anybody else think this comment is so boring?

Needed a 2 door versin and a better steering wheel to be a masterpiece. Surely the engine could remain the 2 liter aswell though.

@@ferfire9 Don't need a 2.0 when the 1.8 has more power and torque than the Golf already :D

@@MrSpeedy99 No it hasnt and surely has not nearly as much potential or the same response etc etc

@@ferfire9 the Renault was faster or no?

@@milo6507 golf 1:22 rs 1:20

Does it come as standard?

@@alpex92 no they’ve put a mic near the intake for the video, standard it’s completely quiet

Fake sounds in the trash vw emit by audio system.

Augusto O.R He’s freelance, he works for everyone.

Couldn't agree more, I think he's one of the best car journalist out there.

Insert Witty Name hey, im not complaining hahah. As long as he does Evo stories im happy

TheStressD easily!! makes videos so involving. A true master of reviews

Errr no

And the 308 gti feels better than both.

Mata-te

Are those sound from the blow-off valve?

@@vincyws Yes

I cant hear that Sound on my TCR

@@kingkoeppy I drove my R on a twisty road with walls on either side and all I could hear with the window down was the turbo whistle and hiss. You'll definitely hear it on the right road and surroundings.

Diverter valve not blow off

Same here. It sounds great, wish more car channels did this for track or fast drives.

definetly the trophy

On that ground the VW just loses even more

R32 mk4 used to put smile on my face. Many times I would get to my destination and would keep driving.

Ford also 👍

I sense German hate

TheAMalik89 It’s under the bonnet.

The sound is probably coming from one of the mic's attached to the outside of the car

TheAMalik89 why ask the question if you know the answer already. Aside from the fact it’s obvious

Sounded like it was inside the airbox 😂😂

The camera (and mic) was on the front bumper.

The turbo and wastegate sure sounds sexy as hell but the rest of the engine really doesn't sound so good. That 2.0 is a good engine but the sound it makes isn't one of its strong points.

MajorAMinor it’s annoying. It seems Renault have some agreement with Bridgestone..? Pilot sports for the win I reckon!

Imagine if Renault makes the mk5 rs with AWD and a more buff engine , something like 2.0 with 350 BHP .

@@cosmins3268 I reckon it will have the Ford RS and Golf R number.

hahaha yes i was confused when i saw that ... wtf happened there?! And why shold i buy a new megane when the older one does it better

Tbf The Golf has more BHP and is AWD, the TCR is meant to be a track car and looks the part but so much depends on the driver and the track but imo it's no surprise it being a bit slower than the R. I've got a mate who got rid of his GTI PP that's similar to this for a golf R, because he just couldn't put the power down properly setting off, it was really hit and miss and a nightmare in the wet or damp. Saying that I wonder how the Golf GTI Clubsport S would have done around this track compared to the R having more power. Also the Megane 300 has been sent around other tracks faster than the old 275, saying that it was a great car the old trophy 275 and again just one run to decide which car is fastest around the track, doesn't really prove that much especially when the times are very close.. I look forward, because i can't find it to see how the new Megane R.S. Trophy-R goes around the track, that thing is 18 seconds quicker around Nuburgring than the Leon Sub 8. Also the Honda Civic was 14 seconds quicker but it's slower around this tack, just shows you track testing isn't really the best way to judge a car.

Indeed, nice touch placing a mic in the engine bay!

@Andreas Brekke ah ok. No wonder. I thought they had replaced the diverter valve with a wastegate. I know my GTI sounds nothing like that from the cabin.

@@mkygod The wastegate is a "diverter valve" on the turbo for diverting exhaust gases to control boost pressure.

@@bingoberra18 my understanding is that a wastegate just releases excess air pressure from the turbo out into the open and that a diverter valve recycles the air.

So from the cabin you don’t hear those fantastic noises. Shame. Perhaps a tune and new air intake will fix that

Car Watcher The one to have, miss mine

it's quicker too

I have a 2012 one :) best car ive ever owned.

Nåti M I have a 15’ Trophy, and I still preffer my r19 16v as a drivers car But Megane is by far the best modern hatch I’ve driven

@@drazenbudis7881 R19? I am Russian sorry.

Joe Achilles after comparing these back to back with the type r the golfs are super rare with the cup 2s as they only come on the Pretoria wheels. A couple a round I’ve seen advertised most come with the cheaper wheels on this one with p zeros.

Take the leon cupra 5f. Exists in manual for less money.

and is a beast:)

And its not valuable and durable

@@mtn9752 why ??

It's not just the badge and the logo, you also get the right to post comments on the Internet where you say you're a real, mature man, while who didn't waste his money the way you did is just a boy. Lol.

You're one of those imbeciles who has no clue about cars and cant wait to talk shit about a car you never even saw in person, let alone have any experience with. It's the ultimate proof of stupidity, acting like that. Golf only about a badge? It's still the most complete hot hatch on the market, no other is as well made, as refined, as comfortable, as well polished in details,etc. at the same time for anywhere near the price. It's not all about track times, in fact, it's not at all. Nobody cares about them.

@@derbigpr500 Yeah, but only VW puts a sun roof in a track focused hot hatch, and those farty DSG, but hey, that's for show and people buying it are only searching for this.

The Golf is the blandest choice of any hot hatch. It just screams boring and zero imagination. The car for the sheeple.

@@tracktimevideos5164 reason why its the most popular hot hatch of all time hahaa keep hating bro

I totally agree... Good to know i am not the only one annoyed..!!

Yeah but the rs trophy will have its go! Put decent tyres on the civic and I’m pretty sure it beats them all with at least half a sec in hand.

O no there we go agian.. the Ferrari laferrari McLaren p1 and Porsche 919 2 dont have the same tyres?, but we still compare them. Stop complaining about tyres sore fanboys. All cars are stock so stock vs stock. And if we talk about the Civic record, the Civic didnt have a passenger Seat and a rollcage, the production car didnt had those things so the record is inrelevant.

@@WeirdBrick Don't kid yourself mate, the Civiv would lose hard

Did you see the understeer? I hope it had new front tyres on...

Because it's based on the gti performance. Not a track oriented chassis at all.

@@pokest225 you're saying that like either of these cars are really track oriented. MQB is meant to be cheap, light and modular, it simply doesn't have the necessary qualities to make a good performance platform. If you look at all the MQB-based hot hatches they all lack in the track performance department.

@@xIcarus227 leon cupra was a nur record. Golf clubsport s was a nur record. Sorry, you're wrong.

So?

Ouais la voiture élue la plus pourrie en Corée du Sud? rien ne vaut une voiture Européenne!!! THE BEST and THE BEAST!!

You know that's a stript down car , with a roll cage and Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires , no ac , and no stereo right ?

@@cosmins3268 That's the Trophy-R you're mentioning, not the Trophy. Their leaderboard just says 275 Trophy.

Xclus!v IT 280? This is the 300 already! Makes it even more interesting.

Lighter is better

3 doors and 2.0L engine?

@@mrpersonne6907 even that! the poor F4RT engine vacuum cleaner sounding 😢

Stephen Wood the TCR has the R engine. I think all the VAG hatches use the same EA888 but turbos and guts differ. And tuning

The RS3/TTRS brakes may look like they could handle some heat, but actually they don't. Everyone who's even a bit serious about tracking a RS3/TTRS will get rid of those brakes. That's why you can find them quite cheap on various platforms. Unfortunately a lot of VAG cars have horrible brakes, but that can be changed. There are a lot of good brake systems available from the aftermarket. Some of them can actually handle track usage without any issues.

Whichever one has the automatic gearbox would win. Thats no fun.