2018 Volkswagen Golf R User Reviews

Pretty much the same car as the GTI with a little more horsepower.

For years, I wanted a GTI, but thought they were for ‘kids’. After 2 Nissan 370Z manual transmissions, I decided to drive the Golf R manual transmission. I absolutely loved that car. It was incredibly fun to drive and I miss it every day. At 292 hp, it had great pep. The inside had cool blue accent lighting and white instrument dials (which I loved). It had amazing cargo space considering how small it looked from the outside. It would also hold 4 adults comfortably. It was also easy on the wallet in terms of gas, maintenance and tires (unlike shelling out $1200 every 13,000 miles on tires for the Z cars I had). The screen was touch screen and it had Apple Car Play. The only thing it didn’t have I wanted were blind spot monitors (that became available on the 2017’s). The only other downside (versus owning a Mercedes) was the dealer experience for service - obviously night and day. Even so, I’ve got my eye out for the next generation R that will hopefully have at least 350 hp. It’s worth the premium over the GTI in my opinion and the average person would think you’re nuts to pay over $40 for one.