf R and purchased a GTI TCR the interior in the TCR is better than the golf R

WRX is old tech

@@ekimandersom4478 true

same here mate

That'll be the Hyundai which is most affordable

@scubaru hr Entry level focus has a beam on its rear

Sorry i don't agree i find the focus st and mk3 rs feels really heavy and much slower round a track than the stats would suggest.

Even the S-MAX

@@steeldevil98 i agree, Hyundai no.1

It's a shit car the golf isn't it

Focus ST can get 330hp with a simple map. For sub £350. No brainier.

It's because it just came out, so it's showing us how it compares with already existing cars up to 2 years old.

@@andreneves6727 Since people started buying Kia/Hyundai, Germans stopped making good cars. The golf is the worst by far. Interior quality Hyundai is top.

yes, even though the golf is the worst car there

@@micheledallalba8950 Common man its best of both world's Sensible and Fun.

@@haseebwaqar8980 eh i don't know about that. If I want a fun car it's between the Hyundai and a Renault Megane RS. I don't buy a hot hatch to be boring

Nice man I'm happy for you... I just wanted to ask your opinion, how is the i30n in N custom for example with suspension on its most comfortable setting? I've heard it's fine as a daily but would you consider it comfortable enough?

@@Pr0hunt3r18 Since people started buying Kia/Hyundai, Germans stopped making good cars.

@@Pr0hunt3r18 I have an i30N too, in custom with the suspension on nor al its fine. I use it as a daily

@@Pr0hunt3r18 Amazing car, wheel hops from 0-60 in the wet, I got 5.2 seconds in dry weather (pilot sport 4s tyres sorts the wet road issues out) also yes, its a little rough in full N mode in my opinion, but you can have everything in N mode but have the suspension in normal, sport or N so you can adjust it to you liking without sacrificing the pops bangs, throttle response, firm steering, E-Lsd 😁 hope this helps (I kept mine on normal suspension unless I was on a smooth road)

@@themagicmessiah372 How would you comare it to for example a normal i30 when i30n is in most comfortable suspension setting? Are they comparable in this scenario?

You don’t actually have to use the sliders to control climate. Reviewers are just being silly

In Australia we get the S4 tyres on the I30N. Makes a big difference in grip. I30N would be my pick.

I almost bought the I30N... great car, and with some nice features, but at the end of the day, the Focus ST was the one I bought... more power is simply always better... LoL.. and as Rory said, out of these, for a true drivers car, but the ST. If you bought the I30N... you'll never be disappointed... being a manual like the ST, it is so much fun to drive.

👍🏼2021 Hyundai i30 N Performance with DCT transmission.🔥😎

@@FalconXE302 I'm supreise d the Megane isn't in this group. i know it is getting on a bit but that Renault Sport chassis.

@@shanemitchell5807 Nah it's still P Zero on i30n Hatch. The Sedan version gets the Michelin PS though.

Hi there, cause I am thinking on buying one , could you tell me about possible problems and services? I mean the A Class is rock bottom reliability wise compared to others

@@Tsukuyomi8 Knock on wood, I've had no issues with the car so far. Bought it September 2019. And I've been doing track days 7-8 times a year. Changed brake pads several times, and the disks this winter, but that's a given. One annoying thing I started noticing a year or so ago is some rattling noise from the dashboard and the doors. Plastics and screws rattling when driving on a crappy road. But I can't say if this would have happened if I wasn't going wild on the tracks.

Me too 🙋🏽‍♂️

We are a Golf GTI country 👍😂

Swansea? 😝

same here.owning an I30 N Which South Africans Love

Umm imbfrom south africa.and i drive gen 1 mazda 3 mps.😝😝😝13 years old.but still a beast

Does the finance company know about this ?