Track battle: 2019 VW Golf GTI TCR vs Honda Civic Type R - Autocar
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Date: 2022-04-17
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soundseeker63
So the TCR is basically just yet another hot Golf model with a power bump and some silly stickers. Meh. I can only assume VW is intentionally saturating the market to gain sales.
I mean why on earth do they need to offer 6 different GTi variants plus the R? Can't they just make one or two that are spot on and stop it with all these silly editions and -performance pack- options? It's as if they are trying to bewilder people into buying these cars while Honda keeps it ultra simple and easy - Type R, 320hp, manual box, sorted.
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So the TCR is basically just yet another hot Golf model with a power bump and some silly stickers. Meh. I can only assume VW is intentionally saturating the market to gain sales.
I mean why on earth do they need to offer 6 different GTi variants plus the R? Can't they just make one or two that are spot on and stop it with all these silly editions and -performance pack- options? It's as if they are trying to bewilder people into buying these cars while Honda keeps it ultra simple and easy - Type R, 320hp, manual box, sorted.
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Peter
The Golf is so far behind is because it-s just not digital enough, the Honda has loads of tech helping it to be a better drive, the problem for VW is, the Gti is already a dear car, and to add the tech to solve it overall driving problems, it would be expensive, and that-s the problem, lots of other brands have come up with Gti bashing cars for around thirty grand, VW can-t just bank on the iconic status of the Gti anymore.
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The Golf is so far behind is because it-s just not digital enough, the Honda has loads of tech helping it to be a better drive, the problem for VW is, the Gti is already a dear car, and to add the tech to solve it overall driving problems, it would be expensive, and that-s the problem, lots of other brands have come up with Gti bashing cars for around thirty grand, VW can-t just bank on the iconic status of the Gti anymore.
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Giuseppe
VW GTI IS THE QUEEN! ABSOLUTELY! Please don't joke at -taxi driver- in this short circuit: mayby is the Luna Park circuit! I never seen the record time lap of Honda Type r on the Nurburgring Nordshleife or in Imola in the last 3/4 months. In THE NURBURGRING or IMOLA CIRCUITS I remember all the times only The record lap of VW GTI TCR or R: THE QUEENS! What else! GOLF GTI or R all the times! Ciao from Italy
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VW GTI IS THE QUEEN! ABSOLUTELY! Please don't joke at -taxi driver- in this short circuit: mayby is the Luna Park circuit! I never seen the record time lap of Honda Type r on the Nurburgring Nordshleife or in Imola in the last 3/4 months. In THE NURBURGRING or IMOLA CIRCUITS I remember all the times only The record lap of VW GTI TCR or R: THE QUEENS! What else! GOLF GTI or R all the times! Ciao from Italy
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KO
I just bought an older MK 7 gti after owning lots of fast French cars overs the years. It-s a great car. Definitely not as exciting as a Megane trophy by a long shot or as focused but as a daily do it all car it-s brilliant. Less exciting when you don-t want it to be and less exhausting when you do want it to be (if that makes sense)
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I just bought an older MK 7 gti after owning lots of fast French cars overs the years. It-s a great car. Definitely not as exciting as a Megane trophy by a long shot or as focused but as a daily do it all car it-s brilliant. Less exciting when you don-t want it to be and less exhausting when you do want it to be (if that makes sense)
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Billy
Has that jumper come out of a skip you vagrant, your family know what to get you for Christmas, the Golf looks classy though, the Civic just looks like a chav chariot. Im on the fence wouldn't buy either of them for that cost.
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Has that jumper come out of a skip you vagrant, your family know what to get you for Christmas, the Golf looks classy though, the Civic just looks like a chav chariot. Im on the fence wouldn't buy either of them for that cost.
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Chris
I find track tests kind of pointless unless the cars are purposely built for the track, these are road cars so test them on the road. The TCR is also completely different with the lower suspension, 19- wheels an DCC fitted.
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I find track tests kind of pointless unless the cars are purposely built for the track, these are road cars so test them on the road. The TCR is also completely different with the lower suspension, 19- wheels an DCC fitted.
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Nismoleb89
So vw will sell you a touring car racing edition of a car thats already supposed to be performance version of a golf but still want you to pay extra for a performance pack.
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So vw will sell you a touring car racing edition of a car thats already supposed to be performance version of a golf but still want you to pay extra for a performance pack.
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Arsenic
I have the TCR as company car and while the Honda is quicker, I can take someone around town in the TCR without looking like a c-ck. Not so much in the Type R. ;-)
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I have the TCR as company car and while the Honda is quicker, I can take someone around town in the TCR without looking like a c-ck. Not so much in the Type R. ;-)
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Christopher
Own the Type R what a brilliant well engineered machine, love or hate it, credit where credit is due. Well done Honda. Looks are purposely functional.
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Own the Type R what a brilliant well engineered machine, love or hate it, credit where credit is due. Well done Honda. Looks are purposely functional.
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SPARTAN
Like it or not the civic type r turbo fk8 is the best hot hatch pound for pound performance car in the world. And its still got manual shifting, fwd,
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Like it or not the civic type r turbo fk8 is the best hot hatch pound for pound performance car in the world. And its still got manual shifting, fwd,
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