6 months ago I bought a Golf R 7.5 2019 Indium Grey with DSG and black prets. I’m loving it best car I’ve ever had.

I bought a mk7 in Lapiz blue 3weeks ago it has a stage 1 tune both engine and DSG ,370bhp & 495 Nm , and it’s a traffic light monster , but also a fantastic daily!!

I Bought the 7.5r about 4monhts ago and i am very happy with. 2018 model so pre opf and i just tuned it last saturday, very healthy motor and did a stage1 no hardware. It did 320hp/407nm stock and after it did a stunning 393hp/513nm ! It was already quick but now it is a beast, very playfull also. 0-100 and 100-200 times went from 4,6/13,9 to 3,6/9,9 ! This car have enough space, it's a good daily because there still is comfort, it's hella quick and the haldex system works very nice and the akrapovic system sounds amazing (no downpipe needed unless you want to go balls deep).

I have the 2020 Mk7.5 sunroof, top of the range. Stage 1 APR and TCU tuned pulling 370 hp 500 nm 245 kw. It's a beast off the line. 0 to 100km 4.1 sec or 3.8 sec to 60 mph. I get people looking at my car and not even bothering to give it a go at the lights. lol There had been two takers in one year but could not beat this Golf. The storage under the seat you best not try and use. This is because it can slide way inside under the carpet and hard to retrieve. As for economy. Consistently 6.8 to 7.5 litres per 100km On country roads cruising even better. I drive it mostly in comfort mode. It's the best handling car I driven in my 51 years of driving. Cheers from Ozz

Great video, I got a black 2019 7.5 DSG in February 2023. Absolutely love this car. Subscribed.

Ive got a custom tuned mk7.5 golf r in Lapiz blue, it’s making 430hp, 24lbs of boost, transmission tune…..mine does 0-100km/h in 3.9 seconds…….absolutely love my R, can take it to the track and same day take it to the ski hill. The Swiss army of vehicles.

Got my r 7.5 4 weeks ago. Paid £24,500 on 32,000 miles. Absolutely love it

Appreciate the review of an old R, it's beautiful! I think it looks nicer than the new one. I have this car and if you're on motorway you can easily get 40mpg. My all time best is 44mpg so...

Great video! I have a 67 plate 7.5 R, a brilliant car!

Love the 7.5 . Stage 1 tune brings it to its potential. Nice review and comparisons!

Living in so. Florida, I didn’t see the need for awd. My daily driver is a 2019 GTI S, DSG. I don’t drive much, 3500 original miles, but I love it. By the way, did mention I’m 79 ! Great video, thanks. RickGTI….. 🌴

i bought a golf r estate 7.5 it has digital dash and drives like a dream , it also goes and performs incredible it would leave anything standing there lol . 😁😆🤣

I have a 2016 r, stage 2 tune with all the bits. Best 0-100 was 3.84 Such a rocket of a car and only a 4cyl.

I have a 2017 7.5 pre-gof manual in lapiz blue, with prets, DCC and leather. I'm coming up to the time when I should change my car but I'm really struggling to find something else that does what the R does and fits my lifestyle.

The 2018 pre gpf is the better 7.5 the 2019 version loses power from 310 to 299bhp due to the gpf, not only that it loses Multi point injection (MPI) which makes it less tuneable. But it's a fantastic all year all round daily driver. I love mine.

Nice cars I’ve got a GTD mk7.5 quick enough for me in sports mode so the R must be the bees knees seen a few for sale on Volkswagen for £29-30k with low mileage

got the mk7 r -i haven't been able to think of a credible upgrade yet. nothing ticks all the boxes like the r does

Very nice! My old GTD wasn’t as cool, but had a similar spec albeit two exhaust coal burners at the rear 😐

I just purchased my 7.5 R (2018) here in Canada with 80,000km. So stoked to have the awd system for the winter. I test drove a 2023 WRX and 2023 A4. The mk7.5 blew both out of the water just in terms of comfort alone. So stoked to take ownership tomorrow morning

Awesome car, was considering but ended up getting an F30 LCI 335D as it was cheaper to buy/tax/insure, better mpg and gets 800nm easily with stage 2

Turn the wing mirror heaters off. They will end up plopping off.😂

7.5R or A35 ? Currently daily drive a MK7 Gti .

I’ve owned two of these. The mk7 manual and an estate 7.5. Bloody awesome cars. I now own a 280bhp ŠKODA superb but still thinking of getting another golf R. I hate the look of the mk8 so would be another 7.5 if I could find a fairly low mileage unmolested one.

I got the 2016 GTD MK7 but would love to get the R 7.5 😍 😍 😍

Hiya, you demonstrated my one and only gripe with this car 😢 it's turning circle...... is pants 😮 A part from that no qualms about recommended this car, to anyone! A good review btw👌 Had an Oettinger body kit fitted to mine, unfortunately i was send the wrong rear defuser! But looking good all the same 👍

Can get 42 mpg in eco easy

Great vid, is there a very slight chameleon tint on the windscreen?

Is there a diff between 18,19 & 20 MK7.5

Considering between R or GTI performance, what’s better when it come to cabin noise and do Rs come with DCC

I have a 18' 7.5...I.E. Stage 2 programme, IE Turbo Inlet, IE Intercooler, IE Down pipe, INGEN Cold Air Intake, Neu Speed Exhaust. BOV. Manual. OBD 11 mods.... Tis no slouch.

Golf R estate 7.5, stage 1 tune, 0-60 in 4.4 and 39mpg at 60 mph these cars don’t like traffic.

Have a mk7 R in black...35mpg...prefer the analogue dials but it is the best daily driver I have had- does everything so so well and if you know, you know, otherwise its 'just a Golf'. Local VW garage been trying to get me to trade it for a new one ..just no..ugly, touch screen, poor infotainment and expensive.

This car is on my top ten list of cars I must own 😊b4 I die

10:20 oh I’ll let you know what I’m putting there 😉 my 1996 Horner blues band 559/20 Diatonic 18 let Harmonica

best car ever

DSG or Manual, which is more fun to drive?

Most vw have same 2.0T motor. What makes em more torq at factory?

In the market for a 7.5 in the summer hoping I can get one for 23k

Imo, both mark 6, 7 and 7.5 is vw's finest. I mean respect to mark 1 but yeah.

Just wanted to give you a heads up you didnt launch the car properly. Youre supposed to hold down the traction control button for like 3-5 seconds and then you hear a ding meaning all your ESC is turned off the best the car can. Then you hold your foot to the break and then your foot on the accel to the floor it should actually have a message that comes on your screen saying launch control. Then let off the break and enjoy the ride. Cheers.

One of these or a MB A45? Thoughts people?

M140i destroys this also price point, only thing is its rwd can lose traction but it depends on your driving.

That didnt look like a proper launch. I've seen a lot of them and in the clip it looked like regular acceleration, great video though, I love the golf R.

Why would any1 stinging about 850£ when spending so much money on the R in the first place of course u get the DCC...

The last great r. The mk8 just misses the mark on so many levels.

I'm just here because I'm a jealous 2021 GTI owner :^(

Turn those heated wing mirrors off 😅

I love the golf r but think the mk 7.5 and mk 8 both lack character. mk7 looks the best before they face lifted it and ruined its look (like females do) plus not a fan of any lcd dashboard as they fail so easily, spend have my time at work fixing these screens as they stop working for seemily no reason plus the lcd radio screen on the 7.5 is about as responsive as italy in the world war.

Lol, best hatchback.... you need to drive a m140i...

We actually traded our 7.5 in for Mk8 R follow me here.. Day of pick up 29/3/2021 we took a mk8 GTI cs home instead it’s stage 1 (flash only and TCU) 407bhp!!

Well just hang on these cars. It is that simple. Don’t tune them, don’t f*** them … just look after them….

On my way this friday to get a 7.5r turmeric yellow stage 3. Currenlty driving mk6r. I can't wait! 🫠