Was This Peak VW? | The Volkswagen Golf R32! | Driven+
2024 ж. 15 Сәу.
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The Volkswagen Golf R32 is already a modern classic, but they are still at a very affordable price point to invest!
These are one of the best sounding hot hatchbacks of all time!
Massive thanks to Gareth for the car!
#volkswagen #golfr32 #vwgolf
deeply regret selling my 3 door DPB manual Mk5 R32… what a fantastic car she was
I have a tornado red one and I swear I’ll have that car until I die. So many people have offered to buy it but I refuse 🥲
Max and Gareth, yes ICONIC! Absolute classic. VW at it's very best. Even now a head turner. Classic. Still looks modern. Something very special. Thank You. Amazing car. And yes like you a 'soft spot' for VW. And yes one day an Up GTi for sure.
You’re very right Keith, thanks for the comment as always!
This really was an iconic car. I love the clean and simple lines of the body. The engine is a little down on horsepower relative to the modern R, but it sounds fantastic.
Couldn't agree more!
Had a 2008 Loved it The Valeo rear lights looked absolutely nuts. Traded for Mk7 R. 2018
Brilliant video! I’ve had my mk5 R32 for over 2 years now, mine also has a milltek and the sound is truly addictive! Shame VW didn’t continue the VR6 production in later models.
Thank you! It is a great shame but the 2L in the new stuff is still good but doesn’t sound as good as the VR6 of course
Just subscribed a BMW man myself but the consistency of your content is bang on 💪🏽
Thanks for the kind comment! Plenty more on its way 😎
My favorite hot hatch for real mate
Balkans are trying to get drunk too😂
VW created a classic with the MKV R32, the mechanical combination is excellent, the package of gocart level sport suspension with the meaty VR6 engine is absolutely brilliant. The R32 is a very 'planted' car to drive, luxurious interior and very much dual personality, either cruise effortlessly or push it, though it remains very controlled - most unlike its more edgy GTi cousin. We have the 3dr DSG '07 model, with only 45k KMs on it, the good is great, though owning it has not all been a bed of roses.
Totally agree, everything is right with this car
Car was slow stage 1 destroyed it
A great example, credit to the owner. Cool video, and I totally agree with the conclusion. It's understated and timeless, and that engine note is soul.
Well said!
Don't forget W12 6.0 tuareg
GTI's place is different
Very good video bro got me sleeping
Thank you!
Great review of the Golf. Only just come across your channel,just subscribed. Where did you film this . Always looking for new roads for weekend blast,had my 4.0 GTS Cayman up north Pennine roads between Kirby Stephen and Alston B6276 and B6277 last week,check that route out if you get chance.. fabulous and almost deserted.
Hey Phil, thanks for the sub! This was filmed on the evo triangle in N.Wales (average speed cameras though) You should join us on a driving event (that’s what we mainly do)
Good review mate
Thanks mate 🙏🏼
Brilliant video! I have a Mk5 GTI and can confirm it is also a superb car
Nice one!
Great review! Just bought my 2nd R32 recently. Getting tougher to find a nice one 👍
Thank you and enjoy it!
Great review! Got a 5dr DBP manual since 2 years, the best choice I’ve ever made. You’re just happy in advance, knowing you’re going to start up the engine. Prices are more then double here in Belgium. Went up 4K in the last 2 years. Still the best sound for your buck! Gas mileage is terrible, but when you hear that exhaust, you just don’t care anymore.
Thank you! Wow! Looks like they might start going up soon then
How many Kilometers or Miles was ON it when you PURCHASED it🤔
I like the honest review and passion! 👍🏼👍🏼
I appreciate that!
Well presented sir 👏
Thank you! Much appreciated
Not just VW, this is best car any manufacturer ever made. You can keep your Porsches and Ferraris.
That's a beautiful car . I think the gti and R type Golfs look best as a 2 door .Very nice .
Fantastic review mate making my decision to buy one much easier 🔥🔥
Great to hear! Enjoy your R32 😎
6speed dsg … not 7speed before mark vii
Correct! Although my dsg R32 could do with another cog at times !
You’re right. Apologies for this mistake
@@chriskarn4718agreed!
@@chriskarn4718my manual R32 could do with a 7th gear too. Sits way too high in the RPM on the freeway, with this much torque it could be just idling but instead it's doing 3500rpm or something.
I think a video like this on the fiesta ST will gain a lot of traction 😏 this video screams pure class
Thanks Luke! I’m guessing you have a Fiesta ST?
Great review, subscribed. Yes R32 mk5 is a great car, personally prefer it to the mk4. Peak VW is Corrado VR6 but I am biased as I have one.....
Thanks for the sub! Corrado VR6 probably is the best 👌
I want one just to keep in my garage and use on the weekends
Good choice
I’ve got a silver one but 5 door and DSG only done 64k as well
Mines black 5 dr with 38k ! It is DSG (my first) and im still not 100% sold on DSG vs manual. My son has one too (in blue) 😁
Manual gearbox, impressive
Iconic
Like you
is it just me who doesn't appreciate missing bits under the bonnet on the car that's being picked up for a YT video ?
經典的VR6 3門 手排 現在VW的GOLF 還剩下什麼?
MKV on top
Edition 30 is the one for me
That’s a good choice too 😎
The Mk5 was very well screwed together in R32 form. I've owned a ton of VWs (including my daily R32) and Mk5 was a real return to form. Even if the Mk4 is more the icon/classic. I adore my Mk3 VR6 too but I promise the quality is no where near Mk5 (...the induction noise is something else though).
Corrado was peak VW
These were all pooey automatic 2-door versions in north america :(
Its so good I got 2 of them 😂
Love it!
I had a 2009 Audi TT with a 3.2 VR6 and 6 speed manual with “Quattro”..….. you can keep that shit. Did it sound good? Yes. That’s it. Timing chain started failing. Fixed that. Transfer case failed. Fixed that New oem dual mass flywheel failed. Fixed that with an expensive single mass. Then the rear haldex diff failed….. I had enough. Fuck that platform.
🫶🏾R32 till I leave this planet🌍🥺🇧🇼
The Brera V6 is a dog, get an Alfa 147 GTA in for a proper comparison!
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Nice car but mk7 will run it off the road
Sorry mate... It's the mk4 r32
I low key agree 👀
You can keep your 2.0 turbo fart boxes, yeah they are faster but they sound like shit compared to these bad boys! 🔥
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the car was totally overpriced. most people read a stat sheet, and the gti got you 90% and there''s a reason they cost 10 grand less. If you didn't read the stat sheet though. anyone that's been in one... yes there's a reason they're imortalised. btw my father has a 147 gta, the second last brera. I love that car, but it will swap ends faster than a kardashian, and I love my r32, but the brera does sound better once you remove the wounded animal mechanical snarl.
2:34 VR6 is Verkürzt Reihen sechs = Shorten Inline six. Like the IL6, the VR6 has 6-crank pins vs 3-crank pins for any V6. Unlike the IL6, the cylinders are staggered and bored at 15° to shorten the length and lower the engine's height. This is clearly seen in the arrangement of the red spark plugs. A 3-crank pin 15° V6 only exists in the CAD model. In the CAD simulation, the cylinders will collide with each other. The V6 emblem on the intake manifold is a marketing blunder to persuade buyers.
Peak?? The golf mk 8 R will destroy that thing. Had an R32 mk 5 then bought an evo 8 FQ300. 2.0 are more fun trust me.
Sound shite
It’s the only VR6 I’ve let go without a care in the world for. They’re boring compared to its predecessors.
Slow heavy usless without a turbo.
It makes a GTI sound like crap and it has all the traction that will see a GTI spinning at the lights in anything but bone dry conditions as it pulls away. I’ll sacrifice a few less mph and take the fact that at ANY speed the R32 makes the noise every GTI owner wants. Oh and that’s from a 3 time GTI owner up to a 7 PP
No substitute for cubic inches. If you buy a r32 you have the potential to have a 1000bhp car if you buy a 2.0 at 500bhp your driving a time bomb waiting to blow
lol saying this was the golden era? the mk5 platform was trash. mk7 + 8 perform better in everyway. and saying that decade was the golden era of cars is a stretch too. i think we're just exiting a golden era. have multiple v8 muscle cars. peak miata. gr86, gr corolla and yaris. hyundai is making little sports cars. the supra is back and better than ever even if it is german.
Every newer golf will perform better than the last, it goes without saying. That being said usually people only realise it was a golden era with hindsight.
@@d15z1sux i dont think anyone will say the mk6 was really good at all though and everyone loves the mk4 over the mk5. i seem to be running into uk people specifically really liking the mk5 gti for some reason. probably because top gear said the r32 was "too fat" but now it really is better than the gti even with how "fat" it is.
Slow, heavy, and shite on fuel. 12v VR6 is the Corrado sounds better. Peak Golf is the mk7.5
Mazda 3 is better 🤭